Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-10
Opposition Meeting Held for
Kuhio Draws but a Slim
Attendance

Charles A. Rice's strength on Oahu
was proved beyond question last night
when nearly 1900 people lammed the
Bijou theater and heard Rice and four
other speakers set forth with business
like and telling conciseness why the
senator from Kauai should be nomin.
ated next Saturday as the Republican
candidate for delegate to congress.
The Rice meeting drew 800 more
people than the Kuhio meeting last
week.
In spite Of Kuh:o meeting nearby,
scheduled In opposition to the Rice
meeting at the Bijou, the latter drew
q crowded house and the Kuhio oppo-
sitIon meeting was slimly attended.
Furthermore, going into numerical
comparison. The Rice meeting last
night drew 300 more people than the
Kuhio meeting at the Bijou last week,
though the Kuhio meeting then did
not have to contend with an opposi-
ton gathering but a few steps away.
At 1880 o'clock last night the Bijou
was almost filled; at 7:45 the ushers
put newcomers in the last available
seats and at $40 o'clock. when the
curtain went up and the Rice meeting
began. the theater was considerably
more filled. It holds 1900, and more
than 100 people stood around the
walls, in the aisles far back and in
the doorways. A large number of la
dies were present and in contrast to
the Knhio meeting. last nights per-
Torrance was about evenly divided as
TO representation between people who
live in the Fifth and those who live in
the Fourth district
Try to Disturb Meeting.
A noticeable incident Of last night
was the presence In the rear of the
hall Of a gang Of young hoodlums who
took every occasion possible to inter-
rupt the meeting by shouts. cat-calls.
whistles and boots. They were APP
parently instructed in what to do, for
they would gather in body in the
back OF the theater, create disturb
ance and then stamp loudly out, shout
ing vote for Kuhiof" A few mo-
ments later they would reappear, one
by one, at different doors. slide quiet.
" TO the rear OF the hall. congregate
there and again raise a disturbance
and make q noisy exit together.
II was plain that the purpose of this
gang was to try to start an anti-Rice
demonstration aud create the impress
sion that many people were leaving
the theater As a matter of fact, the
big crowd stayed until Rice's speech,
the second address Of the evening.
was ended. Then about 200 people
left, but the house was still filled with
as many people as were present at
the beginning OF the Kuhio meeting
last week
Rice made one CT the most thoughts
ful speeches he hes delivered in this.
campaign. Wishing to weigh each
word and to be absolutely exact in;
the points he desired to convey to his
audience, he read large part Of bis.
address. In conclusion he stepped to
the front Of the stage and in a few.
brief words called upon the voters to-
90 to the polls early next Saturday,
and vote for the right, and for the
progress OF Hawaii Applause fire.
quently interrupted him throughout
his address and at the close be was
given a roar OF handclapping and.
shouts OF approval
f. G. Peters, whose speeches on.
Tuesday night created sensations. was
unable to speak last night. His en-
crey on Tuesday night In speaking IN
the open air made him so horse that