The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-03

--.ch' III We are going to keep IN touch
with everybody, this is the way to do
IT, or In some way like that
Andrews speech was warmly greet
ed. Good! Goodl' shouted a hun
dred. A. G. NJ. Robertson favored the
twenty-one committee plan. He
said:
1t seems TO me we are hearing a
great deal of trouble. The resolution
/ calls for the adoption of the Republi-
can party principles once and for all.
IL calls for the appointment of TWEEN
ty-one men. The committee shall pre-
pare plan of action whereby the Ter
/ rltorial convention will be held and
they will-then arrange for the perma-
nent organization of the Republican
party in Hawaii. The ball must be
started rolling some time. We won't
get Republican party started here
snort OF doomsday If we keep on like
this"
Chairman Brown said, II believe
the resolution is right and in order. Ii
you think the proper committee
(Cries of Question: Question:
AT this juncture Abram S. Hum
phreys, who had not been seen since
leaving the hall before the meeting
was opened, mounted the stage, filled
with a desire to enlighten the audi
ence. His ear had caught the rum
blings of opposition to the ready-made
plan OF the promoters Of the mass
meeting, and his eye glistened with an
idea. His pent-up oratory was detain-
ed a moment until he was sighted by
the chairman, and then it rolled forth
sonorously. He said:
Mr.. Chairman, Messrs. Vice-Presi-
dents and fellow citizens: / shall not
detaln you long. | desire at the outset
OF my remarks to say that / am proud
and honored to be here tonight at the
organization of the Republican Party
or Hawaii. Not only am | glad to be
here with such a glorious future open
ing before it. but | am glad to have the
opportunity to express my opinion with
referanee to the resolution which has
been put before you. We have had
representation enough. I believe that
now is the accepted time to complete
the organization of the itepublican Par
ty here. and to vote upon the resolution
Just read to us. We have as presiding
officer tonight, man whom we all
honor. whom we all respect, and @ man
wnom you would trust with your
money, your character and your honor
Is there any objection to the resolution
which does not arise from
some Interior and some SIMS
ter motive? Is there any OBJ
lection to ccnfding this resolution to
this gentleman of high standing? | ask
you IL there Is any objection to confid-
ing 10 him the power which is conferred
upon him by the resolution? What is
the objection? What possible objection
can there be in permitting the Chair
man of this meeting TO appoint twenty
one party Republicans? What can
there be in objecting to -? Now then,
| submit that this resolution is per-
fectly fair, and it is not vesting in the
Chairman any greater power than is
ordinarily conferred upon any chair
man. This is general mass meeting.
1t Is united meeting of the Republican
Party OF Hawaii That committee must
be given plenary power to organize the
Republican Party. l thank you ALL"
Chairman Brown read the resolution
again with the amendment Of Lorrin
Andrews, the latter explaining his
meaning just before it was read.
). NJ. Ballou interposed here, He
said: Il simply want to give my I'M
Outstanding of the resolution because
| think that an understanding on all
hands will wind the matter up. AS I
understand it, what we are ultimately
seeking after is to .elect a permanent
Territorial committee of the Republi-
can party, and at the same time to
eject the delegate for the coming Re
publican convention in Philadelphia.
| understand by that resolution a COM
mittee Of twenty-one was to be ap-
pointed by the chair, and they were to
a
held in Honolulu, and simply make ar
rangements for what we would in the
States call primaries They are to
correspond with the Republicans on
the other Islands, that they may hold
their primaries and elect their dele
gates to this convention in Honolulu.
The number Of members to the conven-
ton is fixed at thirty persons, which is
the number which the bill gives us for
the Hawaiian House of Representa-
tives. It seems to me there is abso-
lutely nothing in the power of the tenn
porary organization committee which
can alarm the most suspicious. There
Is no niger in the woodpile.' II seems
to me as we are to send a delegate to
Philadelphia in June there is no use
waiting. In brief, this is simply to
arrange the dates for the primaries
and every man will have vote in
these primaries
Lori'in Andrews asked who was go
ing to vote in these primaries, bit be-
fore an answer could be given. J. H.
Fisher said: THE usual custom of
forming political parties in the States
Is to first form ward clubs, and |
think this committee should go to
work that way. Then those who de-
sire to affiliate with the party can sign
the rolls. and all those who sign the.
rolls will vote"
Chairman Brown said, Il wish to
state that / hold in my hand a list of
all those who have affiliated or declar-
ed themselves to be with the Republic
can party and / think they would be,
under the committee of twenty-one, au-
thoriZed to vote at any election that
may be held here. | don't believe that
any person on this Island who has not
declared himself on these lists should
be allowed to vote in a question Of this
kind"
T. McCants Stewart began TO get very
busy here. He made a small speech
from his seat that put the meeting in
good humor at once and won him up