The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-01

The Lang Fight Begins.
49,. ame the bitter and long fight
Rules and Regulations of the
2 .siis,n Party OF the Territory OF
Ngl .0 Il continued during the en-
,rsrpoon session. so that when n
ga taken at half-past five
-, uttle progress had been made
20. erst article OF the rules.
a.'sesstsin stated he felt there had
,.rorated TO the committee the
mich should belong to the Ter
R committee, and he moved that
's,ire article which related most
n,,r,nIza,iOn OF precinct clubs and
uss,lon o. dues, be laid upon the
Humphreys requested that some
bsnd interpret his speech TO the
i've members. lie denounced the
...-sst which had been presented by
III. smith and his colleagues OF the
.-nlree In hot terms. lie stated that
\, s,oer brought In by Judge Smith
=, one which had been typewriter a
-. before In law Office In Honolu-
,sd then folsted upon the members
. mo committee. No name was mem
ss..I or 40 animation given at that
h. a 20 who the author OF the pre-
s-sd document was. His announce
-.si created quite a stir among the
s,nse-s and especially among the ma
s ielegaies.
Humphreys Strong Talk.
lsii speak on article one. and 4 will
.sary refer To article two. NV on
..ffs 10 articles one. two and three A.
st ny have the elements and all the
,fa-t shich go 20 make up "a success
rItCd machine. Something has
ID a.d about the labors Of the com
| altos n preparing this report nov
a. bold 90 state on the floor OF this
rlasUon. and I challenge any one to
w f that this report was not prepar-
al y single member OF your commit
= That report was written In Honolu-
900 veek ago and has been discussed
" machine politicians In Honolulu for
=. Fosk prior 90 this convention. say
sod Gentlemen Of the convention. unon
~ Professional honor that the Combined
lf-' " hat committee could not have
I'D. W that report In the time they saw
| i u
| ltk yesterday afternoon. IL will he
I'D By some member 81 that cor,mittee
fI Ehile thu report was prepared nv
| frfore In the party, yet II Gid NOT
| GAy prepare ~. although they NAV
al. boxed % over. They have changed
some details. That report was pre-
afai 1 a law office IN Honolulu and vsas
H renarcd by this committees as n
f5e desire Co charge now. upon nv
r'.nlI honor az a man. that this report
w Flparcd by a gentleman Of Homo
Do same that was repudiated I'm "A
ursrlon a short time ago. whore there
| ut d froe ballot.
. On going 20 make statement upon
n folf ot this convention. the necessi-
'f which ! deeply regret The time
as arrived Tor the utmost franknesS. 4
nif a gentleman last. night who is re-
arid ls the father OF this report. You
fAfi MS feportF' To which he re-
10 Yes ! said, why did you put
Ff clause OF fifteen days requirement
~. an slecuong' and he said "yyhv
pa NOT provide I'm that report that
electors should qualify fifteen days I
tn election, the Hnwaiians would I
ana absolutely control the Repub- /
piftyr'
nj, j. what the man who wrote the (
~ SAD last night. and { make the /
ln'li here upon my personal honor. /
lgcl Brown was made To sny ne |
ne SPONSOR Of that report. but 4 |
h ~ VII repudiate that statement |
" he aoor Of the convention.
Humphreys Throws Sand.
v Brown arose and stated that the
iiA report was thirty days and was
oFn 70 fifteen days at his sugges-
NJ Afhl roee %. q, r,,,t,,. - -. -.
W fled out by the chair. Mr.. Hum
I'i' ,oniendsd that the committee
'adeayored 20 fix everything-to
.e question OF the payment of dues
h1iace. This last question would
sp many Hawaiians out. II care not |
tumble a man may be: what his /
-.la IN ne or birth may be, but you
.Aal today. gentlemen, clothed in |
P4ip.e robes OF American citizen
LN aha gentlemen, do not in this
-..yon place a price upon your
ai Humphreys.
alsy want you to make a written
vocation TO Join a Republican club.
n n i'H application will then be refer
~. ~" "a committee who will pass upon |
usoi.liy, and therefore pass up
.'H rght TO vote and enjoy the /
. i American citizenship. am
Inspired BY any Interior motives
I,,S,' .u rom the day the Hawaiian /
Co.,. we're annexed I have been an
s,,,I. 'or an the privileges OF citi-
NJ 70 all The Hawaiians. They |
49,, II. ilOhesi people and true TO their /
IN. ' ,sl / beg you now not to re-
~ ~ gs rules and regulations which
49,. '''%ncnlse a number OF your own |
Dont place them entirely az
so.i N.Y. OF the precinct clubs. n
q. \, M VIZ loebensteln's motion 10 lay
'''es on the table"
smiths Brave Defense.
~, ,, smith took the floor immed-
N 49,, s,'f Nr. Humphreys concluded
n',s le a gallant defense of the no.
is-sss..Na' forced into by Delegate
as,,'o.sys lie did not attack the in
2osa s,oi' y, ,he preceding speaker. but
raOd 10y but emphatically upon his
tlh - 'n the presentation Of the
rs,ss $50, ~. eu report. Mr.. Desha inter-
4 ms.., speech 10 the HawalIans.
Aao'' riee, said he. "to reply to
M, .'' remarks made by MIR Hum
ss,-, concern this committee and
,ih - specially address my re-
sm, !. u'm. Oftentlmes we men who
agy ,.u' profession of law unwit-
| tds q, I INTO a personal denunci-
D 5rso, PLATFORM or a diatribe upon
Ma a. p.'s proposed. lie has at
4 on, ~ plaii'rm and left personals
va. W me natter. was chairman