Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-30
Mccandless Declares If He is
Elected He Win Stay
't0n the Job

II
topics to which Democratic orators
and near-spellbinders devoted them
selves last night at a meeting held
In the densely-populated twelfth pre-
cinct of the fourth district, crowd
of about 300 men, women and children
gathering at the terminus of the Rap.
Id Transit car line on Luso street. A
drizzling rain fell during the greater
part of the rally.
In rapid FIRE order C. L. Almeida,
chairman OF the precinct club intro.
duced the candidates for various Of
fees.
Link" McCandless was hailed as a
star performer. his appearance on the
platform being greeted by the tink-
ling melody from stringed orchestra
followed by cheers The candidate
for the delegateship pictured q mod
ern Utopia for Hawaii under q Demo
cratic administration and represents
ton at Washington. As a preface to
his remarks McCandless attempted to
take a fall out OF D. L. Conkling's
ambition to become city and county
treasurer. insisting that the Repnb.i-
can candidate had always favored
the moneyed interests as against the
people.
Bigger Harhor and Statehood.
The crowd was told by Link that if
he was sent to represent the territory
at Washington he would work for a
larger harbor to accommodate the
shipping of the Pacific. He advocated
the building of Kalilii channel. State.
hood was another beneficial thing Tor
the territory and McCandless prom
Used to give this matter HIS loyal and
untiring support. He took occasion
to score the present delegate to Com
gress upon the ground OF not being
.s0n the job II elected to go to
Washington Link insisted that he
would stay there until the last echo
OF congressional oratory had died In
legislative halls He believed that
the constant presence OF q represen-
tafive was needed to combat the Of
forts of mainland legislators to put
over q leprosy bill which would Ie-
suit In Hawaii becoming the dumping
ground for all such u1lfortunates. The
voter was advised to study both plat
forms.
There are 30 men seeking ,ne job
at the present time in Honolulu" 10
declared. "If you want conditions
changed. vote for me"
Fish for the Rich Only.
@Fish for the rich only was the.
burden of the talk made by Archie
Robertson, candidate for representa-.
tive from the fourth district. Ills re-
marks appeared 10 Ineet with the APP
proval OF the crowd for it was some
before he was permitted to
continue. The soaring tendencies Of
the prices of succulent muiiet wss e.
matter that concerned the pocket.
book of the poor. who, according to-
the speaker, are deprived of staple
dish because Of bill passed BY a Re-
publican majority In the last legislat-
ues Robertson would declaye wsrI
up0n the bloated piscasofial hsrops
Win cuntrol the fish-ponds BY scans
Of the ballot and the enactment .:
Tells Of Past Life.
Marley @. K. Hopkins told Of his
past life to show the voters that he
was qualified to serve the public in,
the capacity Of county treasurer. Hop
Ixins stated that he had assisted ex-
Treasurer Richard Trent for several
years. He claimed to know all the
ropes and promised an efficient adj
IL the Democratic voters
lid their duty by him at the polls.
Rose Points to Results.
Sheriff Charles Rose confined his
declarations before voters to few
words, preferring to point to results
alleged to have been accomplished
while he has held Office. He took q
dig at his rival in the race. attempting
10 show that High Sheriff Henry,
while In Office, failed to prove q
friend to the Hawaiian because, as
Rose stated, the official had elevated
all other nationalities
among the prisoners to TRUSTEES"
AYE the Hawaiian. The pigeon" In
,ident was merely touched upon in