Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-02
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

was that the committee should regu-
late party affairs until their success
ors are appointed and qualified"
Mr.. Humphreys moved to eliminate
everything in the next recommended
ton after the words, THAT precinct
clubs be organized in each election pre-
cinct in the Territory of Hawaii" Lost
Mr.. Robertson moved to strike out
the words in quotation below making
the club the regular Republican organ
ixation in each election precinct for
the next campaign, and until after the
November election" Lost.
Mr.. White moved grammatical cor
rection, with which the paragraph
passed.
Mr.. Robertson moved to strike out
the next paragraph providing for the
holding Of new primaries between the
LIST and 10th days Of December, 1900. rs
1t would be impossible to create due
popular interest in primaries when no
election was within near prospect.
c. s. Smith claimed that as Mr..
Robertson had been over-ruled by the
convention on the preceding para
objection to this paragraph.
IlOub OUJcCteu " tut
tees attempting to overawe the con-
vention. Because seven men had sign
ed this report was no reason why the
convention should swallow 1t whole
Mr.. Smith denied the charge.
w. G. Achi considered the provision
q good one, arguing that the keeping
up Of permanent organization was most
desirable.
8. l.. Desha deprecated striking ont
provisions that might be useful in
guiding the people of the country.
Mr.. Gear moved to strike out the
time for calling new primaries, leaving
the time to be fixed by the Territorial
Committee. He did SO in the interest
OF pure politics, as 1t would be harmful
to have primaries when there was no
public interest.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Robertson both
accepted the amendment and the para
graph passed as amended.
Rules and regulations of the Republi.
can party in the Territory of Hawaii,
as submitted by the committee, were
now reached.
Article I contained IL sections, the
subject being Precinct Clubs"
ticle on the table, for the reasons he
had formerly given.
Mr.. Humphreys seconded the motion.
The first three articles contained all
the elements that went to form a poll.
teal machine. That report was not
written by any member of the COM
mittee. 1t was written at least one
week ago under the direction Of a po-
litical machine In Honolulu. Upon his
professional honor he asserted that the
combined Hawaiian Bar could not have
prepared that report within twenty.
four hours. While the committee
might have made some immaterial al
terations in the report, 1t had absolute
ly nothing whatever to do with It's
preparation. And, further, he chal-
lenged anyone to deny that the report
was prepared by an element that, with
in the past two weeks, had been repu-
dated by a majority of the Republicans
of Honolulu at the polls. Last night
the man who wrote that report admit
ted to him he had done SO. and when
the speaker asked him why he put In 1t
that members must be enrolled Is days
beforehand to vote at the primaries.
His answer had been: Because II you
don't have that provision, the native
Hawaiians could come In and swamp
you. The natives and Portuguese
would control the Republican party.
Mr.. Cecil Brown was represented last
night as having been sponsor for this
report. Now Mr.. Brown had told him
that he was not in favor Of the Is days
requirement.
Mr.. Brown rose to make the correc-
ton that 1t was through his objection
that the time was changed from 30 to
Is days.
Mr.. Humphreys was commenting on
this statement as making the matter
twice as bad for the committee, when
Mr.. Achi raised the point of order that
the 15-day clause was not in the arti-
Gle under present consideration. The
chairman sustained the point, when Mr..
Humphreys proceeded. In England
was an aristocracy of birth. Hero In
Hawaii was an aristocracy of wealth.
He implored them not to put price
of wealth on the franchise. The au-
thor Of the report had told him that
the Hawaiians were further to be re-
strained by high dues in the club. The
United States Government had made
made them American citizens, but II
was sought to make that priceless
privilege dependent upon their be-
longing to four by five precinct cluD.
Jesus had said that not everyone who
said Lord, Lord" was entitled to the
kingdom of heaven And ii was not
everybody who demanded fair play on
the floor OF this convention who want
ed to carry 1t out. He asked the Ha-
waiians present not to allow their con-
fiding and generous natures to be i'm
posed upon by INSCRIPTIONS schemers
for depriving them of the sacred rights
of American citizens.
Carl s. Smith, interpreted by Mr..
Desha, spoke to q question of privilege.
He wished to congratulate the conven-