The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-06-01

O2t0 was aumlDiSteFSu.
The Convention then proceeded TO
the election of officers.
]. w. Kalua nominated G. I. Rod
gers as Secretary. There being no
other nomination, the Secretary was
elected by acclamation.
Nominations for Sergeant-at-arms
being called for, G. Brown nominated
w. j Sheldon.
w. Fl. Rice nominated David Ma
hoolewa.
III. Waterhouse nominated ]. L.
Carter.
Judge Robertson inquired whether
Nahoolewa's duties as a police officer
would not interfere with his taking
this position.
The Attorney General thought that
they would.
President Dole said he would either
have to resign or get permission.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Rice
and Waterhouse as tellers.
On the first ballot j. l.. Carter re-
ceived IA votes, w. j. Sheldon 13, and
Nahoolewa g..
The President declared ]. J.. Carter
| elected.
j. w. Kalua moved that the offices
| of messenger and janitor be united in
one person. He would nominate w.
| H. Kahumoku, of Maui. He had
been helping the Honolulu members
to elect their man; now he wanted
| them 10 help him elect his.
| Mr.. Vivas nominated Henry Vierra.
| He claimed that the messenger ought
! To be acquainted with the city.
! Mr.. Kalua said this man kahumoku
had been with us from the 18th day
| of January, 1898, right along.
|. III. Waterhouse said he could cor
roborate everything Mr.. Kalua had
said.
w. 81. Kahumoku was elected, re-
ceivipg % votes to Vierra's 5.
The Attorrney-General nominated
Rev. j. Waiamau as chaplain.
There being no other nomination
the Rev. j. Waiamau was declared
unanimously elected.
John Ena nominated w. l.. Wilcox
as interpreter. He was unanimously
elected
The Attorney-General said he would
like to bring before the Convention
the question whether it would not be
well to employ a stenographer. OF
course there would be much said which
would not be worth preserving (laugh-
teri. Some would not like to have
words spoken in the heat of excite
ment placed on record, but he thought
it would be we'll to have the reasons
which prevailed with the Convention
fully reported and preserved. He
,
employed.
G. l.. Garter seconded the motion.
The value of the debate in the Con-
vention which framed the United
States Constitution had been very
great in assis ting the Courts incon-
| STRUNG 1t.
The motion was carried.
The Secretary read a communica-
ton from the officers OF the American
Union Party embodying the resolu
tion adopted by them, and alrt ady
, published in the ADVERTISER,
! ing the Convention TO extend to l.. A.
Thurston the freedom of the floor
and of debate. A further commune
cation was read from the Central Conn
) mittee stating that all the district
clubs had endorsed the foregoing reso-
, luton.
g. L. Carter thought there could be
none present who would not desire the
r assistance of Mr.. Thurston in the work
of the Convention. He would move
! the adoption of the resolution.
{ &. Brown agreed fully with the high
estimate of Mr.. Thurston's character
, and services expressed 10y Mr.. Carter.
But be thought the resolution should
, not be adopted. The Advisory Council
) were in the Convention as by law
, provided. The Convention should
, conduct its deliberations alone. IL
; any committee should desire Mr..
2 Thurston's advice and assistance,
. which would be. most valuable, it
/ would be al liberty to get them But
the Convention should not do SO. AS
: much as he would like personally to
. vote for this resolution, he was unable
to 90 80.
, The eAttorney-GeneraI thought there
: was a little misapprehension about
l this. He would not be made MEM
Der at all, but would simply be given
: the freedom of the floor, without q
vote. Efe thought it would be of great
g value to- the Convention to have Mr.
ThuTsCon here. The constitution was
| | established for the government of this
I country, but it would also look toward
annexation to the United States, and
I on this head, his knowledge and ex-
perience would be of great use. There
had been a Constitutional Convention
in this country once before in 1865.
and at that time the Judges OF the
Supreme Court had been called in and
, made members.
Judge Robertson supported the mo-
ton. Every member of the COnven-
ton wished all the light possible on
; the difficult questions to come before
it. His legislative and executive ex-
| perience here, and as Minister abroad
would make his aid most valuable If
there had been any doubt as to the
passage of this resolution in the minds
OF the Anne. lean Union Party, Mr..
| Thurston would have been their una
nimou7 choice for the vacancy in the
| Council
. Minister Damon regretted the in
troduction of Tia question of Mr.
Thurston's personality. There was q
right way and wrong way to come
into the Convention. The right way
was either to be elected by the people,
or through the Advisory Council. IL
policeman has no right to come in,
! though without q vote, then Mr.
Thurston has not. The lule should be
|. the same for the man at the bottom