The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-03
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
NOMI MATES CUPID.
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noon though the organization is not
complete by any means, but there will
be nothing in the way of hard work
on the part of the members of the
committee who know of their selection
and have taken part in the movement.
thus far that will not be done.
1t was long after the hour set when
by exercising proxies there were found
to be sixteen members of the commit
tee present. These were from the First,
Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts, none
of the Second or Sixth people being in
their seats, in fact none knowing Of
their election for the delegates had
chosen men who stayed at home with
the exception of Col. Samuel Parker
from the second. The choice of Clar-
ence Crabbe for temporary chairman
brought the proceedings to a stage
where they rested for a time while
men who misunderstood each other dis
cussed methods for half hour.
A. L. C. Atkinson wanted the selec-
ton of the permanent officers of the
committee sent over for week while
the men of the other islands were noti-
fed and then they might have chance
to express their choices for the various
offices and have chance to send their
proxies down to men here. There was
some degree of heat shown while Jones
insisted upon organization at once so as
to get down to work. Finally after dis
cussion it was decided that the motion
made should except the members of the
executive committee, and in this shape
the resolution passed the body. The
officers chosen for the complete tenn
porary organization under this plan
were as follows: Chairman, Clarence
Crabbe; Vice Chairman, ]. H. Fisher:
Secretary, A. L. c. Atkinson; treasurer,
George r. Carter.
The committee then resolved itself
into delegations and proceeded to elect
executive committeeman. There were
only three districts able to do this. The
third district chose H. A. Baldwin; the
Fourth, J. W. Jones and A. L. C. At
kinson, and the Fifth, G. r. Carter and
E. c. Winston.
Senator Carter said that he thought
it incumbent upon the party to have a
watcher at the registration, owing to
the fact that it would be much easier
to take the names this year by keeping
up with them and then having the lists
always full. Winston also raised the
contention that the lists had on them
many men who had lost their political
rights through being convicts or by
reason of not being able to read and
write. He wanted to have this feature
watched as well. The name of c. B.
Wilson was proposed as one who might
be secured for the work. Messrs. Car
ter, Winston and Atkinson We're named
to look into the matter at once.
Chairman Crabbe then brought up
the idea of translating the speech of
former Senator Thurston and that of
Senator Burton for distribution Car
ter at once proposed that a suggestion
of Chairman Holstein be followed. This
was that there should be prepared a
pamphlet. In this there might be pic
lures of Prince Cupid, his biography,
the platform, the speeches referred to
and perhaps other information. This
met with favorable comment owing to
the fact that it was felt that in this
form the document would be read and
not thrown away at once. On motion
a committee on campaign literature
was formed consisting of Atkinson,
Coney and Jones to which Crabbe at
the suggestion of Jones added himself
later.
Samples of buttons were handed in
to the room from Williams, the picture ;
of Prince Cupid being well done. tt
was said that while the button two
years ago cost $40 a thousand Williams
now wanted $40 hundred. The mat
ter was sent over until there could be
more bids received.
Methods for the campaign were
brought up and Senator Carter spoke
against having too many meetings. He
said he was in favor of fewer meetings
and larger ones. The kind of move
ment which appealed to him was the
sending of a large party about so that
there would be great interest and peo- /
pie would come miles to hear the speak
ers. He wanted such men as w. II. +
Rice, Judge Wilcox and John Gandall
secured to make speeches, while in
each instance there should be several
high class orators instead of small
meetings where the speaker was get
ting his SO a night for talking to a /
small crowd.
Keen announced that he was having
made map which would show the
residence of every person in the city
which would be finished within the
month.
Senator Crabbe said that he favored
a grand rally on Saturday evening and
that he thought there should be num- |
Der of speakers. Carter said he feared
that in such meetings, rushed through, |
there was danger of something being
said that would put the party on the
defensive, and little time lost now
could be made up easily.
The meeting finally adjourned to the
call of the chair.