The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-11
TsREAcHERY and plsunion.

T7REACHERY and Disunion.
Charges and effects, which rem
d the Home Rule convention yes
Il terday, made the denomination
given to Delegate Robert w. Wilco
by a show of hands, without dis
senting voice. an empty honor, for tn
votes came from little more than hal
OF the convention. the young men hav
ing bolted 1t upon the appearance o
bad faith. in the breaking of a pledged
word by the leaders of the party.
1t was when the new constitution, the
hope Of the young men, had been SCI
aside. that Prince Cupid arose ant
| quietly announced that President Ka-
lauokalani had broken the most solemn
! promises and that there could never
be peace or friendship between them
| Declaring that he would sever his con-
nection with Home Rule forever, Prince
| Cupid walked out of the convention.
He did not ask his friends to accom-
pany him. He did not look back to
see If he was alone. But even while
his words were ringing there rose from
their seats a crowd of the young lnen
hall lasted until forty of the delegates
had separated themselves from the
body. 1t was a dramatic exit, Senator
David Kanuha being in the act of max
ing protest. when he saw what was the
course of his friends. and without
reaching a period, he Joined the dis
appearing procession.
While the bolt of the minority of the
convention was the sensation of the
day, there were features. which other
wise would have attracted sufficient at
tention. John Kanui, the father of his
party, and Kaiole, he of the flowing
hirsute adornment, each introduced res
olutions, directing the committee which
has as its duties the receiving of the
commission from the Senate which is
to investigate conditions in the Terri
tory, TO PETITION THAT BODY TO
PROVIDE FOR THE INDEPEND-
ENCE OF THE ISLANDS. The po-
sition Of Cuba was cited in one in
stance. but the resolutions would not
be given out. Upon advice of Wilcox
they were sent to the committee for
action, thus being publicly given his
endorsement, when word would have
led to their being tabled forever.
NEW CONSTITUTION TABLED.
The sensational element was intro
duced into the afternoon session when,
after debate which lasted for two
hours, the new constitution framed
for the Home Rule party was tabled
upon a motion made by Mrs. Anokou,
one of the delegates from Laie, sup
ported by the old men throughout and
having at the same time the active
assistance of Kalauokalani. But one
speech was made on the side of the re-
form element That was the express
sion of the sentiment animating the
young men by John Wise, who had been
selected to take the floor as the peace
maker. He tried to pour oil on the
waves of sentiment which were ris-
ing. but the pledged faith of the Dele
gate and Kalauokalani was not kept;
they did not fight for the carrying
through of the new organic law, and
when the split came. after the vote.
they sat without a word of defence,
nausht before them but to face the
'emnant of their party and cry Fool
sh youngsters il
The story of the breaking of the
agreement for the carrying through of
he constitution, the giving way of the
-oung men. was partially told in the
morning by The Advertiser, but the
made by the majority for
lnion were even greater. When the
conference broke up at midnight, af-
er session which was made effective
'nly by the strong work of John Wise {
md Prince Cupid. there was an agree i
nent that the constitution should pass I
With the change that the officers now I
II power should serve for two years !
more 2
Upon the reaching Of this agreement I
he members of the conference shook t
lands. decided that all i'll feeling 7
hould be buried for this campaign and
very effort made to see the fight for L
Wilcox a successful one The morn I
ng session of the convention was of no T
vail as there was no business done. !
he conferences still going on. When c
ne body met at 2 o'clock the very !.
rst business succeeding the reading Of b
ne minutes was the Inauguration of Z
ne fight for the constitution Chair g
1an Ewaliko read the report as sub :
ntted on Wednesday. and the change
.hlch made it possible for the present 4
ticials to stay in Office until the con- 8
ention of 1904. with this the PAPER t