The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-29

there were not good men named they
would meet defeat. He said city and
county government was the first step
toward statehood and declared that the
goal toward which all should press. He
explained how in states the people
elected all their officers and that they
had every right that the people could
have.
Chairman Andrews declared that the
city and county government matter was
the most important before the people
and he hoped that there would be dis
cussion of it. 1nere was some talk over
the matter all tending to the point that
the convention should declare in favor
of one side or the other.
w. w. Harris wanted the club TO
make a declaration in favor of the can
didacy of A. @. NJ. Robertson for dele
gate, but Chairman Andrews held that
the meeting was noL one at which such
business could be done. The meeting
adjourned with a vote of thanks to the
speakers.
FIFTH DISTRICT MEETINGS.
Meetings of the precinct clubs of the
Fifth district will be held Saturday
evening FOR the purpose OF taking up
the various suggestions OF the district
committee as regards recommendations
IS to candidates for the various Legis- |
latiye places. as well as planks Of the
Territorial platform, for submission by
the delegates to the convention of Mon |
day next
The meetings of the city precincts |
will be held as early as possible so /
that there may be adjournment in time |
to permit the persons attending to !
-
meeting to be held there at which for |
ner Senator Thurston will make the |
principal address. The calls for the |
have been sent out, and there |
as a feeling that the attendance upon !
the various meetings will be large. so |
as wide in range and as representative |
of the feelings of the voters as is pos
sible
The club meetings will be held in the
Usual places except perhaps in the case
Of the seventh precinct, where another
hall than that of the Reform school
may have to be chosen. Judge Wilcox
has the matter under consideration and
will be made today and
the special call issued.
DEMOCRATS AND FUSION.
Democracy is still unattached despite
all rumors to the contrary. There have
there will be effected a combination of
forces between the unterrified and both
Of the leading parties, but beyond con-
ferenceS on each side the situation is
unchanged. Chairman Mccarthy with
Messrs Creighton, TerrilI and Johnson,
have met with Republican leaders and
set out their claims for representation,
but no agreement has been reached, the
meeting having closed without any
definite results.
Although this is the official position
between others members of both the
Democratic and Home Rule parties
here have been many talks and sug-
yestions of a basis for agreement. At
he bottom of most of these is u basis
granting to Democracy the long end
IF the legislative ticket in return for
support of Wilcox for delegate. They
nave never received the sanction of Of
icial endorsement, for the Central Club
s not unit by any means upon the
question of fusion with either of the
eading organizations.
The nearest thing to a combination
vas an agreement on the part OF sew
eral individual Democrats to oppose
any attempt at fusion until after the
election of delegates to the Home Rule
convention, when it is be-
ieVed there will be some steps taken
toward reaching basis of cooperation.
Monday next has been set for further
and there will be nothing
definite until that time.
HOME RULE DELEGATES.
There was a large meeting of mem
)ers Of the executive committee of the
Home Rule party last night at the
headquarters. While it was declared
hat nothing was done reports were
cad from Wilcox showing that he is
Meeting with much success on his tour.
The elections for delegates to the con- 4
-ention which will nominate legislative
candidates will be held Monday. There
will come with them a recommendation
rom each precinct club as to the prop {
r candidate Until these are in none ,
f the Home Rulers will discuss can :
idateS.
MGTsrE I