The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-04-03
Harris Takes Fight
Into the High
Tribunal.
COOPER WOULD
LIST CANDIDATE
Formal Opening Of the Republic
an Campaign With Meeting
in Kakaako and Waikiki.

w. cooper Will De the Lltle OF
the suit in the Supreme Court which
will decide whether or not the name of
August Dreier as the candidate of the
Home Rulers is to be placed on the
official ballot. The court viii meet to-
day for the purpose of hearing the
cause, and 1t is the expectation of those
who are pushing the case that 1t will
be decided at once.
The necessity for action by the courts
arose Yesterday afternoon when Secre-
tary Of the Territory Cooper ruled that
he had no power to go into the merits
of the nomination of any candidate
whose papers were presented to him in
form. This decision was reached after
long consideration OF the matter as
brought up by the Republican candi-
date. w. w. Harris. through his attor-
ney. A. @. NJ. Robertson. The appeal
from the first decision of the Secretary.
as expressed in the statement OF his
determination to place the name Of
Dreier on the ticket. took the form of a
protes, from Harris, which was as fol-
lows:
Honolulu, April 1, 1902.
Hoa. H E Cooper. Secretary OF the
Territory OF Hawaii:
S,r:-The undersigned, a duly nomi-
mated candidate for election to the
House Of Representatives for the
Fourth District at the election to be
held on the 9Th inst. hereby respect
fully protests against the placing OF
the name of August Dreier upon the
oGlcial ballot. The ground of this pro-
test Is the fact that said August Dreier
Is not qualified to vote for Representa-
tives in said Fourth District and there
fore not eligible to be a Representative.
and that he Is. by reason OF said fact,
not an eligible candidate for said office.
Yours very respectfully.
w. w. HARRIS.
There was some little argument on |
the point. but Secretary Cooper could |
net And any law which would permit |
him TO go behind the correct return of |
nomination to him. The result was an
agreement between the attorneys. Rob-
erAon for Harris. and the Attorney
General for the Secretary OF the Terri
tory. that the cause should be brought
into the Supreme Court today. and the
papers were at once drawn. It is nm
tbdt NhC llLltTSSlS Ol MI.
DreIer will be looked after by the firm
OF Kinney. Bailou & McClanahan The
expectation Is that there may be some
argument before the court which may
lead TO an early rendering OF a decision
which may settle the matter, so as to
make the future conduct of the cam
raign a settled thing.
The Home Rulers are not doing much.
as they are awaiting the outcome of
the suit The plans for their campaign
are being prepared and the meeting
os the executive committee this even
ing. b IS thought. will result i'm ar
rangements for an active fight for the
place. The members Of the party do not
talk much. but some OF them are so
confident as to assert that they do not
need to make any long campaign They
insist that Mr.. Dreier Is so well known
that he will be able to poll the combin-
ea vote OF the Home Rulers and Demo-
paigs-
FIRST MEETINGS HELD.
The campaign was broken open in
Kaksako and Kewalo and at Waikiki ,
last evening by the Republicans. and ,
Candidate w. w Harris made his bow ,
as a political orator. II has been the ,
rumor that the Home Rulers were !
y sitJng for the first speeches OF Re- {
pubncans to make the lines of their
campaign. At both the meetings there q
was an abundance OF issues presented I
md the vulnerable points in the armOr \
~ the Home Rulers was attacked and G
perforated by the half dozen or more 4
,rato-s. Candidate Harris came out 6
strongly for good government. and the Z
reservation Of the Hawaiian franchise. I
md pointed sharply 10 the present.
It.snation Of business as due to the in