The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-06-08

was adopted with rush and a ripple OF
lnIplause.
4 nntiye member took the floor and
argued on "a motion that had already
been passed. lie had probably been
asleep during portion Of the proceed
| iugH. His tactics amused the COnvcn.
tion. and he was promptly brought to
time by the chairman.
| lnueprhu, nt Party.
The chairman called for the reports
OF the delegates as to the instructions
they had received from their respective
| districts.
hamal. n delegate from the Fourth
District OF Honolulu, said he was in
| structed to vote for an Independent
party organization, and he was not to
work for either the Republican or
| Democratic party.
w. Mossman, of the sixth precinct,
fifth district, stated first. his people had
instructed him to inform the Conven-
| ton that they were ready to enter the
political field, and second that they
were ready to unite with an Indepen-
dent party that will be formed, and
would not join either of the two great.
er parties now organized.
resolution from Kipahulu, Kaupo,
Maui, was read as follows:
I'VE, the undersigned fit persons for
voting residing in the district of Kipa-
hulu, Kaupo, Maui, do hereby state
that we are not Democrats or Repub-
| llcans, but belong to an Independent
party" The resolution was signed by
seventy-one persons.
Another resolution was read by Ka-
mai: Resolved, that the undersigned
members of the Hui Kalaiaina and Hui
Aloha Alma of Kipahulu, eligible men,
bers for balloting, do hereby declare
that we will not become Republicans or
Democrats, but will be Independent
Thirtysix names were appended.
j. Il. Leleiwa of Waimea, Kauai, stat
ed that he was not instructed to do
anything at the Convention except to
watch" and whatever the Convention
does he will report to his constituents
who will act upon the matter. He was
also instructed to make a report for the
Koolau district. He was president OF
five clubs of the Kalaiaina Society and
they had instructed him in the same
manner They do not want to become
Republicans or Democrats, but what
ever the Convention decides upon they
will take up and carry forward.
Delegate after delegate came for
ward with the same report-none were
instructed to affiliate with the other
parties. but to form Home Rule party
of their own.
WHAT the Woman Said.
The woman delegate from Koolau,
kaulupaloao by name, made fine ad-
dress on the duties of the women in the
local political field. She had been Sc
lected to represent her people and to
watch and support the husbands who
were there in the Convention. The
women should not keep in the back
ground, but should press their hus-
bands on to what was right. The weak
er sex was deprived of the right of vot-
ing, but they could help the men by
their actions and thoughts. You have
heard the reports of the other delegate
of the district of Koolau," she said.
The women of the Patriotic League
have sent their aloha to you, gentle
men of the Convention, and are with
you"
An eX-soldier eX-polceman, ex-cus-
| toms house guard, and ex-other things
| under the Republic of Hawaii, and
representing a precinct of the fourth
district stated his instructions were
| similar to those already given. j. Holo-
ua, tenth precinct, fifth district, ditto
One man from Molokai had not yet re-
ceived his instructions, but knew his
constituents were of the same thought
as the Convention.
| The chairman then asked: What is
the party of the Hawaiians for the fu-
ture? Is 1t Democratic, Republican or
| independents? Some one in the audi
ence shouted independent"
A resolution was introduced as fol-
lows: Moved that the Hawaiians
| should stand as an Independent or
Home Rule Party" 1t was carried
unanimously. and the new party polite
| took its place in the local political field.
The chairman instructed the dele
gates in regard to the coming election
| in November and the matter was fully
discussed. The chair further exacted a
promise of the delegates present in the
following language: will you as Ha-
waiians unanimously enter into any
election that may be held, whether in
November or In q special election which
may be called by the Governor, stand
together at the election and enter the
campaign as Independents" The dele
gates raised their right hands. 1t was
carried unanimously.
Meet Saturday Night.
j. X. Kaulia then called attention to
the proposed mass meeting for Satur-
day night next at the drill shed. He
said they would hold the meeting out
side where all the people of Honolulu
could congregate, and if necessary he
would hold his hand toward the moon
with the request that 1t stand in it's
place while the meeting was in prog
ress.
1t was finally arranged that the mass
meeting be held on the night proposed
at o'clock. A large platform will be
erected outside the drill shed, in the
open air.
The meeting then adjourned to 1OI
tious and thought that the meeting
should be held inside the shed accord
ing to custom. He was voted down.
The meeting then adjourned to l0I
o'clock this morning.
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