The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1900-06-01
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
Beginning of Long Debate on Rules
Committee Report.

Committee Report.
The convention was called 10 orde,
at ais for its afternoon session. Curtis
laukea of the Fifth District, elected al
the morning session as an alternate del
egate to the National convention al
Philadelphia, aros to request that
some other delegate be chosen in his
place, as 1t wauld be absolutely ,mpos-
sible for him to represent the Republi-
cans of Hawaii at the convention.
G. M. White arose to speak and to
present motion. Cries of "Sit down"
greeted him, and the chair ruled him
out of order. as there was motion be-
fore the house. White did sit down, but
got up a moment later with his hat in
hand. He walked toward the door. but
cL lnged his mind and sat down among
tie spectators. Secretary Hendry went
to him and spoke quietly and led him to
the chairman, who said lew whisper
ed words, and the angered member
from the Fourth District retook his
seat among the delegates.
The secretary then read the report of
tle committee on rules and regulations,
section by section. Objections were
maue as to the time set in the report
as to the November primaries. A dele
gate said he did not believe In naming
a central committee, but should leave
the matter to the convention which met
then. Robertson said his sentiments
agreed with the statement made. The
meeting of convention in November
would be for the purpose of nominating
delegate to Congress, and the con-
vantjnn Of
central committee.
Question OF When.
"A. V. Gear stated that in a nutshell
the situation was to choose a delegate.
If the Republicans wanted to take part
in the coming fall election, they would
have to have convention to nominate
their delegate. 1t was simply a Ques-
ton OF whether the convention in Dc |
tober Or November should choose it's |
delegate or whether the present con-
vention should choose a Territorial |
committee which would continue to |
hold until after that election, and be
the organization to appoint the dele
gate. He thought it better for the con-
vention convened in November to re-
nominate Territorial committee and
nominate the Congressional delegate.
The Republican ranks by fall would
probably be increased, and all should
have chance then to say who shall be
the delegate.
An amendment to the opening para
graph was amended to read until their
successors are appointed or qualified"
making the paragraph read as follows:
That such committee shall be en-
powered to cali ali necessary primaries
md conventions, and to otherwise regu-
ate the affairs of the Republican party
lnul their successors are appointed or
Qualified" I
1t was suggested that ii would not be /
necessary for him to resign his po- !
sition, as he could give mis- proxy to
mother delegate. II
Loebenstein Dramatic. i
Cecil Brown then moved that Article i
be taken up section by section. He >
tated the committee had been critics. $
d for having exceeded its authority. !
.oebenstein stated that when he !,
asst his vote for the selection OF the u
ON rules 1t would be solely
Or the purposes of formulating rules
nd mode of procedure for the general
onduct of the affairs OF the convention. o
nd that they would cease at the con- C
fusion of the convention. He did not h
link single Republican of the con-
ention would consider for a moment v
n attempt to have foisted upon him a p
eport as proposed to pass the conven- h