The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-02-14
WILSON IS
STILL At Il
his Case Tangles Up
the Republican
Committee.

Charley Wilson's periodical protest,
like Banquo's ghost. bobbed UP in the
meeting of the Territorial Central Com
mittee of the Republican party last
night, and kept the middle of the floor
until adjournment which took place
quarter of an hour before midnight.
The result was that after the whole
matter had been threshed out by Stew
art and Robertson, Wilson's attorneys,
the matter was placed in the hands OF
a committee OF five, consisting OF
Messrs. Keen, Lane, j. H. Fisher, ke-
poikaisand A. j. Campbell, who after
celebrating over the question of
whether Messrs w. H. Hoogs, j. A.
Gilman. Aylett and w. H. Coney had a
right to sit in the executive committee
as holders of proxies (Which Wilson
charges is i.legaD, made the following
report:
Your committee appointed to decide
as to the right of membership in the
executive committee of the Territorial
Central Committee, unanimously hold
that under Section of Article of the
rules and regulations of the Republican
party of the Territory of Hawaii, that
llO pei SUI CcH SIT SAS @ iiiCillbCl u LIZ
executive by virtue of his holding
proxy unless the said proxy be himself
a regular member of the Territorial
Central committee
The report was then discussed at
length, Col. Jones stating that it af-
fected Messrs. Gilman, Hogs and Ay-
lett, whose votes cast at the meetings
by which Samuel Johnson was recon-
mended for the position of Road SUI
pervisor, vice Wilson, We're ineffect-
i've, under the committees report. He
himself did not favor this view. He
said that, in effect, the Interpretation
put on the rules by the subcommittee
barred out members of the executive
committee residing on other Islands
from being represented in the executive
committee councils unless present in
person.
Chairman Crabbe said that he took
the same view, anu that being the case
the executive committee hereafter
would be composed of but five mem
bers, those living in Oahu.
There was heated discussion over
this question and finally Wilson jump
ed IN, when it was proposed in a mo-
ton to amend the rules, by exclaim-
ing: 81 don't think it is right to amend
the rules now. 1t is not just to me, a
Republican party-worker, I will file
a written protest against such action
Mr.. Watkins finally made a motion
in which he gave notice of his intention
at the next meeting to move for an
amendment of the offending rules.
When the Wilson matter was broach- |
ed at the opening of the meeting, his !
appeal to the committee, from the vote |
taken by the executive committee on |
January %, was read. Stewart then
went into long-winded argument on |
Wilson's alleged rights, his argument |
being filed with f1owery references to
members Of the committee. Later his
attitude became nagging and there was
a lack of decorum at times He aimed
his arguments at times at Col. Jones
and Mr.. Hoogs. and received sharp
retorts from them. Wilson INTERCEPTED
declamatory utterances while his at
torney and others were in argument
the burden of which was, 'I demand
fair play.
Wilson arraigned the committee and
it's methods" saying that it placed
ne out of office under the plea that
was not in harmony with the executive
committee. I see by the actions of /
some of the members of this commit
zee that they are trying to crush me- I
put you where you are Col. Jones,
md you Mr.. Gilman. I elected you {
both into office. 1t was my work that !
lid it"
well I'll be but that's self !
praise for you," said a member soto s
yoce.
The invitation of Representative Ke- /
iinoi for the Republicans of Maui, ask
ng that the Convention of the Repub-
lean party be held in Waikiki, was
cad. He stated that Wailuku was
centrally located and that the con- {
rention being held there would be an ! {
Inspiration to the Republican voters. {
The matter was received and placed on {
lie. Owing to the lateness of the 1
lour, it was not acted on, but will be t
It another meeting.
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