The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-07-22


vention will be held in Honolulu.
beginning Monday, September LIST.
at 10 o'clock in the morning. This
was decided upon last night at a meet
ing of the Territorial Central Com
mittee, Honolulu. getting twelve, votes,
Hilo receiving but seven.
There We're present at the meeting
last evening: Robertson, Fisher,
Crabbe. Jones. Cooke. Mccandless.
Towse. winston, Huddy and Water
house in person. BY proxy; Mcstock-
er of Olaa. by Fisher; Ridgeway OF
Hiio. by Jones; Estep of Honoloaa, by
Crabbe; Kahaulelio of Pukoo, by
Cooke: Reuter- of Hama, by Cooke;
Mccain of Lahaina, by McCandless;
Renton Of Honolulu, by Huddy; San
dow of Waimea. by waterhouse:
Brandt of waimea. by Fisher; willard
of Lihue. by Robertson, and Atkinson.
by Crabbe assssa.-.a.a.as.s
The petition Of the Second Precinct
Fourth District Club favoring the EN-
ployment of only American citizens up
on public works was presented and re-
ferred to the executive committee.
]. P. Cooke presented a matter which
he thought of much Importance. This
was the request OF Paris OF Kailua for
information as to the naturalization
laws. He wanted to know II Judge
Edings could hold court between terms
for naturalization purposes, or whether
a special term was required. Mr..
Cooke suggested that the executive
committee look into the matter and Sc
cure special term If need be. for Paris
has a large number OF Portuguese and
others he wished to have naturalized.
The matter was referred 20 the chair
man and secretary.
CHOOSING CONVENTION CITY.
Under the head of unfinished business
Chairman Robertson called up the mo-
tion presented at Saturdays meeting
fixing the convention city at Honolulu.
and the amendment by crabbe that 1t
be held in Hilo.
Upon motion of Fisher it was decided
TO take the vote by roll call. Mr..
Cooke before a vote was taken, asked
permission to read several letters
which he had received in response to,
for information as to the SEN
-iment in other places. J. l.. Stacker
IF HilO thought IL would be a good
hing for the Republican party 70 meet
his year in Hilo and said there would
De no difficulty in providing hall and
He suggested. however,
hat il would not be fair to the dele
'ates from Molokai and Kauai 10 ask
hem to travel that far He also wrote
hat there was a feeling among some
f the Republicans OF Hilo that Cupid
hould be endorsed in order to insure
he defeat of Wilcox.
A. i. Loebenstein of IIilO favored
hat city because OF the understanding
L the time of the last convention. and
ecause it was far from the scene OF
actional strife. II. p. Baldwin wrote
hat he was opposed to Hilo because
f the expense and time to oahu ana
,auai delegates. suggesting also that
honolulu was nearer in point OF time
. delegates in the Kau and Kona dis
icts than Hilo
Vote was ther taken upon the motion.
esuIting as follows:
For Hilo- -McStocker. Ridgeway. Es-
p. WaipuElani, KahauIeIio, Huddy.
For HonoluIu-Reuter, McCann. At
inson. Towse. Cooke, Fisher Jones.
enton. Winston. Sandow, Palmer.
Chalrfnan ttoDertSOn did not vote, ana
onolulu was duly declared the place
the convention, the time being fixed
the first Monday in September. This
III be September 1st, or Labor day,
lough the members considered this TO
. no dra awback. McCand1ess wanted
e convention TO open at o'clock In
e morning. but the motion of Crabbe
open one hour later was carried.
he arrangements az 20 convention
Ill. etc. were left to the executive
mmlttee 4 meeting Of this commit
g was held after the central COM
ittee meeting, and the matter dis
ssed. The convention VIII probably
held at Fosters Hail. The petition
ON the Fourth District. and also one
orn the legislative committee Of the
Iilders and Traders Exchange asking
nat the Republican party intended 10
TO solve the labor problem In the
were discussed.