The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-25
CONVENTION
CALLED no MEET ~ HONOLULU
JUNE II.


Democratic Convention.
The Democrats Of Hawaii want to be
represented in the national convention
of the party which meets i'm Kansas
city. At least, that was the unanimous
opinion of the committee of twenty -one
which met at DR.. John S. McGrew's
residence last evening.
The meeting was held on the lanai Of
the Doctors residence and was attended
by nearly all the members of the COM
mittee. Those who were not present
sent word that prior engagements pre-
vented their attending. DR.. McGrew
presided, and Edmund H. Hart was
made secretary of the committee.
Besides recommending that delegate
should be sent to the national conven-
ton, and that a Territorial convention
should be called to select the delegate
and to permanently organize the party
in the Territory, the date of the con-
vention was fixed for June II.
The Democrats of the other Islands
are urged to go ahead and organize
themselves, so as to be fully represent
ed in this convention, A mass meet
ing of Democrats was decided on, to be
held on the evening of Saturday, June
?, in Honolulu, to which the committee
viii report, and at which addresses will
be made.
Word was received from all the other
Islands that the Democrats outside of
oahu are interested, and as anxious for
the organization of the party as those
in Honolulu.
The following are the resolutions
adopted to be recommended to the mass
meeting to be held June 2, and the other
work of the committee done last night.
The committee adjourned to meet at
the call of the chair. 1t is intended
that at least one more meeting of the
committee shall be held before the mass
meeting.
Resolved, That this committee rec
ommends to the Democrats of Hawaii
the selection of a delegate to represent
them in the National Democratic Con-
Vention to convene at Kansas City, Mo,
July 4 next.
THAT for this purpose and for the
purpose of perfecting a permanent or
ganization of the Democratic party the
committee recommends that a TerritOr-
ial convention be called to meet in Ho
nolulu, Monday evening, June II, at 8
o'clock. That this convention shall be
composed of ninety delegates appor-
toned among the several representative
districts as now constituted, as follows:
First Second and Sixth Districts, II
delegates each; Third, Fourth and
Fifth Districts, is delegates each.
THAT the Democrats of the other Is
lands be requested to take such steps to
be represented in this Territorial con-
Vention, to be held June II, as the time
and circumstances will permit. That
it is desirable that every Island and
every District should have it's full rep
resentative voice in this convention,
and to that end delegates from the 9TH
err Islands where the time and oppor-
tunity for formal organization may not
be as convenient as on the Island of
Oahu, shall only be required to show
such credentials as would usually be re-
quired in a mass convention.
THAT for the purpose of selecting
delegates there shall be held in the
Fourth and Fifth Districts constituting
the Island of Oahu, primary elections
in the several precincts on Thursday,
June I, the polls to be open in each pre-
cinct from to o'clock p. m. That at
such election every person who by the
terms of the Territorial Act is a citizen
of the United States and of the Terrific
ny of Hawaii, or eligible to become such
upon the going into effect of that act,
and who intends to act with the Demo-
cratic party, and signs an enrolment
to that end shall be entitled to vote"
THAT this committee of twenty-One
take immediate steps for the holding of
cincts of the Fourth and Fifth Districts
reporting the same with the request
that they be approved to a Democratic
mass meeting to be held in Honolulu,
Saturday evening, June q
THAT at the precinct primaries Tor
the Fourth and Fifth Districts there
shall be elected the following delegates
to the Territorial convention: In the
Fourth District, the first third, fourth,
fifth and sixth precincts, delegates
each; in the second, and in the sew
enth 1. In the Fifth District, dele
gates from each precinct.
THAT this committee recommends
that an executive committee of twenty
one be selected whose duties and term
of office shall expire at the first Terri
torial convention, to be held June II
next"
The following subcommittee of the
committee of twenty-one were then ap-
pointed: To prepare report for the
mass meeting, ]. M. Camara, e. H.
Hart and c. l.. Rhodes, on address to
the people of Hawaii, e. b. McClana-
han, John E. Bush and John Effinger;
on plan of enrolment, c. j. Mccarthy,
James Quinn and w. H. Johnson; on
finance, c. j. Campbell w. S. Withers
and John d. Holt; on public meetings
and speakers, Frank Brown, j. j. Egan
and j. S. Martin.
The following was also adopted:
Resolved, That this committee of
twenty-one, appointed by authority of
the Democratic mass meeting held in
Progress Hall, Wednesday evening,
May 16, on behalf of the Democracy
there represented, tenders to Mr.. G. S.
Desky it's sincerest thanks and appre-
citation of his courtesy in offering the
use of Progress Hall for the holding
of that meeting. That this expression
of the committee be sent at once to Mr.
Desky."