The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-10-01
FIGHT, TO A FINISH
BETWEEN RAYMOND
AND LINK NOW On
Maui Man IN Speech q Charges
McCandIess With Violating
"Gentleman's Agreement
CHARGES OPPONENT ... O."
WITH MUD SINGING
oGeensbury and An Other Rules
Will Be Suspended BY Bour-
bon Candidates From Now On

In an address delivered last night
at Punchbowl park by DR.. James II.
Raymond, candidate for the Democrat.
ic nomination as delegate, the Maui
man intimated that "thr gcntlemap's :
agreement of the Democratic candi-
dates TO sling no mud in the primary
campaign had been shattered by his
opponent, l.. L. McCandless, and com
ment that Doctor Raymond made on
circular that was issued yesterday by
McCandless interests indicates that
from now on until election day next
Saturday Queensbury and other rules
will be suspended by the two Demo
cratic candidates. 1t is TO be finish
fight,
Verbal fireworks let off in a heated
dialogue between Doctor Raymond and
Frank c. Benevides, McCandleas
worker, ushered in Doctor Raymond3s
speech and served to quicken the in
terest of the thropg of several hun
dred men, women and children that
gathered at the meeting. Beneyides
was undertaking to interpret the vot.
ing rights of Hawaiian citizens when
he was checked sharply by the Maui
| candidate, who expressed the belief
that Benevides did not know what he
was talking about After a rapid ex-
change the argument was dropped when
the candidate opened his address.
Makes Denial
Doctor Raymond displayed the cir.
cular that the McCandless faction had
published, referring to it as "a con
| temptible piece of lterature' designed
to injuhe. him. The heading Of the
circular, carried the intimation that
Doctor Raymond is unfriendly to, the
homesteader and this brought vigorous
objection and denial from the candi-
date The circular contained the text
of letter Doctor Raymond had writ
| ten some time ago to business asso-
ciate on Maui urging the fencing of
certain lands, and in his speech Doc
tor Raymond was at pains to point out
that 1t was only an ordinary business
letter such as any business man might
write to another. 1t could in no way
show hostility to the homesteader or
homestealing, he asserted.
Hits at Kuhio
He sought to make his position, clear
on the general land question, contcnding
that the present land laws of the Ter
rltory are insu dicient and do not full.
fill the needs of the people A need of
the first Importance, he said, was that
Hawaii should be brought within the
| scope of the Federal Reserve Banking
Law and the Farm Loan Act. He
blamed Delegate j. X. Kalanianaole
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wan 5 needs before congress at the
time the Farm Loan Act was passed
and said that in the event that he were
elected he would strive 10 remedy this,
FOR he declared that the poor home.
steader on Hawaii would be helpless
II be had only the land lie would
need as well financial aid from the
government provided in the manner de.
signed by the Farm Loan Act.
Little Land Left
Doctor Raymond told his hearers that
OF Hawaii s 25O,0QD acres Of cane land
only approximately an eighth. some
3l,OOO acres, now remains for the home.
steader. All the rest Of it has fallen
into the hands of the "big interests,
he said.
Referring directly to his opponent
and to the fact that MGCandiess ia
MAX ing the race for delegate for the
sixth time, Doctor Raymond said that
the nomination of McCandless would
mean merely the certain reelection Of
the Republican capdidatc, for he as
serted that McCandless never had been
(able to defeat the Prince and never
could defeat him.
Following the meeting in Honolulu
Doctor Raymond left for Waialua
where he addressed another meeting