The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-08
Home Rule
Convention

one hundred ana tOrLy-IWo uele-
gates, many representatives and sena-
tors OF the local IesIsIdLuLe, AM as
many nadve listeners OF the Home
RUE persuasion VINO could be packed
into the two rooms OF UsLer rIau Un
lower Nuuanu street, listened to the
speech of Delegate X, w. wilcox TINS
morning ana punCtuated it with cneers
and laughter as the victories OF the
Home hue size were tiaun,ed or the
missionaries held up to rldlcuIe by the
speaker. LOuuest was the applause
ana the stamping OF feet wnen tne
recommendation came to call the party
the Home kule party now anu here
after, banishing the taint OF RepuD-
lican suggestion and ngnLng unuer
Home Rula banners.
President kafduunalani and Delegate
Wilcox occupied cnairs upon low
platform, while Prince Jonah Kalani-
anaole and MRS. wilcox were on either
side in chairs close to the platform.
John Emmemth, Akina, Speaker of tine
House of Representatives ana others,
more or less prominent in local legis-
lation, were seated in close proximity.
The heat and closeness was OverpoW-
ering and, while Wilcox was speahlng,
the crowd, wIth the exception or the
delegates, four of whom were of the
CENTER if not fairer sex, stood up and
crowded round to hear his pearls of
rhetoric. A table was proviued for
secretary NakookOO, once sergednt-at-
arms of the lower house, ana the press
were there accorded privileges.
A recess was taken curing the morn
ing, and at twelve O'Clock it was an
nOunced that the afternoons session,
to be held at two clock, would be
convened in the Orpheum on account
s.E 1,ra11
This was received with cheers.
President Kalauokalani made the
opening speech after "A prayer by OH,
in which he ran over the Things 10 be
taken up during the convention. First,
the seating of delegates; second the
listening to Wilcox; third, the
electing of a vice-president in place of
the late officer Kaulia; fourth, the APP
pointing of those to fill places left va
cant on the executive committee from
various causes, and fifth, the hearing
of the reports of the subcommittee
of the executive committee. An inter
val of fifteen minutes was taken after
Kalauokalani's speech. Prince Cupid
stated that his name would positively
not to put up for delegate. Ka-
lanianaole will be in constant attend
ance at the meeting, his interest in
politics and the general welfare of his
race being well known, but he will not
take any active part.
Representative Mahoe, from the
ranks of the delegates, announced the
number of accep,ed and certified dele
gates as one hundred and forty-two,
one hundred and twenty-four of which
We're from Oahu. After some wrang-
ling his report was passed and the an
nouncement made that Wilcox would
make a speech. This was the signal
for all to crowd around and for some
minutes there was temporary confu-
sion, soon restored. Indeed the whole
proceedings were very orderly. Many
of the delegates as we'll as the general
crowd, eagerly drank in the words of
the speaker and applause with COM
mandatory explanations frequently
marked the energetic phraseology and
delivery of the delegate.
Wilcox spoke fluently, his speech be-
ing translated as follows:
"Aloha nui to all of you. We are
now in the family of the great Unite /
States, not by our own desire They
took us as a lion takes a lamb. OF
course, as you all know, l was elected
as your delegate to Congress. 1t was
hard struggle to win, but we con-
Quered in the end. That position ]
hold until March, 1908.
when we first lost our country and
when the monarchy was overthrowu
and the United States landed troops on
our shores, America did not want US to
become annexed. 1t was through the
missionaries that we lost our country
and our monarchy. During the tins
the Hui Kalaiaina and the Aloha Alma
societies were started and John Rich
ardson, William Aud, j. K. Kaulia
and d. Kalauokalani went as delegates
to the United States to look after our
rights.
Then came the war with Spain and
the United States grabbed our islands
Three commissions from the States
and two from here We're all in favor OF
annexation. Well the missionaries
managed to get nearly all the land and
now they want the rest.
"All the old folk clubbed together tc