The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-01-09
CLARK AND
ADAMS JOIN
Force the Anti-Ohice
Holding Clause
to issue.

E r. Adams and Charles Clark OF
the Fifth District on Saturday night
formed a team at the meeting of the
Republican Central Committee with in
tent to force, if possible, a change in
the bylaws of the party whereby nc
saIaried 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-
dation 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 FennclI was a registered vot-
er of the ninth precinct, Fifth District.
1t was evident that Clark wanted Fen
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 if 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
adding from time to time
other similar sentences. He was told
to keep quiet He then stated that
FennelI was not a 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
near amendments to the rules and rag
llations of the party. Clark called for
he report of the subcommittee pre-
sented at a recent special meeting,
which contained long list of amend
nents, among which was the offensive
md familiar amendment to exclude all
office holders from participation in
open politics. This was signed by J.
= Quinn as chairman, Representative
and another, and was not
,oncurred in. as to that section, by w.
r. Rawlins of the committee.
Mr.. Rawlins at once proposed that
amendments must come from n1vid- !
lals, not from a subcommittee, and
lie therefore proposed all the amend {
nents but the offending section. He
cad them all but that one
'Are you sure you read them all, ex-
epting that special section? You may
ave missed one, said Mr. Adams. 4
The Deputy was on his feet in an i'll
tant and replied tartly that his word
S a gentleman was given and it mad
ever before been doubted
J. c. Quinn then announced that
ince signing his report he had Stu1icd
he matter over carefully ana had :.
ONE to the conclusion that it would |
OF be right to exclude ofic. holders c
l the way indicated. For instance, e
mere We're outlying places where only s
government officials were the ones 10 &
What then? lie perscn- Il
lily withdrew his support to TIA. sec Il
on. He asked as a concessiol, how
yer, from those who had always been
opposed that they agree to a man hold
lg only one proxy at the most in
conventions. This will IN
oubtedly be agreed to.
Then Clark offered a resolution from II
le Fifth District Committee endors- a
lg the anti-office- holding section of d.
lie proposed amendments, which E K fc
dams read for him. There was con- CT
derable discu sion over this. result
lg in the chairman ordering it placed tt
4 file. without further action This &c
so provided that no member e the as
entral committee shall be eligible for II
ny appointive office and provided also
lat no government officer could be pl
opointed on a committee or hold prox- pc
s. etc. to
When the chair made it's ruling. Sc
lark became angry and said it was 81
an insult to the Fifth District and W
lar the Fifth was being treated bad of
- tn
Then Adams worked around the diff
eulty by boldly propo ing as an er
nendnent the offending section which or
divided that no office-holder can take D
irt in politics or sit in a nominating be