The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-02-21

QUINN AND
TESLA FUSS
Both on Independent
Commission For
Charter.

Chairman TeSta OF the lHuepehocae
Charter Commission and j. Z. QUINN
one OF the members, crossed words IN
tie commissions meeting last night al
Foster Hall. Words were banded pc
tween the two men, the big chairman
shook his fist in the face OF the mack
man and demanded that the latter
make no insinuationS against the per-
sonnet of the commission or the lnde-
pendent. party and the Independent
legislators. The wrangle continued un-
til Tesla suddenly arose, picked up his
soft felt hat and a derby hat and With
out excusing himself to the members,
said as he went out Of the door: II
you think that 1 am at the head OF an
Independent party organization you
are mistaken. This is non-partisan
body and 1 consented to act only on
such a commission.
A profound silence stole over the
commission until Quinn moved that
Larry Dee be appointed chairman pro
| TEN. This was done and the work
went on.
| The entire difficulty arose over
section IN the municipal charter pro-
iyiding that the first councilman be ap-
pointed by the Legislature. Quinn OBJ
jected to this. He thought the lnde-
penuent party should start out right
and elect it's councilmen. Chairman
Testa's eyes blaZed when he heard
| this statement. This is not the INDIE
pendent party, Mr.. Quinn. l want you
to understand this is a strictly non
partisan commission. / was not ap-
pointed by. the executive committee OF
the Independent party. They asked
my consent to serve on non-partisan
commission only and | accepted.
.Why, certainly this is an Indepen-
dent commission. I have thought SO
all along. l say the Independent leg
lislators should not appoint the first
lcouncil. They might choose bad men,
said Quinn.
Don't you cast any insinuations at
the Legislature, Mr.. Quinn; don't you
do it," exclaimed the now angry Tesla
This charter will not go to the execu-
tive committee of the Independent par
ty 1t will go direct to the Legislature.
And don't you deal In any personalities,
either."
Il am not talking to Mr.. Testa-l
don't have anything to do with him,
retorted Quinn This is an Indepen-
dent organization. You know it"
at is not, / say. If this commission
lis to be considered so, I quit right now
and here" And he left.
Tesla had blazed up once before wher
illusions were made to the appointive
power of the present Legislature.
why" said he, you will have then
appointing a lot of ignorant Kanaka!
who can't talk English to the citl
council. No. sir, it won't do. See wha
l. Ia of in the .ppiS
lature today, when half of then
couldn't speak a word of English. I
was the laughing stock of the town."
II At the commencement of the discus
sion over the waras, Quinn said n
wanted the charter framed SO the indie
I pendents would have a "dead mora
1 cfnch" in the elections He wanted i
a fixed so that "an element of Mr..
] G.'s and Mr. Republicans wouIu get thu
worst of it at the Royal school, sait
9 Quinn. eff we take in Kewalo ant
/ Kakaako we've got them worsted.
3 we are going to make these wards LEI
us do it to our advantage, not to oul
t detriment If you follow my plan wei
have dead cinch."
n He said his idea was from an Inde
pendent standpoint to SO arrange tn
have no show of being defeated. TIL
commission passed motion that in
stead of having the Legislature ap
= point the councilmen they are to b
regularly elected, five for one year ant
/ six for two years. Ward l is to hav
three councilmen; ward 2, two; war;
8, two; ward 4, two; ward 0, two
making II in all.
An attempt was made to have eleVel
IS wards instead of five, but the motto
q was lost The area covered takes /
e Moanalua, Waialae and the Tantalu
6 and Koolau ridge, leeward wide.
:, AS the commission adjourned, ex
70 Chairman Tesla doomed up in the dark
" ness at the foot of the stairs, and as n
mounted to the hall he remarked tina
he had left something behind" II
was returning the hat he had taken b
mistake.