The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-28

ed on by the entire committee. He
presented four such proxies to the joint
session One was in writing and three
were acted upon by the District Com
mlttee according to the rules adopted
col Jones said there was one ab-
sertee from the Fourth and he would
like to have a ruling from the chair as
to whether upon the oral statements OF
4 members the name could be voted IN.
Carter stated his proxies were not oral
They were sanctioned by the entire
committee.
SENATORS ARE NAMED.
The chairman called for the nom.na-
| lions for senators.
u. f. Dillingham; was nominated by
| G. b. Wilson.
G. L. Crabbe by Charles Wilcox.
Cecil Brown by A. Gilfilian.
! w C. Achi by Il. McCauts Stewart
Frank Pahia by Judge Kaulukou.
| George X. Carter by w. g. Achi.
Stewart moved to close the nomina-
lions, and his motion was carried
| Stewards motion that the chairman
cast ballot for the six nominees was
also carried The above nominees were
duly declared the senatorial candidates
of the Third Senatorial District.
LENGTH OF TERMS.
Stewart moved to apportion the terms
| Of the senators and that committee
of three from each district be appointed
by the chair to make such apportion-
ments, for the four year term and for
the two year term.
Jones for the Fourth District second
| ed the motion. Considerable discussion
| followed over the question, and the con-
vention finally ran upon the snag
1 -. A "a
section 80 of the Organic Act providing
for the Legislature to make such divis-
ions. The chair, however, appointed j.
| =. Cooke, w. X. Harrington and j. d..
McVeigh for the Fourth District: and
Judge Kaulukou, William Rathburn
and Enoch Johnson for the Fifth lis
| trict. The committee went into execu-
tive session. and later announced that
| they had decided on Cecil Brown and
| w. G. Achi for the long term, but in
the case of Frank Pahia and &. l..
Crabbe, they eventually decided to let
the toss of coin decide. 1t was heads
for Pahia," and tails for Crabbe." The
dollar was flIcked into the air and came
heads up" thereby giving Cecil Brown
w. c. Achi and Frank Pahia the first
choice.
AS the question Of the term apportlon-
ments was somewhat legally involved
Stewart thought the convention should
|
executive committees of the two dis
tricts. Gear thought 1t a matter for the
Legislature. He moved to lay the re-
port on the table, which was carried.
The convention then adjourned to al
low the two districts to caucus and
make their selections for the candidates
for representatives to the Legislature
for the Fourth and Fifth Districts.
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
Colonel Jones, chairman OF the Fourth
| District committee called for order. and
w. ii. Hogs was made secretary. There
was short session. The names of the
representatives were nominated quick
ly. the nominations closed. and the
chairman cast one ballot for the entire
six, and the nominees were declared the
choice OF the Fourth District.
A. G. M. Robertson was nominated by
]. p. Cooke; w. III. Hogs by George
Mcleod; Jonah Kumalai by A. V. Gear;
j. Keiki by j. ID. McVeigh; Gilflian by
Crabbe: William AyIett by Boyd. The
nominations~we closed, and upon mo-
ton of A. V. Gear the chairman cast
the ballot for all.
The committee then adjourned.
THE FIFTH DISTRICT.
In the meeting of the Fifth District
committee affairs took a different turn.
There was friction at the start. When
l.. l.. McCandless' name was mentioned
as a nominee for the lower house of
the Legislature he rose to his feet in
anger and protested against his name
being used in that connection.
II have been knitted by some one in
this committee" said he, his voice rIs-
ing as he Indignantly made his protest.
II was knitted in the senatorial contest,
and ] think l will be knitted in this
contest also"
The committeeman of the Fourth Dis
trct gathered around the room in which
the Fifth was holding sway, their faces
wreathed in smiles.
IL object to being entered In the list
of nominees for the Fifth District"
continued McCandlegs. II understand
and have understood II that there Is a
man here who is trying to knife me-"
Nobody looked particularly SAVAGE
while he was speaking. 1T Is a quea-
ton of being knitted second time II ny
name Is put up now" he continued. II
was beaten In the senatorial contest. |
believe the inclination is IN this meet
ing to do the same thing" (crles Of
mol No!D
Mr.. Dowda, who had nominated Mr..
McCandless, refused to Withdraw the
nomination, and Mr.. McCandless had
the pleasure OF being elected by unan-
imous vote, and not a knife" showed
up during the counting Of the votes.
The nominations were as follows;
II. II. Hitchcock, Enoch Johnson, l.,
| l.. MoCandless, J.. j. heGabe, j, l..
Kaululfou. r. NJ, Damon, II. y, 4. Wa
terhouse and w, j. coelho, Thirty
votes were cast,
A ballot was taken on the names, re-
lsulling az follows;
L. l.. Mecandless, 30, J. l.. Kaulukou,
20, Enoeh Johnson, "a, III. X. Hitchcock,
22i l., j, Mecabe, 22i i, y, \. Water
house, ~ W coelbo. ~, and y. NJ.
Damon, 49,
AS the committee had decided that the
first six receiving a majority of votes
should be declared elected the chair.
man announced Messrs. Moeandless,
hauukOuy Johnson, Hitchcock and
Meeabe elected A tle vote on Water
house ana coelh0 Was announced, and
q new ballot was cast for the Two, -.
quilting IN Gnalha renelylnH u ana wa