The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-02-16
Wilson IL Still al 1t.

Charley Wilson's periodical protest
like Banquo's ghost, bobbed up in the
meeting of the Territorial Central Com
mittee of the Republican party last
night and kept the middle of the floor
until adjournment which took place
The result was that after the whole
matter had been threshed out by Stew
art and Robertson, Wilson's attorneys,
the matter was paced in the hands Of
a committee of five, consisting of
Messrs. Keen, Lane, j. II. Fisher, Ke-
! poikai and A. j. Campbell, who after
| celebrating over the question of
! whether Messrs. w. H. Hogs, ]. A.
Gilman, Aylett and W. II. Coney had a
right to sit in the executive committee
! as holders Of proxies (Which Wilson
, charges is Illegal, made the following
report:
Your committee appointed to decide
as to the right of membership in the
executive committee of the Territorial
Central Committee, unanimously hold
that under Section 4 of Article of the
rules and regulations of the Republican
Pdi ~ VI VIC lNiii'oiy VI liz wan, iiaS
no person can sit as a member of the
executive by virtue of his holding a
proxy unless the said proxy be himself
regular member of the Territorial
Central committee
The report was then discussed at
length, Col. Jones stating that it af-
fected Messrs. Gilman, Hogs and Ay-
lett, whose votes cast at the meetings
by which Samuel Johnson was recon-
mended for the position of Road Su-
pervisor vice Wilson, were ineffect- |
i've, under the committees report. He |
himself did not favor this view. He |
said that, in effect the Interpretation |
put on the rules by the subcommittee |
barred out members of the executive |
committee residing on other Islands
from being represented in the executive
committees councils, unless present in |
person.
Chairman Crabbe said that he took
the same view, anu that being the case
the executive committee hereafter
would be composed of but five men,
bers, those living in Oahu.
There was a heated discussion over
this question and finally Wilson jump
ed in, when it was proposed in a mo-
ton to amend the rules by exclaim-
ing: IT don't think 1t is right to amend
the rules now. 1t is not just to me,
party-worker. I will file
a written protest against such action"
Mr.. Watkins finally made a motion
in which he gave notice of his intention
at the next meeting to move for an
amendment of the offending rules.
M |
ed at the opening of the meeting, his
appeal to the committee, from the vote
taken by the executive committee on
January %, was read. Stewart then
went into a long winded argument on
Wilson's alleged rights, his argument
being filled with fowery references to
of the committee Later his
attitude became nagging and there was
a lack of decorum at times. He aimed
his arguments at times at Col. Jones
and Mr. Hogs, and received sharp
retorts from them. Wilson interjected
declamatory utterances while his at
torney and others were in argument
the burden of which was IT demand
fair play"
Wilson arraigned the committee and
its methods" saying that it placed
me out of office under the plea that /
was not in harmony with the executive
see by the actions of
some of the members of this commit
tee that they are trying to crush me.
put you where you are Col. Jones,
and you Mr.. Gilman. / elected you
both into office. 1t was my work that
did IT."
well, I'll be - but that's self
praise for YOU" said a member soto
voce.
The invitation of Representative Ke-
Iilnoi for the Republicans of Maui, ask
ing that the Convention of the Repub-
lican party be held in Wailuku, was
read. He stated that Waikiki was
located, and that the con-
vention being held there would be an
inspiration to the Republican voters.
The matter was received and placed on
file Owing to the lateness of the
hour, 1t was not acted on, but will be
at another meeting.