The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-01
ELECTION
REPUBLICANS TO INVESTIGATE
PUBLIC SENTIMENT.
Fourth District Committee viii Decide
on Monday Whether to Name a
Candidate or Not

The Fourth District Committee yes
terday afternoon postponed the mat
ter of selecting a candidate for the le-
gislature to succeed the late A. +. Gil
tillan, to next Monday afternoon, ap-
/ Iointing a committee to investigate
and report at that time as to public
sentiment on the question of putting
up TAan or letting the election go by
default The meeting was a short one,
and though differences Of opinion were
shown, discussion was deferred until
the committee reports. The chairman
of the committee, Col. J. H. Fisher is
one of those who expressed the view
that there ought to be a fight made,
while another committeeman DIR. Bur
CESS favored making no nomination.
Chairman j. H. Boyd called the meet
ing to order and read the call for the
meeting, afterwards announcing his
resignation as chairman. owing to his
position as superintendent of Public
Works. The resignation was accepted
and Fisher was proposed for the place.
He declined because he is secretary of
the central committee. and Andrew
Brown nominated A. V. Gear, who was
elected as he was rising to make a
Hcn
Poyd called attention to the central
committees reference to platform in
the call for the meeting. Senator Crab
D
campaign be the regular Republican
platform with one change, substituting
by the next legislature" for ''ls soon
as practicable in the plank when de-
clares for the establishment of muni-
| Cipal government. This motion car
/ Tied.
! DR.. Burgess raised the question Of
| whether there ought to any nominat ton
| He quoted a prominent member of tha
! central committee as opposed To a
| campaign as the election didn't amount
| to anything and would cost money. DR.
| Burgess said his own views were the
| same
! Senator Crabbe took the opposite
view. He thought that letting the
election go by default would have baC
effect on the native voters, who would
| think the Republicans were afraid OF
the Home Rulers.
Boyd proposed a committee of five t
! investigate public sentiment and repor
! next Mbnday afternoon and Fisher
stated that while he favored the post
ponement of action to Monday, he
| thought the committee would come II
| to report just as divided as the genera
committee already was. He favored 6
! nomination. mo one can say that
there will not be another session OF the
present Legislature" he said. There
might be such a session and a case
passed and vetoed by the governor, anC
every vote might be wanted to pass j
| over the veto"
The motion to appoint a committee
prevailed, and Col. Fisher, Andrew
Brown, Dr.. Burgess, j. D. McVeigh and
| j. KepOkii were appointed.
! c. b, Wilson suggested the filling o
vacancies. and said that he had beer
! approached by labor union men who
! would like to have representation or
the committee. Crabbe said that hi
also had been asked about it. The com,
mittee favored giving the labor ele-
ments representation and postponed the
! filling Of two vacancies until the unions
are heard from with nominations.
The vacancy caused by the departure
| Of Mcleod was filled by making An.
! drew Brown and Lorrn Andrews fui
! members of the committee. They hav,
! been half members with half a vote
! each and are now each entitled to a
! vote.
! The committee win meet again at the
| headquarters on Monday afternoon.