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

say, cannot sustain IL, Isoo-
hasss vi this aisle the faces OF ~ 81 oo.h
hav supported me in matters ,., wno
adsras some before this convention
Low you each, gentlemen 90 o..
tba oon, any one of you have come -
cInsio ',usion, or can come To the o., ~
,hta before the vote Is taken 80 -
gnidoa mater that you have been -
1nast., mat this report takes awav
an, suffrage, that this -enort -
10 "ay, shape or ma.her. is CONT,
n,,bi, e principles of right or TO the D.
conrn party, l ask you 70 have tn
hacL OF your convictions and ao
haIta, on TINS report; and IL he does no,t
no. 80 u 10 be right and Just and will
o., support me in my vote. I shall Low.
Sa ou more than IL you vote with me h,
sSs,ns ! support you because n "a con-
,s'ent 10 do so, but don't think vo,,
"e ,'snt l will state to Won nIainI,,
- .ersely as l can the manner IN
WHOA THIS report was handed 70 me -
smiths n est Statement
smith then proceeded IN ,op
cana - VINO was not a delegate
IN tbo nih with matters OF interest
sJdo.o, iosement and which were CON
tio, III the report. None of the gen
g. IN vi the committee could have
sorr s tne Work In less than twenty
givar ou T mad not assistance been
80, iney got their information
r,aaa ee'er sources were at com
n ,vna.t.e gentlemen in question had
. yypeWrltten formulated plan OF Or
b. "a on paper, and this was used
~. "e eonmittee in making ND ITS re-
\, 80 LOT Hed the basis of the report
cbinnas 'uo oiock out OF which was
snIppeu the statue. 81 cannot snaoI,
oi,tno .nan one member OF that com
smith but / say / was not nledosd 80
one interrogation point or commo
When that report was handed IN 20 .ha
committee. i am not prepared 10 e,ato
MA. was the conversation hetwaan
mr. humphreys and the gentleman 70
.u 10 who assisted In the nrenara-
sion OF the report. don't know what
passeu between them, and therefore /
am an not prepared to contradict what NJ
humphreys has stated as to that con
y, Sation. want to say to Won that
u Inat Is machine politics. then T an,
sunty OF the charge. Gentlemen. there
- no secret about the way this rsport
vas prepared. i have the Courage NJ,
my convictions. / believe this renort
70 good one. IL does not deprive any
man IN the hawaiian Islands NJ his
manhood suffrage" MS
Report Not Favored.
General applause followed Indigo
omlth 3 able defense of his noeitio1
cecil Brown also took part in the gen
eral debate and denied the statement
that machine politics were responsihIe
TOT the report. Until the eommittee
met ne did not know that such a docu-
ment as was handed in was in exist-
ence. On mature elaboration there
were some things he had come TO dis
IKE In the report, one OF them beinq
the restriction OF privileges of the voter.
ana 10 which his attention had been
called by Mr.. Humphreys. He recon-
mended striking out the article.
Delegate Mcleod stated that as the
was about to select a central
who will have charge of the
convention that dominates a delegate
To Congress, he moved that the report
be left to the central committee to take
whatever action they deemed advisable.
Judge Smith raised a point of order.
and asked for the original motion. The
chair sustained Mr.. Smith.
Several lengthy speeches in Hawaiian
and the English languages were deliv-
cred, and finally the motion to lay the
article on the table was put to a vote
and was lost.
Judge Smith then asked that IL be
read section by section. Lowrie object
ell to remaining in Honolulu with the
until Christmas time. A
motion to this effect was carried.
After four sections had been passed
a motion was made to adjourn until
Z 30 y. m, which prevailed.