Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-26
Republicans To Start
Ball Rolling On
Monday Evening Next

A meeting of the Republican County
Committee and the Republican nomi.
nees for county Offices was held in
headquarters last evening for the pur.
pose of talking over plans for the
campaign. The prevailing sentiment
of the nominees, each OF which was
asked his opinion, was to the effect
that the campaign be started immedi.
ately. The time was not any too long
as 1t was.
The meeting was very largely attend.
ed. The only nominee absent was
Harry f. Murray. Both OF the large
rooms in headquarters were occupied
At suggestion from members Of
the committee, Chairman Henry called
on the nominees. starting with the
High Sheriff.
Mr. Brown said he did not believe in
postponing the start of the campaign.
Work should begin Monday morning.
The auxiliary committee which had
Geen talked about was Just the thing.
Others present had more experience in
politics than he and their opinions
| would carry more weight. He would
suggest two auxiliary committees -
one from the Fourth and one from the
Fifth District.
Isaac Sherwood said he was fully in
accord with the sentiments expressed
by Mr.. Brown, but being unfamiliar
with politics he would like to hear
from others who had had more expo
rience.
Mr. Rawlns spoke particularly on
the auxiliary committee matter. lie
did not wish to cast any reflections on
the present County Committee, but no
did want to say that II was absolutely
necessary to have an auxiliary commit
tee made up of leaders in politics.
men who had been through the war.
Having men of this kind in the field
would put confidence in the hearts Of
the newer workers and would inspire
the business men toward being more
liberal in their contributions. Tho Re.
publiCans should be the first on the
field and the last to leave It. Tho
blows at the very end were the ones
that counted most. Feeling with refer
ence to the start of the campaign was
running very high and people were
talking on the streets about what had
and what had not been done. lie
would suggest that the auxiliary com.
mittee be made up Of seven members.
Mr. Pratt was in doubt about begia.
ming Immediately on the work of the
campaign. 1t would take some time to
make preparations. However, he
would like to hear from some of the
others. Mr.. Damon said there was q
great deal to be done and while he be.
licved in starting early, the whole
campaign should be systcmatiZed.
There should be an auxiliary commit.
tee for each district, as had been sug.
gested. Mr.. Boyd said a start should
be made at once and that the Home
Rulers should be kept chasing up tho
Republicans until all their friends
We're gone. Mr.. Renton did not favor
starting until all the plans had been
laid. This would take three or four
days or perhaps n week. Mr.. Lucas
said II was necessary to get good
foundation and this foundation was
coin. The finance committee should
he chosen first of all. If the business
interests wanted to see the Republi'
cans win they should get in and help.
The money obtained, the workers
could do the rest.
Mr.. Gilman said an auxiliary com
mittee was n good thing and finances
were absolutely necessary. The bust.
ness men had always responded when
the object was q liberal one. He be-