The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-25
REPUBL Jeans. DEMOCRATS AND
HOME RULERS DID LIVELY POLITICS
NO CHOICE
FOR SHERIFF
The Home Rulers Leave
Some Blanks on
Their Ticket.

Fifty-six delegates faced President
Charles Motley when he called for order
at the opening of the Home Rulers
Convention yesterday morning at Kahi-
liaulanf Hall, the meeting being for
mally opened by prayer by the Rev
T. E Kekipi Roll-call showed that
twenty-one delegates were represented
by proxies.
A credential committee, consisting of
S. X Mahoe. D. Kaona and w. kahl-
baum. was named, reporting after
short recess Their report was favor
ably received and another roll-call or
dered. the delegates being then sepa-
rated from the spectators present.
A platforn committee was then
named, D. Kalauokalani, s. K. Mahoe,
J. NJ Kealoha, J. Makainai and j.
Baker being chosen. This committee
introduced a report approving of the
platform drafted at the previous COR
vention This report was also satisfac-
tory and as a reward the same COM
mittee was named to act as commit
tee on rules.
Then, to start the ball rolling, w.
SKahlbaum nominated D. Kalauokalan1
as the Home Rule candidate for Coun-
ty Sheriff This precipitated a loud
dispute, generally INDUCED in, in the
midst of which 8. K. Mahoe read from
the accepted rules and offered reso-
luton that the nominations be MADE
in their regular order, first the Sen
ator. then the six Representatives for
the Fifth. then the county officers. The
resolution passed
Chairman Motley, in a lengthy speech.
urged the delegates to do their own
nomina ting and not leave the whole
Committee. If all nominations were to
be made by resolution there would be
no use for convention at all.
The nominations for the candidates
for Senator brought out five names, the
voting resulting as follows: d. Kalau-
okalani As; S. K Oili, 40; T. Polikapu,
-: J. E. Kekipi. 36, and Kalaeoke-
koi, 2.
Kalauokalani, OiH and Kekipi were
accordingly declared the choice Of the
convention.
For the House of Representatives, ..
koo, William Mossman, Jr, S. *. Ma
Kupinea, ]. NJ. Poepoe, j. K. Nakoo-
hoe and J. P. Kuluwaimaka were nom
mated. the other candidates for the
honor being D. Damien, J. w. KamaI'
E. L. Kauai and Paoa.
No nomination for County SherlH
was made, and similar action was taken
regarding the offices of County Clerk
and County Attorney.
James Makainai was nominated as
County Auditor and Jas. A. Baker Tor
the office of County Treasurer.
]. K. PaeIe, though offered the nom
fnation as Supervisor-at-Large, De
clined. and no other name was sug-
gested.
The Koolauloa delegates, in caucus
produced George Kekauoha as theh
nominee for Deputy Sheriff, and the
choice of the deputies for Wa1alua'
Waianae and Eva was left in the hands
Of the County Committee.
The secretary cast the ballot placing
L. K. Sheldon in nomination for the
deputy sheriffship of Honolulu, and the
like position in the Koolaupoko DIS
trict was given to Ulysses Jones so lar
as the delegates from there have it in
their power.
For Honolulu the Supervisors nornl-
mated are Moses Kaaikaula. William
Kaleihuea and E. L. Kauai.
The president. in a closing speech
urged aggressive work against the Re-
publicans, and most of those placed IN
nomination for the various offices mace
short addresses, thanking the conVen-
ton for the honor done them and urg-
ing unity in the approaching campaign.