The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-04
Republicans Will
Show Their
Enmity.
MASS MEETING
FOR DENUNCIATION
Col. j. n. Fisher Chosen as
Secretary With Avery as
Helper.


meeting at the drill shed to enter
~ protest against wilcox's bills be-
fore Congress. Especially at the leper
bill was the attack aimed, at the meet
ing of the Territorial Committee last
evening. but through the failure to
catch all that was said by the advocate
of the motion, the Kohala water bill,
which was denounced at the same time,
was not included in the motion as put.
The meeting of the central committee
was one fairly full of interest and
there was completed mass of work
before the session ended. Among the
things accomplished were the election
of Col. Fisher as secretary and ]. d.
Avery as assistant secretary. the
choosing of ]. p. Cooke as treasurer,
the adoption~of the draft of a bill for
the declaration of the terms of sena-
tors and the filing of vacancies in the
committee, declarations on franchise
and local government. There was
sufficiency of oratory and a lining up
of the majority on two occasions when
attempts were made to reconsider mat
ters closed at the previous meeting
Chairman Kennedy presided and the
meeting showed nineteen members
present or represented by proxy.
When the chairman called the meet
ing to order there was a fair attend
ance in the rooms of the organization.
There were present, beside the CHAIR
man: Messrs. McStocker and Walker.
by ]. II. Fisher; Messrs. Waipuilani
and NJ. Mccain, by l. L. McCandless;
Il
Jones, Fisher. Wilcox. Cooke, Wright.
CoeIho. Cox. Lane; Palmer and Brandt
by B. II. Wright; Estep by Stewart;
Stewart, Huddy. Others present were:
c.. B. Wilson. Senator Clarence Crabbe
and c.. F. Reynolds.
An element OF humor was introduced
when l. l. McCandless suggested that
as the resolution which prescribed lin
its to use OF proxies, spoke only of
members" he as a non-member, haV-
ing four proxies, should be allowed to
vote them all. ]. p. Cooke explained
that he could not serve upon the rules
committee and asked that it be noted
that he was excused by the chairman,
which was done. Nominations for Sec
retary were then in order and Mr..
Cooke placed in nomination Col. j. IL.
Fisher. KahauleliO naming W. j. Coel-
no. When a motion had been made to
close the nominations. an ATTEMPT was
made to substitute a motion resembling
the former action. and naming ]. ~.
Avery as the secretary
The two propositions combined in one
motion aroused some antagonism and
the result was that the motion was de-
feated by eleven to six and when
a moment later a plain motion to re-
consider the former action was made it
fell down by a vote OF twelve to seven.
This brought up the motion to close the
nominations. and after this was done
CoeIho withdrew, saying that there was
more work for him to do outside than
inside. and so he would ask that the
secretary cast a unanimous vote for
Col. Fisher. which was agreed to- There
was a similar vote given to Avery Tor
the position of assistant secretary. and
although a motion appeared, to make
his salary $500 a year. with additions
during campaigns. this was dropped. ]
ss there was a sentiment that the sal ,
arv although not guaranteed, would be |
sufficient
Taking UP the matter Of the vacancy /
in the First district it was found that
McStocker had recon- /
nended for the vacancy caused by the
resignation of James Glib, the ap-
pointment of J. Castle Ridgeway- Es-
tep had endorsed the nomination and
the committee elected the new mem
her. There was suggested and adopted
/, motion that he be notified at once
and also that there be action as to the
selection of an executive committeeman
for HiIo taken very soon-
Committeeman w. G. Smith OF hau-
al also resigned, and after some dis
cussion ]. III. Coney was chosen for the
vacancy. There was some talk of the
absence of Committeeman Palmer from
the Territory, for a long stay, but 1t
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