The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-06
BOWLER AND HARRIS GET
PERSONAL IN A
DEBATE

There was a lively tiit las: evening
between Contractor John Bowler and
Representative W. W. Harris at the
meeting of the Builders and Traders
Bowler is a Democrat or a Home Ruler
and Harris a Republican, and Bowler
| thought that Delegate Wilcox had not
been properly treated in the rast So
he was afraid that proper courtesy
| wasn't being shown to Prince Kuhio
when his request for advice from the
Exchange came up for discussion. Har-
ris suggested that the matter be put
in the form of a memorial addressed
to Congress to be given to the delegate
Bowler wanted the petition addressed
to the delegate.
The matter first came I'D when E.
Tappan Tannatt moved that a commit
tee of three be appointed to confer with
the delegate upon the matter Mr..
Harris suggested an amendment that
the petition given to the Delegate be
addressed to the Congress of the Unit
ed States as all such documents are.
Mr.. Bowler was on his feet in an in
slant and interrupted Mr.. Harris with
a remark that there had been too much
of that business in the past, and every
thing should be done by the delegate. !
I'VE don't want any of your filibuster-
ing expeditions said Bowler.
Whose filibustering expeditions?"
demanded Harris.
Yours, we don't want you to go to
Washington"
Il am not going to Washington"
said Harris.
If L was representative 1 wouldn't
take your old resolutions said Bowl
er.
You don't cut any ice anyway" re-
turned Harris.
Just as much as you do" was the
reply. ri
I've got the floor" finally said Mr..
Harris. land don't see why Mr.. Bowl
er is always butting i'm
There are too many Bosses" said
Mr.. Bowler when he finally got the
floor. 1.-The fault has been in the past
that there was too much of this back
door business, instead of leaving it to
the delegate. Now he was elected by
your votes and you ought to let him
work"
And your vote" suggested Mr..
Craig
''I didn't vote for him." returned
Bowler. az voted for Bob Wilcox" g..
Mr.. Pinkham said that the proper
procedure was to address a memorial i
o Congress and give it to the delegate
o present and to work for in COM
nittees.
Mr.. Emneluth suggested that the CO.
operation of all bodies might we'll be
obtained in this matter. W. E. Row
ii said that the conference with the
lelegate should be after the memorial
lad been drawn 10.
Mr. Harris favored individual petit
ions from each of the organizations
s having more weight, and Mr.. Pink
lam also favored this idea.
There was little discussion as to
What the Builders and Traders should
Isk for, but it was left to the COM
nittee which is composed of E. Tap
an Tannatt, w. w. Harris and L. z.
'inkham. They are anxious to re-
Give suggestions from members of the
and also from the public gen.
rally.
Mr.. Pinkham suggested that the cof-
ee bounty was in his mind as a prop
T subject. President Gartley was of |
he opinion that as there was to be |
ONE tariff tinkering, it might be easy
D get this in the shape Of duty on low
rade coffee.
Mr.. Tannatt also called attention to
he fact that Japs were not allowed |
} leave the country on sailing vessels
nd thought it should be looked into
s every one wanted the Japs to go.
Mr.. Harris also calle1 attention to
he lighthouse question and a COM
ittee was appointed to wait upon the
overnor and ask him to transfer the
ghthouses to the Lighthouse Board. |
he committee is composed of Messrs.
DWELL Stephenson and Mott. =
The designations of the NJ. F. Will -
IN Co. and the Union Express Co.
ere accented