The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-11
New Constitution Fails When Will
cox's Party Fails to Keep
Faith With Cupid.
Young Men Walk Out of Convention and
Declare There Is No Hope, While Wilcox
Is Nominated by AccIamation

was placed in the hands of the Sec
retary and its reading began.
Showing that the representatives OF
: the conservatives were not in touch
with their side of the convention, OBJ
lection to the workings of the constf-
tuition were made from the very start.
Kaiola moved that the entire matter
go to the executive committee Palau
wanted a larger executive committee
than thirty members, as that would
not give many of the leaders a chance
5 to get into the inner circle. Kalauo-
kalani tried to straighten out the dis
cussion on this point by saying that
the election would be held some time
during the month of July and there
would be one member of the committee
for each member of the Legislature.
Mrs. kaluapalaoa, from the Mormon
settlement at Laie, began an impas-
stoned address, declaring that the pres
ent constitution was right enough and
should be kept in force until the meet
ing next year There was some express
sion of agreement with her sentiment,
and 1t was evident that the young re-
formers were laboring.. under strong
feeling, for they were keeping cool and
quiet, while the delegates on the other
side were running away from the agree
ment, made after four hours of hard
work and exhaustive discussion
Mahuka spoke in favor OF doing moth
ing with the constitution at this time
and he was followed by Logan of
L.aie. who said that he wanted the
question laid aside for good as he was
anxious to go home to his wives" and
children, as there, was no one to feed
them in his absence. He said: I'VE
want to stick together. We don't want
to take dirty money from haoles We
want to keep close together and keep
our hearts pure and our minds clean.''
John Wise rose to stay the ffnpend- |
ing storm, and despite the fact that he !
had been member of the committed 1
which had reached the agreement and |
could speak by the card. he devoted ,
himself principally to preventing such |
rabid expressions as would make the
split inevitable. He said: Last night |
a committee met and worked from
till u o'clock to patch up the differ
ences which were made apparent yes
terday. The fire was burning yester-
day and was still hot last night We
got cooled down and now you want to
start the blaze once more If we all
1eep on this way we can never cure the
IL feeling which exists in some quar-
-ers. In every difference there must be
mutual concessions, and so last even
ng we agreed that the past should be
orgotten and the party reunited and
brought together even more closely.
Vow we are building the fire once more
let us be men and pull together. Del !
gate Wilcox and CaypIess have been
It Washington and they tell us that
We must be united if we want to Sc :
.ure advantages for our country. There
re here some of my friends who were
IN the reef with me because we loved l
ur country. and yet l have that same :
owe for my people in my heart, and l
want TO see us get together for good. s
Yesterday we were all blazing and {
{ it were not for the Delegate cooling :
IS off there might have been trouble I
here seems to have been spark left t
nd this may be blown into a blaze, I
Mess we watch it carefully. Mark o
am was one of the delegates on the S
ther side who helped to amend the (
onstitution. Why should we say that I
is not right. Like honest soldiers ?
,e should follow our leaders. We II
hould follow our Delegate and we will o
o on to victory. Let the Delegate ex-
lain the conditions under which the +
was revised"
Wise spoke earnestly and with feel I
lg but the other side was becoming y
lfiamed and there was an effort on
ne part of several old men to get the ''
oor. while Wilcox was trying to make
imself heard. This he did soon, but
q was not going to make any deter
lining statement, contenting himself !,
ith telling the delegates to keep quiet .
nd not make any trouble. as the max
lg of a constitution was a matter of a
ard work and il would take some time u
carefully go through the document. :
is words did not reassure the reform u
9. nor did they allay the feeling of =
le reactionaries, who were struggling "
make themselves heard in their de- a
Inciations of the new constitution. | "
mid the turmoil President Kalauoka y
nj took the floor and quietly began Z
explain the meaning of the provision 81
II the smaller executive committee | y
q told how there were to be thirty l'
,nuitteeTnen elected on the various lC
lands and that they would be chosen NJ
: the people. He became aroused by I'D
e r1urmuring of his followers, and
,rhaps led away by the showing of OF
rength, and said: -
''Tt appears that every one is in doubt ~
TO the proDriety Of making this con NJ
tuition finally just now. Amendingl =
g constitution and having a new one