The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-28
AUGUST
DREIER
THE MAN

Home Rulers. in executive committee
assembled. last evening nominated
August Dreier for member OF the Legis-
iature from the Fourth District, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of A.
+. Gilfillan. The nomination was made
by reclamation. there being not a sin
gle vote cast for the expected candi-
date. F. w. Beardslee. John Emme-
iuth. who had secured the ante-nomi-
nation acceptance OF Beardslee, stuck
to- his guns to the end, but when he
found the tide setting against him. and
also found that he never was a MEM
Der Of the committee. as he lives in the
Fifth District. he bolted the meet
ing. declaring that 1t had been packed
against his man.
1t was late when the Home Rulers
got together and II took more than two
hours for them to finish their work.
There were several matters preliminary
to the final action which took time,
but 1t was the nomination which ap-
pealed to the meeting with most force.
w -(h NhC HutoliOi up.
gained the floor and at once began to
read n report which was alleged to
come from the minority OF the body
1t was discovered that only the name
OF Emmeluth appeared on the report.
and that Kalauokalani was absent. Still
the paper was received and placed on
file. The report went over the reasons
why Beardslee should be nominated
1t set forth that he was a staunch
city and county government man and
that he was heart and soul with the
Home Rulers in their schemes; that he !
was endorsed by labor men and that
he would receive strong support in the
Fourth from men of all parties.
But the name OF August Dreier was
with acclaim and the demands
luth saw that he was doomed to de-
feat and with the dramatic assertion
that he had been made the victim of a
packed meeting, he STROBE from the
hall.
When he had departed there was
demand for a vote from the other men,
bers of the committee. but no one ap-
peared to want to make any talk over
the nomination, so the name of Dreier
was put up. every vote was cast for
him. and Chairman Kaulia declared
him the nominee OF the paAty. The vote
was made so hearty by reason OF n let
ter from the candidate. written to the
chairman OF the committee, Prince
Cupid. in which he accepted the plat
form OF the party and promised an ac-
INhffa eTnfne
On. the secretary was running over the
minutes of the past meetings and find
ing the roster of the committee. dis
covered that at no time had Mr.. En-
meIuth been a member OF IL. but that
the place which he had been filing
vas In reality that of Solomon Niche
Iia-
When this fact was made known
here were several remarks OF a hum,
,rous nature INDUCED in. but nothing
vas said which would indicate any
hard feeling over the unsuccessful
sight for the place.
REPUBLICANS SEEK A MAN.
There Will be n meeting OF the COM
mittee this afternoon at which time
action will be taken. and the
entire Fourth District committee Will
meet Saturday afternoon. A plan was
put on foot yesterday by a party OF
he young Republicans TO hold n meet
ng and name a young man, who would
De presented to the district committee =.
'or endorsement
Unless this plan takes form this
morning IL seems likeIy that Col. J. II.
Fisher or a. v. Gear will be chosen 10
make the race. There Is. however,
action In the committee which still ad-
leres to the cause OF Beardslee. Il the
Home Rulers would not nominate
they insist IL would be good
politics To name Home Ruler as the
nan who was left holding the bag. de- (
Jared himself in accepting the plat 4
49,. % che Homo Ty4tfarG