Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-17
NOBLE POLITICIAN
IS JUDGE ktP0|KA|
ROoseyelt's Judge Acts
Because Good Men
Are Scarce
MAUI CONVENTION NOMINATED
CANDIDATES WITHOUT WAR
CAMPAIGN BEGINS AT oNcE-oNE
MAN PREFERS PoliCEMAN'S
JOB TO LEGISLATIVE
HONoRS.
Especial to The Builetinl

~ and District Convention OF Maui
County was called TO order by Chair
man II. r. Baldwin Of the executive
committee at the Knights OF Pythias
hall, Aloha Lodge. No. 3. at 10 O'Clock
last Monday morning, September 10Th
according to the call OF A. q. NJ. Rob
ertson. chairman of the executive of
the Territorial Central Committee OF
the Republican party. There were III
delegates present IN person. Hon. H.
T. Baldwin was appointed temporary
chairman and Sam Keliinoi secretary,
while Hon. W. ]. COelho acted as IN
tcrpreter. The committee on creden-
tials reported all credentials In order
The report was adopted and the COM
mittee discharged
Judge A. y. KepOikai was elected
permanent chairman of the conven-
ton. an Office which he had held for
three successive conventions with
honor to himself and credit to the par
ty he represents Although Judge Ka-
poikai is n Federal appointee by Pres
ident Roosevelt. yet like District
Judge S. b. Dole, Kopoikai goes heart
lily into the work of the convention
and Of the party In order that the
workings Of the party here may be
conducted pure and free from corrup-
ton. so that grafters and low scheming
politicians will never have the upper
hand In Maui politics. II there Is an
other county In this Territory that can
say with real pride that its politics
Is conducted on high ideal and noble
lines-perhaps not entirely free from
corruption for that would be an i'm
possibility-Maul County would extend
her right hand Of fellowship to her sis
ter County and would urge her to con-
tinue the good and noble work, ana
root ont the bedbugs. leeches and snails
In politics. The ship Of state would
then have clear sailing when the
"hnrnacles''s are tsSnoved. q
AS soon as the Convention was per-
manently organized. II settled down to
business Immediately and the twenty
different precincts In Maui County
commenced nominating officers and
candidates. All the other four dis
tricts In Maui County having conceded
to Wailuku the right this time to nom
mate the lone Senator. and both Ke-
| liinoi and II. NJ. Coke not having urged
their names In the caucus. the unani.
nous choice OF Waikiki fell upon the
Honorable w. j. Coelho as It's only
| choice for the Senate. Hon. II. y.
Baldwin made the nomination and tho
whole convention seconded II with
ayes"
| The other candidates are as follows:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Philip Pail:
Wailuku. NJ. p. Waiwaiole; Hama, J.
Makawao. John Kaluna and A. J.
Gomez: Molokai. j. Nakaleka.
| County Otllcers-Sheriif. w. T.. SAT-
fiery; Treasurer. l.. NJ. Baldwin: Aud
itor. Chas. Wilcox; County Clerk. VIM.
+. Kaae; Attorney. ID. II. Case.
pervisoIs-Lahaina, VIM. Hon
ming: Waikiki, Hon. s. T.. Kaiue: Ha-
makuapoko. r. NJ. Church; Hama, Hon.
W, =. Haia; Molokai. 7. I. Meyers.
Deputy Sheriffs--Lahaina. c. X.
Lindsey; MolOkai. j. II. Mahoe; Wal.
luku, Chas. Lake: MakawaO. Edgar
Merton; Hama, w. i. Wittrock.
The Republican Party platform for
the campaign OF 1906 adopted by the
Territorial Convention ut the knights
OF Pythas hall last Saturday. was read
by Chairman A. N. KepOikai In Eng
lish, and after the reading of the sans
In Hawaiian by Interpreter Coelho.
the platform was endorsed by the
County convention as read. The sec
ton In the platform by Arthur Rice
Of Kauai relating to corporations pay
ing income taxes In counties where
10 anil .,
great applause which means that can
didates for legislative hGnOrs from
this county will work hand In hand
with the Kauai members to secure that
very necessary amendment to the in
come tax law so necessary because for
mer legislative bodies cunningly
passed the law while the county mem
bers were asleep.
The members of County Committee
are as follows:
/. Lanai. Chas. Gay.
.. H0nokohau X. G. Searle.
3. Lahaina, VIM. Hennins.
I. Waihee. J. w. l.. Marshall.
g. Waiuku, II. A. WadswOrth.
g. Puunene, II. T. Baldwin.
7. Keanae, d. W. Nakihaa.
s. Nahku, Moses Kekua.
0. Hama, ID. II. Kaualoku.
10. Kipahulu S. X. Pupuhi,
II. Kaupo, Il. X. Keike,
~. Huclo, w. +. Pogue.
~. Hamakuapoko, II. A. Baldwin,
II. Makawao, ID. Morton.
II. Kihei, W. A, Sparks.
10. Ulupalakua, q. s. Goodness.
II. Halawa, s. X. Kakahuna.