Hawaii holomua = Progress. [volume] (Honolulu) 1893-1895, 1894-06-07
The CONVENTION.
w ise Men Meet
THEIR DOINGS.
Wednesday. June 6.
AFTERNOON SESSION

The convention reassembled 1t
1:30 in committee of the who
when article % was taken up, r.
lating to the qualifications of tie
President
Coun. Brown moved to STRIFE
out the words sor resident there
in for not less than u years .
Minister Damon moved to In
sert Eve years. Couns. Wates-
bnnse and Smith favored ten
years.
Coun. You G and Del. Baldwin
favored Is years residence, and
the article passed as printed.
Art. % First President.
Del. Lyman moved that the
words Sanford B. Dole be inser-
ed in the blank (applause).
Pres. Dole thought the matter
ought to go to the Bird reading.
Del. Ables moved to make the
term 4 years. Min. Smith said
the matter had been anxiously
considered and a great deal Ct
prayerful thought given to the
point by the executive. and the
conclusion arrived at was that Il
the first term was made A yeats
only the President should not be
barred from reelection.
Del. Ables intended to move
that the President be debarre1
from reelection for a End term.
but changed his mind.
Del. Robertson moved to insert
the year 1902 making an s year
term, so as to let the senator's in
1901 elect the Ppresident.
Coun. Smith favored the cleo
ton of President by the people
and moved that the name of S. B.
Dole come before the people foc
their approval. This was mo-
the proper way of electing a resi-
dent.
Min. Smith said the motion
Just moved was ont of order and
asked that the first motion be
put. :
On the ayes and noes being
called ell voted to insert the
name of Sanford Ballard Dole
except D.B. Smith who protested
that such election rested will
the people, but he afterwards
voted aye.
Del. Ables moved to inser
1898 instead of 1860 Del. Bald
win preferred the s year term
but would like to see the senate
come from the people.
Min. Smith said the two ques
tions were affiliated but no.
necessarily SO. He considered
the 6 year term best and was
opposed to the first term being
too short as we have had changes
enough in the past.
Min. Damon believed this term
eff s years was trenching too much
on the rights of the people and at
was not ssfe.. to the deprive the
people of their right of election
so long.
Del. Ables thought that this
convention ought not to lose
of the fact that we are not the
people. 1T looks as if we are
making a close corporation and
the people will have nothing to
say by and by"
Del Vivas was an admirer OF
the personal qualities of Mr.. Dole
but the people will think we are
getting away from them in this
election of President for s years.
Joseph favored election of Mr..
Dole for life. Has he not been
the Moses which led US through
the wilderness into this Caanan
(roam of Ia ghter.) Bat as the
figures 1900 were printed be
thought the least term should be
eight years
The motion to extend the Pre-
sidpntial term to 1902 was carried.
Article "a. Election of Presi-
dent.
The entire article passed with
some verbal amendment neces-
sary by the charge of the term OF !
FIRST President to eight years.
Minister Hatch moved and !
carried subst tuts sectioa that
No President shall be eligible /
for reelection for the term fol-
lowing that for which he was
Dlected.