The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-28
OENOUNCE
DELEGATES
Home Rulers Say
She Is Too
: Forward.
DECLARE AGAINST
ALL REPUBLICANS
Strong Resolutions Which Put the
s. Party on Record as Opposed
to Endorsements.

~ Delegates was at the highest
/ at the meeting of the executive
| committee of the Home Rule party last
! evening at Fosters hall, there could be
heard by those sitting closest to the
| doors heated controversy below
! stairs. And those same members Of the
committee believe that an old adage
about listeners never hearing any good
OF themselves was being proven at that
very same minute.
Certain it is that il Mrs. Robert w
Wilcox had been ait the meeting she
would have heard some of the most
scathing language addressed TO herself
that ever has been So applied. Every
| one took a hand in the rowing Not
one was there to stand and make her
fight, for of the fairly large attendance
upon the session of the committee,
there was not a single vote but was
cast in favor of the resolutions, which
denounced her action in endeavoring to
secure endorsements for Secretary
Cooper, her endeayors to run" the
party, and her conduct of her publica-
tion in general.
Altogether it was bad quarter of an
hour for Home Rulers who have per
mitted themselves to endorse Repub-
1icans for place, and while the resolu-
tion does not name anyone, 1T was un-
derstood by those who introduced it and
supported it, that not only did ii strike
at the Delegates. but as well at certain
others, high in the councils of the par
ty, who have permitted themselves to
go outside the party in finding candi
dates for the Governorship. The reso-
lutions which were passed without any
dissent read as follows:
Whereas. it has transpired during
the past few weeks that irresponsible
persons have pledged the support of
the Home Rule Republican party to
persons and measures in advance OF
action by the party as a whole, or
by this executive committee, and
Whereas, such action places this
party in false light before the cleo
torate of this Territory and the au-
thorities at Washington, therefore be
it
Resolved. that the executive COM
mittee of the Home Rule Republican
party does repudiate and denounce
any statements for or in representation
of the policy of the party that do not
conform with the platform of the par
ty, or with the announced policy of
this executive committee, and be IT
further
fIeSOlNeu- tnat We Tepudldte tne
statements in the public press that the
Home Rule Republican party will en-
dorse II. T.. Cooper, Sam Parker, or
any other candidate outside of our own
nominee as a Governor for this Terri
tory, and be it further
Resolved, that a copy Of this reso-
luton be given the daily papers at Ho-
nolulu for publication. and that a copy
be forwarded TO the Delegate at Wash
ington, and the President Of the Unit
ed States.
When the resolutions were introduc-
ed there was rush TO get the floor.
and for more than an@ hour there was
a hot interchange OF compliments for
the persons at whom the declarations
are directed. There was a constant
volIey of applause during the speeches.
and the arguments were as many and
as varied as the speakers. The gist OF
the speeches was that owing to the fact
that IL had become known that GER
tain persons, IN the name of the party.
were securing Endorsements for Secre-
tary Cooper and Col. Parker there
must be public denunciation OF such
action. II was argued that there could
not be any party discipline if irrespOn-
sible persons should be permitted TO
thus drag the party into a fight which
was outside of the party, and which
could not concern the Home Rulers un-
til their advice was regularly asked by
the appointing power.
The name of Mrs. Wilcox was freely
used and the statement made that sew
eral persons We're said to have been ap-
preached by her and asked to sign an
of the Secretary. There
were several speakers who then pald
heir respects TO her. saying that hef
course was one which was bringing the
party into disrepute, and laying ii open
.o charges of being untrue TO its dec-
aration Of principles. All this ana
more was said. and one speaker even
vent so far as to move that the reso-
ution as passed should be siehed Dy
very member Of the committee ana
-. , direct 10 the President so that
here might be no chance of its being
oct between here and the White
Ionee But the decision was at last
hat the resolution go forward under