The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-31
CANDIDATES FOR
COUNTY PLACE TO
BE NAMED LATER
The Home Rule Convention Closes
With Call for Maui's Gather.
ing Alone.

with the adoption of declaration {
principles and the sounding of note
of campaign oratory the Home Rul
convention of 1903 was closed yesterda
afternoon. the delegates leaving to tn
care Of President Kalauokalani tn
calling of the conventions for the vari
GUS counties for the naming of tn
candidates for the several offices.
The principal work of the conven
tion yesterday was to leave undisturb
ed the action re-electing the member
of the executive committee, and a
well the making of a plan for the Sc
curing control of the Kuokoa Hom'
Rula, which newspaper has been thu
organ of the party. 1t was the almos
unanimous opinion of the delegate!
that there should be such an orgar
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 5000, and as well it was suggested
that there was something due the men
who had managed 1t, for 1t was shown
that j. 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 share, every
Home Ruler in the islands being re-
quested to subscribe. for the purpose
Of taking over the paper, and as we'll
OF providing for the unpaid bills to the
working force. The total of the
amount which 1t is hoped to raise will
be placed at $4,000, which will give the
organ a working fund as well. While
Poepoe is the editor of the journal the
name of George Markham stands at
its head and 1t 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
Home 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.
DECLARATION 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: J
% The Home Rulers of the Ter
ritory of Hawaii in convention assem-
bled renew their allegiance to the prin-
ciples 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 who would ,
in this Territory a rule of ,
corporate and class wealth the people
are at last assured small measure of
HOME RULE. The seed is planted
the wedge has entered and this party
and It's supporters will not rest con-
tent until 1t shall have rendered Amer {
can institutions, Just, equal and be- ,
lencent-the safeguard of liberty ana
me embodiment of the best thought c
ihu hlghest purposes of patriotic cit [
reality In the Territory Of Ha- 4
vail. i,
CD We denounce the present Ter c
'itorial Administration as selfish, BIZ O
'sed' corrupt, wasteful, extravagant n
lnd vicious, bent upon perpetuating its X
'wh power and control OF public af- |,
airs, unmindful OF the wishes of the
'eople whose servants the, are and
lefiant OF the Constitution and laws
which they have solemnly sworn to n
maintain. We charge them with an "
ointing to high official positions car I,
ying exorbitant salaries, pliable inex-
erienced and incompetent persons. II
nth parteling out the public domain p
princely tracts to favored indiyid- p
ais, with the intent that the same ba K
eid In trust for great corporations. in II
asraht violation of the letter and ir
pirit OF the Organic Act: with using II
ne public funds with which to defrav 8,
ne expenses OF Its emissaries and lob II
yists TO and at Washington for the
urpose or preserving the statu quo of c
nc ohsarchy, concealing its frauds re
hu disappointing the wishes and as r,
raeohs OF the great mass of the neo- nj
'e Oh thls territory. And we call at fr
'htioh TO the fact that the acts as well
tne poHcy OF the present Territorial Ia
ADMINISTRATION was 'oundly condemned pr
'oto py the three Republican United m
'a'es senators who recently visited M
avail as Subcommittee of tho
niteu states Senate, and made n de- w
l,led and exhaustive investigation of G
j OF its conditions to-wit Hon To, ~ w
: Mitchell of Oregon, Hon. Addison vi
Foster Of Washington, Hon. los r. G,
urton of Kansas -"
ANT TO EMBRACE ALI, voTrps hi
90 We appeal TO the consciaroa 49, -,
10 manhood of the voters of this Ter Tn
tor" to join us in our effort to erect of
MY restrict the power of an admin hi
ration which is dishonored at ZONE We
I'd discredited abrad, and which nos, u,,
sses neither aim nor end other than an
own ACKNOWLEDGMENT. And we co., 81,
any invite all citizens without refer No
zee TO race. creed or class 10 nni,e sm
lth US SO that We may have in This IN
'rritory government of laws and ~
u OF men, government Oh enuai ~
shts. opportunities and PRIVILEGES TT,
aer which the voice of the humblest IN
lien may be heard and respected :"