The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-09-27

before an Aala park audience last
night, each one being given an OPP
Portunity to be presented before the
great audience that the electorate
might know them by sight, and listen
TO their appeals for votes at the com
ing primary elections on October ).
Within the grandstand the candi-
dates sat under the gIaring lights, sur.
rounded by musicians. and out upon
the park lawn hundreds and hundreds
of meH and women sat, stood and sat
upon the grass, and remained until n
late hour until all tho candidates had
been heard
It was noticeable that many of the
candidates were old Republican war
horses and that since their first appear
ance in the speakers + stand wears ago
their hair had grown white. II was
also noticeable that many other can
didatPs made their maiden speeches.
John Lane Presides
John C. Lane presided, Introducing
the candidates both in Hawniian and
in English, and giving brief biograph-
ical sketches of each, so that when
the candidates came to the rail some
thing of their lives were already knOwB
to the multitude.
Hawaiian melodies. intPrspPrsPd with
the latest popular trench selections such
ns "Smile, Smile, Smile added to
the interest of the evening
''YOu will find better men among
the Republican candidates than you
win among the Democrats said Mr..
Lane in his opening address. Exer-
else your franchise wisely. Don I vote
for men who are not qualified to hold
Office. All our legislation should be in
sympathy with the war aims of our
Nation" He appealed TO the audience
10 remember the Liberty Bond cam
Paign.
dBilly" Aylett showed his old time
vigor as q public speaker, and asked
them to vote for him again. He back
ed his candidacy upon his having serv-
ed two terms in the Legislature, two
in the board of supervisors and being
n "bandboy for fOrty-four years.
w. II. Dickson, announced himself
as ''GOod Boy Bill" in followig I" old
Bill" Aylett, and made his maiden
speech as a candidate for the house.
Frank Andrade, having been at the
bar for seventeen years, said that the
laws should be made by lawyers and
he was one of them who asked to be
sent to the legislature, in which he
served in 1903 and 1905.
George W. Smith, candidate for the
senate, analysed the Republican and
Democratic platforms and gave the first
definite intimation of how the Repuh
GcaDs will enter the campaign after
the. primaries by attacking their opPo
!, la Of Mr.
Smith said.
King New In Politics
Charles L. King, candidate for the
senate, on stepping to the rail was hon
Ured with q fragrant ginger lei placed
around his neck by a daughter Of liza
wall the little ceremony being applaud
ed. Mr.. King said that although a son
Of Hawaii and therefore kamaaina, he
was a maHhini in politics 1t is the
custom of the kamaainas, however, to
give tho best and all their hospitality to
the malihini. Therefore, as mahhin,
In politics, he asked for the votes and
hospitality Of the electorate He said
he stood as hundred percent American.
He pledged himself to support the prim
riples and the platform Of the RrpWh
lean party.
two ginger leis asked support for the
senatorial nomination. lie considered
himself a hundred percent American,
and by his long residence and interest
in the problems of the rich and poor,
considered himself also "A hundred per
cent Hawaiian.
John Wise Hopeful
John Wise, candidate for thr senate,
s,N I,,. l.,
boring element here He said he was
leaving for Seattle and Buffalo on frr
day to attend sessions of strvedorlng
labor unions which would affect the
interests of the stevedorcs of Hawaii
but hoped the people here would Plac"
his name Oh the ballot
E. G. Peters, introduced nS "St. l'r
ters, said that when all the candidates
came up before the voters at the prr
maries on October ;, it would hr hk"
a good old time Republican convention
lust for the selection of the proper
number Of candidates to be voted upon
In November. 1t would be for the
voters in October to determine who
should be the Republican banner bear
rrs, and was not an elimination con
test, but decision for the selection Of
He asked to be named aS one
Charles +. Chillingworth, president OF
the senate, having alrradE served
twelve years, appeared again a. can
didute, and stood upon his whole rrrord
for the voters to decide whether he
shouh apajn he n candidate.
Bolts Msiden Speech
Z. J. Bolts made his maiden Spr"rl
as q candidate for the lower house nnd
with his Interpreter, made hit viii
the audience. He was introduced as /
yQVug attorney who went from news
paper business. into the law, and ha'
ma,Ie good in city hall circles AZ rrtN
purchasing ageut. He said the war hn'
taken all the matinee frivOlity out OF
the legislature, and that the 1919 e"s
sion win not be child = play. The
Republicans have presented tickc'
with thirteen names on it as candidatr'
for the house from the Fourth District
and he asked to be one of the six name
at the primaries.
Gus RaleihanO, Of Laie, proved t" h'
one Of the real orators Of the evening
making an impassiohed address in lIa
waiian, and pIsdging himself to suPpor
the platform throughout. He made