The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-01
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
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the name upon learning that Temporal
conventions officers we're being elect
cd. Archie GilhllAn moved that III
nomination close and That Mr.. Ach
be Instructed to cast the ballot for hi
nominee. This was done with grea
ceremony. and the single ballot va
Deposited In the chairman's hands.
Mr.. Holsteln was conducted to TN
stand by Mr.. Achi and accepted thu
position in a happy brief speech: Thu
is a deep honor conferred upon me. snt
/ thank you sincerely. There is one
thing to which wish to call your a..
tention. and that Is. that in electins
me, you have recognized Hawaii, which
as you know is Republican strong
hold. Their slogan is not mo haolea
need apply" but mo Democrats need
apply"
Then the convention got down to
business.
Cecil Brown moved that the chair APP
point a committee OF six, one from each
district, to act upon credentials. and
the chairman OF each district was ap-
pointed, as follows: First District, A.
u. Loebenetein; Second. J. ID. Paris:
Third. A. N. Kepoikai; Fourth. Goo
W. Smith; Fifth, E. Johnson; Sixth,
DR.. Sandow.
Loebenstein requested the chair to
instruct the committee to retire to ex-
anime the credentials, which was
granted and a recess OF ten minutes
was taken.
Upon a resumption Of the convention
work, George w. Smith reported eighty
delegates present, regular delegates and
proxies.
Committee on Rules.
Judge Carl S. Smith of the Hilo dele
cation moved that committee OF seven
on rules and regulations be appointed
for the conduct of the convention.
J. d. Paris moved an amendment tina:
the appointments be made 30 as to give
each district one member on the COM
mittee. White moved that the chair
man appoint one member to the COM
mittee, who shall act as chairman, and
then make the other appointments 40
suggested by delegate Paris. Mr.. Smith
declined to accept Mr.. Whites amend
ment.
A delegate from Molokai, Mr.. D. H.
Kahaulelio, then warmed up the con-
versation by fiery speech in Hawaii
an, in which he stated that as the con-
vention has unanimously elected It's
chairman, the latter should be given
free rein to appoint his committees.
Mr.. White again took the floor and
said he had only one protest to make.
that each chairman of delegation was
supposed to represent his delegates
and district, and he thought that II
appointments were left with these
.chairmen, the best interests OF each
district would be represented. He said
the vote for chairman had been 40 to
%, and the majority had things their
own way. He protested that The
remarks Of Mr. Kahaulelio were not in
order. A. v. Gear retorted that the re-
marks were in perfect order. The dele
gate from Molokai then got his blood
up" and pitched into the debate with
yehemence. AS interpreted, he stated:
81 don't think the protest OF Mr.. White
Is well taken. The vote for the chair
man was made unanimous, therefore
the 40 Is not going back on the 80. The
20 simply went in with the 40 and made
everything unanimous
Too Much Talking.
A delegate from the rear part of the
room took the floor and remarked dry
ly: 1T seems to me We are doing too
much in the talking line. 1t Is like the
ministers who get up into the six
teenthly and seventeenthly parts of
their talk. 1t looks to me as IL we
would eclipse the records of the min
listers. / say let's get down to work"
This little speech had good effect and
a more defined program was begun.
third district delegate said that
without wishing to cast any slur upon
his chairman. yet he thought 1t would
be best to appoint man from each
district who knew something of rules.
Loebenstein began to show signs OF
WEAKNESS at the great amount of wind
expended In the convention without
any compromising results, and said that
as far as he knew none of the members
had brought their mattresses with
them to camp out. He thought the
convention business should proceed
more expeditiously.
A cross-fire OF remarks which o.
mounted to nothing, got most Of
the members considerably mixed up as
to whether officers and committees
were being chosen for Temporary or
permanent organization. A Maui dele
gate said that the chair should only APP
point one man on the committee, al
lowing the Districts to elect their own
members. Some members had spoken
point OF order, which was sustained
by the chair.
George Hons moved as an amend
ment that one member be chosen by
the chair and the other six Re elected by
the general convention. His amend
mort was pvt before the house and lost.
Paris amendment that one delegate
from each District be appointed was
put and carried.
Chair Appoints Them.
The personnel OF the committee on
rules and regulations for the temporary
organization of the convention was
then made mp by the chair. as follows:
Judge Carl S. Smith, First District;
L. A. Fraser, Second; w. o. Aiken.
Third; Cecil Brown. Fourth; w. G.
Achi. Fifth; ]. X. Kapunaai. Sixth.
Judge Kalua was appointed member
at-large. The latter withdrew in favor
OF George w. Smith, who declined me
offer.
c. M. White then moved that a com
mittee on resolutions, consisting of nve
a