The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1904-04-19
THE States
ARE FIXED
Island Caucus for
Convention
Tonight.

Outside delegates representing ma
ority OF the delegates to today's con-
vention fixed TIP nice little scheme to
get the best of Oahu at number OF
caucuses yesterday and Saturday. Ha-
wai is anxious to take two, one for
each representative district Maui one
and Kauai one, while the delegates are
also willing to elect Governor Carter
and Delegate Kuhio to represent the
Territory at large This would leave
Oahu without representation. but the
outside delegates are also. quite willing
to credit Carter and kuho to Honolulu.
This is one OF the schemes which was
agreed upon Yesterday, but its promo
tiers will not be able to put it through.
Tonight's convention is still very
much in the air and although various
island delegations have come to an
agreement as to wha; they want. the
agreements have all been made without
reckoning on Oahu, and there are likely
to be many states broken before it comes
to the voting in the convention tonight.
Senator w. c. Achi is almost assured
of election as permanent chairman of
the convention, although there is also
a deal on to give the place to a Kauai
man. All the districts but the Fourth
and Fifth held meetings yesterday and
reached tentative agreement as to their
action in convention.
Hawaii decided that she wanted two
delegates, one for each district. The
representatives they agreed upon were
Sheriff Nahala of Kona and Rev. S. L.
Desha of Hilo. Hawaii has thirty-three
votes, and will, it is reported, go in
under one chairman. If they can't get
what they want they will take what they
can get. Nahala will then go as delegate
and Desha as alternate.
Maui decided to send w. T. Robin
son as its delegate. with Senator c. II.
Dickey as alternate, while Kauai has
picked Representative Z. A. Knudsen
with no choice for alternate In separate
caucus the three islands agreed as to
their individual wishes. but there was
lack of harmony in the joint caucus and
the matter has not been entirely set
tied. Both Maui and Kauai object to
giving Hawaii more than one delegate
Hawaii is about evenly divided on Car
ter and kuho for delegates at large, but
Kauai and Maui are said to be for Car
ter, with the chances that Kuhio may
not go through. Hawaii, assisted by
some of the other DELEGATIONS, is also
proposing another plan by which Kauai
should get no representation, but be
given instead the convention chairman
ship. Kauai refused the offer and pro-
poses to figh. Hawaiis demand for more
than ore iplnO,te
Oahu delegates have not been able to
get together as yet, but will probably
caucus this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Oahu is entitled to 81 of the 1855 dele
gates and local delegates also hold a
few proxies from the other islands. But
the Oahu delegates are not working
together and there will probably be a
division in the convention. McCand-
less expects the support of the Fifth,
while Hogs is strong in the Fourth.
He has to fight Robertson and Breck-
ons in this district, and there is no tell
ing who will win, as the outside dele
gates may decide the contest. What
seems certain now is that Hawaii will
not get more than one delegate, and that