The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-11
Telling Points Made by Speakers
Cause Spontaneous Outbreaks
Of Applause and Occasional
Cheering From the Big Throng
STAGE IS HANDSOMELY
DECORATED FOR EVENT
Meeting Presided Over by }. G.
Cohen Candidate for Mayor,
Who Also Receives Great 0ya-
ton When He Appears on Stage
(From Thursday A,lvert.ser.

Filled TO overlooking, with every
seat taken aad standing room at a
premium, the Biiou Tbeater last even
ing presented an appearance seldom
seen at any political rally, but the I'M
terest Of this great meeting was held
practically TO the last, by the speakers
who set forth the reasons as to why
Charles A. Rice should be nominated as
the Republican candidate for delegate
60 congress next saturday at the prim.
Dry election. l.
From start to finish there were spoh-
taneous soutbursts Of applause with oc.
easionai cheering at the telling points
made by Mr.. Rice and by the other
speakers, and although there was
small bunch Of "roughnecks who
tried to make disturbance. apparently
as part of plan decided upon In adj
! vance, thor shorts and groans were
drowned III the sincere applause of the
audience, whose sympathies were un-
doubtedly for the man who, in straight,
forward manner, without apologies,
pledges hinlself TO- work for the best
Interests Of the people Of Hawaii in
Washington at all times.
Stage Handsomely Decorated
The stage of the Bijou was hand.
sonely decorated for the occasion, but
the principal objects of this kind were
the bags OF sugar, of rice and of eof-
fee piled on one side, while q pyramid
Of pineapple4ju bottles and cans of
pineapplas added to the attraetiveness
of the display The Hawaiian bani
played before the meeting and an ex-
cellent orchestra played at times bet
ween speeches. A fine threereel pie
ture was shown before the speaking
began, by courtesy Of the theater man
agement, represented by J. e.. Cohen
and J. II. Magoon. t.ss
Mr.. Cohen, who presided az the meet
ing and received an ovation as eandi.
date for Mayor at the close, announced
from the stage that Friday evening,
the night before the primaries, Mr..
Rice would hold another meeting in
the Biiou with all the accomplishments
of moving pictures and music. The
announcement was received with ar-.
plause. ri- j. IL.
w RICE is Second Speaker
Mr.. Rice was the second speaker on
the program, w. j. Coelho interpreting,
and the facts he presented and the
points he made were evidently appre-
ciated by the audience, great many
Of whom were Hawaiians. Mr.. Rice
said: g-e,, a@aaaG.... -. r. ..@ tLe.
"Fellow citizens, ladies and gentle.
men:---I desire first to thank the Homo
ldlu Amusement Company, for the use
of this splendid hall and its complete
equipment for the accommodation OF
This meeting, which email les me as a
candidate for nomination for Deleaate.
Tor Congress on the Republican ticket,
10 present TO this splendid and repre-
sentative audience some of the reasons
WHY am a candidate at this time.
~ desire, at the onset, to diselaim
any disposition 10 abuse or mistreat nv
opponent, for 1 intend tonight, as
have done throughout my canvas, TO
so discuss the issues that tn, who
may support another for the Va
tion viii not feel unwilling to
me for election should / be 5
Ia Gaining the nomination. II
peeessary. ;howeyer, t. state SO
aud simple truths with regar
situation in which Hawaii
hut ia doing 50, ] assure yo
lave in mind nothing but thu
tarests Of tide Territory and I'll
Of the Repphbcan Party. VIII
emily organization properly eq
give II9wail the success to
is entiuedI
E, Duties of Delegat
"When that portion Of II
Act which provides for our
ton in Congress was enacte
lnted among other things this
ritory should be represented
tional congress BY a Dele
should have voice in the
congress without being en-
vote therein, and that he
attendance upon all sestio
gress during his term Of 0
emo one-not even the
snpnorter Of the Prince,
that he is meeting this reqp
fulfilling this duty rs TO hi
rnon the sessions OF eng
1--WE are not TO be eau
nor do we propose To ENv
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