The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-08
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
Officers Elected and Meeting Set for
This Morning at Nine.

Fin District OfHcers-Georgr Il. Car
ter. president; Curtis T. Iaukea. vice-pres-
ident: W. J. Coelho. recording secretary:
Frc.l Wat.rhouse. financial secretary: j.
}. McCandiess. treasurer: Executive Com
mittee. District officers ex-officio mem
hers and W. &. Achi James l.. Holt.
Eroch johnson. Frank Pshia. w II.
Crawford
The above officers are the result OF the
first days convention work of the Fifth
District. The meeting was held at
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the Cham
Der OF Commerce at which were present
every member elected at the primaries ex-
cept two. The two tie candidates of the
Seventh Precinct Mr.. r. C. Winston and
George III. Huddy were also present
awaiting a decision Of the District Com
mittee as 10 who should be entitled to
occupy seat in the convention. This was
decided by the election Of +. G. Winston.
Almost from the start the committee
struck a snag in the adoption of rules
governing the course of the District Com
mittee for the next two years. The rules
were prepared ahead of the time of the
meeting by T. McCants Stewart and prov
led to be an exhaustive treatise on the
stances and the Kalihi orator was COM
: PEELED to take the floor during much of the
lafternoon in support of them. Mr.. Nc
Giants Stewart finally won the day and his
rules We're adopted with very few
lchanges.
Enoch Johnson. as a member Of the
Territorial Executive Committee, called
the meeting 10 order. Judge Hookano
moved that a temporary chairman be
elected and George Z. Carter was placed
IN nomination by ". c. Achi. His cleo
, ton was unanimous. W. J. Coelho was
. elected temporary secretary
Upon motion Of Mr.. McCants Stewart a
E committee OF three on credentials was APP
pointed by the chair as follows: Curtis
q y. Iaukea. l.. l. McCandless and Fred
Warehouse. The convention then took a
recess OF five minutes pending the finding
OF report upon the credentials OF this
e members present
The committee reported twenty-nint
delegates elected. with two TO argue or
!, IN the Seventh Precinct These Were
q Messrs. Winston and Huddy The rol
call resulted in twenty-seven names being
= answered-two absent. as follows:
- First Precinct. Kaneohe-Frank Pahia
Louis John McCabe and Ulysses n. Jones
Second Precinct. koolauloa Ckahuku)-
j. Keau. George Weight and VIM. h Rath
burn.
Third Precinct, waialua--C 2. Iaukea
? W. W. Goodale and Andrew Cox.
Fourth Precinct, Waianae-Judge ]. X
Kekahuna. Moses Mahelona and Olive
Stillman (absenO.
Fifth Precinct. Eva Plantation sfeorg
y =. Renton (absenO. Thomas o'Dowda an
David Douglass
n Sixth Precinct Pearl City-L. l.. Nc
- Candless. Frank X Archer and :. Hoo
= kano.
= Seventh Precinct. Moanalua. Kalihi an
McCants Stewart. E G. Winston an
George Huddy. tie vote
Eighth Precinct Palama.4 ~. g. Ach
p G. Il. Dwight and G. +. Peterson.
a Ninth Precinct, mauka School street
- Fred waterhouse. George r. Carter an
y, W. J. Coelho.
ID Tenth Precinct. Makai school street
81 Enoch Johnson. W. II. Crawford and
T.. Kaulukou.
McCandless moved the two ties he a
'7 lowed half vote each as II would the
pa give the club full representation. tt
o1 chairman thought il was a question *
p the Rules Committee TO take up and fir
a. he suggested that permanent officers
hs elected. MeCandless withdrew his motio
T. McCants Stewart moved that con
\" mttee Of three on rules be appointe
u which was carried. The chair appoints
!" T. McCants Stewart. George Weight ar
n Thos O'Dowda. A recess OF fifteen mil
x toe time 10 make its report.
At the end Of the time specified the con
- mittee reported set Of rules and reg
= lations governing the organization of Il
-, District Committee of the Fifth Distric
- as prepared by 7. McCants Stewart al
n. confirmed by the committee. Mr.. NJ
"A Giants Stewart moved the rules be tak'
- UP section by section.
-, This precIpitated A long debate as
whether they should not first be print
and then taken up for Consideration II
Chair read the report. Curtis Iauk'
spoke against adopting them at that tim
The rules Of the Territorial Converts
en- b. thought governed the proceedings
lit the District Committee He wanted I
700 rules printed first and considered afts
RS wards.
= Mr.. McCants Stewart said IL that cour
- was adopted the committee would Ia
* TO stop right where IL was. It was I
ne first step toward the organization Of q
ess district committee. No permanent OF
m GERS could be elected. no delegates. ehos
ort 70 the Territorial convention until the
20 ganization was completed.
20. The question has been raised said
- "as TO the relationship of these rules
--e this committee and those framed by |
Use Territorial convention. These territor
IN rules have no more connection with Z
the committee than the man in the moon
wn do not know of any precedent in the 81,
Of New York where State convention I
= ever made rules for the government
His the county organizations / have dra
ehe considerably upon the experience Of cC
ed. 'ventlons In Kings County. New YORK I
she Territorial convention Of last May is
m the same general attitude as a Uni
aid States Congress is toward the States.
"a can only deal win its own and gene
"a matters. This organization has origi
jurisdiction In this district. There is
question rs to that We are now a
preme political body TO make our o
"a rules and from that we cannot esca
FRI The national convention never makes III
for New York or South Carolina. I 81