The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-01
VOTES OF NEVADA
DEFEATED HAWAII
CONTEST OVER HAWAII REPRE-
SENTATION THE ONLY CONTEST
OF TIE SESSION.

OF TIE SESSION
CHICAGO, June 22.-California nearly
saved the day for the Hawaiians to-
day. Six of the representatives of that
far away possession came all the way
across the ocean to this continent to
lend their presence and add their coun-
sci to that of the wise ones of the land,
but when they reached the convention
doors, after their tiresome and expen-
sive Journey, they found them shut in
their faces. There were four too many
and the National Committee feared the
establishment of bad precedent If it
permitted six to come in, nowithstand-
ing the fact that the cali had specified
that many, so the warning hand turn
ed back the pilgrims.
After the reading in convention of the
report of the committee on credentials
Senator Foraker of Ohio offered the fol-
lowing amendment: 90.
Resolved, That the report of the
committe on rules be amended so as
to allow six delegates from Hawaii with
six votes in conformity with her sister
territories of Arizona. New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Alas
ka."
Senator Foraker suggested that Gov
ernor Carter of Hawaii, who was on
the platform be heard from. With
some excl en- ent, Go; er1 o. Carter da H.
/ ed to the front of the platform.
Gentlemen of the convention of the
Republican party" he said, there
seems to be an impression on the part
10 fe, fnr
wish to call their attention to the
! fact that sHawaii is on the map of the
United States and is now one of it's
| possessions. God grant the occasion
may not arise, but if war comes in the
Pacific, the Sandwich Islands will be
J necessary to the American people and
Hawaii will not be found wanting"
After considerable discussion, Bing-
ham offered a substitute as follows:
THAT the representation from Hawaii
shall be two delegates, provided that
this shall not impair the right and pri-
vilege of the delegates already seated
! in this convention"
On this the first roll call of the con-
| vention occurred. Senator Foraker
moved to amend the substitute by in
Guiding in it Alaska. Arizona and New
Mexico The motion was not enter
tained as the roll call had been order
ed, aAieA
The territories voted NO" with the
exception of Oklahoma which cast
two ayes and Hawaii which declined
to vote at all The vote resulted, 497
ayes, 400 noes. The result was to al
low the six Hawaii delegates two votes.
SAN FRANCISCO. June 23.-The EX-
aminer says. The convention had just
one little Whit of strife today. It
didn't amount to anything, but it came
like a cooling breeze across the dead and
drea desert of the programme. An Ell
+ fort was made to get common justice
for Hawaii. OF course it failed. The
poor Hawaiians came 5000 miles to see
the show, and the show, as such, is
bunko. The Repub lean National Com
mittee had told them they were to
have six delegates, and six made the
long journey. Then they found that
but five seats had been allotted to them
One seat had been stolen deliberately,
because some unexpected and unallot-
ted delegates had come from Porto
Rico and the Philippines and it WAS
necessary to make places for them.
But the Committee on Rules met and
rubbed a rebuff into the Hawaiians. 1t
allowed them only two votes instead OF
six, All other Territories were given
six votes Alaska, not Territory, but
Federal district, had been allowed
four votes by the National Committee
but the Committee on Rules Increased
the allowance to six.
Could anything be more unjust?
Every child knows that Hawaii has
more population than Alaska. 1t has
more than the State of Nevada, by a
long way. But that Committee on
Rules headed by a queer old party
named General Henry H. Bingham OF
Pennsylvania, cut off the Hawaiians
and increased the Alaskans
Senator j. b. Foraker of Ohio led the
fight to give the Hawaians their plain
rights. He offered an amendment TO
the report of the committee, the amend
ment restoring the six votes to ne
visitors who had come so far to see SO
little He got a hearing for Governor
Carter of Hawaii, who made an imnas-
! stoned plea fer the amendment. Sen
ator Hopkins of Illinois led the oppo-
sition. There wasn't a shred of rea-
soning why Pawaii shouldn't have the
votes, but the programmes had some
sort of idea that they wanted to cut
down the island representation.
The West, with the exception OF Ne
vada voted with Hawaii.
The little sagebrush State that, on
population hasn't third of Hawaifs
I right to six votes, cast her six solidly
against the islands. These six lost
Hawaii her right ard the Nevadans had
travelled across the country with the
Hawaiians. 1t was what we call in
the West Shrinking trick" and the
only way l can account for it is the
fact thai Colonel H b. Maxson an ar
fable sort of windbag from Nevada, was
the Secretary of the Committee on
Rules.
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