The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-05-11
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PACK SCHOOL AT /
REPUBLIcANRALLy
Several Hundred Gather To Lis
ten To Score Or More
Of Candidates
"HAoLE POUPoUc GETS BIG
OVATION FROM THE VOTERS
Mott-Smith, Hollinger and John
Wise Are Among the 1T
Many Takers

Several hundred residents Of Kaimu-
XII gathered at Liliuokalani School last
night to hear the Republican candidates.
before the primaries advance their ar
guments why they should receive the
votes of the electorate. More than a
score Of candidates were present and
addressed the voters briefly each
speaker introducing himself and stat
ing in few words what he considered
to be his qualifications for the Office he
sought.
u. A. Mott-Smith was one Of the
. first speakers. He referred to his off.
cial record, as minister of the interior
before the creation Of the Territory and
lator as secretary of the Territory. He
is a candidate for the board Of super
yisors, and told the voters that IL they
we're satisfied with his previous record
be would like them to prove it by yot-
ing for him at the primaries a week
from next Saturday.
ID. l. Conkling, city and county treas-
urer, thanked the Kaimukiites for the
SUPPORT they gave him two years ago
and said he hoped they d give him
twice as much this time. The recep-
ton he received demonstrated the pop
ularity Of Haole Poupou in Kaimuki
and Indicated that he has nothing to
fear in that district. 1a
John Wise tried to persuade the
voters that he really ought to be elect.
"A, - "a, -. -
opponent, Eddie Hopkins, appeared and
introduced himself. He said his mill.
tary training qualified him for the posi-
tion he sought and that II elected he
would give everybody a square deal I
Barney Joy appeared and said howdy
-" aloha kako and malolo." Charlie
Achi was introduced as Republican
whcelhorse and made a brief address
Edgar Henriques came late after the
lerting had been practically adjourned
ui the audience stayed while he intrb
3nced himself and asked the support
for-his candidacy for the board of st-
pervisors Dan Logan explained mt
nicipal finances and told what the
board OF supervisors had done for the
city and county the past two years.
Hen Hollinger, who like Logan is q
, resident of. KaimulSi, pointed to.his rec.
ord as chairman of the committee on
parks and Fairgrounds and asked for
reelection on the record he has made
as the father of the municipal ZOO and
y the chief advocate on the board Of
more and better parks and Fairgrounds
He shid that he was making no prom
ises but asked the support of the
voters on the ground of past perform
ances His address was greeted by
hearty applause.
Supervisor Charles Arnold pointed Il
the road work done by the present
board which he declared was far il
excess Of what had been done by til,
Democratic board. He said that al
districts of the city and county had
been fairly and equally treated. I'm
provements by the frontage tax, b,
. said, had been put into effect, to TIL,
great betterment of the municipality,
. William Larsen solicited the vote
of Kaimuki on his record as a menbe
of the present board. 3
Mayor Lane was not present but wa
represented by counsel; Attorney f. c
Peters appeared for him and urged tn
voters to re-elect the incumbent who
he said, had made good.
Is In addition to those mentioned Their
was a long list Of other candidates
some of them incumbents seeking re
election, others new men who contend
ed that they ought to be given 4
chance, s.,....- @'0r
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