The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-07-10


Then Apologies Generally Fearing
That He Went Too Far
The afternoon session of the Home
Rulers at the Orpheum yesterday was
an exciting one. Delegate Wilcox had
his plan of action carefully laid out to
protect Kalauokalani as chairman and
to check the reformers of the party who
object to Capitalization and one man
power.
He carried through his strategy
without a hitch, ending with a magni-
ficent bluff which showed that he
knew the character of his audience
His opponents were quickly silenced by
Kalauokalani who declared the meeting
adjourned.
The delegates fight yesterday after
noon was primarily against the change
of the constitution. First, from the
body of the hall, an attempt was made
to throw out the work of the COM
mittee who had been appointed the
day previously to amend the bylaws
and constitution by declaring them
dilatory. Prince Cupid vigorously pro-
tested, stating that the committee had
worked all night without sleep on the
matter and only wanted half an hour
more to bring in their report. AS usual
the vacillating delegates switched
round in the princes favor and the
time was granted.
Then Kalauokalani Jr.. was introduce
ed to speak, he and Caypless having
been made speaking and consulting
members the day before by a motion
from the platform. The young secre,
tary's role was to talk for fifteen min
utes against the use of personalities
and on the beauty of harmony in party
IN NIL r1,, cot 1t,
physical condition would only allow
of few words, spoke for thirty min
utes in spread eagle fashion. drawing
pictures of the "kanakky" as he des-
cribed the Hawaiian, standing on the
Capitol steps next to the president
while the world applauded, or of Will
cox in the Senate chamber with the
arms of the noblest senators in the land
round his neck. Caypless concluded
with throwing bouquets at the delegate
| faster than the interpreter could trans
late them.
On the reading of the proposed
amendments which cuTtailed the
strength of the chairman and made the
executive committee merely the essence
of the precinct clubs and district COM
mittees, considerable disorder started
and Wilcox made his grand bluff, in
forming the convention that he was
Napoleon and could dismiss them all
and form new Home Rule party and
would do so if they did not do exactly
what he wanted them to do. The bluff
worked on the majority and before the
reformers could gain the floor and pos
| sibly cOntrOvert the effect Of the dele
| gates speech, Kalauokalani adjourned
| the meeting.
The split however is still imminent
the feeling strong against Kalauoka-
! lani and the delegate hardly in a DO
g
as he threatens. The weakness of the
reformers lies in their lack of can
didate should they split and the dele
| gate realises his corresponding strength
! There is always latent possibility that
the attempt at central power by Will
cox and his henchman Kalauokalani
may result in a Richmond arising from
the reform ranks in the shape of Prince
| Cupid, who is ardent in the plan to
! give the voters full representation in
| the inner councils of the party. The
nomination is not being sought after
| by the alii however who has several
! times declared his unwillingness to run
as delegate. feature of the conven-
| ton is a quartette of shrill voiced lady
! delegates from the Mormon district Of
| Laie. According TO the constitution Of
| the party they have no right in the
! convention at all as not possessing the
! right to vote at elections, but no one
! has yet nad courage enough to chal-
| lenge them. In the event of "a close
| vote however, the knowledge Of their
| Illegal presence may be used as an
effective bombshell at the last moment
In the commencement of the after
noon session Wilcox began to pick the
| platform to pieces stating that the post
office buildings and light houses as
| suggested for building in the platform
were unnecessary and tTenchng on the
work
| The plank was altered TO suit the de-
legate's objections, Bipikane pithily in
forming him that if he had properly
| instructed them they would not have
made the blunder in the first place.
Wilcox charged the local authorities
with feeding the lepers on rotten sal
mon and endeaVoring to prevent the
United States government taking con-
troll as that would take the handling of
the money out of their hands. He inn
pressed the minds of the delegates with
the assertion that vaccination as prac-
tised was spreading the disease and
! that he had tried to stop all this.
The two committees were then nomi-
mated as follows. on reception and
conference with the commission: Prince
Jonah Kalanianaole, D. KalauOkalani,
d. Kanuha, ]. NJ. Poepoe, j. p Makai-
mai, ID. Kalauokalani Jr.. Committee
on forming laws: E. Caypless, John
Wise, j. NJ. Poepoe, c. A. Long John
Emmeluth. This brings three reform
ers together on the latter committee,
Wise, Long and Emmemth. Caypless
and KalauOkalani Jr. We're placed on
their committee by right of having
been elected consulting members of the
convention.
Time was then granted to the COM
mittee on alteration of bylaws and
Kalauokalani Jr spoke on the neces-
sity for unity of action, according TO
schedule. Caypless next drew illustra-
lions for half an hour emminenty dis
paraging to the missionary as repre-
scented by George Carter and others and
laudatOry of the "kanakky' in general
and In narIlnmlar of WllnnN- whom he