The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-01-21

j. EMMELUTH.
A. ]. CAMPBELL.
]. w. MCDONALD.
S. NJ. KAAUKAI.
RULES.
l. All voting for nominees shall be by
ballot.
>. A majority of all votes cast shall be
required to elect. The nine nominees
for Mobiles receiving the highest number
of votes shall be declared elected.
3. Each delegation shall present to the
Convention, through a spokesman, the
names of those whom the delegation de-
sires to place in nomination.
4. No delegate shall speak more than
once, nor more than five minutes on the
same question, except by consent OF the
Convention.
3. Any ballot containing more than
nine names voted for shall be rejected.
6. The chairman of the Convention
shall appoint all committees and tellers.
Mr.. E. q. Schuman moved and MIR. L.
J. King seconded, that the report OF the
committee as read, be adopted. The
| motion carried.
The following committee was APP
pointed on resolutions and platform
w. B. 0leson, chairman; Geo. w.
Smith, w. F. Allen, r. j. Greene and
S. X. Kamaka.
They retired and after brief recess
returned and presented the following
report:
Mr.. T. G. Porter, Chairman of the Re
form Convention.
The committee on resolutions and
platform beg leave to submit the results
of their keen deliberation in presenting
the following platform: The Reform
party under whose auspices responsible
constitutional government has been
established in this country, and an
era of extensive public improvement
been inaugurated, hereby invites the CO.
operation of all classes in the coming
election, on the basis OF the following
platform. We pledge ourselves:
l. To maintain, inviolate, the auto
nomy and independence OF this King
dom, while securing, at the same time,
the amplest commercial benefits in our
treaty relations with the United States.
?. To secure adequate legislation, by
constitutional amendment or otherwise,
whereby Asiatic immigration shall be
restricted to the agricultural necessities
of the country, and Chinese not now en-
gagged in trade or the mechanical occu-
pations shall be prohibited from here
after engaging therein.
8. To favor wise and liberal appropria-
tions for internal improvements, and to
sustain progressive policy in the de-
velopment Of our national resources.
4. To secure such an extension of the
present Homestead Act as will facilitate
the settlement of small landholders
throughout the Kingdom.
5. To procure for the people an hon
est, economic, and efficient administra-
ton in all departments Of the Govern
ment. Respectfully yours,
w. B. OLEsoN, Chairman.
GEO. w. SMITH,
w. f. ALLEN,
r. j. GREENE,
S. K. KANAKA.
On motion of Mr. T. J. King, seconded
by Mr.. A. Brown the report of the COM
mittee was adopted.
The chairman announced the next
order of business would be the nominal
ton for Mobiles, and appointed the fol-
lowing tellers: w. A. KINNEY, j. F.
Morgan, T. j. King and w. II. Hogs.
He called the attention OF the delegates
to Rule adopted by the Convention.
Arrangements had been made to have
all the names printed as soon as they
were sent in, and they would also be
written on the blackboard. This was
done to facilitate business.
The nominations were then handed in
from the various districts,
Mr.. Won Holt moved that the secre-
tary read the list of names.
The chairman did not think the club
vote should be declared.
Mr. Oleson thought that anything
done by the Convention should be above
board.
The motion carried and Secretary
Ashley read the list as follows:
District IL. l. Dowsett, ST., w. o.
Smith, NJ. P. Robinson, w. C. Wilder,
A Young, B. f. Dillingham;, E. S.
Cunha, R. Halstead, r. Lishman, S. NJ
Kaaukai, P. r. 1senberg, E. q. Schu-
man, R. J. Greene, F. Wilhelm.
District 2-S. NJ. Kaaukai, w. G.
Wilder, NJ. P. Robinson, J. l. Dowsett,
ST., w. o. Smith, E. S. Cunha, R. Lish-
man, E. d. Tenney, R. j. Greene, A.
Young, B. F. Dillingham;, r. Halstead,
]. Emmeluth, I. ]. King.
District 3-W. G. Wilder, w. o.
Smith, NJ. P. Robinson, E. S. Cunha,
R. Lishman, B. F. Dillingham;, F. Will |
helm, S. NJ Kaaukai, Z. u. Schuman,
]. l. Dowsett, ST., R. j. Greene, A.
Young.
District Ar. Halstead, w. C. Wilder, |
E. S. Cunha, NJ. P. Robinson, r. Lish
man, F. Dillingham;, R. ]. Greene. ]. L. |
Dowsett, ST., S. NJ. Kaaukai, w. o. |
Smith, F. Wilhelm, E. o. Schuman, j.
Emmeluth.
District 5-R. Lishman, B. F. Dill
lingham, NJ. P. Robinson, w. o. Smith,
W. c. Wilder, J. l. Dowsett, ST., R. Hal
stead, S. Mahelona, ]. Emmeluth, E. S.
Cunha, T. j. King, r. j. Greene.
Eva and Waianae-W. G. Wilder, A.
Young, NJ. P Robinson, ]. l. Dowsett,
X. Lishman, S. NJ. Kaaukai, E. S.
Cunha, B. F. Dillingham;, r. Halstead.
The chairman announced that there
were eighteen nominees.
Messrs. J. T. King and S. Mahelona
both respectfully declined the nominal
tons, the latter stating that he could not
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