The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-24
DEMlgRATSOPEN : .
THEIR CAMPAIGN
With BIG RALLY
Nearly y, ,PsEty Candidates Be-
ffe tNel Primary Heard BY
Large Aedlence At Aala Park
LINK IS MISSING FROM ~
PLATFORM; IS on HAWAII
Raymond Makes His Campaign
On .Horlesteading and loans
To New HomesteaderS .

Aalai Park fuT a DeuoeI atief Rally, the
Democratic party Of Oahu Obened it's
primary campaign last night With n
meeting at which practically all Of
the nominees, for both houses OF the
lGfislatufe, one Of the candidates for
the delegateship and numbers of Dem
ogrdtiC leaders mud Office holders were
present. IL is estimated that there
were' more than 1000 present and the
crowds stood a. far out over the biz
lot NJ hearing distance would permit
them.
The principal speech. of the evening
was made by DR., James H. Raymond,
who is OpIosing Link McCandIcss FOR
the nomination for delegate to con
FrPss. McCandlcss is still camhairn
ing on Hawaii and hence was unable
to he present. Doctor Raymond \
,'pe"ch was preceded and followed by
n number of short sSpcrehrs from the
various candidates for the Legislature.
The natmrp Of 'hcsP speeches wSs Of
an introductory nature rs several 0f
the candidates who were on the plat
form we're making their initial bow
ih the field of politics. All were xen
received and, though therc, wire one
Or two eases of stage fright tho good
natured Audience made the bashful
ones feel at ease after their first few
remarks
Personalities Avoided
The total absence Of any mud sling,
ing OF unpleasant personalities in
speeches was one of the most plea sing
outstanding features of the meeting.
Doctor Raymond was new to the old
line politicians II the Bourbon ranks
rs this WIS the first political speech
he has made on this island and his
words were weighed carefully. Judg.
ing from the applause which often
broke into the middle of some arRu
ment he was driving home and the
comments of the old line war horses,
as they gathered in little knots hftcr
the. meeting, he made decided hit
with his audience.
Mayor Perm Prcsides
Mayor Joseph }. Fern, campaign
manager of the Democratic party and
chairman OF the meeting handled his
big bunch of orators and near orators
with the skill of a veteran. The Ha
walian band Wis in attendance. aud
gave CONCERT for a half hour before
the meeting. \ stMnged quintet and
women singers intcrSrerscd Hawaiian
melodies between speeches.
Rev. Samuel KalOa opened the meet
in" with briCf prayer in Hawaiian,
following which, May Fern brought on
hls delegation Of spcllbinders. Occu
pv'nR seats Of honor on the platform
with the. speakers were Col. Howard
Hathaway, collector of internal rev.
enue. Justice 3. b. Kemp, Malrolm
Franklin, collector of porti Attorney
General Harry Irwin, Judge Edward
NJ. Watson, Supervisor Lester Pptric
and Dan Mooney, representing tn. Lib
erty Lean committee.
Lester Pctric started the speaking
With ringing patriotic speech in be-
half Of the Liberty Loan committee
and drew the attention Of the large
n1'irr"c TO the fact that bv subscrib
ING Hawaii < full quota of the Fourth
Liberty Loan they would be instiIlin I
courage into the hearts Of the bows
from Hawaii who were either now
''ovrr thCrc' or were on the wav TO
France.
Jack Milton. candidate for the son
alto. was the first to be introduced. He
hINshinCIy told his audience that he
WIS new in the political game and
u at after he had become bit warm
Cl up in the campaign he would he
IN hetter position to explain what
b." would do If elected He was fol
lowed bv David Kannha and John
Rk'H. who arc seeking nominations
~ the loser house in the Fifth dis
t'l"t and N. A. Sanders who has simi.
lnr aspirations from the Fourth dis
Tharer Hits Hard
Wade Warren Thavcg. candidate for
80 senate. "a'~this audience n straight
f""m the shoulder talk which brcn ,ht
forth rhre"s He said that in all his
PVTPrieRre 10 ,politirsl life here ne
md never seen an large or Cnthmsi.
hstl" audience. t'WhrR .campaigucl
o" this pmtI'"rnt sight years age" ="
~" Candiddt" 'ThayPr, ,nif we had
hod nm andicnr" quarter as largC
=, this. "" would have felt confident
ihat "" would ret at least few can.
"'ntrs i"t" ofrc. If We had an au:
'irnrc bnlf n" size of this. we would
hnN" '""n c0rEdCnt Of getting most
r. them in. This audirncG, however,
"w i's size aTI enthusiasm, .eOnvinces
me th"t "o nrr going to get all OF
our c""'lidAtrS in this wear. ain.
rhr''T h0r" thmt every man on this
tHRtfbrm Is" HlettWh ard that means
~"hm N8hr dcIecHtf to ronCrcss down
f"r as sure as am standing here to
right we are 60 II" 20 elect our dele
~'t" ," ""H'"~rSR this wear
] ir% Net Included
This last rrmnrk caused quite n Hut.
among the MrCandless adhcreuts
T." """e present ~ it was plninlv
~ i"us 'hnt N"CandleSs was not pres.
"f an n" platform that Mr.. Thayer
rCr""rri 70.
" Thavcr vas followed Nv \. r.
'""tor G""r0e Holt. Jr.. j w Kciki
Edward Hanapi, Jack Kalakipla. wit
liam Kalrihuia, Dan Kamahu, Jonah
Kumalae, A. Mac AuIton, Joe Kalana,
Clarrnc" Marfarlane, Robert Ahuna, G.
W. X. KamimakaoP Archie Robertson
{, c. Cunha and John Wilson. The