Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-02


P, HENRY WATERHOUSE, 81, pa |
"a ROBERT RYCROFT, 62. -
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Judge Carl S. Smith presented the
report of the committee on permanent
organization. rules and procedure, say
ing he was happy to state that the
committee was unanimous. He read
the report.
Judge Smith added verbally that the
matter of a permanent secretary was
left to the convention, as there was a
tacit understanding that the Office
should be filed by someone not a dele
gate.
A motion to have the report inter-
preted was discussed, several members
Directing on the score of time.
Mr.. Mcleod moved that printed or
typewriter copies Of the report be
made in both languages for the dele
gates.
Mr.. Achi volunteered to interpret
the document and proceeded to do 80
| without waiting for vote. He, how
ever, cut 1t very short.
Mr.. Humphreys said in substance: l
believe in precinct rule, in home rule,
but believe that the effect of this re-
port will be to thwart precinct rule
and home rule. This committee was
appointed to frame rules of order and
suggest plan of permanent organiza-
| ton for this convention. Its report Is
as complicated as the statutes OF the
| United States. Not a member of this
convention can intelligently discuss it.
| Whereas 1t should be so plain that q
wayfaring man though a fool should
be able to follow its details. Why, 1t
would take Philadelphia lawyer to
comprehend this report. say with due
respect, however, that do not believe
there is any scheme, any machine poll
tics in 1t. But do say that express
the almost unanimous opinion of this
convention that this report should not
be adopted without amendment. There
fore move that all parts of this report
which refer to the organization Of pre-
cinct clubs and district conventions be
struck out.
Mr. Loebenstein seconded the mo-
ton, saying the committee had evil
IDENTIFY exceeded its duties.
G. b. Wilson supported the motion.
Mr. Achi ridiculed the motion. He
was surprised that a lawyer OF the
ability of Mr.. Humphreys could not un-
derstand the plain language of this re-
port in his own mother tongue
Uaughter.) The convention should try
to despatch its business promptly. 1t
was simply intended by the committee
to give the party throughout the coun-
try a few simple rules to aid them in
their local organizations. The COM
mittee was representative of all the
delegations. Cecil Brown, a lawyer
without a superior in knowledge, had
read and aided in revising the report.
Judge Smith said the opposition to
the report brought up some important
questions. One was as to whether the
committee had exceeded its powers. He
argued that, from his motion of the
morning session under which the COM
mittee was appointed, the matter of To-
cal organizations was strictly within
the instructions the committee received
from the convention. Before this ses-
sion opened he had been told that a
knife was to be thrust into the heart
of the report. There had been no ques-
ton in it's deliberations as to the power
of the committee in the matter in ques-
ton, and eminent men outside OF the
committee had been consulted and
never raised that question. The COM
mittee had endeavored to give them a
form of Republican organization. 1t
was for the convention to take up the
report, discuss it section by section,
and tear it to pieces IL they chose.
]. ID. Paris defended the report, and
seconded Mr.. McLeod's motion.
Edwin Farmer said he could not at
tend the convention tomorrow morn-
ing, and there were others like him.
Mr.. Humphreys recalled the case OF
David b. Hill, who rejected the plat
form of committee, saying he wanted
no other platform than 81 am Demo-
, crat," and upon that was elected Gov
ernor of New York State by the largest
Democratic majority ever known. The
speaker was willing to go before the
voters of Hawaii on the platform, Il
am Republican" He did not believe
in Judge Smith or any other judge OF
a court of record being on the floor of a
, political convention, entering into its
warmth, and 1t was not credit to the
country TO have it's higher judiciary
! mingling in party politics. He had
: nothing to say derogatory to any mem
, Der of the committee, but its report
was made to be criticised. No delegate
: was honest to the convention or to his
constituency who was afraid to speak
0 his honest opinions. The government
, of this country had been satisfactory
5 to him for the past few years, but there
e was an objection to it on account Of its
e Capitalization. This applied to the re
4 port. Who ever heard of convention
!. making rules for little precinct cleo
I ton? The report forbade voters tC
!, vote at primary because they had moi
! fifteen days ahead joined a little pre-
o cinct club out on the plains with Clar
Q ence White and Lorrin Andrews tt
4 have pull over them. daughter