The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-19

Half a dozen members had reached
for their hats To go when Geo. w.
Smith. as member OF the committee
on plan and scope OF the work Of the
committee OF thirty" arose aud
sprung the only thing To Jar the rou-
tine OF the meeting. He said Il was a
matter OF comment In the press and on
the street that the Republican charter
committee had been appointed TO OBJ
struct and not 10 facilitate municipal
government and he wanted an express
sion as 90 which plan was To be pur-
sued.
Chairman Fisher remarked in pass
ing that the press did ndssappoint the
charter committee but thv Republican
party.
| Geo. Davis said the people demanded
change from the present centralized
government and he for one was there
for work and earnest work or he would
resign.
| r. McCants Stewart said he failed to
see Mr.. Smiths point. He could not
see how grinding out n good charter
Would obstruct municipal government
lie then moved that the members of
the executive committee Of the party
be permitted To attend the meetings Of
the charter committee and enter into
4 the discussions but not to vote. Col.
Boyd seconded II and after "a remark
by George Davis to the effect that Mr..
Cooke. who was the only member pres
ent. would then be In the same position
as Delegate Wilcox. the motion passed.
W. q. smith interrupted another
half made motion to adjourn by stating
that he had urged a special session of
the Legislature last summer To pass
upon two questions. one was the fire
lClaims from the burning Of Chinatown
and the other the appointment of a
lCharter commission by the Legislature
To prepare n charter To report at the
, regular session. He said the coming
session of the Legislature would be a
very busy one. and even II the Gov
ernor extended its duration to its full
eriy handle these two matters. The
result would be either hasty and ILL
considered legislation or no Legislation
: for another two years.
. lie said u was like n girl getting mar
|, ried a good husband was very nice
but N she got bad one her last state
was worse than her former. He hac
very reluctantly accepted place or
! the charter committee because 10 die
7 not have the effect Of n legislative com
Z mission. lie considered the work Of tn,
= Republican charter committee TO b'
a
would not remain on the charter com
mlttee II u was Intended TO play will
the question. lie said a charter of AM
= other city was not necessarily good fol
, Honolulu any. more than a suit o
/. lclothes ordered I'm London would b
J: LIKELY to NJ n Honolulu customer. III
I. knew California cities which wishe,
they had no charter. He favored M
charter rather than n poor one.
lie thought the results Of the labor
'of these earnest men. however. woul'
I have great weight with the Legisla
/ ture In closing Mr.. Smith again re
. marked. II am here for earnest worl
\ Tor would not be here at all"
After q. r. Cooke had declared tn
'ine.ntions % the executive COMMITTEE
; 20 be simply 20 obey the will OF tn
\ party. q. W. Smith said w o. smith
statements answered his question as &
n the purpose of organizing the Commit
A tee of Thirty"
n J. T.. Kaulukou arose 90 light his ci
: var and incidentally remarked that h
= thought municipal government wa
= premature at present.
u Again the spirit moved somebody Z
q make the motion which parliamentar
law says rs always In order"-to ad