The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-27
DEMOCRATS
TALK FUSION
Central Committee Has
Meeting.
NO ACTION AS TO PUA
Laughable Error in Regard to c. W.
Booths Nomination is
Explained.

The Democratic central committee
met last evening in their headquarters
at the Progress block. The most impor
tant business transacted was the dis
cussion of fusion with the Independent
party, and the course to be taken as
to Pua, who had sent the COMMITTEES
a letter declining to have his name ap
pear on the Democratic ticket as can
didate for the legislature. Pua's letter
was read before the meeting, and its
contents had a most important bearing
on the action of the committee In sug-
gesting a fusion with the Home Rule
party.
The principal discussion on these sub
jects came from w. a Kinney and Col
Mccarthy They stated emphatically
that with the men now nominated on
the Democratic senatorial and repre-
sentative ticket-some of them bearing
the undeniable stamp of "Indepen-
dent on their foreheads-Pua could
not be kicked out of the Democratic
party, or at least off the ticket. without
tcreating bad feeling among the Inde-
pendents. So Pua was let alone.
One of the most ludicrous features
, of the evenings discussion was that on
the manner in which c. w. Booth came
to be placed on the list of nominees for
representatives.
The chairman explained that the
:. SLATE" of the committee had been made
up prior to the convention of last Mon
: day evening, to be submitted to the
: lr,n inc ffne nd ha ho
! Halter had nrade the selection of names
When the name of Booth was called in
: the committee meeting Mr.. Kinney
: thought Colonel Mccarthy said Booth,
: representative, and the colonel cor
rected him by saying. Senate" Then
! Committeeman McClanaian made a
o similar mistake and got senate and rep
: lresentative mixed
Colonel Mccarthy eventually explain
9 ed the mistake in putting Mr.. Booths
name on the representative ticket. The
names had been dictated to the secre-
tary and he in preparing the type
= written lists, got the names mixed. 1T
d was very simple" explained the gal
liant colonel
= Preliminary to the real business OF
the evening, a letter from the Social
istic Party was read and laid on the
Colonel CornwelI brought up the
question of having ballots printed SINH
lar to those which were gotten out By
the Republican party yesterday. There
was some discussion as to just wha
such printed ballot should be- Thest
are to contain the names of the nomi
nees of the Democratic party, and will
be plainly marked as a campaign doc
ument for distribution among thos
Il whom the Democrats hope to vote thei
q ticket The names are to be arranget
II alphabetically, and have the form O
N one of the Government ballots, whicl
- will be used on election day.
l. This is also to be printed for the edu
= cation of the natives, probably in tn
IT Aloha Alma.
y Colonel Mccarthy also brought up tn
-e lquestion of the Territorial convention
f. to be held by the Democrats for tn
in purpose of nominating a delegate [
Is Congress. He was not positive that tn
Id delegates to the convention elected fror
Dr the other Islands would be present mex
1T Monday evening when 1t was first pre-
le posed to hold the convention. He sal
W word would be received from the othe
n Islands on this point next Saturda,
le If the letters received in Saturday
rs mail are to the effect that the Demo
u Gratis have not held their district cor
e ventions on the other Islands, then
&c is probable that the convention will /
o. held on October s, 1900, or two days be
IN fore the registration lists close.
He would like to hold the conventio
y next Monday evening. October l.
"a IA said, and get the machinery of the PAL
. ~ in full motion. Some one suggeste
'S that the convention should be held
az the Orpheum Theater if there was r
~ show going on at the time.
=. M Col. Cornwell stated that on Maui IN
20 districts were to hold district convention
~ last Monday evening, elect delegates
~ th.. Territorial convention and 10 her
hu m for the convention on October l. Mr.. n,
- Clanahan questioned the Colonel as
=. whether he was certain that on Maui an
~ on Hawaii they had really held distri
-. cclventions.- The Colonel said he was.
IN Col. Cornwell also stated that on Tue
nu T day next he would leave for Maui
IN stump the Island for Democracy. Notl
u !, ing would hinder him from going the
pa pa and If need be he would leave his prox
No in order to carry out his intention
- - The platform of the Democratic par
~ OF Hawaii was discussed, or rather q
- lack of one. Some members suggestt
- - that they should commence it's constru
=. tion at once. The other parties in Il
- field were already provided with pla
- forms. Cornwell stated that u platfor
- - should be made Immediately so to
i the people know what the Democratic pa
81, ty stood for and wanted.
- Fusion was then discussed. Kim,
-, dveit on It. He hae talked with four
' five Republicans about It and the ''pls
OF the Advertiser" Before he finishe
tho letter of declination from Pua VI