The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-11
REPUBLICANS
WILL MEET
More Members for
the Executive
Body.

| The Republican Territorial Central
Committee has been called together by
Chairman H. P. Baldwin, for the pllr-
pose of considering what may be done
to make it possible to have quorum OF
the Executive Committee resident III
this city all the time.
| The call has been placed in the hands
of Secretary Hendry and will be sent
out at once. The date set for the meet
! ing of the committee is October 18th,
and the place in this city. There are
certain members of the committee not
in the Territory at this time, and it is
| a question whether or not the necessary
sixteen members to constitute a quorum
may be secured for a meeting, upon
such short notice.
The call sets forth that the committee
will consider first the proposition to in
crease the size of the Executive Com
mittee from nine members to eleven.
The reasons for this have been discuss
ed at length and many times. The fact
that it is we'll nigh impossible to secure
a meeting of the Executive Committee
has become known to all those who
have frequently endeavored to find a
sufficient number of members in the
city to consider matters of Importance.
There was always a great objection on
the part of outside committeeman to
having a quorum of the Executive
Committee permanent residents of this
city. This was finally overcome on the
grounds of necessity for a body which
might be called into session quickly,
and there We're named five members
from the city proper. The absence of
Coelho at Buffalo has made it impoS-
sible all summer for any action to be
had, and the fact that the time for
something to be done was fast ap-
preaching became so impressed upon
the minds of the members of the COM
mittee, that they decided that it would
be wise to have two more members of
the chief body located here. This, it is
| intended, shall be done by the addition
of the two to the committee and pro-
vision that they shall be appointed by
the chairman of the Territorial Com
mittee, from the fourth and fifth dis
tricts.
| Owing to the fact that the rules and
regulations of the party may be chang
ed by the Central Committee, there
seems no reason to believe that this
action may not be taken. These rules
We're adopted just before the Territorial
convention adjourned, and there is no
reference to an Executive Committee
in them. Sections one and two of Ar
| tic1e four of the rules limit the size Of
| the Central Committee and prescribe
its duties. In Article eight there is
power given to the Central Committee
to amend the rules for the government
of the party at any meeting upon the
votes of two-thirds of the delegates to
the committee present.
| The call says also that other business
may be had under consideration, and
the outlook is that steps will be taken
for the commencement of a lively cam
paign of education during the coming
winter. There is belief that there
should be some work done which will
permit the people to get into touch
with Republican ideas and plans, by
| means of meetings of clubs, more COM
plete organizations and the distribution
for the carrying on of this work will
be brought forward is certain, and
there will be much discussion upon the
point.
| Some persons interested in political
things are discussing what is to be done
on the part of the Republican organiza-
ton as to it's official connection with
the Independent Home Rule Republican
Party. There have been no commune
cations passed between the regular or
ganization and that of the Home Rul-
ers and whether or not the vaccination
for Republicanism took upon the In
dependents is still a question. There
! is feeling that there should be steps
taken looking to the final coming to-
gether of the TWO parties and it is pos
sible that at the coming meeting there
| viii be some action looking to the nam
ing Of diplomatic agents to carry on
negotiations.
There is some talk Of declaring
vacant the seat in the Executive Com
mittee held by Coelho. whose absence
from the Territory may be prolonged.
There is a feeling that there should be
at this time only men in tae city and
capable of working and that .these
should be chosen as much as possible
from the ranks OF men who have the
interests of the party at heart.
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