The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-28
PROXIES
MAY MAKE
SESSION
Few Members of
Committee
Here.
REPUBLICANS TO
TRY A MEETING
Argument Advanced That Alb.
sence Rules Permit New Call
Without Any Wait.

A LTHOUGH there are very few Of
M the members of the Republican
n Territorial Committee now in the
city, the outlook is that there will be
meeting this afternoon at 4 o'clock,
at the headquarters, with more than a
quorum represented OF course there
will be much of this attendance of the
paper proxy order, but it will count.
Discussions held yesterday, while un-
official, seem to lead to the belief that
there will be no difficulty in meeting
without any long call In fact in the
absence of a rule to that effect the
secretary of the committee could, ac
cording to usage in other places. call
meeting upon the application of a ma
jority of the members of the commit
tee, and that number Of members could
then choose an acting chairman.
Some such course as this will have
to be followed, if there is to be any
action taken. There has been an
anxious scurrying for the votes of those
who are absent, but just who will hold
them Is thought to be question. There
have been, it is understood, many
proxies given to Col Boyd, on his re-
cent trip about the islands, while Judge
Kepoikai, who came up from Maui yes
terday in the Claudine, is said to have
whole pocketful of the papers. So
far only one proxy has been filed with
the secretary. This is the power given
by G. p. Kamauoha of Napoopoo, who
has authorized Senator j. D. Paris, now
in the city, to act for him. On pre-
vious occasion E. NJ. Estep of Honokaa
sent a power Of attorney for the com
mittee to its secretary. Marshal Hen
dry.
Three members of the committee are
in the United States and 1t is not
known just whether or not proxies are
to be expected. There are otheraswho
will not be present in any event, Some
being too busy at this time of the
month while other members have noti-
fed the secretary that they will not go
on attending abortlve meetings.
Dnigent search of the rules and
records Of the convention and commit
tee fail to discover any regulation which
would mean that the call for any meet
ing should have more time than MIN
ute This is theoretical, for the usage
has made all notice reasonable no'lllca-
tion under compulsion, the courts iiia''i
tanning this right of the minority Oh
,tso,,+ members to have voice IN any
contention. According to this the com
,,ittea NAV meet call another meetlhe
g., ,,.;tl,ir few moments OF the tlire
and be there on the spot
Tbie oninion Is held by some OF the
,,,a,,. of the party who have neen loohAis
into the records, and who think theie
nothing to defeat meeting ehet
80 enough members who Will JOIN III
+re call for IT, The first business OF eile
committee will be TO elect a CHAIRMAN
.s chairman Kennedy is now IN the
T-,;,od states. The election may be
orIv temporary. there being no rule
a. request for the turning out
of a man who Is now in official position.
Aa this same contention would dispose
of the collateral ones there may be taken
into the pIav some of the young men
who are willing to get into the game
There was a time when Stewart was
acting chairman. At that time Ken
pedv was out of the Islands and there
was a chance even Of a. proposed resis-
nation on the part of the chairman
This did not materialize, and with the
return Of Mr. Kennedy the election OF
stewart was a thing of the past
Whether or not he would be the sue
cessful candidate at this time. Is the
same kind Of an open question.
If there is no way to put out Mr.. Ken
nedy. it seems rather certain that ne
viii not get out until there IS an OPP
portunity to escape the work Win
honor. IN fact Mr. Kennedy discussed
the tfe-up in the matter of the Repub-
lican call with friend before he left
for few weeks stay in California. He
then insisted that he was the only man
who could call an ordinary meeting. as
he was the chairman. This he said he
would not do at this time but ne said
he would wait and see what the meet
ing Of today will do. II was after thE
determination that he went to the
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