Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-29
FOURTH TO GIVE
REPRESENTATION
Continued from rage ~

District Committee of the Repub-
lican Party Of the Territory of Ha-
waii.
Dear Sir.-hs Major ZIegler stated to
me this morning that his remarks ut
your committee meeting yesterday
were misquoted by the newspaper re-
porters, take the liberty of addressing
this communication to you for the pur-
pose OF clearing the misunderstanding
that has gone abroad about myself as
well as the Portuguese Political Club.
wish 70 state for myself as well as
the club. that the statement made 10
Major 2ieglsr was in substance as fol
lows: THAT the club would not an
nounce itself as Republican. but that
they would give their support to the
Republican ticket as a whole, pro-
vided the clubs nominees were placed
on their ticket
wish 10 state that the Portuguese
Political Club is not antagonistic to the
Republican party, and that its policy
TO the best Of my understanding, is to
see good Legislature elected in this
Territory at the coming election.
Trusting this will help to clear the
erroneous impression created by the
reports published in the papers. beg
to remain,
Yours very respectfully,
J. M, CAMARA.
When the reading OF this letter had
been completed, Major Ziegler said the
| papers had misQuOted him and went on
TO state what he really did say. The
statement in the Bulletin yesterday
was almost word for word what Major
Ziegler SAID and this is substantiated
by some OF the closest listeners at yes
terday's meeting Major Ziegler may
! have meant 10 say something else but
what ne old say 10 what appeared in
| the Bulletin
| In order TO snow Major Camara s
position. Captain Samuel Johnson
arose and stated that he had had a talk
with the major, during the course OF
which ne made the remark that the
Republican party must not expect the
! Portuguese Political Club to affiliate
with II. Asked Il he himself would
come ont az Republican were he to
get the nomination on the Republican
legislative ticket, he replied in the
negative Asbcd further that in case
the district committee should give the
Portuguese repteseHtation would the
club allow that body. to pick out It's
own man, tho reply came once mor'
IN the negative. The club must pich
ont its own Oan.
Captain JOhnson said that Major
Camara went farther and stated that
should the Democrats give the club &
better show 10 the next election thar
the Republicans in this the club woult
back that party. II the Republicans
should give the club representation thi.
year, their support would be given t.
that party here and all over the Islands
AT this point, Mr.. Isenberg mOvcl
that one representative from the Por
tuguese Cidb be allowed to run on tn
Republican representative ticket OF tn
Fourth District providing the Portu
guese Club comes out as Republican
CLUB and endorses the straight Repub
lican ticket. The motion was not pu
on account Of tho tack OF 4 second
+. VI. Brooks then introduced III,
following resolution providing for Por
tuguese representation on the Repub
iicaD ticket, which being adopted, tn
meeting adjourned to the call OF tn,
chair:
Resolved, That It, is the purpose o
the Fourth District committee to plac
at the meeting of the District Commit
tee which viii DO held next week, on
Portugnese"hmerican on the lcgsla
tive ticket TINS year, from the Fourt
District, provided the Portuguese Poll
teal Cmb will select names from whic
such candidate ~ to be chosen, an
will pledge themselves to uuanimousl
support the entire Republican ticket l.
return lOr such nomination.