The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-10-29
TWO
NEW MEN
Republicans Show
Interest in
Work.
LARGE MEETING OF
THE COMMITTEE
Stewart Loses His Fight But Keeps
the Members Busy-Many
New Rules.
TT WAS a dark day for r. Stewart.

VT WAS dark day for L. stewart.
First, the Republican Territorial
Committee met. Then 1t added two
members to the executive committee.
It refused to investigate appointments
made and their endorsements. Incl
dentally the fifth districts candidate
for the executive committee was left.
Barring these body blows. and with
few raps to his credit, placed upon
various members of the committee, the
man from Kalihi did pretty well, thank
yet.
called by H. P. Baldwin, who is not
chairman, there was a very fair attend
ance both in person and by proxy, and
a gallery which held the Heavenly
lock Holmes Ney. 1t was very soon
after four O'clock when the headquar-
ters of the committee began to be filled
with the members of the body. Proxies
were filed with the secretary to the
number of twelve, and then motion
was made that Col. ]. w. Jones act as
chairman. This was agreed to and the
following roll was made up as repre-
senting the attendance: Andrew Cox,
]. P. Cooke, J. w. Jones, c. w. wilcox,
J. A. Kennedy, by Cooke; w. G. Walk
er, by Cooke; G. F. Renton, by Cooke;
Peter N. Kahokuoluna, by Cooke; H.
P. Baldwin, by Cooke; j. H. Fisher,
G. P. Kamauoha, by J. D. Paris; L. ].
McCabe, by Frank Pahia; B. F. San
dow, by B. H. Wright; j. A. Palmer.
by Wright; T. Brandt, by Wright;
George H. Huddy, r. McCants Stewart,
NJ. McCann, by Stewart; II. L. Hol-
stein, by Stewart; A. N. Kepoikai.
The gage of battle was thrown down
at once by the motion of ]. P. Cooke
that the committee elect two new mem
bers of the executive committee, at
large, to increase the membership of
that body to eleven. To this, after the
matter had been explained by Mr..
Cooke, as being done from a desire to
have the executive committee Of such
size as to have a quorum here all the
time, Stewart objected, on the ground
of illegaiity, taking the stand that the
convention which authorized the COM
mittee had fixed the number of MEM
bers at nine. He read from the pro-
ceedngs of the convention and then
offered a resolution which was later
adopted, but which he hoped would wipe
out the original motion. Chairman
Jones refused to consider the amend
ment and Stewart began to denounce
the proposed course as revolution, say
Ing it would return to yex the MEM
bers, when some faction temporarily
in power would eleet5its own friends so
as to control the body permanently
B. H Wright said if it must be revolu-
ton to provide body which could hold
meetings, he was In favor of revolution.
He was interrupted by Stewart, who ask
ed If his plan did not cover the point,
and Wright informed him that he could
not approve of the Stewart plan This
brought on a spirited colloquy. Stewart
saying he had talked with Wright and
the latter insisting that he had only told
the former to call again, the encounter
ending with the Kalihi member remark
ing what's the use talking to you. any
how" and Wright insisting that there
was need of the two new men.
Senator Paris thought there should be
an Increase, as the plan proposed would
not solve the existing difficulty.
Stewart further explained hfs plan.
Colonel Fisher suggested that there
had been sufficient work done by a small
body and said that the Territorial
committees should do the business, work
ing through proxies. He said he did not
believe in close corporations and the cen
trail committee could do just what it
wanted done
Stewart agreed and argued.
Chairman Jones said that the duty Of
the committee was to take steps to have
a body which could do the work Of the
party all the time, and with little dan
ger of delay.
Stewart laid Il one change could be
made thea whole of the rules could be
wiped ouz
wrigh sisted that If the convention
had may mistake the committee
should - make one, but should see that
the exc Ee body was full and we'll bal
anced AE& &Gppointing two or three men.
SteCx assisted that the law should
be rsrenrlzu1z1.
TT - resulted in the passage of the
Coo 'ution by IS to S, the negative
vo+ :, Stewart and two proxies;
HI q Fisher.
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