The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-09-16

George w. Farr and L. d. Keliipio,
Eight precinct, Fifth district.
j. NJ. Poepoe and George Il. Carter,
Ninth precinct, Fifth district
o. Bergstrom and j. c. Cluney,
Tenth precinct, Fifth district.
b. f. Dillingham; and f. A. Hosmer,
First precinct, Fourth district.
j. A. Kennedy, w. II. Hoogs, Robert
Grieve. j. S. Martin, S. b. Rose and
Colonel J. II. Fisher, Second precinct,
Fourth district.
f. f. Bishop, Third precinct, Fourth
district
George w. Smith, Walter NJ. Nc
Bryde and F. S. Dodge, Fourth pre-
cinct, Fourth district.
Senator John A. McCandless, Ed
ward Benner and Charles b. Gray,
Fifth precinct, Fourth district
Ed Towse, Julius Asch and George
y. Day, Sixth precinct, Fourth dis
trict.
On motion of Senator McCandless a
committee of seven on permanent or
ganization for the evening was cho-
sen by the chairman. The committee
selected was: Delegates McCandless,
Hosmer, Grieve, McBryde, Henry,
Dodge and Bergstrom.
In order that the business of the
convention might be expedited, Colon
el Fisher suggested that a committee
on rules and order of business be cho-
sen at that time. This was agreed to
and Chairman Kennedy appointed Del
egates Fisher, Rose, Asch, Cox, Day,
McKeague and Cluney.
Both committee reported after ten
minutes time. Chairman McCandless
of the permanent organization com
mittee, reported that George w.
Smith had been selected as perma-
nent chairman; j. NJ Poepoe, vice
chairman; George r. Carter, secreta-
ry: w. r. Sims, assistant secretary
and T. B. Murray, sergeant at arms.
The committee also recommended thar
"A central committee of sixteen MEM
bers be chosen, nine to be selected
from the Fourth and seven from the
Fifth.
Delegate Carter declined the secre-
taryship, declaring that he could not
conscientiously take it. Delegate
Sims did not see the necessity of an
assistant secretary. He wished that
! C. b. Gray would be made secretary.
! This report was acceptable to the com
mittee and the report was adopted.
CHAIRMAN SMITH SPEAKS.
! Mr.. Smith on taking the chair In
vited Vice Chairman Poepoe to the
/ platform. He then thanked the con-
vention heartily for the honor it had
conferred upon him. He looked back
with pleasure upon the past two years
/ during which time the American Uni
on party had been true to its trust.
that of favoring political union of the
Islands with the United States. A
platform was to he adopted this ev-
ening and representatives of the par
ty selected for the Legislature. He
trusted the convention would do its
work well. worthy of the approval and
support of the party, and all the peo
pie, irrespective of party affiliations.
The rules and order of business as
reported by the committee, through
its chairman, Mr.. Fisher, We're ac-
cepted
A committee on platform was then
chosen consisting of Delegates Oil
| lingham. Sims, Towse. Lowrie, Low
! Hoogs. Carter and Kekahune. The
committee was very quick to report
Mr.. Dillingham; presented the platform
which the committee recommended. II
had been carefully considered and de-
cided upon by the delegates i'm caucus
and ii advocated first of all anneXa-
tion. MANY internal improvements
were urged.