The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-07
Republicans Decide That Officials
Must Be Eligible to Enter
Executive Sessions.
Vacancy in Fourth District Legislative DeIega.
ton is Mentioned Only incidentally.
But Two Proxies

instant and squared himself for a long
talk. and the members made ready for
an grafton.
Il am not ready for the question, Mr.
Chairman" said he. "I have wanted
to hear why we should eject member
| of the committee as secretary. The
gentleman who has just preceded me
said or intimated that there are times
when our meetings should be executive
/ Does he mean by the term 'executive
/ 'secretive?' If he means that there is
necessity for the election of a mem
ber for secretary, in order to
! guard the secrets of the committee
I What secrets are SO pronounced as to
make it necessary for US to safeguard
them? L think that If we elect a sec
retary from the committee members,
we go against what seems to be a pre-
| vailing precedent. But 1 don't wish to
go into that phase of the subject until
L have the reasons of the committee
men from the Fourth and Seventh Dis
tricts for urging this, or if there have
been reasons spoken in conference be
tween these two gentlemen that are not
have been any conferences that we
be apprised. The only reason given is
that we have secrets to safeguard. Is
that the Teason?"
There was long silence and Stewart
sat down to determine the effect of
his argument. Hearing none, he again
took possession Of the floor.
II hear no response. but 1 see mem
bers in various parts of the room are
looking at me with serious countenan-
ces or with a merry twinkle in their
eyes
'Oh, no." said Wright, 1aughingly, Il
am looking at the twinkle in yours"
Il want to say" continued Stewart
with some warmth, that / stand al
most alone and single-handed. 1 rep
resent myself and one other member
of the committee. The only redeeming
feature of my adversely lies in the fact
that it has been taken by member
OF the delegation from the Fifth Dis
trict (Renton) and has not gone to the I
lean and hungry Cassius-the Fourth /
District mean.
Il wish that there was the good for |,
tune coming to me to stand closer to
the plantations and to the leading jour !
nal or organ of Republicanism in the .
town, 1 might not have been bereft +
Of my proxies. Two weeks ago i read
in the leading Republican organ of this
county !
Which organ do you refer to, Mr.. !
Stewart" asked a member.
Why, the Advertiser, of course" re-
piled Stewart. unmoved.
l don't like to be personal, but you see I |
have the courage of my convictions L |
read that at this meeting disloyal hands /
would not hold loyal proxies. OF course,
/ know it referred to the member of
the Fifth District, who is now speak
ing to you. But he has gone into the
political fights without having handled
l. dollar of money, even in honor. If
we expect to control the Republican
party by slugging men who dare to
10 their duty. we shall fail. If we ex-
pect to do il by corralling a number
Of votes and putting them in the box
here without giving reasons, we Will
-aiI in reaching the great body OF the
people, without which we cannot gain
| fight.
THE truth is we don't keep our or
in line with what are usual
American methods customs and prac-
ices, and that is why we are constant s
Y running up against snags. People {
ome here who are familiar with
american customs. and find radical diff 7
erences. and then they begin to criti-
ize, and we then have trouble" Stew
rt then read the personnel of the va 7
ious national committees, but all of
hem did not carry out his statement.
When called TO account for this he
aid that he meant that the precedent
established by the Republican National
Committee was the one TO which he :
eferred. {
Mr.. Fisher took issue with Stewart 5
n many points brought up by him. 7
.enton said the essential point was 10
ct the very best secretary. whether T
. came from the committee or not. a
y vote being taken on Wright's reso-
ltion resulted in II votes for and .
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