Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-12-04
DISCUSSING THE PROXY
REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE
HOLDS SHORT MEETING
Dole Resolution is Made General in
Its Scope Stewart Wants Fair
Dealing in Distribution
Of Proxies.

Last nights meeting Of the Terri
orial committee Of the Republican
party at headquarters went OF very
,almly and peacefully. The Fifth Dis
rict was sat on. the hot stewart reso.
luton Of the evening previous, relating
10 the Office of Governor, was toned
down and the stingers pulled out and
then the committee adjourned to meet
again on the evening OF the first Mon
day in the month OF January. There |
were present at the meeting the fol-
lowing members Of the committee:
Chairman Kennedy, Vice Chairman
Lane, B. II. Wright, Col. Fisher. Judge
Kepoikai, DR.. Hubby. Col. J. Walter
Jones, T. McCants Stewart, J. p. Cooke
and w. J. Coelho. Proxies swelled the
voting power to rs. Others present
were: Representative w. II. Hogs.
]. A. Gilman and Emil Ney.
The first business Of the evening was
the resolution relating to Governor
Dole, which was left over from the
meeting of the evening before. Col.
Fisher arose and offered the following
amendment which, though very much
modified in tone and very harmless In
its general aspect, has for the burden
of its song, the same intention as the
original resolutions;
Whereas, the Territory OF hawaii is
long distance of from the Mainland,
and without daily and rapid mail or
telegraphic communication with the
national capital.
Whereas, the Republican party is
regularly organized within the said Ter
ritory and the management Of the said
party duly placed In charge Of Ter
ritorial Central Committee, represen-
tative OF all the districts of the several
islands of the group: the said Terri
torial Central Commi tee having been
appointed by a convention the mem
bers Of which were properly elected by
the voters of the Republican party, at
primaries duly held for that purpose.
be II
Resolved, That this Territorial Com
mittee, through our member OF the Ma
tional Republican Committee, respect
fully requests of the President that in
filling any vacancies arising in the Ter
ritorial affairs of this Territory, that
the appointments , fill such vacancies
be delayed long enough that this COM
mittee may be heard from in The
premises.
Before the final disposition Of this
amendment, which seemed to meet
with general approval, ]. p. Cooke
announced that ne, In company with
John C. Lane and d. II. Wright, had
called on the Governor and had re-
ceiyed definite announcement that Mr..
Dole had no intention OF resigning. In
answer to a question put by Mr..
Wright, the Governor had said that
ne could see no reason why the CON-
mittee should not be apprised as early
as anyone else OF any such intention on
his part.
After this statement, the amendment,
was adopted and, on motion Of Col
Fisher. the secretary was directed t.
send certified copies of the resolution
to the national committeeman
Mr.. Stewart introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the use OF specia
proxies shall not be limited, but thai
no general proxies shan be used by
members OF the Four or Fifth dis
tricts In the executive committee un
less the same be equaIy divided be
tween said districts; that a genera
proxy is one allowing the holder t
vote at will. and special proxy Is on,
directing the holder how to vote on ;
special proposition.
The introducer fought for the main
tenance Of equality between the two
districts, stating that there might b,
danger of some of the rights Of tn,
Fifth District being brought int
jeopardy. The speaker said there wa
feeling In the fifth that there was
disposition to debar those people from
party management; further. that IN,
proxy matter had caused trouble II
the past and would undoubtedly MAJ,
more In the future. The idea was tina
q special proxy instructing person =
vote aye or nay on any specific propo
sition could be --eld by anyone for tn,
reason that II was simply a machin,
process whereby o district unable I,
be represented was able to register II
vote as 1t liked, but that q genera
proxy allowing q man to vote for tn,
member issuing the proxy at any an,
all times was another proposition, an,
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