Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-29
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desk used Jointly by the secretary and
myself in our headquarters. I polite.
ly refused to surrender them. as |
have been holding them in my capac.
ity as assistant secretary continuously
under three different secretaries and
even before ! became officially desig.
mated assistant secretary, though act
ing as such and for the further reason
that the secretary has duplicate keys.
Upon asking the secretary to give
me some reason for this demand, he
replied that the executive committee
OF this committee had chosen another
party to assist him and that he wanted
the keys for this party. From what
the secretary did not say, more than
from what he did say, received the
impression that the same opposition
to which have above referred, is still
Opposing me and by indirection pro-
poses to practically nullify the will OF
the party, as expressed in the last
Territorial Convention, and the will of
this Central Committee as expressed
In the election Of myself as your as.
sistant secretary, and | believe that
this committee will not only reach the
same conclusion. but will be able to
take steps to prevent the notification
OF its will and the degradation of my.
self as one of it's officials.
Last Tuesday noon, while at head.
quarters the treasurer OF this commit
tee, Senator George r. Carter, came
into the private office adjoining the
main rooms at headquarters with eX.
Senator Kanuha. The secretary i'm
mediately called in the chairman
from the outer room. evidently for
consultation upon party affairs of i'm.
portance, for the secretary shut the
door after the chairman had entered
and then came to the other door, near
which was standing and, without any
explanation whatever. shut the re-
naming door in my face, notwith.
standing one of the clerks employed
about headquarters was present in the
private room and there remained dur
ing the entire conference.
| desire this Territorial Central Com
mittee to take such action upon the
Information which have just given 1t
! as will enable me to work harmonious.
ly with the secretary and to contrib
ute what | can as an official of the
committee towards the promotion of
party success.
freely admit that | do not belong
ito the faction of the Republican party
represented by those who have thus
Opposed me, as referred TO above, but
Republicans throughout the Territory
are very generally of the opinion that
there are now no factions and that the
party is united for the common pur'
pose of defeating the opposing ticket
o. tickets. But II this is not the case,
and II party officials and workers are
Ito be taken from any one faction ex-
clusively, then think the Committee
SHOULD do me the justice to let me
know by a recorded vote, so that may
Understand that my services as assist
ant secretary are not needed until aft
er the election. Yours respectfully,
]. d. AVERY,
Assistant Secretary Republican Terri
torial Central Committee of Ha.
wall.
II was decided to refer this letter
TO a committee OF three. E. c. Winston
was one Of the men named, but he de.
clined to serve on the ground that he
was of the Carter faction. Col. Jones.
another member named on the COM
mittee, stated that he did not wish to
serve IL the matter was to be one Of
factions. He finally consented to
serve and the committee now stands
as follows: J. Walter Jones, ], II. Fish
er and e. G. Keen.