The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-26
CALL FOR
MEETING
INVALID
BaIdwinSaid toBe
Without Any
Authority.
KENNEDY STILL
IS CHAIRMAN
Action of Convention Which May
or May Not Settle PROPOSE,
ton to Enlarge.

~ ONE one seems to have bought a
gold brick" If the gossip of the
~ politicians has foundation. Upon
this foundation is built the statement
that there can be no meeting of the Re
publican Territorial Committee called
for four O'Clock Monday afternoon. but
only a conference"
The fact was brought out yesterday.
according to two members of the COM
mittee, that the call sent out, was not
signed by the chairman of the commit
tee at all. The call was drawn by
Stewart, left with Cooke and signed by
H. P. Baldwin. Now it appears. though
the only authority is the recollection of
members of the committee, that the
chairman of the committee is still J.
A Kennedy, who is as well the chair
man of the executive committee.
The matter was sprung upon the
secretary of the committee, Marshal
Hendry, after he had retired for the
night and had not access to his records
and so he could not settle the matter
with definiteness. A leading member
of the committee however said that
there had been most distressing mis-
take, and that there could be no ques-
ton but the call was without binding
force. The statement was made that
the committee had selected ]. A. Ken
nedy as chairman of the executive COM
mittee, and that he became a member
of that body through the fact that he
was the chairman of the Territorial
committee.
The same member has dug up the fact
that the convention provided for the ex-
ecutive committee specifically, putting
in it's resolution that the body should be
made up of two members from Hawaii,
one each from Maui and Kauai and four
from oahu. with the addition of the
chairman of the central committee. This
it was said last evening, antedated the
general rules of the convention, adopted
for the government of the tarty. and that
despite the fact that there was clause
which gives to the committee power to
change the rules, there was doubt as
to the right Of the committee to make
an alteration as to undo something done
by the convention direct.
This view would operate just as does
the calling of the committee together by
an outsider, In that there would ne moth
ing of value leading to a settlement of
the discussion over the membership Cf
the executive committee possible. There
are members of the committee, however,
who believe that the power given them
to change the rules as they wish, was
not meant to be without effect. and that
If they believe they should have the full
executive committee. they should not
hesitate 10 use their power.
The other horn of the dilemma seems
to be as hard to hold This is a. selection
for committeeman in the place of Coelho,
absent from the Territory. There is no
rule covering this phase of the case, and
there would have to be new legislation
If anything should be done. There has
been suggestion that the vacancy be
filled temporarily, the appointment to
hold until the return of the actor-min-
strel- political light from his starring
tour, whicn 1t is understood will follow
the close of the Buffalo Exposition.
1nere nave Deen some names discussed
in this connection, among them Henry
Waterhouse. L. r. Stackable, collector Of
customs, S. c. Dwight and C. NJ. White.
There is understood 70 have been
general response from the members of
the central committee. indicating that
there will be more than quorum Of the
committee here by Monday. AS there
is no vice chairman, there will be some
trouble in doing anything, and the add
! ed fact that the call for the meeting
was issued when Mr.. Kennedy was stiil
! in the city and that nothing was said
about the fatal change of title at that
time 1t is said In explanation that II
was a fact that during the meeting or
! the Legislature when there were confer
ences of the Republicans held, Mr Bald
win vas asked to act and did act as
| chairman. This went on until there
seemed to grow up a feeling that he was
! the actual chairman. and in this way the
call was sent to him for signature.