The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-09-11
H|LO GE is
CONVENTION
Arrangements are Made
Yesterday.
NRkU LEAVES ON 18TH
Fifth District Elected Delegates on
Saturday and Endorsed Park
er and Wilcox.
(From Mondays Daily.)


tion will be held at Hilo. This was decid-
ed yesterday at a meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee which is composed OF
George w. Smith, Enoch Johnson, j.
a. Hughes, c. l.. Crabbe and y. V.
Gear. The convention will open on
September 20 and will close on Sep
have been made for the Kinaus leav-
ing on September IS at noon and the
vessel will pick up the Maui delegates
and the Hawaii delegates living on the
windward side of Hawaii Hilo has
raised $500 and promises liberal enter
| tainment.
The Kinau is expected to leave Hilo
on the return journey on September %.
A half rate for the round trip has been
given by the Wilder Steamship Com
pan and delegates must apply to Sec
retary Hendry of the Territorial Com
mittee for application blanks.
The Fifth Representative District on
Saturday morning selected the follow
ing Republicans to represent it at the
Territorial Convention to be held on the
Goth instant:
First Precinct, Kaneohe-Frank Pa
ha and John McKeague.
Second Precinct, Koolauloa-George
Weight.
Third Precinct, Waialua-W. w.
Goodale and Andrew Cox.
Fourth Precinct. Waianae-Moses
Mahelona and Judge Kekahuna.
Fifth and Sixth Precinct, Ewa-G. f.
Renton, l.. L. McCandless and Judge
| Hookano.
Seventh Precinct, Kalihi-James L..
Holt and II. r. Hitchcock
Eighth Precinct, Honolulu-W. c..
Achi and c. F. Peterson.
Ninth Precinct, Honolulu-George r..
Carter and w. ]. Coelho.
Tenth Precinct, Honolulu. L. Kau-
lukou and Enoch Johnson.
At the same meeting resolution was
passed in which the Fifth District set
it's seal of approval upon the choice of
Hon. Samuel Parker as Republican
nominee for delegate to Congress from
the Hawaiian Islands.
No word having been received from
the Executive Committee of the Ter
ritorial Central Committee as to where
the convention was to be held. Fred
Waterhouse moved to proceed to the
election of delegates to the Territorial
convention. Carried.
w. c. Achi moved that two delegates
be selected from each precinct with the
exception of Eva which should have
three, and Koolauloa, one, giving the
district eighteen delegates.
Jas L. Holt moved to amend by Civ
ing the six country precincts one dele
gate each, two delegates from each
city precinct and four delegates at
large. Stewart seconded the amend
ment. Iaukea favored giving each pre-
cinct one delegate and appointing eight
| at large.
Frank Archer was opposed to Iau-
| kea's method. Iaukea's motion was
voted down. Holt withdrew his amend
ment to Achis motion which was ulti-
mately carried.
| II. McCants Stewart moved that
committee of conference be appointed
to ascertain the time and place for
making nominations for senators. The
chair ruled the mover out of order as
the question was not in order. A mo-
tion that the committee proceed with
the nominations of delegates to the con-
vention was carried, and recess given
| for the members present to talk aver
the situation. After recess the nonAna-
| tions as above We're made and upon
motion of Mr.. Stewart committee of
three was appointed to confer with the
committee from the Fourth District to
agree upon the time and place for
nominating candidates for senators,
and also for the public meeting which
is to be held on the evening of the day
the nominations are made. 4. McCants
Stewart, l.. l.. McCandless and Curtis
Iaukea We're appointed by the chair.
A resolution was offered that the
delegates be instructed to cast their
votes for Sam Parker as Congressional
Delegate. Mr.. McCandless took the
floor in opposition to the resolution, be-
lieving the delegates should be given
latitude in the selection of whatever
candidate was to be named.
The following substitute was offered
by Mr.. Stewart and carried.
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
Committee that Hon. Samuel Parker
would make a very strong candidate
for Congress, and that Hon. w. l..
Wilcox of Oahu is an available candi-
date and would make very good can
didate.
In support of the resolution Mr.. Stew
art said that he did not believe in In
structing delegates to vote one way or
another. but thought II perfectly right
for them to express their views.
Mr.. McCabe moved that II was not
the proper time for holding Terri
torial convention in Hilo. The motion
carried.
Mr., Stewart moved the District Com