Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-01

Up to the time Secretary Cooper
ruling was made public there was lit
tie doing today with respec
to the eligibility or otherwise
are doing nothing whatever ant
are waiting for the Home Rulers
10 make a move. However, the attor
neys among the important members
of the small Democratic minority arr
helping as much as they can.
It was stated yesterday Afternoon
that Carlos Long of the Home Rul,
party intended sending a communiCa
ton to Acting Governor Cooper asking
him to say whether or no the name OF
August Dreier would appear on the
ballots the day CT the special election,
MIR. Long changed his mind about
sending the communication and went
IT, see Mr.. Cooper personally. In re.
ply to a question asked by MIR. Long
the Acting Governor answered that he
was not prepared to give an oif.hand
answer. He would have to consult the
Attorney General for an opinion on the
matter.
All this morning the Home Rulers
were busy with an official communica
ton which will be sent to Acting Gov.
ernor Cooper this afternoon. II will
have attached all the names OF the
men who signed the application Of Au'
gust Dreier which was filed In the
Secrctary's office Saturday forenoon
and will demand that the Acting Gov,
ernor state whether or no the name OF
August Dreier will appear on the Ual
lots on the 9Th OF April.
When seen this morning. Mr.. Long
said he felt that the matter OF the eli.
gibility or otherwise of August DreieT
would surely come into the courts DO
fore the matter Is decided one way OF
the other.
There were number of Home Rul
ers on the streets today VINO insisted
that the courts had no right to deal
with the matter of the eligibility OF
otherwise Of the Home Rule and Dem
ocratic candidate. They state that
they believe the Legislature Is the
sole judge OF who shall constitute It's
membership.
The Fourth District Committee oil
the Republican party met in headQuar
tiers last night for the purpose of for
mulating plans for the campaign which
has for its objective point the election
Of msn to fill the vacant seat in the
House Of Representatives There were
present besides large representation
OF the committee, members OF the Cen
trail Committee, who are getting to
work in splendid shape and doing all
in their power to help out the Fourth
District Committee In their work.
The first part OF the meeting was
given up TO a discussion of how the
committee should proceed with the
work. Andrew Brown soon settled the
whole question by talking directly
against any delay whatever in making
arrangements for the campaign. The
committee had come together for
work and IL should get at IL at once
This was the opinion OF the whole com.
mittee.
On motion Of Mr.. Brown. the chair
man OF the Central Committee and the
chairman OF the Fourth District Com.
mittee were instructed to attend Ia
any matters whatever which might
come up with reference to the candi.
dacy OF August Dreier and which
would in any way AFFECT the Rdpubll.
can party. These men will keen
close watch on the movements of the
Home Rule and Democratic parties
during the next few days and will re
port to the Fourth District Commit.
tee their findings. In this way the
Republicans will be in a position to
checkmate any Of the moves that
might be made which might result ad
versely for the party.
II was reported at the meeting that
there had been some talk during the
day OF the withdrawal of the name OF
August Dreier and the substitution
therefor Of the name OF f. w. Boards.
lee. A petition had already been pre-
pared and names were being secured
so that the application would be in
due form in. plenty of time TO take
action. This was given the commit.
tee as Information that might be Of
use. '',
II was asked by one OF the members
Of the Fourth District Committee how
Mr.. Dreier, could withdraw when ac'
cording to. the contention OF the Re
publican party he had never been a
candidate. or course, this will be a
matter for the courts to decide.
At this juucture. the sub-commit
tees appointed atthe joint meeting
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