The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-05-31


Philadelphia.
c. B. WILSON.
HENRY WATERHOUSE.
r. RYCROFT.
c. p. IAUKEA.
These are the aternates chosen by
the convention to go to Philadelphia.
The Republican Territorial Conven-
tion met at Progress Hall Wednesday
morning. 1t was called to order by
Cecil Brown. Eighty delegates were
present in person or by proxy j. l..
Kaulokou was elected temporary chair
man, and II. L. Holstein temporary
secretary. Committees on permanent
organization and resolutions were ap-
pointed, and the convention then ad-
journed about noon to meet at 1880
o'clock in the evening.
At the evening session the committee
on rules reported in addition to rules
! for the convention, an elaborate plan
for precinct, district and territorial or
ganization. The part of the report re-
! lating to the organization of the party
precipitated a long and acrimonious de-
bate. The entire report was referred
to be translated and printed in Hawaii
an and English.
The temporary chairman was made
! the permanent chairman. E. r. Hen
! dry was elected permanent secretary;
| b. H. Wright, sergeant at arms, and
James H. Boyd, treasurer,
| The report of the committee on reso-
! lutions was then presented by A. G.. NJ.
Robertson, the Hawaiian translation
! being read by c. p. Iaukea. The report
was unanimously adopted.
The convention then elected the dele
gates to the National Convention, and
adjourned to meet at 8 o'clock Thurs
/ day morning.
! At the morning session today, alter
IL. MI ALL
Vention were selected, and a recess was
taken until o'clock
TODAY'S SESSION.
The Republican convention reassem-
bled at $3.50 this morning, a half hour
later than the time announced Secre-
tary E. r. Hendry called the roll and
subsequently read the minutes of the
meetings of yesterday. These We're not
minutes at all but complete steno-
in the conventions. The reading took
4 exactly thirty-fve minutes, during
which many members left the hall and
others paired off in conversation.
A. S. Humphreys, w. c. Achi and
Cecil Brown drew attention to slight
errors in the minutes.
| Before proceeding to business G. NJ.
White said he believed all members
of the convention had done their duty
by the people. He had noticed that
the Advertiser had found a machine"
He proceeded in a humorous strain to
define machine, and denied that there
was any machine.
Mr.. Loebenstein moved for the order
of the day.
The speaker announced that the
copies of the rules would be in between
10 and IL o'clock.
Proceeding to the election of alter
mates to Philadelphia, S. Hookano no.
! mi HanrV WafnrhnIIGa
Brown, r. Rycroft and c. p. Iaukea
Mr.. Hons nominated Waterhouse, Ry-
croft, c. p. Iaukea and G. b. Wilson
Enoch Johnson nominated Waterhouse,
Brown, Rycroft and Wilson. Mr., Gear
nominated Wilson.
The ticket distributed around the
room, from which these names were
taken, read as follows: Hon. II. Wa
terhouse, c. A. Brown, r. Rycroft, C.
b. Wilson.
c. M. White, A. Loebenstein and s..
NJ Kanakanui were appointed tellers
and collected the ballots.
The result of the election was as fol-
lows: c. B. Wilson, "a; Waterhouse.
81; Rycroft, 81; Iaukea, 40; Brown, %;
, Rev. James Davis, l.
Waterhouse, Wilson, Rycroft and Ia
ukea were declared elected.
Cecil Brown moved for a recess to 2
O'Clock, which carried.
EVENING SESSION.
1t was 7:45 last evening when Chair
man Kaulukou raped for order in the
,, Republican Convention in Progress
Hall.
The first thing was a call for reports
Judge Carl s. Smith of Hilo, submitted
a long report on rules and permanent
organization, unanimously signed II
, was recommended that central COM
, mittee of thirty be appointed at once
have pharpa
2 in November; that precincts be at once
5 permanently organized, and thencefortf
proceeded with the details of complete
party organization.
Y w. o. Aiken moved to translate in
= Hawaiian.
Colonel Mcleod moved that II be
translated, printed and distributed.
Mr.. Humphreys believed the report
would deprive Republicans of home
rule. The committee had gone beyond
its powers. The bylaws were as cum,
bersome as the statutes of the United
States In the organization of a party
everything should be simple. The com
mittee had exceeded its powers and th'
speaker would move that the report
be referred back to the committee witt
instructions to strike out everything re-
ferring to precinct and district organi
zation.
Mr.. Loebenstein seconded the motion
of Mr.. Humphreys He felt that the
committee had far exceeded it's duties II
going into matters belonging to th'
Territorial Central Committee.
Mr.. Achi defended the report and
urged it's passage. The report was mad,
q to cover all precinct organizations anC
= to regulate them to-the best possible
advantage.
. Judge Smith arose to explain the re
port. He said that it was the fruit of I
motion made by himself in the work o
d the afternoon, He was not surprised
that Mr. Humphreys had attacked th
report for he had heard that 1t woulC
be knitted TO the heart, The committe
had worked diligently; had consulted
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