The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1904-06-06
UNlERRTFIED ARE
IN SESSION.
Meet In Progress Hall,
Officers Are Elected
And Get Down
To Business.

The Democrats fare off," The
big convention OF 202 delegates was
called to order by Fred Turrill in
Progress hall shortly after 10 o.
clock this morning. The center OF
the hall was filed with the delegates
and the rear by interested specta-
tors AS rule the discussion was
moderate and considerate, no black
eyes or broken heads being recorded
during the entire frat session.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
Wien the objects OF the conven.
ton had been stated, G j MCCARTHY
moved that credentials committee
Of five be appointed, Mr. Emmeluth
amended to make it one from each
OF the five election districts reprts-
ented. j X Prendergast was here
called upon to act as interpreter,
after which the motion, together
with the amendment, passed Rep
resentative Ewslko and Sam Kama
hailus, OF Hawaii; L r Crook, OF
Maui, and G 2 Iaukea aud j X
Prendergast were selected.
A recess OF some fifteen minutes
was then taken to give the commit
tee time to report. They returned 202
qualified delegates as being proper
ly represented. G W Ashford moved
that the committee prepare a rost-
er OF all the delegates present and
report the same back to the session
this afternoon. This carried un
animously.
Colonel Mccarthy moved that the
election OF q temporary chairman
be proceeded with aud when that
was disposed OF, nominated Palmer
Woods, and that gentleman was
chosen by reclamation. T B Lyons,
of Maui, and Kaupu, OF Molokai,
were appointed to escort the chair
man to bis desk. Mr. Woods made
short speech thanking the conven-
ton for the honor conferred pom
him.
Mr. Ashford moved . committee
OF five on resolutions. DR. Noblitt
objected on the ground that the
temporary organisation was pro-
csedinR upon business that properly
belonged to the psruaanet orgsnizs-
ton. Mr. Ashford argued that the
temporary organization, being with
out rules, could do 90 it pleased aud
urged the passage OF bis RESOLUTION
10 the interest OF sKpsditing bust
ness. The motion prevailed, AND @
w Ashford, Prince Kswansnakoa, r
"a Hsyseldep, Representative Eva.
like, I B Lyons, Frank Harvey, Col
CT Iaukss, w A Kinney and John
Emmeluth we're appointed. Mr. Ulu.
hi vas one OF the original appoint
esr, but Mr. Emmeluth objected to
him strongly on the ground that he
was defeated candidate in the
eighth precinct OF the Fifth and had
come into the convention on proxy
for somebody else. Mr. Ashford
nontepded that any Dem ocra. could
represent another 10 convention and
90 committee by proxy, but tbs
chair SUSTAINED Mr. Empeluth and
Mr. Uluihi was retired, Mr. Ashford
appealed from the ruling OF The
chair to the house but his appeal
was not sustained,
THE FUN BEGINS.
Al this point Mr. Mcclure offered
motion to the eject that 10 one
not a delegate to the convention, be
allowed to vote or otherwise partici.
pate in its business; and also that
any outsider holding proxy be re.
CURED to turn the same oyer to
some delegate from the district in
which II originated. Col Mccarthy
strongly objected to the motion and
made the point that a person hold.
ing q proxy had no power to trans
Ter II to anybody. The motion was