The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-17
An Enthusiastic Meeting Held at
Lihue.
A. s. AND G. N. WILCOX AND W. Il. RICE.
The Secretary's Report of heetIne
Held on April 13th-Severai other
Candidates Put in Nomination
Three Good Men Represent Kauai.

About fifty representative men from
all parts of Kauai assembled at the
Lihue Hotel on the above date for thu
purpose of nominating three dele
gates, who should represent the inter
ests of Kauai at the coming constitu
tional convention to be held in Homo
lulu.
Mr.. w. III. Rice of Lihue called the
convention TO order, and after stating
the object of the meeting, announced
that nominations for chairman were
in order.
Upon the motion of Rev. Hans
Isenberg, Mr.. Rice was unanimously
elected chairman.
Mr.. G.. III. Bishop nominated 1r.
Geo. III. Fairchild as secretary of the
convention, and there being no other
nomination, he was elected unani-
mously.
Rev. O.P. Emerson of Honolulu was
elected as Hawaiian interpreter.
Chairman Rice, then in few words
suggested that the convention pro-
coed at once to the election of dele
gates and not waste time in speeches,
etc, announcing that nominations
for delegates were now in order.
A discussion having arisen whether
to ballot for the delegates singly or as
a whole, upon the motion of Mr.. Nor
risOn e Makaweli that the nomina-
tions be voted upon collectively, the
convention endorsed his motion by
.<a nf m
against eleven in favor of voting for
the nominees singly.
Mr.. J. M. Kealoha of Kappa NOM
mated az delegates, Messrs. Rice, @.
N. Wilcox and A. S. Wilcox.
Mr.. Brandt of Waimea nominated
as delegates Messrs. A. s. Wilcox, @.
N. Wilcox and V. Knudsen.
Mr.. Morrison of MAXWELL nomin-
ated as delegates Messrs. w. III. Rice,
Ct. N. Wilcox and v. Knudsen.
Mr., Kakiua of Hanalei here arose
rial for Hanalei, favoring w. III. Rice,
A. 8. Wilcox and G. N. Wilcox as
delegates, and IN q lengthy speech
urged that the convention be united
upon these three delegates who had
served Kauai SO many times in years
gone by and had never been found
wanting.
He thought that Mr.. Knudsen was
now too old to enter into the political
field and take the stand that would
be necessary for success.
Mr.. A. S. Wilcox arose and wished
his constituents to thoroughly under
stand his views in the matter before
they elected HIM as delegate. He
said that it was the fourth time that
he had been called into the political
arena and while he did not care to go,
still if no one else could be found, he
would 90 and do the best he could. |
He thought, however, that as Mr.. |
Knudsen's name had been presented, |
and from the fact that he was an old |
and respected citizen of Kauai, that |
one of the Wilcox family should be |
dropped in favor of Mr.. Knudsen, and |
he therefore urged the members of
the convention to elect Mr.. Knudsen,
and drop his own name.
Mr. Rice here arose and stated that
he himself had very frequently served
Kauai in similar matters and pre-
'erred to be let out this time, and
hoped that the convention would
elect Messrs. G. n. Will
COX. A. S. Wilcox and V. Knudsen.
at this point Mr.. Brandt withdrew
lis nominations making them the
anne as Mr.. Morrison's.
Mr.. G. n. Wilcox nominated
dessrs. V. Knudsen, J. B. Hanaike
md w. III. Rice as delegates.
On vote of the convention the NOM
nations were closed.
Mr.. cassie of Kealia in a short
peech exhorted all members of the
to stand by whoever were
elected without regard to favorites.
He believed that all the nominees
we're good, trustworthy men, and that
Kauai might depend upon any one of
hem no matter which three were
elected.
Mr.. Brandt of Waimea in few
words favored the election of Mr.
xnudsen and said that notwithstand-
ng Mr. Knudsen's age he would
prove himself capable of any emer-
.ency that might arise, shat he had
ived many years in Waimea district
by all.
Nominations having been closed,
he chairman, Mr.. Rice, named as
ellers Messrs. Brandt and Willis.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Mr.. Geo. n. Wilcox received forty
TX votes.
Mr.. A. s. Wilcox received forty-two
yotes.
Mr.. w. III. Rice received forty one
7otes.
Mr.. Knudsen received nineteen
7otes.
Mr.. J. B. Hanaike received one
vote.
Upon motion the election of Messrs.
=. N. Wilcox, A. S. Wilcox and w.
81. Rice was made unanimous by |
standing vote of all present.
Thus closed one of the most repre-
entative and harmonious cOnven-
ions Kauai has ever had.
GEO. III. FAIRCHILD,
Secretary.