The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-13

Henry c. Vida will manage the af-
fairs of the Republican party in the
Fifth district for the coming campaign.
having been elected by that body at
its organization meeting last night.
The meeting of the Fifth District
Committee was held in the Castle &
Cooke hall which was damned with
committeeman and spectators. 1t was
a fairly harmonious meeting, Mr.. Vida
having received a large majority on
the ballot. afterwards being accorded
a unanimous vote.
Previous to the meeting the various
precincts held caucuses in the street.
groups of from three to half a dozen
forming here and there. The selections
for executive committeeman Were made
by these groups, and the members then
filed into, the hall
Owing to a misunderstanding and a
desire on the part of the country mem
bers to catch late train for Eva. the
meeting adjourned before a committee
was decided upon to meet with SINH
lar committee from the Fourth district
next Saturday night for the purpose
of arranging the date for the nomina-
ton of senators from Oahu. A special
meeting will have to be called to Sc
lect such d committee
Ben Fabian nominated K. r. G.. Wall
ace of the Seventh precinct as temper
airy chairman. Judge Kaulukou placed
the name of Charles Broad of the Tenth
precinct in nomination. but did not get
a second
Mr.. Wallace was elected and escort
ed to the chair by Messrs Adams and
Shaw. Ben Fabian was selected as
temporary secretary.
A motion was made to appoint a
credentials committee of five members.
Mr.. Isaacs was elected as temporary
interpreter. Kaulukou moved for a
committee of three. Kaulukou's mo-
ton prevailed. Chairman Wallace APP
pointed Messrs. Jose. McKeag and VIM.
Isaaes on the committee and recess
of five minutes was taken for the
| committee to prepare it's report.
The report gave fifty delegates as en-
titled to sit in the committee, the Gre
dentials being in order. The report was
| accepted
For permanent Chairman, Henry
Vida and S. Hookano, were put in nom-
nation. Judge Kaulukou objected to
Vida running as chairman as not be-
ing resident of the Fifth district. He
was a resident of the Fourth district
| and he did not want any man from the
Fourth running politics in the Fifth
Mr.. Waterhouse said the credentials
committee report had been adopted and
therefore Vida was a member.
Mr.. Vida arose and said he was a
resident of the Fifth having a home
there. He also had a residence in the
Fourth but recognized the Fifth as his
voting district.
Judge Kaulukou accepted the settle
ment of Mr.. Vida and said he would
accompany the latter to his home in
the Fifth and be glad to drink a glass
of beer with him. This settled the mat
ter and the following tellers We're APP
pointed: Chas. B. Dwight and KaIei-
oDu-
! The vote resulted as follows:
IDA .,-.-.....- .-.-.-... "a
Hookano ..-.-.-t. ..-......1o
| Vida was declared elected as perrna-
nent chairman. Joe Fern and Frank
i Pahia escorted him to the chair
| Mr. Vida thanked the committe for
the honor conferred upon him. He
said he would endeaYor to meet their
wishes. Il viii work hard for the Re
publican ticket and hope to carry the
entire Fifth district ticket to success. .
he said
Judge Hookano also thanked the com
mittee. At his request the election of
Vida was made unanimous