The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-08

- OBEKI w w ILCo-A WIN " H0
mated for Delegate by con-
~ yention of the Home Rule party
to be held this morning at Fos-
ter's Hall This was assured at meet
ings of the delegates now in the city
held yesterday at the party headquar-
ters and the prospects are that there
will be such a vote cast as will make
the choice practically unanimous 1T is
the expectation of the leaders that
there will be two other names before
the convention.
The decision of the Wilcox leaders to
hold the convention at once was reach
ed after some consideration, the call
being sent out privately within the
month. The reason for this seeming
lasty action was to take time by the
forelock and prevent any opportunity
for the objectors to the Delegate to
work up dissatisfaction. owing to the
many publications rejecting upon
failure to accomplish anything on his
part This might give room for new
candidate to get into the field. and so
il was decided by the faction at the
head of affairs in the party that the
quickest action would be the best.
The convention as planned is TO con-
sist of something like $50 delegates. OF
this number the Fourth and Fifth dis
tricts VIII have more than a majority,
nearly two thirds. the exact figures not
being available. The outsiders number
less than sixty, and 1t is expected that
there viii be at least one-half that
number in attendance upon the session
OF the convention, which is TO be held
| at theseariy hour so that many OF them
may return to their homes on the ships
| leaving at noon today. number OF
| proxies are held by the local leaders,
so their majority is clear and there
seems not the slightest chance that
there can be fall down in their calcu-
| lations.
| The intination last evening was that
! the names of Prince Jonah Kalaniana-
ole and Judge Abram S. Humphreys
would be put before the convention and
voted down. for the purpose of showing
| that Wilcox is the true and only leader
of the lahui. This is denied in other
quarters. as Prince Cupid is known to
have declared often that he was not a
candidate for the place and did not
consider that he would be justified in
| making the race for il at this time.
Some of the older men who have re-
Sented his rising power in Home Rule
! politics, however, say they will force d
| vote with his name before the conven-
! ton to show their strength One opin-
| ion was ventured last evening that
! Wilcox would have 125 votes on the
| first ballot. at the very least.
At the close of the conferences yes
terday it was given out unotficially
that Emmeluth had won victory as
to the declarations of principles which
it is proposed to make for the platform.
of the party The plan seems
| TO be to have q short platform.
In fact Senator Kalauokalani said that
in all probability 1t would consist OF
not more than two planks, and these
| two might be Joined so closely as to
make in effect only one. The leader
said that it was his desire to declare
only for the passage through the Leg
islature of the county bill and a plan
Of municipal government for Honolulu
and Hilo.
This plan will do away with the work
which has been performed by the mem
! bers of the Honolulu central committee
during the winter. In that the several
| bills which have been considered for
the advancement of party interests will
not be pressed at this time. The orig
inal method was to arrange for the put
| ting into the various district platforms
OF the bills which are deemed absolute
| ly necessary by the leaders here and
| then pledging the nominees to then
support if elected upon the platform.
This has been followed for the past six
/ months. but the conservatives are of
/ the opinion that it would be best TO
| try and divide the Republicans by the
Centralizing of the fight upon the null
| tiforU government platform, and the
| outlook is for the carrying out OF this
| plan.
/ One plan Of the Liberals will be en-
/ dorsed by the convention, that pr0vid-
ing for the formation OF precinct clubs
for the purpose of making a thorough
campaign and having the voters lined
Eup long before the voting IS to take
place This means also that there VIII