Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-10

Home Rule convention in this city
there had been appearances of trouble
that must come out before the compile
iion of the work OF the body. II was
not thought that II would make itself
manifest as early as yesterday after
noon. and yet 1t did. Up until after
o'clock, the meeting of the convention
in the 0rpheum was quiet enough and
II looked very much as II the motion
TO adjourn would be carried without
single Earring note.
However, when things were the
ruietest, there came d reading of the
report of the committee appointed 10
revise the constitution and bylaws OF
the party. two old men from the other
side of the island got up and cried out
that there was a scheme on hand to
disrupt the party. President Kalauoka-
lani declared that If the report OF the
committee were adopted. the party
would go to pieces and then Delegate
Wilcox, pale with anger. stood up and
FOR three-quarters of an hour denounc-
ed the men he believed were seeking to
break up the party. At the end of the
speech. Mr.. Emmeluth, chairman OF the
committee on revision, arose with the
intention of answering some of the re-
marks that had been made against him
by the delegate in the heat of passion,
hut the motion to adjourn was made. no
debate was allowed. and the convention
broke up to meet again this morning.
The first work of the afternoon ses-
sion was the consideration of the ad-
diuonal report of the platform COM
nittee. Incorporating the preamble as
suggested by Mr.. Markham at the fore
noon session and the changing slightly
of one or two of the sections OF the
platform proper.
Hard to Get Money.
When u vote on the platform as
amended by the committee was about
TO be taken. Delegate Wilcox arose and
stated that Section as it stood was
useless. 1t was very hard to get APP
preparations from the Congress of the
United States for the purposes named.
The custom houses and post offices
were the property of the Federal Gov
eminent and the local government had
nothing to say about such places. In
sane asylums were well enough and so
we're lighthouses but IL would be next
TO impossible to get appropriations for
them so where was the use of burden
ing the platform with such useless
things. The committee at once ac-
cepted the suggestion of the delegate
and changed the section.
On Leper Settlement.
Delegate Wilcox did not confine him
self to the matters just mentioned but
went on to tell about the leper settle
uent and the work In Congress which
he had undertaken to bring the Molo-
kai settlement under the control OF the
Treasury Department OF the United
States. He stated that by giving the
Federal Government control OF the
settlement, all manner OF good would
would be sent here and an attempt
would be made to find a cure for the
dread disease. The present Board OF
Health was not doing the right thing
by the lepers on Molokai All manner
Of rotten food was being sent them,
The Legislature could go on and make
all the laws II wished to concerning the
settlement. After all, the place came
under the direct control of the Board
OF Health and that body would do as II
pleased.
With the exception Of a few articles
OF food, all supplies for the settlement
would come from the Mainland in case
the Federal Government should take
hold OF the place and the stores OF this
city would have no longer any chance
Of disposing of their old stale goods
for the support OF the lepers.
The platform proper having been dis
posed of, the convention turned its at
tention to the recommendation Of the
committee that committee to frame
and oversee bills meant for the Legls-
lature and another to furnish informa-
ton to the commission which would
soon be here, be appointed. The recon-
mendation was adopted and then the
platform passed as whole. The COM
mittees we're named by the chairman,
as follows:
On reception and entertainment OF
the ommission-Prince Cupid d. Ka-
lauokalani d. Kanuha, ]. NJ. Poepoa
and Jesse p. Makainai.
On preparation of bills-E. Caypless,
John Wise, ]. NJ. Poepoe, C., A. Long,
John Emmeluth.
More Time to Committee.
At this point in the proceedings
President Kalauokalani called for the
report of the committee on the revision
OF constitution and bylaws. 1t was
found that Mr.. Emmeluth, chairman OF
the committee, was not present in the
room and there were Immediately cries
that the committee and the work 1t had