The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1905-01-10
CLARK AND
ADAMS join
Force the Anton
Holding Clause
to Issue.
(From Mondays Advertiser)


formed a team at the meeting OF the
Republican Central Committee with in
tent to force, II possible. a change in
the bylaws Of the party. whereby no
salaried office-holder shall be allowed
to participate in politics, or sit
in nominating convention or serve
upon the district, central or executive
committees.
Charles Clark. in addition. attempted
to show that he was the boss of the
Fifth District, held the floor nearly all
the time, was somewhat insulting in
his references to other members, and
didn't know when he was ruled out OF
order by the chairman. In fact, Char
ley threatened that he, representing
the Fifth District, would secede, as he
wouldn't have the Fifth District in
suited"
Finally. to cap the climax, Charley
demanded the minutes of the execu-
tive committee meeting. He wanted
to have them read to ascertain about
a certain recommendation" He finally
showed that he meant the recommen-
dalton of one Fennell by a Fourth
District precinct and the district COM
mittee for an office. Clark said the
Fourth had insulted the Fifth by so
doing as Fennell was a registered vot-
err of the ninth precinct, Fifth District.
1t was evident that Clark wanted Fem
nell fired, or something, although no.
body in the meeting could understand
just what he was driving at. 1t was
finally shown him that the rules only
required that a recommendation could
be made II a person resided" in a
district Fennell resided in the Fourth
at the time and the action of the COM
mittee was o. K. Charley was not
discounted and refused to understand.
At this time he continually turned
to the Advertiser man present and
said:
Now roast me in the morning, you
Advertiser" adding from time to time
other similar sentences. He was told
to keep quiet. He then stated that
Fennell was not q Republican, and he
knew it.
Clark ran after the Advertiser man
when the meeting adjourned, cornerad
him on a street corner and begged him
not to say anything about him or quote
his remarks, in spite of the fact that
he had continually nagged the paper
man to do so.
Don't say anything about me-" he
said. You people are always roast
ing me, but don't do it now; let me
alone. Anyhow that was not a public
meeting and you have no right to print
what was said there"
The meeting was primarily called to
hear amendments to the rules and rag
ulations of the party. Clark called TOR
the report of the subcommittee pre-
scented at a recent special meeting,
which contained a long list of amend
ments. among which was the offensive
and familiar amendment to exclude all
office holders from participation in
open politics. This was signed by j.
C. Quinn as chairman. Representative
Waterhouse and another, and was not
concurred in, as to that section, by w.
y. Rawlins of the committee.
Mr. Rawlins at once proposed that
amendments must come from individ-
uals, not from a subcommittee, and
he therefore proposed all the amend
ments but the offending section. He
read them all but that one.
Are you sure you read them ALL ex-
cepting that special section? You may
nave Sdlu MI. ADAMS.
The Deputy was on his feet in an in
slant and replied tartly that his word
as "A gentleman was given and 1t mad
never before been doubted
j. c. Quinn then announced that
since signing his report he had studied
the matter over carefully and had
come to the conclusion that 1t would
not be right to exclude office holders
In the way indicated. For instance
there We're outlying places where only
Government officials We're the ones to
participate. What then? He person.
ally withdrew his support to that Sec
ton. He asked as a concession, how
ever, from those who had always been
opposed that they agree to a man hold
ing only one proxy at the most. in
nominating conventions. This will I'M
doubredly be agreed to.
Then Clark offered resolution from
the Fifth District Committee endors-
ing the notwithstanding section of
the proposed amendments, which E. r
Adams read for him. There was con-
siderable discussion over this. result
ing In the chairman ordering 1t placed
on file, without further action. This
also provided that no member Of the
central committee shall be eligible for
any appointive Office and provided also
that no government officer could he
appointed on a committee or hold prox-
les, etc.
When the chair made it's ruling,
Clark became angry and said 1t was
IAN insult to the Fifth District" and
that the Fifth was being treated bad
ly"
Then Adams worked around the diff
hculty by boldly proposing as an
amendment the offe~ ding section which
provided that no office-holder can take
part in politics or sit in a nominating
convention. Clark seconded the pro-
posed amendment with unconcealed
joy
N. Fernandez proposed as an amend
ment to be known as section 10. that
all party measures in fulfllment of
party pledges shall emanate from the
central committee which met with
favor.
mo! MOI said Clark. In fact. Clark
talked nearly all the time.
Adams then proposed another cinch