The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-31

PRIMARIES HELD IN THE CITY
LAST NIGHT.
Delegates Chosen by the Different
Precincts-The American Uaion
Party Well Organized and Ready
for Work.

for Work
Enthusiastic political meetings were
held in all portions of the city last ev-
ening. The delegates to the nominat-
ing convention of the American
Union Party, set for the evening Of
September Is. in the American League
Hail. have all been chosen.
DELEGATES FROM THE FOURTH.
w. c. Weldon was chosen chairman
of the First precinct, which ret at
the Government Nursery. George
Manson was secretary. The de- * ties
chosen were B. f. Dillingham; aud
President F. A. Hosmer of Punahor.
The enrolment committee consists of
Henry Davis. r. H. Baker and Will
liam Chamberlain.
The voters of the Second pre- 'nct
met at the Beretania Street school.
Theodore F. Lansing was unanimously
chosen chairman of the meeting. Jo-
| seph A. Gilman officiated in the capa-
city of chairman. Fourteen names
were suggested for delegates and n
vote resulted in the selection of these
Hoogs, Robert Grieve, J. S. Martin, S.
B. Rose and Colonel j. H. Fisher. The
I enrolment committee consists of d.
L. Moone, John Effinger and j. J..
Mclean.
The tax payers in the Third precinct
gathered at Nuuanu Water Gate. f.
F. Bishop was the choice for chairman
| and II. A. Juen was made secretary.
f. F. Bishop was the unanimous choice
for delegate to the convention. The
( enrolment committee consists of Z.
r. Adams, j. i. Lee and Mr.. Waipa.
The meeting in the Fourth precinct
was held at the Royal school. A. V.
Gear presided over the meeting and
w. c. King recorded the minutes. The
| delegates chosen to represent the pre-
cinct were George w. Smith, Walter
NJ. McBryde and F. S. Dodge. The en-
rollment committee comprises George
C. Stratemeyer, George w. Smith and
j. n. Keola.
| Major ]. Walter Jones was selected
for chairman of the Fifth precinct
meeting in Kapuaiwa building. w.
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secretary. Senator John A. McCand-
less, Edward Benner and Charles b.
Gray were chosen delegates. f. Gou-
dy. A. II. Schmedon and A. w. Clarke
We're placed on the enrolment COM
mittee
The Drill Shed was occupied by vot-
ers from the Sixth precinct. Ed Towse
was made chairman and Frank T.
Hoogs secretary. The delegates cho
sen were Ed Towse, julius Asche and
George n. Day. The enrolment com
mittee is composed of L. d. Timmons
Sam Lederer and Fred w. Wood.
DELEGATES FROM THE FIFTH.
Over sc per cent of the voters of tn,
Seventh precinct met at the Reform
school. V. j. Fargervoos was choser
chairman and ]. X. Kinepuu secretary
j. A. Low and w. r. Sims were tht
popular choice for delegates. r. u
Campbell, George Sea and Samuel Ma
cey were placed on the enrolment
committee.
| j. II. Black was chairman of the
Eighth precinct and w. y. JohnSor
secretary. George w. Farr and L. d
Keliipio were selected for delegates
The enrolment committee compriset
C. L. Brown, George L. Desha and j
A. Thompson.
p. c. Jones was the unanimou,
choice for chairman at the meeting q
the voters in the Ninth Precinct helf
in Kauluwela school. j. f. Clay wa.
secretary. The enrolment commii;e,
; consists of J. NJ. Poepoe, Harry Water
house and w. w. Hall. j. N. Poepo,
and George Il. Carter were selected al
delegates.
There appears to be some irregular
: ity at the meeting in the Ninth pre-
cinct, held in the Chimes Engin,
House. T. b. Murray presided. NJ
: enrolment committee was chosen. O
Bergstrom and ]. c. Cluney were cho
; sen delegates. 1t is quite likely tina
! another election will necessarily hav
} to be held.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The tax payers who met in the Bere
tania street school house adopted res
olutions requesting the representa-