The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-08
PRIMARY VICTORY FOLLOWED
BY DEFEAT.
The Stewart Faction Is Outvoted and
Achi is Chosen Chairman-Judge
Wilcox the Vice Chairman.

The Fifth district committee meet
ing began with an objection to Senator
George r. Carter as temporary chair
mau Carter, being the retiring chair
man, called the meeting to order at
eleven o'clock and j. d. Avery at once
objected. He said that temporary
chei, man ought to be chosen.
Carter ruled that the retiring chair
man ought to act till successor was
elected, and Avery appealed from the
ruling. Avery wanted to vote on the
appeal at once, but the acting chair
man said that report Of a committee
on credentials would have to be re-
ceived first. Otherwise no one would
know who was to vote. There was
some discussion, during which Judge
Wilcox proposed getting down to busi-
ness and received many seconds, and
a committee on credentials was ap-
pointed. Wilcox, Clark and Sherwood
were named, but there was kick that
this left the outside precincts unrepre-
sented, and G. w. Nawakoa was sub
stituted for Sherwood. The committee
reported the list of those elected, as
published, and the roll call showed all
present except w. w. Goodale, whose
proxy was held by David Douglas,
Many others not delegates were pre-
sent, including the candidates who
w. c. Achi and John G. Lane were
the only nominees for chairman. After
Avery had decided not to press his ap-
peal on the question of a temporary
chairman, and had entered a protest
against the action of Carter In pre-
siding as utterly without precedent" ="
the members proceeded to vote by bal
lot.
Achi suggested that the candidates
1T N, NTNN., fgNv-
ponent," said Judge Wilcox. The sem
ator thought that Lane might not vote
for him, and Lane rose to agree to the
proposal that neither candidate vote.
Achi led from the first in the count.
The result gave him 20 votes and Lane
ID, one vote for Lane being cast out
because it had on it the name of Avery
for secretary.
Carter retired as soon as the result
was announced and Achi took the chair
He thanked the delegates for having
elected him and expressed hope that
all differences would be forgotten and
that all the members would work to-
| gethCr for the success of the Rspub-
Flicanf ticket.
| Judge Wilcox and w. w. Goodal,
were nominated for vice. chairman
Wilcox was elected. For treasurer
George c. Potter was chosen against
| w. w. Seabury, and d. Hoapili outran
j. D. Avery for secretary. The follow
| ing executive committee, one member
from each precinct, was named: james
Nevis, Kekuku, GoOdale, Gilliland
Douglas, Nawaakoa, Dwight. The com
lnittee adjourned subject to the call Of
! the chair.
| The result is defeat all along the
! line for what is known as the McCants
| Stewart faction. Yesterday it was
claimed that either Lane or Huddy haC
certain victory and when Huddy
withdrew and left Lane alone in the
! field, Lanes supporters predicted al
| easy victory.
The members of the committee wen
the other way, however, and even voted
down Avery, who was supposed to have
a cinCh on the secretaryship. The fac
ton that won at the primaries on Sat
urday went down in defeat in the con
ventiOn.