Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-12-11
THE REPUBLICANS TALK
ON MUNICIPAL CHARTER
FOR CITY OF HONOLULU
And Resolve TO Let Executive Com
mittse Decide on Course Repub-
licans are to
Follow.

cutive Committee with the district
committees from the Fourth and Filth
districts In the drill shed last night,
was nto very well attended, the cause
undoubtedly being the announcement OF
the arrival OF the Zealandia off port
and the consequent anxiety on the par,
Of business men to get their mail.
When the roll was called, It was found
that there were but twenty Of the men,
bers of the three bodies mentioned,
present.
T. McCants Stewart as chairman pro
TEN, opened the meeting with a few
Introductory remarks, outlining the OBJ
jects Of the meeting J. II. Boyd as
chairman Of the Fourth District com
mittee was called to the platform by
the chairman. J. l.. Kaulukou was
also asked to take his place on the
platform as representing the Fifth
District, Geo. X. Carter not being
present.
| Mr.. Stewart reported that meeting
of the Executive committee had been
held during the morning and that II
had then been decided to allow speak
ers at the meeting in the evening to
speak not longer than ten minutes at
time. unless by consent II was then
thought that the meeting would be
large.
| l.. l.. McCandless was the first speak
er. He was against the Republican
party going In with either the indie
pendents or Democratic parties to form
a charter. The Republican party 5horld
appoint a non-partisan committee to do
this work. Then the Republican mem
bers Of the Legislature would not 10
bound. Neither would the Republican
party be bound. There was no doubt
whatever that the Independent party
already had a charter formed. These
people might get four Democrats Il
side with them and go into the conven-
tion fully prepared to pass the charter
framed by them. The Republicans
would have to stand by this action be-
cause, forsooth, they had consented to
Joint action with the Independent and
Democratic parties.
DR.. Burgess favored joint action
The Independents were in the great
majority in the Legislature and the
Republicans should try to meet theli
party half way. II the party attempted
to down them now they would surely
down the Republicans in the end
Lorrin Andrews started out by say
ing that the party undoubtedly wisheS
to do what was right. He was af"ait
to go In with the Independents. !
campaign had just been passed through
and during this period Of anxiety al
the wrong possible had been ascribe'
to the Republican party by the indie
pendents. II the Republicans wer
to go in freely and frankly with tn
Independents and Democrats and as
sist In the work of charter forming
II there happened to be some objection
able features embodied in this charte
and II the poor man should suffer, tn
accusing finger would again be polnte
!, at the Republican party and 1t won!
be said that these bad results Ia
: come about because the Republican
happened to have a finger in the pi
Why was II that now the Indepei
dents were coming out for the benef
of the Republicans when, during tn
campaign they said all manner of cy
things about them? The Republican
must needs make record, for in tw
years from now, the party would agal
have to come before the people.
Mr.. Andrews was in favor Of nor
partisan charter committee. II theI
was joint action with the Independent
and Democrats, the Republicans migl
run up against an Independent chart'
all ready to be railroaded through.
A. While speaking about a on-partisa
committee, Mr.. Andrews was int
rupted by Mr.. Boyd, who asked hoE
would be possible to get such a con
mittee. Everybody here was a part
san. Mr.. Andrews replied that
meant men not so ardently partisan
Mr.. Boyd and himself-men from 4
different business interests OF the cit
no matter what their political creed.
Mr.. Boyd made a strong appeal 4
joint action. 1t was certainly wrong
suppose that the twelve men appoints
by the Independents to frame chart
= were going to be villains. Where W
the necessity of the Independents a
preaching the Republicans. They &C
n tainly must be acting in good faith I
u they were in the majority and need n
consult any party II not so dispose
Q The Independents had come half wa
The thing to do was to go in togeth
and see to the preparation OF chart
that would work to the best Interests
u all. II the Republicans were to he
aloof now, they would be met by
much heavier snowstorm than they {
Il perienced during the late campaign,
ou DR.. Burgess here made motion