The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-03-24

Rally at Hippodrome
Every seat in the Flpp was taken
Tuesday night and all available stand
ing room at the back was preempted
when, after the showing of a picture
and the exit of number of children
to make room for adults, Harry B.
Penhallow, president of the Wailuku
Republican precinct club called the
meeting to order. He introduced Coun-
ty Attorney Bevins as the first speak
er.
Bevins brought out the fact that
McCandless was irregularly nominal
ed by the democratic central commit
tee and not nominated in convention.
He showed the law had been mis-
quoted by democratic speakers on the
same platform as he then stood. He
contrasted the different methods of
the parties in nominating their can
didates and showed three democrats
in the field as a result with chance
of the election of any one of them eli
minated.
j. p. Cockett, county treasurer, fol
lowed with a talk in Hawaiian and
briefer one in English He was fol
lowed by Sheriff Crowell who spoke
in Hawaiian and he in turn by Mrs.
Crowell, one of those who had taken
an important part in organizing the
women's vote, Chairman Penhallow
explained. She showed ease in her
manner of addressing the large audi
ence, as if public speaking were not
the new thing for her that it is.
County Auditor Charles Wilcox told
a few of the things that Baldwin has
done for the Hawaiians, dwelling
especially on the work of Maunaolu
Seminary, Fred Baldwin Home for
aged men and Kula Sanitariun.. He
contrasted the man who used his
wealth to aid others with the money
grubber"
Senator Harold Rice spoke of the
importance of a Republican for dele
gate at a time when there is a Re
publican administration and Repub-
lican congress. He said he was more
than ever a party man after his visit
to Washington in the interests of the
Territory last year.
Rice explained ! point in reference
to the proposed labor legislation that
has not been brought out before, a
requirement that plantations which
would take advantage of the oppCr-
tunity to secure a supply of agricul-
tural labor must first show that 30
percent or more of their skilled enI-
ployes are citizens.
Garcia Stages Stun
j. Garcia broke away from the
routine of political speaking. He set
out to get his audience laughing and
he brought them into roars of merri-
ment with good stories and rapid
changes from English to Hawaiian
and back TO English. lie cleverly
staged a novelty in "Thrce Blind
Mice" singing in Hawaiian with in,
strumental accompaniment. Three
children costumed as mice came from
the wings, ran about, chased a farm
ers wife" and lost their tails under
action of the carving knife as in the
old nursery ryme.
/ Chairman Penhallow deputed
/ George Cummings to introduce form
/ er Senator and former Mayor of IIO
nolulu John C. Lane. Mr.. Lane spoke OF
the well known public spiritedness Oi
Baldwin, of his friendship to the
/ Prince and told OF how Maui had saw
ed the day for the Prince in one cam
paign when he would otherwise have
gone down to defeat. AS a friend o
the late Prince the friends OF KuhiC
were his friends also and for that rea
son above any other he was for Bald
win,
Lane Gives Figures
Mayor Lane gave figures to SHOW
that even if Baldwin received a min