The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-09-24
JURY YCOMMSSONNAMEDD DOESNOT Want COUNTIES
KAUAI DECLARES ITSELF AT
LIHUE.
Nominated Four Candidates for Two
Positions as Representative-One rea-
son Suggested for This Action.

LIHUE, September 2O-Kauai is evil
IDENTIFY not strongly in favor of county
and municipal government. The Citi-
Zens' Home Rule Party convention
which met here to nominate legislative
candidates refused to adopt a resolution
pledging the party and its candidates
to It.
The resolution was introduced by M.
IF. Prosser. The principal speech made
against it was by Judge ]. H. K. Kaiwi
| in the course of which he took occasion
to tell Prosser that he was a malahini
| and didn't know anything about the
political or governmental needs of
Kauai.
The convention was called as a con-
lvention of all Kauai citizens irrespec-
tive of party politics. The Democrats
and native Independents, however, for
the most part. refrained from partici-
pating in it. The convention was orga-
nized with w. H. Rice chairman and
H. D. Wishard secretary. The first bu-
siness was the selection of candidates
to represent Kauai in the senate. The
selection was by ballot. The result was
W. II. Rice, SO votes; G.. N. Wilcox, 80;
S. X. Kaeo, g. Rice and Wilcox were
declared the nominees. Nominations
for representatives were then made, the
| voting resulting as follows: Robert
Waialeale, Koloa, 81 votes Rev. Samuel
Kali, Hanalei, 81; s. w. Wilcox, Lihue,
| 23; S. X Kaeo Lihue, 10: William ].
| Sheldon, Waimea, Is; A. f. Knudsen,
| Kekaha. IA; Alexander NJ. McBryde,
Koloa IL; Walter d. McBryde, Koloa,
s; j. II. X. Kaiwi, Lihue, 8; and M. Ku-
nikawailua, 3.
The vote stood for delegate to con-
| gress; Samuel Parker 19; w. H. Rice,
| Jr., 12; r. w. Wilcox, A. D. p. r. Isen-
berg, 8; Robert w. Wilcox 3.
The nominees of the convention there
fore are:
For Delegate to Congress,
SAMUEL PARKER.
For Senator'S
w. II. RICE, Lihue,
G. N. WILCOX, Lihue.
For Representatives,
ROBERT WAIALEALE, Koloa,
REV. SAMUEL KALI, Hanalei.
S. w. WILCOX, Lihue.
S. K. KAEO, Lihue.
w. H. Rice and G. N. Wilcox are
wealthy land owners, stockmen and su-
gar planters, who We're in the senate IN
the last legislature besides having fire.
quently held legislative and admipts-
trative office. Robert Waialeale has
been deputy sheriff for a long time un-
! til 5tst now, when he has been removed
and W. w. Bergan appointed in his
| place. Rev. Samuel Kali is the pastor
| of native church at Hanalei. S. w.
Wilcox is a capitalist of Lihue, one of
! the members of the wealthy wilcox
| family. S. X. Kaeo, is an attorney at
| Lihue and was member of the last le-
| gislature.
When d. P. r. Isenberg was named In
| the convention for delegate to congress
there was much enthusiasm and it is
| believed he would have been nominated
| had not A. S. Wilcox appealed to the
| convention to nominate Parker, urging
| especially that Hawaii ought to be re-
presented by a Hawaiian AS it was,
| however, w. H Rice, Jr., got twelve
votes all native votes it is said, to Par
kers 10.
After the conclusion of the business
| of the convention John f. Bush and ].
| M. Sims of the Democratic party were
| invited to address the convention John
e. Bush spoke particularly of the appli-
cation and relation of national political
| parties to our territorial conditions. ].
NJ. Sims made comparison of the prin-
| ciples of the different party platforms
Both speakers were well received, and
both created considerable enthusiasm
especially among the native Hawaiians.
| On the evening of September 20, a
luau was given by Rev. Kaili one of the
nominees of the convention in honor OF
the Democratic speakers.