The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-03-07

The Wilson matter bobbed up again
in the meeting OF the Republican Cen
trail Committee Saturday night and ais,
bobbed down without any heads being
broken. There was some little acri-
rGonious discussion, but as whole the
matter passed off tremendously, al
though the ex-road supervisor still has
hopes. "A resolution which Alex. Rob-
ertson got John Lane to introduce was
sent to committee. after it had been
generally condemned and the commit
tee then put quietus on the whole
matter by unanimously adopting res
olution confirming all the previous acts
of the executive committee.
4 Wilson won out, however, in his con-
tention that the committee. which en-
stituted, but the belated victory does
him no good.
j. H. Fisher reported for the commit
tee which examined the rules, and pre-
sented the same report which had been
recommitted to that committee. This
was to the effect that the rules pro-
vided that no member could sit in the
executive committee. unless the proxy
held by such member was that of an
executive committeeman. Lane moved
that it be adopted. No one talked on
the motion. Crabbe suggested that
it was remarkable to hear so much
criticism of the committee outside, and
then have no one say word at the
meeting. Fisher said the committee
reported only on the Interpretation of
the rules and not on the ACCESSIBILITY
of the rule. Keen was of the same
opinion. Achi thought the rules should |
be followed The report was adopted |
almost unanimously. Norman Wat t
kins said if the rules were interpreted /
strictly it would deprive the outside /
districts from representation in the ex-
ecutive committee. He presented the
following amendment of which notice
had previously been given:
ANY member of the Executive Com
mittee absenting himself from or not
residing at or near Honolulu, Oahu,
shall give his proxy in writing to a
member of the Territorial Central
Committee or member of any Republi--
can precinct club, and in the event of
chairman shall appoint a member of
the Territorial Central Committee to
act until the return of such absentee
member to Honolulu. If there are
other members of the Executive Com
nittee or Territorial Central Commit 4
tee in Honolulu representing the Dis <
trict of the absentee member then such
appointee shall be chosen from their
number upon their nomination. Pro-
vided always, however, that no men,
er of the Territorial Central Commit
tee or any member of any Republican 4
Precinct club shall hold more than one
proxy for the Executive Committee, J
nor shall any member of the Executive J
Committee hold the proxy of another {
member thereof or be appointed to act
or him during his absence"
Fisher favored the amendment and Z
Achi opposed it. He thought the con-
'ention should name the committee. <
'rabbe didn't think membership should x
e restricted to the convention or dis K
riot committees. <
Mr.. Lane moved an amendment in v
fleet the same. excepting that it linn y
ed the membership of the committee y
members of the territorial committee @
nd of the preceding convention. Eight =
oted in favor of the amendment. and q
even against it. and the point was 4
lade that a quorum had not voted. 8
rabbe held three proxies but did not <
ote, and Campbell also did not vote x
e called attention to the Watkins res K
ution as giving a right to any out x
to a precinct club <
coming a member of the executive Y
and at the same time under Y
e rules. he could not become a men,
r of the Central Committee. Upon y
otion the resolution was referred to
committee consisting of Fisher, Wat O
ms and Lane for report. Lane intro q
iced the following resolution. minus 8
e last paragraph, which he had 4
ratched out: x
Resolved, That it is not good, policy q
r any committee of the Republican O
rty to indorse any person for an Of q
e held by another, unless the person O
office shall first, upon a fair hear 4
g, having been condemned by such x
<
Resolved. That the method followed K
the removal of c. b. Wilson from (
ice shall not be considered as prec- Y
ent. Y
You never thought that two DAYS
O." said Crabbe to Lane. q
L know l didn't
1t seems to me that is fault-fnd- q
: resolution and. came from outside q
2 committee. I have heard of it be- o