The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-29
CFrom Wednesdays daily)


stirring up the various precinct clubs
to activity. so that wnen the delegates
90 the Territorial convention shall come
together next Monday they will have
a series Of resolutions before them.
which may aid them I'm the framing Of
a platform.
This result was attained only after a
bit Of sharp talking. in which an at
tempt was made to declare in favor of
the fourteen propositions submitted
with a resolution that the planks should
be- contained in the Territorial plat
form. in the opinion of Fifth district
committeeman. The sentiment finally
prevailed that this kind Of platform
making was outside the province Of the
committee, and that the only power
TO take such action lay in the hands
of the clubs which chose the dele
gates.
The work Of the meeting, which was
very fully attended. every member be-
ing present in person or by proxy, was
all along the lines of getting closer to
the people. The only definite action
was that which will result in the bring
ing the work Of the party into the
hands Of the precinct clubs all along
the line There was no discussion of
candidates, despite the fact that many
members Of the committee came to the
meeting feeling that there would be an
airing Of the senatorial situation. The
only thing in this line was the passage
of the resolution which asks the various
precincts TO recommend the names Of
for both the upper and lower
houses before September 5th. for the
consideration Of the committee, when
il shall meet as nominating cOnven-
tion.
There was some little amusement fur
nished when the meeting was called to
order. and when Judge Kaulukou pre-
sented two proxies. Later proxies were
presented however which left the tenth
precinct man without any standing in
the meeting, and he spent the evening
in looking on. After the disposition of
the matter of the Portuguese confer
ence committee, and the report from
the committee on rules that rough
draft had been made but no finished
rules were ready for the committees
action, l.. l.. McCandless introduced
the following resolution, there being
several suggestions which were en-
bodied in 1t and accepted by the maker:
Whereas: The responsibility falls up
on this body of selecting six candidates
from the Fifth District as Representa-
tives of the Republican party. and
Whereas: We believe II to be in the
interest of our party to appeal to local
pride and 10 stimulate local work, and
Whereas: We believe that by the mu-
tual assistance of all the precincts each
gIu etIppppl ppu tbarafnrp no II
Resolved, That we recommend the
following apportionment of the six rep
rcsentatives among the various pre-
cincts, based upon the Republican
strength as shown at the last election:
First. From the first and second pre-
cincts, one representative.
Second. From the third, fourth and
fifth precincts one representative.
Third. From the sixth precinct, one
representative.
Fourth. From the seventh precinct
one representative.
Fifth. From the eighth and tenth
precincts, one representative.
Sixth. From the ninth precinct, one
representative.
And We further recommend that each
precinct club shall, on or before the
candidate for the House and a first and
second choice for candidates for the
Senate on the Republican ticket, all of
which may or may not be accepted by
the District Committee
In support of his resolution Mr.. Nc
Candless said that the following was
the Republican vote two years ago. as
used in the preparation of the schedule
of the new divisions: first and second
precincts, 1903: third, fourth and fifth,
l22; sixth. 1902: seventh, 172, eighth and
tenth, lS9; ninth, 1i9.
There was considerable talking be-
fore the resolution was finally adopted
as given, and the remarks were all di-
rected at making II so read that the
precincts should not be led to believe
that the men SO named would be placed
upon the ticket without question. Sena-
tor Carter, James Low and j. l.. Holt
each took a hand In perfecting the
resolution, and 1t went through with
out single vote against It.
As soon as this was done the prin-
cipnl business OF the evening as sci
forth In the call was brought up by
J, u. Avery. lie had prepared "A series
~ resolutions, which set forth that the
district committee had the wNk OF the
campaign In hand and therefore sug-
grstod several planks which, In thf
opinion uf the committee, should be in
the platform. The resolution was read
ANA translated by COT Inukea, whC
took occasion lp AT once speak tp them
lln explained that he wac opposed T.
diHiatI1n tp the convention but The
placing ~ the matter In the light ol
FuEFrsiipp made u possible for him q
support the motion, lle took it thal
there Was nothing in the resolution
. which appealed ~ The members ~ "a,
/ parry Hs did the plank on city ant
. County government Hr explained hii
position ana said that while he ha,
been allenalri from hif pa.-Jla by hii
nsppusai of iha Republican parry hi
hoped by taking up tha matter neaTrs
% them he would W!n thrm 10 the par
~ which D. said hf believed was thl
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