Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-01-07

~ lNt nltCIluE OF Tue hCDUDllCdh-
Territorial Committee last night about
which interest had been cUnyerging
In party circles and the press for sew
eral weeks. there was absolutely no
progress made in the main business
requiring to be done.
1t was decided, after only casual dis.
CussiOn on the outside, to have
member Of the committee as secretary
to succeed an incumbent who was not
member. An attempt at election of
secretary failed.
Confusion of proxies and local Ct!n.
sells caused failure in filling a yacan.
Cy from the Island Of Hawaii.
The matter OF proxies was settled.
4 committee to Codify rules was ap'
pointed and a memorial resolution on
the death Of Representative Gilhllan
was passed.
John c. Lane, vice chairman, pre-.
sided, others present being j II. Fish.
err, c. II Dickey, J. p. Cooke, J. A.
Gilman, w. j. Coelho, Chas. Wilcox,
| b. II. Wright. Geo. II. hentOn and
| T. MCCants Stewart After calling
the roll including proxies, J. d. Az
cry, the acting secretary, read the
minutes of several previous meetings.
| Captain Sam Johnson and representa-.
| tives of the four daily newspapers
were the only spectators until near
! the close. when l.. l.. MCCandlcss. a
member Of the Firth District Commit
tee, dropped in.
Voted Thanks to Hendry.
The chairman read the resignation
OF L. Il. Hendry as secretary OF the
| Republican Territorial Committee. on
motion Of Mr.. Cooke, seconded by Mr..
| Stewart, the resignation was accepted
with the thanks Of the committee to
MIR Hcndry for his faithful services.
Mr. Wright moved. seconded by Mr..
Gilman. that secretary be elected
fIom among the members of the com
mittee. The question was raised as
to whether any member were prepared
to accept the office. Mr.. Gilman had
heard OF two willing members, and
argued that the proposed course was
advisable. II might be necessary foI
the committee to hold executive ses
Bions.
Discussing the Secretary.
Mr.. Stewart was not ready to vote
for the motion. The only reason of.
fered was that there might be secrets
to be preserved in the committee. In
looking around he thought he stood
alone, except that he held one proxy,
There was a twinkIing of eyes that
might indicate readiness to vote with.
out listening to any speeches. The
speaker plainly intimated that the
Advertiser and the sugar interest had
antagoniZed him on account of his
connection with resolutions against
oligarchy passed in the drill.shed. He
considered the sloggIng OF man for
standing up for his principles was a
sure means of inviting failure for the
Republican party. Mr.. Stewart went
on to denOunCe the practice inaugural.
ed in this committee of having one
man come into the meetings with his
pockets loaded with proxies TO run the
party. II was contrary to American
principles and fair dealing Mr.. Stew.
art produced printed list OF the Off
GERS of the Republican National Com
mittee to show that different OF its
officers are not members. In State
committees the secretaries seldom
were members. Why should this com.
mittee depart from the usual praC
tiCc? There were few occasions on
which secrecy should have to be 50
strictly observed as to require the sec
rotary to belong to the committee In
conclusion he quoted the practices OF
| the Democratic, Peoples and PrOhibi
I ton parties, some of whose officers In
each case were nOn-membcrs.
Fisher Wants Member.
Mr.. Fisher did not feel greatly con.
cerned over the question, yet he thank
ed Mr.. Stewart for quoting preCedents
and examples. Three out Of four OF
the citations seemed to be against the
previous speaker. Mr. Fisher suggest
ed that a member might be the secre
tary, as there might be confidential
business at times, and an outsider Sc
lected as assistant secretary to attend
to routine clerical work OF the com
mittee.