The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-12-03
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
COMMITTEE REFUSES
TO BALLOT.
Stewart Talks of Impressions That a
Vacancy is Coming-Last Meetings
Action is Rescinded.

Until T. McCants Stewart proposed
to begin balloting to choose a success
sor to Governor Dole the Republican
Central Committee meeting last night
was very harmonious. The expected
action was taken by series of unani-
nous votes. Jones and Gilman retiring
from the Executive committee and
John Lane being made member of the
central committee to succeed l.. j. Nc
Cabe, resigned. The office of vice
chairman was created, and Lane was
elected to fill it. The governorShip
balloting was defeated.
Stewards proposition came at the end
of the meeting. He presented a resolu-
ton stating that the impression" exists
that a vacancy in the office of governor
is likely to occur. and declaring in favor
of designating a choice for governor by
ballot.
Stewart based his idea that the gov
ernor was likely to resign largely upon
the interview with w. O. Smith, in last
Saturdays Star. Under the circum-
stances Stewart thought the governor
probably would not make known his in
tentions to the committee, and it was
therefore we'll to go ahead anyhow.
j. p. Cooke thought there was nothing
in the report of a forthcoming resigna-
ton. He suggested that the best and
fairest way to settle the matter would
be by appointing committee to wait
upon the governor, and ask him directly
about his intentions. George F. Renton
agreed with Cooke that it would be dis
courteous to the governor to pass the
resolution without consulting him, and
that sending the proposed resolution to
Washington would seem almost like
wanting vacancy.
A motion by Cooke to lay the matter
on the table for one day was defeated,
by two votes. Stewart moved to adopt
the resolution, but Cooke moved an ad-
journment, and b. H. Wright switched,
with one proxy, changing the result, so
that the committee adjourned to to-
night without acting on the governor
ship proposition.
The resembling of the action of the
last meeting, increasing the executive
committee, was on motion of Cooke,
and was unanimous, as was also the
election of McCabe as a member of the
central committee and as ViCe-chair-
man. The resignation of Matt Mccain
was not accepted, the secretary being
| instructed to urge him to remain on the
committee.
The question of proxies aroused a
long discussion, McCants Stewart vigo-
| rously opposing an open proxy system.
1t was at first proposed to allow execu-
| tive committee members to be repre-
sented by proxy by anyone whom they
might select. AS finally carried after
much discussion and many amend
ments, the proposition is as follows:
Resolved, That the following rule
be adopted, namely: That members of
| the Executive Committee absent from
Honolulu may be represented by
Committee not already members of
| the Executive Committee provided that
no member shall hold more than one
proxy for the Executive Committee"
Stewart next proposed a new proxy
| rule for the central committee but it
| failed to pass. Cooke, Renton and
others thought that it should not be
acted upon until the members on the
other islands had been consulted. Cooke
didn't want to vote his proxies until
he had talked it over. The resolution,
which was laid on the table to be taken
up on the first Monday in January is
| as follows:
Resolved, That a proxy may be
used at any committee meeting of the
Territorial Committee, but no proxy
shall be used except by members of
the Territorial Committee, and no
members shall hold more than two
proxies"
Resolved, that the chair appoint a
committee of three to prepare and for
ward to the Committee on Insular Pos
sessions of the Senate and to the Com
mittee on Territories of the House, a
draft of bill to be submitted to Con-
gress providing for the apportionment
of the Senators of this Territory"
The following resolution was passed
unanimously:
The members and proxies present
We're as follows A. N. Kepoikai,
j. A. Kennedy, B. H. Wright,
j. H. Fisher, j. P. Cooke ]. w. Jones,
w. j. Coelho, Andrew Cox, T. McCants
| Stewart, George F. Renton, George H.
Huddy. Stewart held the proxies of H.
L. Holstein, j. A. Mcguire, G. p. Kau-
makaoha, ]. w. Waipulani, j. L. Nc
! Cabe. j. p. Cooke appeared with the
| following proxies f. B. McStocker, w.
G.. Walker, II. p. Baldwin, p. N. Ka-
| hokuoluna, d. II. Kahaulelio, T. II.
Brandt, John A. Palmer and w. o.
Smith. j. A. Gilman held the proxy of
p. F. Sandow. Col Jones left early in
the meeting, naming Wright as his
proxy and Kepoikai retired leaving a
| proxy with j. II, Fisher.
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