The Garden Island. [volume] (Lihue, Kauai, H.T.) 1902-current, 1914-08-11
RICE MEETINGS
BIGGEST OF ALL

Senator Charles A Rice, candi-
date for delegate to Congress, has
cofs2leted what may be termed
triiiinphal tour of the island of Kau-
al. He has addressed meetings from
Kekaha 20 Hanalei, and the atten
dance and enthusiasm shown at
each indicated more strongly than
words that this is united Rice
community. At each individual
meeting place. without exception,
the attendance was larger by far
than both the Kuhio and Carter
meetings combined in the same
precincts, while the enthusiasm
was incomparablv greater. In fact
it may be said that Rice has taken
the island bv storm. carrying ev-
erything else before him.
KEKAHA TO WAIMEA
The meeting at Kekaha was held
in front of the plantation office at
4o'clock Friday afternoon and was
largely attended. 1t is said that
fourefifths of those present were
voters, which made the meeting all
the more satisfactory.
At Waimea the biggest crowd
the old town has seen III many
day turned out at 7. M. to hear
Mr.. Rice and the speakers of his
party. This was also voters
gathering" and from the enthusi-
4m shown and expressions heard
it was a Rice meeting from end to
end.
A feature Of this meeting was a
voluntary address by w. y. Crow
ell, one of the most influential Ha-
waiians of the district. Crowell IS
interested in bill which passed
the last legislature and was sent on
to Delegate Kuhio, providing tor
an electric franchise down there.
When Kuhio was III Waimea a
couple of weeks ago, Crowell asked
him what had become of that bill,
as he had not heard of it lately,
and was astounded to have the
Delegate say he did't knop there Ods
such a bill. This, despite the fact
that Crowell and everybody else
90 ,cerned knew that Kuhio had
received the bill for presentation
hin Congress! Crowell to ! d all
Sbout the matter in the meeting.
Another thing be told about was
this: A few years ago when in
Washington. Queen Liliuokalanl
wrote to Crowell and told him that
a man by his name had died short
" before in the east, leaving heirs
in Hawaii. Crowell had every rea-
son to believe that he was one OF
the heirs referred to, and wrote to
Kuhio about it. Kuhio never even
acknowledged the letter, and the
only thing he (Crowell) ever re-
celyed back was bill from some
Washington lawyer for $500
"Of course" sal d Crowell
these are purely personal matters
and I do not state them to influence
vour votes, but merely to show
why I personally have lost contl-
dence in Kuhio and cannot under
anv circumstances support him. |
will vote for Charles A. Rice, a
man whom I know will take care
of our interests.
MAKAWELI AND ELEELE
The meeting in Makaweli was
held 1t 4:3O Saturday afternoon a
bad day and bad hour, but the
crowd was very satisfactory never
the. less. From there the party hur-
ried on to Eleele where big crowd
had gathered in the Park theater
at $50 p. m. This was very en-
thusiastic meeting. applause fire.
ouently greeting the remarks OF the
speakers.
KOLOA' S BIG MEETING
At 7:3o in the evening rousing
meeting was held from the veran'
da of the Koloa Plantation store
overlooking the park, which had
been illuminated and decorated fol
the occasion. The grounds at either
side were crowded and automobiles
filled the fronting roadways, Hen
ry G. Spalding presided and intro
duced the speakers, consisting oI
William Mossman, Rev. ]. A. Aki
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