Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-01
FOURTH DISTRICT
REPUBLICAN MEETING
1t Was Decided to Feel
Pulse of Party
Voters.
PUTTING MAN IN FIELD
NOMINATING CANDIDATE
To Run For Vacant Places in LegiS-
lature - Committee Wants
County and Municipal
Government.

tee OF the Fourth District republican
party, held in headquarters yesterday
afternoon, was one OF the quietest con.
yentlons that has been held for a long
time and yet there was a great deal
accomplished and II was plainly shown
that the Fourth District Committee
members are divided on the matter of
placing n candidate in the field to run
lCr the seat in the Legislature of the
Territory left vacant by the death Of
archibald Gilhllan. However. no one
seemed to care to force his opinions
and compromise was finally uncon.
sciously reached by the passage of a
motion to the effect that the chair ap.
point committee Of five members to
lcel the pulse of the Fourth District
with reference to the matter Of can.
ddate and to report at a meeting to be
held on Monday afternoon next.
Although the meeting had been call.
ed for $3.50 o'clock, II was not until a
nalf.hour or so after that time that the
chairman raped for order, this on &C.
count of the tardy arrival of the
members. when Chairman Boyd final.
ly called the meeting to order. 1t was
found that the following were pres.
ent: J. II. Boyd, J. II. Fisher. Chas.
Wilcox, l.. II. Wolff, DR.. Waldo Bur.
CESS. Samuel Johnson, j. Keohokii.
J. NJ. Kea, Senator Clarence Crabbe,
G. B. Wilson. Andrew Brown, A. v.
Gear, J. ID. McVeigh and VIM. II. Co.
ney. Col. j. Walter Jones was pres.
ent by proxy.
The chair introduced as the first
business the letter from the Central
Committee Of the Republican party in
which II .instructs the district commit
tee to nominate a candidate to run
for the vacant seat In the Legislature
However, before proceeding with the
consideration of this matter, Chairman
Boyd stated he wished to resign as
the chairman OF the committee. He
stated that holding the position which
he did he should not be at the head
OF the committee. He hoped the com
mlttce would recognize the reasons
why he wished to resign. He would
remain a member OF the body and
would be able to do Just as much
work for the party in a minor capac
lily.
On motion Of Dr. Burgess the resig
nation of Mr.. Boyd was accepted. Til,
name of Col. ]. II. Fisher was the first
mentioned to fill the vacancy, but that
gentleman absolutely declined to serve
on account Of his being the secretary
of the Territorial committee. Andrew
Brown then nominated A. V. Gear,
I me nominations were then closed ant
Mr.. Gear was unanimously elected the
chairman OF the committee.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Boyt
that there was a clause in the com
munication of the Central COMMITTEE,
referring to county and municipal gov
eminent Senator Crabbe moved tha
the platform of the last convention b,
adopted by the committee with tn,
amendment demanding that a system
OF country and municipal government
be provided for by the next Legisla
ture. The platform of the convention
reads "as soon as practicable
Senator Crabbe said>that the tim;
had come when a decided stand mus
be taken on the country and munlci
pal issue. He had spoken with
number of Home Rulers and they haC
! stated that such a plank would be il
their platform.
After considerable discussion, dur
ing which Mr.. Boyd raised the cues
ton that the committee could hardly
pledge the next convention and the
, next Legislature. the motion OF Sen
ator Crabbe carried.
The chair next announced that tho
committee would proceed to the nomi
nation OF man TO run for the Legisla
ture according to the special election
proclamation of the Governor. Mr.
Wilson said that before proceeding
with this business ii might be well fol
the committee to consider whether OF
no 1t was the proper thing to nominate
man. He wished to hear the opin
ions OF the members as to whether the
Republicans Of the Fourth District
should make Eght. Was there any
thing to be gained by making a fight
Would any prestige be forfeited II II
was decided not to fight?
DR.. Burgess stated that he had been
talking to man very prominent in
politics and he had said that the
fight would cost a lot OF money and
no good would result therefrom. There
would not be an extra session OF the
Legislature and II would be the lest
ng to save men and money for the
next regular election instead of vast.
ing them in special election. In his
opinion, 1t would be best to let the
wIole thing go by the board. DR..
Burgess stated that this was also his
opinion. ere was no use whatever
going into useless fight.
.,enator Crabbe said that he too had
III a talk with prominent business
man and brothCrScnntor, and that
he had expressed the same opinion.
In fact, he said that II the Republicans
OF the Fourth District decided to put a
man in the field, he be ID II he
would put up cent. Senator CTabbe
said he did not feel that way at all. II
the Republicans of the Fourth District
wished TO preserve the prestige of the
Republican party, they must put a can.
didate in the field To let the thing
go by the board would simply mean
that the Home Rulers would come out
in the next election with the cry that
the Republicans had been afraid to
run man against another from the
ranks Of the natives. ANS would be
sure to have an effect on the Hawaiian
vote which would be felt at the next
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