The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-27
Against the Protest of the National Committee
man, the Executive Committee Approves
Administration and Asks Governor to With
draw or President Not to Accept Resignation.

Der not voting, the executive commit
tee of the Republican Territorial Com
mittee yesterday afternoon endorsed
the administration of Governor
Carter. The resolution was present
ed by ]. P. Cooke of Maui, and the
vote upon it was as follows:
Ayes-J. P. Cooke. Samuel Johnson,
and D. Douglass.
Noes-A. G. NJ. Robertson, S. L..
Desha, John c. Lane.
W. T. Rawlins, who held the proxy
of Frazier of Hawaii, did not vote.
AS soon as the meeting was called
to order, the resolution was brought
directly before the committee by J. p.
Cooke, who said: II would like to
present a resolution endorsing the ad-
ministration of Governor Carter. I
believe it is the right time for the
committee to put itself on record. I
think it a great mistake to have him
resign and I believe a majority of the
Republican party will regret his
resignation. 1 think we should go on
record as showing our sentiment in the
matter and would like to present this
resolution
The resolution, as above, was read
by Secretary Murray.
THE PARTISAN SIDE.
Senator Lane was the first TO COM
ment on the resolution. He said the
remarks of Mr.. Cooke were all right,
but he had been one of the committee
that was sent by the territorial COM
Tnittee to see the Governor and ascer-
tain from him his stand in the coun-
ty. campaign just passed, the Governor
being the head of the Republican party
here. The Governor had then told the
committee that he was supporting a
certainI candidate for office directly
opposing the regular nominee of the
party.
'.I, for one" said Senator Lane, can
not see how this committee could en-
dorse the Governor and his admins
tration, by adopting this resolution
Personally, 1 am quite friendly toward
the Governor, but for the good Of the
party I think this committee should
not ask him to reconsider his resigna-
ton"
why not?" inquired Mr.. Cooke.
'The Governor has shown he was
against the party and the committee
in the last election answered Lane.
''I think it better to leave the matter
as it stands. We don't know positively
what prompted his resignation.
think, to act intelligently, we should
know his reasons"
Don't you think we ought to look
at the thing in the broader light?" ask
ed Mr.. Cooke, "as to what he has done
for the territory? He has done more
than any Governor ever has before"
MUST GET TOGETHER. /
To this, Lane replied: "Supposing
the Republican party went down IN
defeat? 1t would be detrimental to the
interests of the party to adopt such a
resolution. We saved the party from
defeat. I don't think we should take
I'D this matter We should be nom
That is the way I feel
about it,
"There is one point We must con-
sfder," said Mr.. Cooke I'VE must get
together and keep together. The cam
naiqn that has been fought out has
succeeded in keeping the party to-
pether. and the only way we can DO
Is to show it. The only way we can
intimate to our mainland friends
that We are not everlastingly scrap
ping is by keeping together. II
the Governor goes on to Washington
and does not reconsider mis- reslgna-
ton. it will be a matter of selecting
:. new governor. I hope that Governor
Carter will reconsider. I want to I'M
press upon you one thing. that In the
and. if he doesn't. we are going TO
suffer
'If Roosevelt gets the idea that we
are a lot of soreheads down here ne
viii TELL CONGRESS TO TAKE
oIrT OF THE ORGANIC ACT THE
CLAUSE WHICH REQUIRES THAT