The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-29
Democrats Make
The Best OF
Middle.
CHOOSE ONLY WAY
OUT OF QUANDARY
Almost Forced to Change the
Date Of the Convention
Here.

IL looked for a time yesterday as if the
Democrats would have to change the
date of their convention, and there was
much hurrying to and fro among the
faithful until a way to solve the diff
Guilty was found.
1t all came about through an an
nouncement from Henry E. Cooper,
Secretary of the Territory. In looking
up the election law ne came across a
provision whereby it was made plain
that every candidate for the office of
delegate must file certificate of NOM
ination signed by at least twenty-five
qualified voters. and pay into the hands
Of the Secretary the sum of s25 for
election expenses. This nomination
must be filed at least thirty days be-
fore the date of the election.
Now the date of the coming election
Is November 2. and the Democratic
Territorial Convention will not take
place until October Sth, and Il appeared
as though II would be necessary to set
the convention two or three days ahead
OF the original date fixed IL the delegate
who was nominated on that date would
have a chance. to file his certificate.
But this the Democrats disliked to do
and when the notice was served on
them by Secretary Cooper that he
would not accept any nomination after
DCtnhpr hat in,
meeting OF the Democratic Central
Committee was hastily summoned and
there some bright member suggested
that IL would not be necessary to
change the date. 1t was practically
certain that but one name would be
suggested as candidate for delegate,
and that the fortunate man would be
Prince David.
80 you see." said this bright men,
ber, "all we have to do Is to find twen-
ty-five good Democrats who will sign
a certificate of nomination and then If
we can rake up s25 we can send this
nomination of Prince David in to Sec
retary Cooper and when we have the
convention we can simply ratify this
nomination"
IL Is very simple, after all, although
II seemed as though 1t was putting
rather a damper on the hoped-for en-
thusiasm of the coming convention, but
IL was impossible to change the date of
the convention, so this seemed the SIM
plest way out Of IL.
AS the Republicans have already
nominated Sam Parker all that will be
necessary under the new ruling will be
a nomination certificate and a deposit
of SIS.
a similar course to that pursued by
the Democrats will in all likelihood be
followed by the Independents. They
have not held any convention as yet
save the little itinerant convention OF
three which Wilcox and Kaulia and
Kalauokalani have dragged around the
Islands.
Bob Wilcox. the self-appointed, self
nominated candidate for Congress oi
the Independent party. will only have
TO follow the scheme of the Democrats
and get n certificate signed by few
of his friends and present IL together
with the twenty-five dollars.
The Democrats will open headquar.
ters on Monday over the Kapiolani Es-
tate's office on Kaahumanu street. This
saves paying rent as Prince David, the
nominee on the Bryan ticket, generous
ly permits his constituents to occupy
the old place gratis.
IL Is not much for looks but perhap:
may be cool. The walls are shaky-no
dangerously so-and the plaster ha!
strewn the floor. A fat man like Davit
shakes the building when he walks ant
sam Parker would be foolish to risl
his life there. However the Demmyi
are going to fix up the rooms and MAKE
them bright and attractive. A refrig
orator will be moved in at once.
J. NJ. Sims will probably be the Eng
: lish secretary at the headquarters. HI
! will arrive next Sunday from the Gar
den Isle which he will represent as {
delegate to the Territorial Convention
> There will also be a secretary wh'
r speaks Hawaiian but he has not beei
selected as yet. There is now a grea
? putting of heads together for the draw
ing of the Democratic platform ant
much oil is burned in the task.
A.