The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-18
HILO TOWN
POLITICS
Republican Party
Has Brand New
Platform.
PRINCE CUPID IS
WILLING TO RUN
Holds Meeting in Hilo and Urges
Hawaiians to Drop Racial
Prejudices.

HIIzC, August l4.-The Republicans
of Hilo met in district convention Fri
day morning in Firemen's Hall to effect
a permanent organization. II lad beer
intended to make nominations for the
ing t...e rules of the Republican Terri
torial Committee it was learned that
nominations could not be made unit
after the Territorial Convention, which
is to be held in Honolulu September
1st.
All the delegates were represented
in proxy or in person and the meeting
got down to business Immediately by
the selection OF w. c. Cook as tenn
porary chairman and w. S. Mclean as
temporary secretary. A permanent or
ganization was erected after the ap-
proval of credentials by the election of
the following officers: Chairman, p.
Peck; vice chairman, ]. F. Clay; sec
retary, w. S. Mclean; treasurer, w.
JOS. Vierra.
The following were unanimously cleo
ted to the Executive Committee: ]. D.
Lewis. E. w. Barnard. w. C. Cook. W.
Kamau, ]. g. Jones, NJ. V. Holmes, A.
Lydgate, and ]. K. Dillon. An adj
journment was taken after the selection
of committee upon platform. Besides
the adoption of this declaration at the
reconvening of the delegates there was
no action was taken. Lewis, of Hilo,
Pritchard of Hamakua and Patty of
Olaa were among the names mentioned.
The next convention for the nomina-
tions will be held in Hilo after the
close of the Territorial convention.
The following is the platform adopt
ed by the convention upon motion Of
j. c. Ridgeway:
PLATFORM.
The Republican party of the First
District of Hawaii, in convention as
sembled, urge all good citizens to unite
with the Republican party and support
the following
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES:
We heartily reaffirm the principles of
the Republican party.
We request more speedy improve
ments in our farbors, wharfage and
landing facilities throughout the Terri
tory.
We should give our attention, not
only to the diversified industries, but
as well to the workshop and the fac
tory, that they may be established,
grow and prosper as elsewhere under
the American flag.
We favor the employment on all pub
lie works of only qualified voters and
of the Territory.
We recommend continued liberal ap-
for the maintenance and
comfort of our unfortunate fellow citi-
zens at Kalaupapa, Molokai {
We favor the establishment of county
and municipal governments as soon as
practicable
We oppose all trusts and monopolies
md all combinations tending to control {
supplies and prices.
We approve of the use of the Hawai-
an language in legislative debates. =
We recognize tAe necessity for re-
orming our system Of taxation, and to :
his end favor careful consideration OF
he whole subject with a view to ad-
usting the public burden so that 1t il
hall be least felt by the poor. O
Relying upon the wisdom and support ?
# the voters of the Territory of Ha-
vail. more especially our Hawaiian
elbow citizens, and the guidance of [
Divine Providence. we shall earnestly v
trive to carry out the foregoing declar-
tions and to do whatever else may be t
ecessary to perpetuate upon our soil !,
government of the. people. by the
'eople and for the people.
w. G. WALKER, s
J. T. CLAY, "
JAMES D. LEWIS, Il
J. K DILLON, "a
G.. H WILLIAMS.
PRINCE CUPID IS HERE. t,
Prince Cupid arrived on the Claudine n
Or a tour of the islands. His coming n
1as preceded by letters to friends in b
Thich the Prince is said to have ex- %
resSed his willingness to accept the