Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-03
"Kuhio Night" Given Up to Po-
litical Speeches by Brock
onS, kuhio and Wise
MAIN PART OF TALK IS
ATTACK ON NEWSPAPERS
Little Said of Matters Before
Congress, Kuhio Declaring
Nothing Can Be Done

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| Attracted by the opening night OF
the series of Republican rallies at the
Bijou theater, b. the Hawaiian band
playing lively music outside, and by
the prospect OF hearing Delegate Ku-
hio and others tell why the delegate
should be reelected, crowd estimat.
ed at 1890 people last night listened
to three campaign speeches that con
sisted nearly entirely of an attack on
the Star-Hulletin and the Advertiser
and = short defense OF Kuhip for his
lrep1 = absences nom Washington
during the last two years &
It was crowd that listened atten.
lively throughout the meeting. and
often applauded the delegate when he
made a strong point Speaking both
in English and in Hawaiian, Kuhio
made a vigorous speech and one thai
teemed with bitterness.
At $40 o'clock, when the meeting
opened. the front half of the Bijot
theater was nearly filled, only few
seats being vacant The rear hall
was about o,thirds filled. Half o.
the crowd was strongly for kuhio, the
other half neither applaudlng nor out.
wardly disapproying. A few shoutc
for Rice we're heard Put in the mair
the meeting was not delnonstrative ex
cept. during Kuhios speech, which IL
considered one Of the best in poin
OF strong phrasing and vigorous de
Tense that the delegate has delivered
during this campaign.
joel C. Cohen presided and intro
duced the three speakers In order
Robert w. Breckons, the delegate, and
John H. Wise. KHhio's campaign man
ager. Breckons spoke rather briefly
Kuhio for about an. hour, counting
both his Hawaiian and English speech,
es. During the Hawaiian. speech
which came first, number OF people
left the hall and many more departed
when the prince had concluded his
English speech,
6reckons Complains of UnfairneBs.
Robert w. Breckons devoted most
Of his time to telling the audienct'
that Knhio In the victim Of unfair play
that he has been good delegate ID
congress and should be. sent back. He
also strongly urged the election o.
Republicans this fall. i.
Breekons. while denying that he o;
any other Of the Knhio element Is
raising the race issue tried to incense
the audience by claiming that the Star
Bulletin Is not giving real support Is
any Hawaiian candidate, apparently.
overlooking the fact that In its editor
ial Columns this paper is strongly
fAvering aanumher, Of Hawaiisns. He.
also made the assertion that the Ku
hio sEneeting last night was hardly
mentioned I'm. the Start Bulletin, agair
overlooking the TACT that YESTERDAY
afternoons paper gave a large par
OF column to the Kuhio rally last
night and that. for several days pas.
this meeting has been given free pub
Hlicity In both English papers. Agar
and again Breckons claimed unfair
treatment along these lines.
Kuhio declared that his opponents
have not shown him q single thinr
he could have done had he been "or
the Job" In Washington. He also sail
that n Rice should 60 he would be
recognized as sugar planters mar
and could do nothing. He reiterated
HIS .yitriolic attacks upon the mef
who went to Washington to worl
against free sugar last year.
kuhto Grows Bitter. AZ
: AZ kuhio proceeded In his Eng
fish speech he became more and more
heated. Finally, In the course Of an
attack on the Advertiser he said this:
"The Advertiser 10 nothing else but
. Hawaiian-hater, and always will be
Articles which have recently appear.
ed IN II have simply been for the pur
pose of trying to prejudice the minds |
Of the maIihinis against the Hawai-
ians And II we were not peaceful
and lsvg-abldino people here the editor
Of the Advertiser would have been
strung up to q teIephcnePole long
ago."
Robert Breckons, the first speaker.
said that IL is essential, as far as Ha
wall is concerned. that the Republi
cans stand as disapproving OF the
of affairs Of both nation
al and local governments by the Dem
ocratic party. Personally" he said
there is nothing In tafs primary cam
paign to prevent men from standing
up and supporting the candidate who
on September IL will receive the nom.
ination by the Republican electorate |
II Rice beats Kuhio, then he can
have my support first, last and al
ways"
Sees G. o. p. Landslide.
Breckons went on to say that pros
poets are bright on the mainland for
q Republican landslide and that the
signs are with that party; .and," he
added. down here lets stay right
with It."
I'm here in the interest of Kuhio,
continued the speaker. 'Kuhio is the
man and ] am glad OF 1t. Calling your
attention to the length. of his ser.
vice, one year in Washington may
mean nothing to a man, but as the
years 60 on his usefulness increases.
In view then, of the length OF Kuhios
c0LDs Cause HEADACHE
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