The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-09-01
NOMINATE MEN
FOR LEGISLATURE.
Conventions Held in All the Different
Districts-The Names of Men Select
ed to Stand at Election.

WAILUKU, Maui August 3O.-An
enthusiastic meeting of the 9Th Pre-
cinct club was held in the court house
at Wailulku last Thursday night Juuge
Kalua president of the club presided.
Seated with Judge Kalua were Judge
Kepoikai, Judge Kaleikau, secretary
Keliinoi and Interpreter Keola. The
presiding officer stated the object of the
meeting which was the recommending
of candidates to the District Commits
tee for Representatives and Senators.
A. b. Haone placed j. NJ *. Keola S
name in nomination for representative.
There was no second, and Keola re-
fused to be a candidate. n. w. Aluli
in lengthy speech placed the name Of
j. x. Kahookele in nomination. He
presented a petition signed by about loJ
voters who had petitioned ]. X Ka-
hookele top lace his name on the bal
lot for representatives. There were
seconds from all parts of the house
Then came a silence. Judge Kalua
spelled a little, and then N w. Alum
moved to close the nominations. The
chair would not entertain the motion.
G. D. Lufkin moved that this pre-
cinct present three names to the Dis
trict Committee in the order of their
choice. This precipitated a lively dis
.cussion n. w. Aluli objected to the mo-
ton as being out of order, but he was
ruled down. The motion carried, and
an appeal from the decision Of the chair
was UNDECIDED
L. NJ. Baldwin placed the name OF =.
Keliinoi in nomination. This was sec
onded by r. A. Wadsworth. Judge
Robinson placed the name of a. n.
Hayselden of Lahaina in nomination
seconded. j. X. Kahookele then with
drew in favor of S KeliinOi,
On ballot, S. Keliinoi received the
highest number of ballots and thus be-
came the first choice, and A. n. Hay
selden became second choice. The
names of A. n. Kepoikai, w. f. Pogue,
c, II. Dickey and A. N Hayseden were
nominated for the Senate. A. n. Ke-
poikai came out victorious, and ne
was made the unanimous choice of the
precinct.
In the Hama local convention, a meet
ing of local delegates from Kipahulu,
Hama, Nahiku and Keanae j. X. Iosepa
Received 6 votes, w. p. Haia ., f.. NJ
Hamana ,. These three names will be
presented to the District Committee,
with the chances pretty even between
j. X. IOsepa and W. p. Haia.
In the Hamakuapoko meeting John
Kaluna, one of the aspirants withdrew
leaving John Kahino and John Kalama
! in the fight. There were 81 persons
present, and 81 votes cast. One was a
blank and AZ were cast for each candi-
date. So Hamakuapoko sends two
names to the District Convention
| without any other comment on the POI
pularity of the two men. Both are good
men,
Ioela Makaleka and d. H. Kahaulelic
are in the fight for the LIST and nc
! precincts. LIST precinct has six dele.
gates which will throw their whole
strength for Ioela Nakaleka, if the pro-
Xies vote as instructed. The four dele.
J gates of the End precinct will probably
! vote for d. H. Kahaulelio, for Dave il
! quite d manipulation of voters. 1t is ex.
! pected however that Nakaleka will wiz
! out.
The choice of Lahaina has fallen upor
Philip Pail, an intelligent Hawaiian, he
receiving IL votes in the local con.
vention to Peter Noa's l.
At the local convention at Puunent
office, there are three names being con-
sidered, Edgar Morton, Louis vor
Tempsky and George Copp. Edgar
Morton has the backing of Kihei ant
Kahului and Makawao is backing l.
Won Tempsky and George Copp. Maka.
wac did not know that E. Morton was
in the field until after their precinct
meeting last Saturday.