Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-12
RICO HAS WITHDRAWN
". ]. SHELDON lakes HIS
PLACE On KAUAI TICKET
CONVENTION PUTS NEW PLANK
ON SCHOOLS IN ITS PLAT
FoRM-A RESOLUTION
ON ROADS.

Lihue, Kauai, Oct. 10.--A special
convention of the Kauai District Com.
mittee was called to order last Satur.
day, October s, 1904, at 10 a. m. by
Chairman w. H. Rice at Y. NJ. G. A.
hall, Lihue, Kauai, iJr the purpose OF
filling the vacancy in the Rep esenta'
tives ticket, caused by the withdrawal
of NJ. A. Rego.
Present--In person, Is; by proxy, y.
Total, "a.
MIR. Cox submitted the following res
olution, and, on motion of W. II. Rice
Jr., seconded by s. w. Wilcox, 1t was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the most urgent road
work required on Kauai at the present
time Is In that part Of Hanalei District
lying between Moloaa and kalihiwai,
and that the Department Of Public
Works Is requested, previously to the
J assembling of the next Legislature. to
prepare, on the basis OF a profile chart
furnished by the Kilauea plantation
and now on flo with the Department
L VI "Othop ga NoNa"fA'' w NV
amount OF money needed for the i'm.
provemont of the road In that section;
" is further
Resolved, That the Kauai members
in the next Legislature are requested
to introduce and support an appro-
priatiou to that end.
On motion of Mr. Cox the secretary
was instructed to send copy OF the
above resolution to tho Superintend.
ent OF Public Works.
Mr.. Cox also submitted the follow
ling plank 10 be added to the platform
Of the Republican party Of Kauai, and
on motion of Mr.. Fairchild It was
unanimously adopted
we particularly endorse that part
Of the Republican Territorial platform
that declares In favor of adequate sup
port of the public schools, and we de-
mand the provision OF accommodation
for all children of school age and we
pledge our candidates to endeayor 10
obtain in the next Legislature appro
priatious adequate to maintain our
schools at a high standard Of eff
cheney"
The secretary read the resignation
Of NJ. A. Rego as q candidate for Rep
resentatiye, and on motion OF Mr.. Co
ney Il was accepted.
The chairman then declared that the
next order Of business was the nomi
nation of n Representative In Mr.. Re
COS place.
Mr.. w. II. Rice Jr., who represented
Mr.. Werner by proxy, said that JOE
. Joe Gardner was the only nominee a:
the nominations were closed at the
! last convention, and moved that he b.
unanimously declared elected. Thi.
motion did not receive any second. Mr.
Cox then moved that the nomination.
for Representative be reopened, ant
carried unanimously.
Geo. II. Fairchild nominated J. II
e Kawelo, seconded by w. II. Rice Sr
:. who held Puuki's proxy.
j. II. Kapuniai nominated W.
Sheldon, seconded by J. Wilcox.
w. II. Rice Jr. was the next on tn
floor and said "As Mr.. VIM. Werner
proxy nominate Mr.. J. Gardner, an,
as Mr.. ]. X. Lota's proxy second tn
nomination. This somewhat amuse
the convention. Coney then nominate
j, II. Kaiwi and s. w. Wilcox second
ed II.
On motion of Mr.. Coney the nomins
ttions were closed.
Il On motion, It was agreed that tn
candidate receiving the highest yot
3 over 10 would be elected.
The delegates then proceeded