The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-12-22
FIVE NAMES
ARE CHOSEN
Hawaii's Delegation to
Be Endorsed this
Afternoon. /

W. o. Smith, Geo. w. Smith, J. r
Gait, Mark P. Robinson and E. A Nc
Inerny were yesterday chosen by the
selection committee of the joint com
mercial bodies of the city, to go to
Washington to press Hawaii s interests
at the present important juncture-
The selection committee consisting
of F. j. Lowrey, W. W. Harris, J. A.
Kennedy, Fred Macfarlane and L. Ten
ney Peck, met yesterday morning in
the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the
Stangenwald building to decide upon
what names to submit to a general
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
and the Merchants Association.
The following cable from Delegate
Kuhio s secretary was read:
'Can defer hearing to February
first. Kuhio suggests that a delega-
ton of four or five be sent from Homo
lulu; such men as G. W. Smith, Robin
son, Tenney, Dillingham;, Tenney-Peck,
Single, Bishop, Damon-especially
Mark Robinson.
Of the names suggested by Kuhio,
two, G. w. Smith and Robinson, were
chosen.
Messrs w. o. Smith, G. W. Smith,
Calf and Robinson have declared their
willingness to serve Hawaii by making
the trip. E. A. Mc1nerny has not as
yet come to a decision.
1t is understood that the party will
leave here on January 9.
There will be general meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association at p. m. to-
day when the quintet of names will
be submitted for endorsement If en-
dorsed they will constitute the delega-
ton.
The delegates will then get together
as soon as possible and settle the ques-
ton of a press agent and secretary.
In this connection the names of George
Henshal1, Z. NJ. Boyd and others will
be considered.
d. I'll. Case, secretary of the Maui
Improvement Association, who arrived
from Maui yesterday, stated that there
would be meeting of the citizens OF
Wailuku in the armory last night for
the purpose of considering the propo-
sition of sending representative or
representatives to Washington. He
said that the name of Mr.. Lindsay,
who is now on the mainland, had been
mentioned as a likely man to represent
Maui.
w W. Harris, secretary of the selec-
ton committee, sent the following let
ter to the Hilo Chamber of Commerce
and other commercial bodies on Ha-
wall and Maui, also to the sheriff of
Kauai:
cat meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by the joint meeting of the
trustees of the Chamber of Commerce
of Honolulu and the directors of the
Merchants Association of Honolulu, L
was directed to communicate with you
calling your attention to the cablegram
received from Mr.. Hatch in re the &C
ton he suggested should be taken by
all the Islands in sending delegation
to Washington to assist the passage OF
the bill introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives by our Delegate, Hon. j.
K. Kalanianaole, setting aside 10 per
cent of Hawaii's Federal revenue for
use in the construction of Federal pub
lie works and buildings in the Terri
tory and advising you that our commit
tee will recommend the appointment of
a commission OF at least three from the
Island of Oahu, to proceed as soon as
possible to Washington, at the expense
of the Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Association of Honolulu.
'sThis committee would urge upon
you the Importance or appointing a
committee of one or more from your
Island in order that all the Islands be
We shall send wireless
to you informing you of the personnel
of the commission from Oahu as soon
as they are selected and the probable |
date of their departure and would be |
pleased to receive from you answer by
wireless of result of your action
Wireless messages were sent to the
other Islands after the selection of |
names had been made. Cables were
also sent to F. NJ. Hatch and Delegate
kuhio.