Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-16

~ ayes.
In order to bring the matter befor,
the meeting, Senator Crabbe moved
that the report of the committee Oh
rules be adopted.
Achi Has Amendment.
Senator Achi presented the followinl
amendment to Rule 7 between the
words office" and shall: Unless
said candidate is outside the Island OF
Oahu at the time OF the convention.
Mr.. Achi said he did this in justice to
IS. c. Dwight, one of the candidates
for supervisor, who was absent from
the country. The rule referred to made
II incumbent upon candidates to sign
a pledge. For obvious reasons, Mr..
Dwight could not fulfill this condition
John Hughes moved the minority
of the committee be allowed to file a
minority report. II was no more than
right that this should be done.
Knew About Meeting.
A. V. Gear stated that the gentlemen
who were clamoring for a minority re-
port knew full well thai a meeting
was to be called for 8 o'clock in the
afternoon and yet they had not been
present. Any amendments could have
been considered at that time.
The Chair ruled Mr.. Hughes motion
out of order. Mr.. Hughes said he did
not believe in sticking to any hard and
fast rules. The minority OF the com
mittee should be given chance to ex-
press its views in the matter of the
rules.
The Chair suggested that the proper
motion was to defer consideration of
the rules.
Mr.. Achi moved to lay the rules on
the table until such time as the minor
ity should file its report
Would Forge Ahead.
MIR. Atkinson said there was no sense
In laying the report on the table. lie
wanted to go right ahead with the
work Mr.. Achi thereupon raised the
point of order that motion to lay on
the table was unbeatable. Point OF
order sustained.
The motion to lay on the table was
then put. The Chair announced that
the noes seemed to have II, but again
the vote WAS questioned and on ris-
ing vote being taken, the motion 10
lay on the table was found to prevail
c. +. Chilllngworth wanted TO know
when the minority would be able ~
hand in its report II 1t was TO take
until the next day. he would be in fav
or OF adjourning and going home. Mr.,
Harris replied that the framing of the
minority report would not take more
than ten minutes.
Convention In Recess.
At this point and on motion OF Mr.
Crabbe, the convention took a recess
for ten minutes.
Upon recOnvening the report of thu
minority was read the only change
suggested being that all the voting for
candidates be by precinct announce
ment The minority agreed with the
remainder Of the rules.
Majority and Minority.
Mr.. Harris moved that the minority
report be adopted.
Judge Hookano moved that the ma
jority and minority reports be taken
up together.
J. l.. KaulukOu moved that the min
ority report be indefinitely postponed
Mr.. Mcclellan moved that the ma,
jority report be considered rule by
| rule.
The Chair ruled that the taking NJ
of the reports for consideration at on,
time was the proper course.
Judge Hookano moved the adoption
of the majority report with the amend
ment of MIR. Achi.
! The Chair ruled this out OF order
since the amendment of Mr.. Achi haC
not yet been acted on.
Mr.. AChi moved that his amendmen
to rule 7 be adopted.
Mr.. Gear moved that the majOrit!
report be read section by section.
Lorrin Andrews said he was not II
favor of any such action. The dele
gates had come together to nominal
candidates and not to squabble owe
rules which, after all. were very sim
pie. He would suggest that the rule
be adopted with the amendment Of Nj
Achi since it was nothing but prope
that fairness should be shown ever,
delegate.
The motion to read the rules section
by section was then put and lost
Amendments Garry,
Mr.. Achi's amendment was then .pu
and adopted and Mr. Gears amendmeu
followed the same course.
The majority report was then adopt
ed as a whole with the amendment
and the minority report was laid o
the table on motion Of Judge iIookan'
Permanent officers.
The Chair announced that the cleo
ton OF permanent officers was now 4
order and nominations for permaner
chairman would be received.
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