Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-29

tee OF the Republican party, call for
which was issued by Hon. II. p. Bald
win. there was nevertheless u coming
together of the powers In the Republic
can headquarters, Elite building, yes
terday afternoon at little after 4
o'clock. II was thought that the meet
ing would be a short one but the COM
mittee. on completion Of the principal
business OF the afternoon. the election
of two additional men as members Of
the Central committee. found several
other matters that would offer further
relief and act for the good of the par
~. Thus IL was that the committee sat
until about $3.50 o'clock. Those pres
ent were as follows: Andrew Cox, ].
p. Cooke. J. W. Jones. c. w. Wilcox.
J. A. Kennedy, proxy by J. p. Cooke:
". G. Walker. by Cooke: G. +. Rem
ton. by Cooke: Peter ~ Kohokuoluna,
by Cooke: H. p. Baldwin, by Cooke:
J. n. Fisher. G. p. Kamauoha. by j. ID.
Paris; l.. J. McCabe. by Frank Pahia;
B. +. Sandow. by b. II. Wright; J. A.
Palmer. by Wright; r. Brandt. by
Wright: Geo. II. Huddy, r. McCants
Stewart; Matt Mccain. by Stewart:
II. l.. Holstein by Stewart; A. n. Ke-
pokai.
Hon. II. p. Baldwin not being pres
ent, the committee cast about for a
chairman and finally, ]. p. Cooke,
nominating Col. j. Walter Jones, he
was unanimously chosen to act as tenn
porary chairman. Col Jones asked II
there was any objection to outsiders
being present and. no one saying .
to remain for the fun.
Chairman Jones evidently believed
In getting to work Immediately for he
stated the business Of the afternoon at
once as being the election of two more
members to the Central Committee and
then called for suggestions as to mode
of procedure. J. =. Cooke was on his
feet at once. moving that two members
be chosen at large to be added to the
Executive Committee. making eleven
at large. to constitute the Executive
Committee. Seconded by Senator Pa
Ns.
r. McCants Stewart objected to any
such course as the one suggested by
Mr. Cookies motion saying, "Mr. Chair
man. II cant be done under our rules,
unless we commit an act OF revolt
ton" Mr.. Stewart then proceeded TO
read from the rules Of the convention
held September "a, 1900, by which the
two bodies--the Territorial Committee
and the Central Committeeman ere.
ated. That particular portion, fixing
the membership OF the Central Com.
nittee at nine, was pressed forward
with special emphasis. The speaker
continued that, by these rules The
hands of the Territorial Comm'ttc Z
were ted and that IL couil do nothing
t. alter ;he situation. no matter how
necessary change might be.
At this point J. p. Cooke, addressing
Mr.. Stewart, said But Mr.. Stewart
the suggestion came from YOU" The
member from Kalihi did not deny tho
Fact but stated that, at the time he
made the suggestion, he was under
pressure from the active members
from the Fifth District who persisted
In confronting him on all hands with
the words, why don't we get move
on ourselves?" Answering Mr.. Cooke
directly, Mr.. Stewart said: III you
remember, said at the time that did
not know II we had the power. did
not have the time just then to look ur
the question, but have done so since:
and after all, this meeting Is not call.
ed for the special purpose OF increasing
the membership Of the Central Com.
mittee to eleven but to take such fur.
Their steps, ETC., for the good of the
party. No specific relief was asked
for.
Having finished the discussion of his
point, Mr. Stewart offered an amend
ment to the motion OF Mr.. Cooke,
which the introducer said he believed
would settle the difficulty. 1t pro-
Nided that any member Of the Central
Committee leaving Honolulu or the
island Of Oahu temporarily should give
his proxy in writing to member of
the Territorial Committee or to u
member of the conventions; and in the
event of the failure Of such member so
to do. the remaining members of the
Executive Committee shall appoint a
member of the Territorial Committee
or member of the convention to act
until the return Of such member leay-
Ing Honolulu or the Territory OF Ha-
wall the appointee to be from the same
district OF the absent member.
Mr.. Stewart continued that, IL there
was an opening of the kind suggested
In the motion of Mr.. Cooke, there
would be no end to similar acts of
revolution and it would turn out to be
another case Of chickens coming home
70 roost. The Territorial Committee
had fallen into innocuous desuetude
and 1t was necessary that something be
done to change the situation.
Chairman Jones called Mr.. Stewart
to order, telling the speaker to confint
himself more closely to the matter be-
fore the committee. Mr.. Stewart
finished shortly and again presented
his amendment.
Chairman Jones ruled the amend
ment out Of order, stating that 1t wa,
not in the nature of an amendment bu
nm entirely new matter. Mr.. Stewar
protested vigorously, and cited as al
Instance to the point, case in Law
making body in which a resolution wa