Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-29

y and county of11ceS VIII noIu
y campaign meeting at 7:3o o'clock =
y this evening at the Liliuoka1ani
y school, kaimuki
y y y y y y y y y y y 4 y y y =
Eddie" Hopkins, g. o. P. candidate
:or sheriff, slipped past the Demo
cratic firing line with remarkable ease
last nigh! at the big rally held by
the Bourbon candidates at Fort and
School streets. In other words, crit,
lcism OF Hopkins candidacy was light
throughout the evening, and even
Charles H. Rose. incumbent, and can
didate tor reelection, was soft'pedaled.
More than 1000 persons attended the
Bourbon meeting, and it was by far
the largest the candidates have held
since tie beginning of the general
election campaign. Between the
speeches there was Hawaiian music
and moving pictures, and the applause
CT the audierce was generous through
out the evening.
"CIean-cut Young Man."
Hopkins" asserted Sheriff Rose,
lis a cIean-cut young man whom
have nothing against. He is being
played up as a man who has worked
his way upward in the National GuardH
But for what reason Is he seeking cleo
ton? Because here Is a chance to
step into an office that will pay him
more than he has been getting. This
is the only object he has in view.
don't blame the boy for it. Others
have talked him into it,
IF there is any good reason for YOU
to vote me out of office, then do IT..
The papers have said that there was
graft in my office. Gentlemen, the
Chamber of Commerce and the grand
juries used every effort to investigate
the condition of my office, and il they
had found anything wrong | certainly
would be behind the bars today.
If | have done nothing wrong, why
should you remove me? Hopkins
claims he is fit for the office because
he was a captain in the National
Guard But when he joined the guard
he had to start in at the bottom and
work his way up. The people certain
ly want a man at the head Of the
police department who has had some
experience In the department, and !
can say that l have had that expert
ence for the last nine years"
Sheriff Rose promised that II he is
returned to office he will use every
-effort to bring about an increase Of
the forces OF the police department.
He said he would work for the estab-
lishmeut OF substations In various
parts Of the city, and that the present
force would. be increased to more ade-
| quately meet the needs of the people.
He declared the police force today is
no larger than it was u years age.
He also said ne would work for an en-
largement Of the emergency hospital.
In conclusion Sheriff Rose declared
it was his duty to stand by the mem
bers of the police force. He said he
had read an article in newspaper
where two colored men had started a
row in New York and, when the police
had cleared away the smoke of the
fracas, two men were dead.
Those New York police officers
used their clubs" declared Sheriff
Rose That is what they carried them
for, for emergencies Of thatskind They
don't think anything Of pp incident
like that in Esw York But if such
a thing happens here, if an officer at
tempts to exert, his authority, he is
roasted on the grpundt that he has no
right to do it, ...r
MARKHAM BooSts FerA..
John Markham generously boosted
]. J. Fern, Bourbon candidate for
mayor, declaring he, was the only
mayor who opened the door Of his of.
flee to the poor man." i
4 The Republicans want Hopkins. for
sheriff and Maekaye for chief of de-
tectives," declared Markham in clos
ing. Hopkins is a good man, but
am afraid they will pull the strings
ION him."
Jesse Uluihi roasted a morning
paper on the ground that it had urged
the public to vote the straight Re-
publican ticket or you will elect men
like Uluihi," or words. to that effect
Uluihi said some unpleasant things
about this morning paper, declaring
that it already has selected men FOX
ale positions of captain of detectives
and deputy sheriff in the event that
Hopkins is elected. Uluihi urged the
voters to adhere to the, straight Bourr
bon ticket.
That Rose should be returned to Of.
flee for the reason that the press OF
the city has no strings on him." was
the advice given the crowd by Albi1l
Blom, candidate for auditor. He de-
clared that if Democrats are elected to
the board of supervisors On June 5 the
city aud county will have better roads
and a better administration, and that
there will be more work for the pee
pie.
Appeals to Portuguese.
Frank c. Benevedes made a strong
appeal to the Portuguese voters and
urged them to stand by the Demo
cratic party If they wanted represen
tation in managing the affairs Of the
city and county government. William
Mcclellan told Of the work of the
democratic board of supervisors, de
claring that, when it went out Of Of
flee, it left a cash balance in every
department.
A meeting will be held this evenin
1t the Liliuokalani school,, and tomor
row night the Bourbon candidates will
60 to Waikane.