The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-07

The motion was put and carried
promptly, but at once TWO or three dele
gates jumped to their feet and wanted
the floor at the same time. One Of
them protested against the Executivel
Committees being mixed with the Con-
vention as in the two Societies there
were thirty executive members, which,
was characterized as strong enough to |
swamp the rest of the delegates. if al
lowed to vote. After a somewhat ex-
citing debate the mover of the resolu- |
tion withdrew his motion and the ex-
citement calmed down. A member stat
ed that il the Convention intended to Il
sit around month arguing he was a |
good hand at the business, and if neces-
sary he could keep the Convention at
standstill until everybody got tired.
He thought they could settle the whole
matter by putting it to vote without
further delay.
The resolution with the amendment
prohibiting the Executive Committees
of the two societies from voting, was
carried with a generous majority.
Geo. Markham introduced the follow
ing resolution:
THAT Robert w. Wilcox and j. K.
Kaulia be made speakers Of the Con-
vention without the privilege of vot-
| ing
| kaulia stated he was a member Of the
Aloha Alma executive committee and
therefore was not entitled to vote any
| how. Mr.. Keola stated that Wilcox
having been a delegate for the societies
| to Washington still held the privilege
of taking part in the proceedings of the
convention as a delegate with the full
privilege of voting. Another member
retorted that the title which Wilcox
held did not entitle him to the privilege
of being on the floor of the Convention
| as an active member.
Mr.. Mahoe stated that nothing had
been done with the report rendered at
i the morning session by Robert Wilcox
| and moved its adoption. The report
was adopted with q rush and ripple of
applause.
A native member took the floor and
| argued on a motion that had already
been passed. He had probably been
asleep during a portion of the proceed
ings. His tactics amused the Conyen,
ton. and he was promptly brought to
I time by the chairman.
i Independent Party.
The chairman called for the reports
of the delegates as to the instructions
they had received from their respective
districts.
n kamai, a delegate from the Fourth
District of Honolulu, said he was in.
structed to vote for an Independent
party organization, and he was not tt
work for either the Republican OIL
Democratic party.
w. Mossman, of the sixth precinct
fifth district. stated first, his people hat
instructed him to inform the Conven
tion that they were ready to enter tn
' political field, and second that the.
We're ready to unite with an Indepen
\ dent party that will be formed, an,
t would not join either of the two great
: er parties now organized.
:. A resolution from Kipahulu Kaupe
e Maui, was read as follows:
B. I'VE, the undersigned fit persons 70
o voting, residing in the district of Kipa
hulu, Kaupo, Maui, do hereby stat
that we are not Democrats or Repuh
lcans, but belong to an Independen
party" The resolution was signed b
seventy-one persons.
IL Another resolution was read by Ke
mai: Resolved, that the undersigne
members of the Hui Kalaiaina and HI
f. Aloha Alma of Kipahulu, eligible men
bers for balloting, do hereby declal
> that we will not become Republicans
IN Democrats, but will be Independent
ne Thirty-six names were appended.
al j. p. Leleiwa of Waimea, Kauai, sta
ed tina he was not instructed to
d anything at the Convention except
ey watch" and whatever the Conventit
x does he will report to his constituen
or who will act upon the. matter. He W
also instructed to make a report for t
o. Koolau district. He was president
n five clubs of the Kalaiaina Society al
D. they had instructed him in the sar
n manner. They do not want to becoI
al Republicans or Democrats, but wha
pt ever the Convention decides upon tn
al will take up and carry forward
N. Delegate after delegate came fl
ia' ward with the same report-none we
w instructed to affiliate with the otf
parties. but to form Home Rule par
om of their own.
Ire
on What the Woman Said
80 The woman delegate from Kool;
of Kaulupaloao by name, made a fine {
mt dress on the duties of the women in
ish local political field. She had been
ul- lected to represent her people and
ms watch and support the husbands "
the We're there in the Convention. ]
ent women should not keep in the ba'
We ground. but should press their h
an bands on to what was right. The we;
er sex was deprived of the right of v
ap- ing, but they could help the men
Id | their '.YOll h: