The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-07-29
The Home Rule Convention Closes
With Call for Maui's Gather
ing Alone.
Finances Are Organized and Many Points of
Policy Discussed by gates-Platform
of Party Contains Many PIanks.

With the adoption Of a declaration of
principles and the sounding Of notes
of campaign oratory the Home Rule
convention of 1903 was closed yesterday
afternoon, the delegates leaving to the
care Of President Kalauokalani the
calling Of the conventions for the vari-
Gus counties for the naming of the
candidates for the several offices.
The principal work of the conven-
tion yesterday was to leave undisturb-
ed the action re-electing the members
of the executive committee, and as
well the making of plan for the Sc
curing control of the Kuokoa Home
Rula, which newspaper has been the
organ of the party. 1t was the almost
that there should be such an organ
and the only question at issue was the
securing OF funds for the taking over
OF control OF the paper. 1t was report
ed that the paper could be secured by
the payment OF its debts, amounting
to s., 600, and as well it was suggested
that there was something due the men
who had managed 1t, for it was shown
that ]. NJ. Poepoe had acted as editor
for eight months, and Charles Motley
for the same period had been manager,
but neither had received a cent OF
salary.
On motion Of Makekau, of Lahaina,
It was decided that stock should be
sold at the rate of 81 a share. every
Home Ruler in the islands being re-
quested to subscribe. for the purpose
of taking over the paper. and as well
of providing for the unpaid bills to the
working force. The total of the
amount which it is hoped to raise VIII
be placed at $4,000. which will give the
organ a working fund as we'll While
Poepoe is the editor OF the journal the
name of George Markham stands at
its head and II was decided that this
should remain unchanged until such
time as the changes had been provid-
ed for by the payment OF the debt, and
the taking over OF the paper, when ar
rangements could be made for man
agement and editing. One delegate
tried to have it ordered that none but
HON. Rulers might buy stock, but he
was voted down.
A number of minor changes in the
constitution were made, one, an at
tempt to strike out OF the document
the names of the two societies from
which it sprung, the Kalaiaina and
the Aloha Alma, being voted down by
a large minority.
OF PRINCIPLES.
The platform of the party was in
troduced at this stage, and was adopt
ed as read by the chairman OF the
being in full as follows;
Cd The Home Rulers of the Ter
rftory of Hawaii in convention assem-
bIed renew their allegiance to the prln-
cfples of their party and congratulate
the people OF the Territory OF HAWAII ,
that through the efforts OF this party
and its settled. persistent and deter
mined opposition TO those VINO woula
establish in this Territory a rule of
corporate and class wealth the people !
are at last assured a small measure OF
HOME RULE. The seed is planted: .
the wedge has entered and this party ,
and its supporters will not rest con-
.ent until it shall have rendered Amer
can Institutions, just, equal and be- I
safeguard OF liberty ana !
The embodiment of the best thought ,
md highest purposes of patriotic cit 5
zens-a reality in the Territory of Ha- s
vail q
(2l We denounce the present Ter :
-itoriaI Administration as selfish, oi- !
.sed. corrupt wasteful. extravagant q
nd vicious, bent upon perpetuating its h
,wn power and control of public al n
airs. unmindful OF the wishes OF the
eopIe whose servants the' are, and