The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-10
NOT
THEIR MAN
HiIo Republicans Want
Parker.
FAVOR HIM FOR CONGRESS
Judge is Turned Down--Superin-
tendent Of Public Works
Hears Complaints.

First District of Hawaii will support
Samuel Parker for Delegate to Con-
gress. The fight in the convention was
between Parker and Col. c. F. Little.
and Little was beaten by large vote
The convention met to-day in Fire
mans hall and in a session lasting all
day finished up it's business by adopt
/ ing platform wherein the matters in
which will be made Of special note dur
ing the coming campaign were fully
set forth.
f. r. Richards of the executive COM
mlttee called the convention to order
the following delegates being present:
/ First Precinct-C. c. Campbell. II. J.
/ Lyman. Kamau.
Second Precinct-T. T.. Ridgway, T..
r. richards. y. c. Wilfong, c. 5. Smith.
] +. :. Lyman. J. GLIB. A. q. Steele, w.
4 III. Smith. w. A. Purdy. Milton Rice, w.
Nannatta, +. Peck. r. T. Guard, j..
Vieira, O. Omsted. r. T. Forrest. J.
Fitzgerald. j. n. McDonough. r. ID.
Baldwin.
Third Precinct. r. Moir. W. a.
Ray. Cooke
Fifth Precinct-w. G.. Walker. Jos.
Nation, Chas. Swain.
I Sixth Precinct-A. Horner. \. Lyd-
gate. G. r. Biacow.
N Seventh Precinct-M. V. Holmes F..
w. Estep, J. Moanauli.
Eighth Precinct-J. q. Jones. Chas.
Williams. $. l.. Kaueu
Charles Campbell was made tempo
rary chairman and r.. T.. Richards,
temporary secretary. and the following
committees were appointed:
Credentials-walker McDonough and
Henry Lyman.
Permanent Organization and Order
OF Business-Albert Horner. J. T.
Smith. NJ. Rice. J. r. Moir. II. $. Ly-
man.
The report of the latter committed
made T. NJ. Ridgway vice president. y
WilfOng treasurer. and Messrs. Peck
Purdy and Wilfong. finance committee
The adoption Of this report was post
poned and seemed for time to b,
about to be defeated entirely, for Ester
of HOnokaa offered an amendment tina
at the conclusion of the regular bust
ness OF the convention ballot be tax
On for the conventions choice for nom
inees for senator's and representatives
but the amendment was lost, and tn
committees report was adopted.
A ballot was then taken as to tn
conventions choice for Congressional
delegate The fight was entirely be
tween Colonel Sam Parker and Judg
Little, and after "a single ballot tn
choice fell TO Parker The result of tn
ballot follows: Colonel Sam Parker, 81
Judge G.. F. Little, s.
a lengthy platform was adopte
wherein the Republican party was con
graduated on what IL had accomplishe
for Hawaii. and the Administratio
was commended for it's attitude on OK
pansion, sound money. the Nicaragu
canal and the Pacific cable. The dele
gate to Congress was urged TO push tn
prospect of the construction of break
water at Hilo. Local self governmer
is favored. and the Legislature is urge
TO divide the Territory into countie
For the administration of county a
/. fairs the creation of boards of supel
visors Is advised; hospitals, jails. scho
houses should be transferred to the:
boards, and a recording Office locate
y I'm each county seat. Local option is d
' manded. liberal expenditure of mon,
y on roads. readjustment of the tax sy
y TEN. the regulation of the schools
y school directors I'm the different di
y tricts. the maintenance of small al
y efficient police.
y The following were chosen by ball
+ as Central Committee for the distric
N. -
. was chosen by ballot. consisting
4 Messrs. Jas Glib, j. T. Moir. F.
a McStocker. w. G.. Walker. r. w. L
. tep.
The following were chosen as del
gates 20 the Territorial Convention:
y r. Blacow. Jas Glib w. G.. Walk
Y Judge Kemau. NJ. V. Holmes. w
y Horner. w. II. Smith. a. Il. Loebe
Z stein. John G.. Jones. J. 4. Smith, 60
= Smith.
The convention then adjourned.
|, SUPERINTENDENT COMES.
The Superintendent Of Public worl
j. a. McCandless. and his assista
Mr.. ROwell. came up to Mahukona
the Kinau last week and arrived
Hilo on Sunday. coming overland.
on Monday evening the followi
gentlemen met at the Sheriff's office
talk with the visitors on Hilo's neeC
Messrs. +. ;. Lyman. Lambert. l..
Andrews. @. II. Williams. Baldwin.
q, u. Smith. Fairer, Bosworth. Alton
e." a. VI. Wilson. w n. Smith, DR.
len Rice. Rogers. Stacker, +. y. Holm
}. 8 Day. Richards. Little. Beers. NJ.
a. Holmes, Fitzgerald. Schoen, Baptist'
IN. The meeting was purely an inform
90. one. Mr.. McCandless opened the
by giving some financial data, the po
brought out by which was that tn
I'm used TO be- a million and half in
or Treasury. and now there wasn't al
90 thing except enough TO pay the int
Sc est on the Government debt and k
&c the board bills of the officials squa
e." up.
rhe At this point Sheriff Andrews