Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-09

llsenberg Named.
On motion, a recess OF ten minutes
was taken for the purpose Of allowing
the various precincts to caucus on
nominees for the Senate. The whole
Fourth District committee retired to
one OF the alcoves. shut the windows
/ and, with J. p. Cooke presiding went
at 1t hammer and tongs on the proposi.
ton Of ID. p. II. lsenberg or Mark Rob-
inson mot A. G. NJ. Robertson as err
roneously stated in the Advertiser this
morning. for nominee from the Fourth
| District. The contest was sharp but
lsenberg finally won out by two votes.
When the convention came together,
nominations were called for. beginning
District. w. c. Rowe of the Honolulu
iron Works made a long speech during
which he praised the qualities of Mr.
lsenberg and finally nominated him
from the First Precinct. G. b. Wilson
Third, Norman Z. Gedge for the
for the Second, Robert n. Boyd for the
Fourth, Samuel johnson for the Fifth.
J.. NJ. Brooks for the Sixth and Richard
lvers for the Seventh. endorsed the
nomination of Mr. lsenberg so that the
Fourth stood practically unanimous.
Fifth Had Four.
When the Fifth District was called
for, w. w. Goodale arose and stated
that on behalf of all the precincts OF
the district he would place the follow.
ing names In nomination Senator w.
c. Achi. DR.. Geo. Huddy. John C. Lane
and L. l.. McCandless.
On motion, tho nominations were
closed and the chair appointed the fol-
lowing tellers
From the ,Fourth-G. w. r. King,
Jonah Kumalae and Captain Samuel
Johnson.
From the Fifth. l.. Holt. II. GILL;
land and VIM. Henry.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved that the rules
be suspended and that the convention
proceed Immediately with the nomina-
tons instead of going into caucus again
as provided by the rules. The chair
stated that the report OF the joint COM
mittee in which the rules we're inciud-
ded had been accepted and there was
nothing for him to do but declare a re-
cess for caucus OF the district COM
mittees by themselves.
Upon the convention coming TO order
again. j. p. Cooke, chairman OF the
Fourth District committee, announced
that the committee would consider +
c. Smith as delegate from the Sixth
Precinct In place OF DIR. Burgess. f. l..
Hoogs made vigorous kick but the
chairman stated that as the matter was
one for the Fourth alone he had no
other alternative but to recognize Mr..
Smith.
The tellers next got to work, passed
the blank pieces OF paper around and
the delegates spent a few minutes max
ing out their tickets. The balloting re-
suited as follows;
ID. p. r. Isenberg, 81.
l.. l.. McCandless, 90.
w. c. Achi, 81.
J. c. Lane. 4S.
DR.. Geo. Hubby, 10.
Upon the announcement of the result,
j. ID. Avery arose and stated that, on
behalf of John c. Lane, he wished to
move that the vote Of the convention
be made unanimous for Messrs. lsen.
berg, McCandless and Achi This was
seconded by J. l.. Kaulukou and carried
unanimously.
lsenberg says Work.
Speeches were called for and Mr..
lsenberg was the first to arise. He
said that work was the watchword and
all those who followed the nominee for
delegate to Washington were following
in the right track. If he needed any
weight he could call on him. He wish
ed TO thank the convention for the
honor they had conferred upon him.
Mr.. McCandless was the next to take
the floor, He stated among other
things that II the Republicans wished
to win, they would have to get in and
work. He for one would do his very
best to elect the whole Republican
ticket from the delegate down.
The people had been very much dis
satisfied during the last two years BY
the election OF a Home Rule ticket.
Men of honesty Of purpose and integ-
rity were wanted.
Next came reference TO the white
man and the statement that he wished
to down the natives. The white man
was the best friend OF the native. He
had come here to stay and to be among
the people. Work should be done
along the line OF making the native
Hawaiians desist from their work
against the white man.
Hawaiians should yemember that, al
though they are on top now, the bran