The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-09-02
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committee which would have tine franz
Ing ~ the platform. lie said that no
matter how impartial the chairman
/ might be-. and be knew from being the
chairman last time. that there would
. be- charges that tho committee ON roso-
buttons was named to bring out the
/ chaIrmau's wishes lie therefore moy-
ed that the committee be- composed of
J two members from each representative
district with the chairman Of the con-
ventiun as chairman OF the committee,
and that the delegations should select
their members. The motion also pro-
vided for "A recess for the purpose Of
making such selection. Cecil Brown
said that he was opposed to the motion
as he thought the chair should appoint
I the committee. He favored the make
up suggested by Senator Baldwin, hut
said there would be more or less dis
satisfaction in the event of the election
/ i'm the manner set forth, while the
choice of the committee by the chair
man would not permit of such feeling
Baldwin supported his own motion
and w. II. Rice, OF Kauai, said that
he was in favor of 1t, for the reason
that ne believed that the delegations
/ had been closely in touch with the feel
ing in their different districts and that
they could more intelligently select the
men who would correctly represent
| them in the committee. Peck of Hilo,
moved to amend by inserting the pro-
vision that i'm the event that the dele
cation could not select the men within
| fifteen minutes, that the chair should
do so, which was accepted by Baldwin,
and the motion as thus formed passed
without division. after j. w. Jones had
protested that there should be first a
committee on rules, which could pre-
pare the order of business before even
a committee was named.
The recess was used in the selection
OF the members of the committee and
in some quarters there was lively
fight over the result. The Fifth led in
this matter of delay. there being many
ballots necessary in the delegation be-
fore the victory was won. The com
mittee. with the addition OF Chairman
Holstein is as follows: First district,
Il, Il. Guard and Charles williams;
Second, j. ID. Paris and Samuel Parker;
Third II. =. Baldwin and DR. j. II.
Raymond; Fourth, A. V. Gear and Col.
j. II. Fisher; Fifth, George r. Carter
and w. G.. Ashley; Sixth, Francis Gay
and w. II. Rice.
As soon as the convention had been
notified of the selections the chairman
laid before the convention the letter of
the Protective Association, signed by
John G. Rothwell, A. Hooking and S.
Shaw, asking that here be inserted in
the platform a plank declaring that the
art,y IN, 20,
OF prohibition or the disturbance
of the liquor traffic as now carried on.
The chairman announced that he would
send the letter to the committee on
resolutions and Representative Aylett
wanted to debate the matter, declaring
that he objected to receiving any COM
munications at the present time. He
was informed that there would be am
pie time for debate during the dis
cusston of the platform, and cut off
his remarks.
on motion of Lorrin Andrews COM
mittee on rules of one from each dis
irict was appointed as follows: Lorrin
Andrews, w. G.. Walker, $. Lazaro,
Edgar Morton, c. i. Iaukea and Will
liam Werner Senator Baldwin sug-
gested that the guests of the convention
be asked to address il, and Senator
Burton was called to the front of the
platform. He was cheered heartily and
after quiet had been restored, said in
part;
SENATOR BURTON SPEAKS.
Mr., Chairman anu gentlemen of the
convention: | did not come here to
talk. l came to these Islands to hear
you talk | am not here on a political
mission except as that word is used in
its highest and best sense. | am not
here as partisan. | am here as a
legislator, l want, in conjunction with
the other members of the commission.
to learn just what is necessary and
how we can help the islands in the way
of legislation by the general govern
ment, and when we learn what you
ought to have and want, to use our
best endeavors to give it to you.
Il have had a splendid time since
came to these Islands. l am captivated
by your splendid climate, with all the
surrounding physical situation. And
more still am l captivated by the splen-
did class of citizens which have found
here. l will say | was so ignorant as
to not know the high class of citizens
| should find and the high standard to
NHlVh your people nave attained More
than all else am l captivated by your
beautiful women. l cannot remember
when as little child, as boy, and
now as a man, have not loved a wo-
man and loved a horse.
"Oue word, not as a Republican. but
as citizen. You are now all American
citizens and by the genius of our insti-
tutions of which you are part every
man is made a politician, in the high
est, purest and best sense of the term.
The mission OF our great government
is To elevate our politics and we can
only elevate them by eievating the in
diVidual citizenship. That man who
has more means than another and who
enters into politics has a greater re-
sponsibility than any other. The man
who is blessed with this worlds goods,
who Is rich, and who uses his position
To Cypress the poor, is an enemy to the