The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-06-07
WILL NOT RUN
FOR CONGRESS
SUPERINTENDENT BOYD SAYS HE
WILL NOT TAKE THE
NOMINATION.
POSITION. OF DELEGATE is TOO
COSTLY.
Akina Denies That He is out of
Politics-Precinct Clubs Meet Next
Week.

Superintendent of Public Works
James II. Boyd says that he will not
run for Congress. The proposition is
too expensive, says Boyd, and he de-
clares that nothing can persuade him
to tackle it. Boyd is believed to have
a nomination in sight, if he wants it,
from the Republicans, and certain 9TH
er organizations of natives on Hawaii
and Maui have been trying to have him
Iun.
The cost of being delegate to Con-
gress would be very heavy, as the Su-
perintendent figures it out. In the first
place he would have to resign as Su-
perintendent of Public Works, and his
term as delegate would not begin until
December, 1903 There would be moth
ing in the job until them When the
money began to come in it would be
$500 a month, and that is hardly enough
t. support a delegate and his family in
the national capital. After a two-year
term the delegate would be out good
ly sum, including the time lost while
waiting for the term to begin.
Il would not run under any circum-
stances" said Boyd. Il cannot afford
to spend such a sum as would be re-
uuired. 1t is true that l have been ask
ed to run and have been assured that
1 can have the support of many strong
organizations. When l was on Hawaii
a strong native society wanted me to
consent to run, and offered to give me
an endorsement If l got the Republi-
can nomination, or if L didn't. As l
look at it, however, l cannot afford to
sacrifice my familys interests by tack
ling such a proposition"
The Republican central committee is
to meet this evening in the regular
l.
maries is getting near, and next week,
according to the rules adopted by the
committee recently, the precinct clubs
are to hold their meetings for the nom
ination of officers and later to choose
delegatates to the party convention.
The precinct clubs are to meet next
week TO select their officers, and two
weeks later to name the delegates, VINO
are to be voted for at primaries on Au-
gust 2, under the following rule:
Sec 49, Each precinct club shall
meet biennially at 1880 p. m. on the Sec
ond Friday in June, or upon the call OF
the District or Central Committee OF
the Executive Committee thereof and
shall then make nomination for officers
of the club: and on the fourth Friday
in June, they shall meet at the same
hour and elect officers for the ensuing
two years: on the fourth Friday in July
they shall meet at the same hour and
make nominations for members or the
District Committee and delegates &c
the Territorial Convention to be voted
for at a primary to be held on the first
Saturday in August between the hours
of 2 and o'clock p. M, or upon call OF
the Territorial Central Committee, OF
its Executive Committee"
The matter of these preliminary ar
rangements will probably be discussed
tonight, and the Central Committee
may take some action to call the at
tention of the precinct men to the ap'
proach of the time for action. In the
Fourth District there have already
been some informal discussions. rms
district has the most active Republi.
cans and is the strongest Republican
district