The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-03
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WANTS
CONVENTION
Looks On 1t As a Good
Advertisement.
WHAT THE HERALD SAYS
Town Could Accommodate all Visit
ors and Would Expect to
Make Money.

HILO, Hawaii, August 30.-The Her
aid says: Some of the friends of Hilo
residing in Honolulu are working on a
scheme to have the next Territorial
convention held in Hilo. Just how far
the matter has gone or how the men
letters We're received here last week an
nouncing the fact that the effort would
be made and this statement has been
given out Persons who realize the
benefits of methodist conferences and
Republican conventions are enthusiasts
tic over the matter, others are slowly
awakening. A gentleman who takes an
interest in Hilo and in politics says:
by all means work it up. believe
Hilo is entitled to that much considera-
ton as the second city on the islands.
1t would bring at least 200 strangers to
town and would be of great benefit to
the place aside frd m the financial con-
sideration.
Il know positively that if more of the
Honolulu people come here Hilo would
be better off. There's lot of talk about
Hilo being held back through jealousy.
L know that is not the case-it Is
through ignorance of the true condi-
tions existing here and this ignorance
is nurtured by the officials of the Gov
eminent remaining away and declining
to act upon suggestion of residents who
go down to state the case. i admit the
system is rotten but 1 believe it would
be changed if the Honolulu folks would
make favorable report themselves.
believe Hilo can accommodate all the
delegates and accord them the right
sort of welcome. The Court House is
| large enough / think, and if it is not,
why, Hoolulu pavilion is. 1t seems to
me that the merchants should enthuse
/ over the prospects of having the con-
vention at which will be nominated the
| first delegate to Congress. The adver-
! tisement Will be good one for us, a
good one for the town. Why, only the
other day / was talking to tourist re-
garding the islands and he told me that
| Hilo was absolutely unknown in Call
! ifornia outside half dozen offices. The
/ people have no idea even that it is the
starting point for the volcano trip.
You know how anxious the towns are
| in the State to secure conventions,
I Well, Hilo is just as anxious to secure
! this one if the truth was only known,
and l see no reason, so long as Homo
/ lulu shows half desire, why we should
not have il. If you come down to it
! Hilo has a right to the convention;
| there's nothing in the organic act
which says the convention shall be held
| there at every rattle out or the box
| a centralized Government does not
mean that the conventions cannot be
held anywhere but in Honolulu. We
must have that convention in Hilo even
| if the Kinau has to get in on time to
/ bring the delegates
This opinion is shared by others. The
people feel that Honolulu having had
the first Territorial convention should
be willing to yield the second to Hilo.
1t will be quite as convenient to the
| delegates of the other islands, with the
exception, perhaps, of those from Kau-
| nj. as if they met in Honolulu.
The subject has had the attention of
a few of the citizens to the extent that
|
as the Territorial Committee is believed
to be favorable there is no doubt, unless
! Honolulu should give stronger pull,
that Hilo will get the prize.
ASIATICS AND GOVERNMENT.
Hilo, Hawaii, Sept. IA gentleman
who is prominently identified both with
plantation interests and with all other
matters as well which advance the gen
eral welfare of the Territory, said re-
GENTLY in an interview with represent
tative of the Tribune: You ought to
place emphasis in your paper upon the
proposition: No work on Government
jobs for Chinese or Japanese. Planters
paid to get them here, but of late the
Government has taken many of them
into it's employ, giving them high
wages, and taking them from planta-
lions which had brought them into the
country. The only place or Chinese or
for Japs should be the plantations
Plenty of white people can be gotten
for other work and all can be benefited
by throwing the Asiatics back on the
plantations where they belong. and
whose owners paid to get them here"
ORGANIZATION OF MILITIA.
L
making preliminary arrangements for
the organization of a company of the
National Guard of Hawaii in Hilo has
progressed very favorably, and permits
sion has been obtained from the Gov
eminent for such organization. Major
Pratt of the General Staff arrived by
the kinau for the purpose of swearing
in those who desired to become mem
beFs of such company and holding ar
election of officers
In conversation with a representative
of the Tribune upon the matter Major
Pratt said: THE Government recoS-
nizes such an organization here as q
necessity and is willing to encourage il
IN every way. 1t is hoped that a second
company may also be found, as has
been suggested here. One of the OBJ
Jects OF my visit is to examine the
ground for the location of an arsenal
and drillshed, both of which are needed
though for the present the arsenal viii
probably be in the quarters of the police
department. You require in any case