Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-09-15
PROPOSED CONVENTION RULES
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Hustace Jr and James II. Boyd from
thc Fourth District and Mcssrs L. c..
Winston and W. G. AChi from the
Firth Ditr!ct.
John c. Lane Of the Fifth, stating It
20 be no more than right that there
should be an interpreter for the bene.
1T Of the Hawaiian delegates made a
motion to that effect and then named
Roborl y. Boyd Both motions car.
gied and Mr. Boyd was duly installed.
The credentials having been exam.
med. Chairman Hustace of the Com,
inittee on Credentials reported having
examined the credentials and found
them 10 be in order. The report was
adopted
The acting secretary called the roll
finding only two delegates absent,
these being Mr.. Hughes Of the eth Pre-
sinct, Fourth District. and Mr.. Holt
tn Precinct Fifth District. The lat
fer arrived soon after the calling OF
the roll leaving only one man absent
nut of a total Of l2i delegates. attest
ing 10 the great interest taken in the
political work Of the county.
The proxies at the convention were
as follows: Samuel Johnson l5.D to
.. c. swain; Ed. Duvauchellc C5.O
70 w. II. Kailimai; Duke Kahanmo
ku I-iD TO James II. Boyd.
Upon motion Of Lorrin Andrews, the
convention proceeded to the nomina
ZION OF temporary officers.
W w. Harris nominated A. G. NJ.
Robertson.
Judge Hookano Of Eva nominated
\. i. c. Atkinson, who Immediately
declined, thanking the man who nomi
mated him Tor the honor.
W. W. Carlyle moved the uomina
lions close and upon objection being
made by G. b. Mcclellan, who con
rended that one objector to the motion
70 close nominations was sufficient Ia
put a stop to the announcement of the
motion, Mr.. Carlyle withdrew his mo
riOn.
Mr.. AChi raised a point of order,
claiming that the proper time TO elect
temporary officers of the convention
was in the very beginning of the ses.
sion. He did not recognize the right
of the Central Committee to take
charge Of the convention. 1t looked
very much like diCtation. The Cen.
yral Committee through its chairman
should have called the convention to
order and then Immediately proceeded
IN oil Ion, Of
GERS. The work of such officers had
been done by the Central Committee
and the convention might as well pro.
coed with the election of permanent
officers. The whole transaction had
been out Of order.
Acting Chairman Crabbe stated that
the Republican Central Committee
had decided that the chairman should
lake control of the convention until
properly organized and il could not
De properly organized until there had
been decision as to who the members
We're. That made it necessary to ap
point a committee on credentials. Mr.
Crabbe concluded with the statement
that the remarks Of Mr.. Achl were IN
called for. He >thereupon called for
further nominations.
J. l.. Kaulukou said that the sclec.
ton Of a temporary chairman would
only be waste OF time. He moved to
elect permanent chairman. Mr..
Crabbo replied that the work of the
temporary officers had not been COM
pleted. There must be a committee on
organization and another on rules, Mr..
Kaululou said a permanent chairman
could attend to that. Mr. Achi started
to quote section 3 Of Article of the
Rules when Mr.. Crabbe ruled him out
OF order, saying again that the only
business was the selection of a tenn
porary chairman?
Mr.. Achi again arose and insisted on
reading the rule he had referred to,
stating that the Central Committee
seemed to be carrying on the conven.
ton.
At this point Mr.. Gear moved that