The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-07-22

delegates, put we were placed some
distance back from the platform.
was chosen chairman of our delegation.
] attended the meetings of the nation
al committee as the representative of
Hawaii We We're i'm session until the
day before the meeting of the conven-
ton on July g. There was considerable
to transact in the committee On the
last meeting of the committee John r.
McGraw of West Virginia moved that
Palmer p. Woods be made national
committeeman to succeed the late Col
Cornwell. This was done.
Before left Honolulu Palmer
Woods had stated to me his desire to
retire from politics. He said that he
did not care for the national commit
teemanshp. There were many Inquiries
after Prince David Kawananakoa as
he had made many friends during his
visit to the last national convention at
Kansas City, and they remembered
him. They We're DESTROYS of his remain
ing in politics. We had to make our
nomination for the new committeeman
in open convention on July Z. l confer
red with NJ. f. Tarpey of the California
delegation on the matter and we sent a
cablegram to Palmer Woods stating
that if he would retire that Prince
David could be made national commit
teeman. The situation was simply this,
that Woods had told me that he propos-
ed to retire so the reason David was
suggested was because he was a COM
promise between Palmer Woods and
Charley Mccarthy who had been the
rival candidates for the appointment on
the old committee. No answer was re-
ceived from Palmer. however. so I nom
mated him as our committeeman, as in
structed to do so by our own conven-
tion here. The result was that he was
ratified by the convention and he is
now our new national committeeman.
His proxy was left with Judge CAL
braith who is in the East and Will I
believe, attend the sessions of the COM
mittee.
"Our appointments on the various
committees of the convention We're as
follows: Committee on Credentials, Ben
Lyons; Committee on Rules and Order
of Business, Iaukea; Committee on Per-
manent Organization, Judge Galbraith;
Committee on Resolutions, J. l.. Coke;
Committee to Notify Presidential Nom
nee. Judge Galbraith Committee to
Notify Vice Presidential Nominee, J. c.
Easton. l took the position on the
Committee on Rules because it was
that committee which passed on the
matter of the representation. l was
afraid that the same thing that the Re
pubicans did in cutting down the rep
resentation of Hawaii might be at
tempted in that committee, so appoint
myself to it i'm order to make a fight on
the matter Absolutely no mention of
reducing one representation was made.
however, and there was not the slight
est question raised at any time on this
case.
DIR. Noblitt was not appointed to any
of the committees because he was late
i'm arriving We did not know whether
he would come or not and as We had to
make our announcement of appoint
ments before ne arrived, he had to be
left off He seconded the nomination of
Hearst, however, in behalf of Hawaii.
Noblitt requested that he be given this
honor, and as he had been left off of
the various committees, l agreed to it.
When Hawaii was called l looked
around for Noblitt, but he was not in
his chair. 1 then arose to make the an
nouncement of seconding as was done
by the other States and Territories, and
then l saw that Noblitt had gone up
onto the platform and was making
some remarks. l could not distinctly
hear what he said, but he made some
remarks about Hawaii favoring Hearst
and then something about Parker. This
was the nearest approach that any of
our delegation came to making an adj
dress in the convention.
In regard to the vote of Hawaii be-
ing split on the matter of voting on
that answer to Parker's telegram to
Sheehan of New York, the situation
was like this: Parker sent his telegram
to Sheehan announcing his position in
favor of the gold standard. This tele-
gram was read in the convention.
reply which stated in effect that as the
convention did not consider the gold
matter an issue in the campaign, the
position of Parker on that matter was
acceptable to the convention, was franz
ed. There was a motion to adopt this
reply and send it to Parker. On this
motion Hawaii cast four votes In favor
of the reply and two against it. l was
out of the han when this vote was taxi
Ell, so | don't know who cast the two
votes against it. our vote also divid-
ed on the fight over the seating of the
Hopkins contesting delegation from
Chicago. Noblitt and 1 voted against
the seating of the delegation while the
others of our delegation voted in their
favor.
The statement published in the st.
Louis Globe-Democrat that some dele
gate from Hawaii had declared I'm favor
of nominating Roosevelt during a con-
ference of the anti-Parker forces, is
simply ridiculous. All of us attended
at various times such conferences, but
nothing of this kind occurred. l ques-
toned all of our delegates on the mat
ter and every one of them denied any