The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-04

bill He said that in his opinion il
there was a meeting to protest against
the leper bill it would have a good eff
feet upon the party organization. TINS
bill, he said, was like red rag to many
of the natives, as they could not con-
template readily any such action as the
making of the Molokai settlements
dumping ground for all the lepers OF
the United States He said the same
would apply to the water bill, and that
the Republicans certainly did not want
them to pass.
J. II. Jones said that if the leper bill
should pass it would be entirely in the
power of Congress to at any time move
the lepers from their present homes
and lodge them on some island of the
Philippines. If there were government
surgeons stationed among the lepers, to
treat and aid them, it would be diff
ferent and of great benefit. The unfor-
Inmates, he said, should not be placed
in a position where, al a moments no.
tice they could be moved to some far
country. where they would be permit
ted to have no communication with rel
atives.
J.P Cooke seconded the motion, say
ing that enough could hardly be said
against the leper bill, and he moved to
amend the motion by naming the COM
mittee to arrange the meeting as
Chairman Kennedy, Wright and Lane
But Kennedy was not to have this, and
he put the motion, ignoring the amend
ment and when it passed named
Wright, Lane and Wilcox to arrange
the meeting.
w j. Coelho declared that there
should be something done to show that
the Republicans were not responsible
for the alleged actions of Gen. Hart
we'll at washington, in fighting against
the franchise for the Hawaiians. IL
was being said that the Republicans
were responsible for this, and he
thought there should be decided action
to disavow the plan. His motion that
the chairman send notices to the chair
men of all committees and the Dele
gate, declaring that the Republican
party here expresses its disapproVal OF
any attempt to amend the organic act,
with reference to the suffrage OF the
natives of these islands, was carried
unanimously.
Col Jones brought up the probability
of the issuance of g. call for an extra
election in the fourth district, and af-
ter some discussion and amendment his
motion went through. 1t provides that
the chairman and secretary of the Ter
ritorial Committee, upon the issuance
of a call for an election to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of a, F.
GnfiIan, shall instruct the fourth
district committee to hold meeting
and nominate a candidate to fill the
place.
There was much discussion over the
matter. L. L. McCandless taking the
position that there was no necessity for
making such a fight now, but that 1t
would be the part of wisdom to keep
powder dry and prepare for hard
fight in the fall. He said there was no
benefit to be gained by the contest. Col.
Fisher said that the party should make
its fight. and that there was chance
to win, and ii should win, this time.
Any other course ne said, would be
taken to indicate weakness, and fear Of
the fight.
A clause was added saying that the
district convention should put a plank
in it's platform. reiterating the Terri
torial conventions plank, declaring for
county government. This closed the
work of the evening.
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