The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-31

kookoo (MauD. D. Kalauokalani an
j. d Poepoe (Oahul and two delegate
from Kauai
( n>otion by ]. Kauimakaole tina
the executive officers OF the terrtoris
convention be straightway eiecte;
round 10 second
A VOTE OF THANKS.
q Poepoe proposed that the thank
of the convention be returned TO IN
ladies. the real home rulers, who ha'
prepared the luau for the delegates.
D. H Kahaulelio said that Their
should be no undue haste in returnin:
thanks Tt would be ample time t
show gratitude when two or three
luaus had been served. The motion
of Poepoe was unanimously adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The reading of the Home Rule plat
form was next proceeded with. Il
runs as follows:
L. That time is not ripe for the Ha-
waiians of this territory TO affiliate
with any political party other than the
Home Ruiz, party and will not be until
Hawaii hsss become one Of the states
OF the Union. Wherefore We favor
statehood.
g We favor county government m
asnuch as it gives the Hawaiians some
share in the government of the differ
ent counties of the islands.
g. We protest against the drawing
of the color line in politics as I'M
American and misleading. but main
tain that in the interests of the ter
ritory the delegate to Congress should
be of the Hawaiian people. ~
A. we thank the Congress of the
United States for bes;owfng on the
Hawaiian people the privilege of fran
chise. sf1Es
s. We favor the purity of the bal
lot, the operation of which must be
above suspicion, which was not the
case in the election of 1904. .
6. We favor the introduction of
American labor in the territory at the
American scale of wages.
7. We are of the opinion that fines,
costs of court, and all moneys collected
for licenses by the county, should be
devoted to the use of the county.
s. We favor the election of county
assessors and tax collectors by ballot.
9. We. favcr increased taxation of
ce eding the value of $4,000 at the rate
Of l IL cents on the dollar.
j. w. Kalua moved that the platform
De referred to "a committee. The fol-
lowing committee was named: ]. H.
& ekoakulana, j. L. Alba, c. L. koo-
400, D. H. Kahaulelio. ]. w. Kalua, j.
NJ. Poepoe, j. Makainai, J. Kauima-
Saole, S. Mahoe. J. Nakookoo. Kahoo-
Yn1, mn tntn
hartman of the committee.
The platform was adopted and on the
request of Chairman Kalua. j. NJ. Poe
poe read the platform in Hawaiian.
kalua made a statement in favor of
he platform which was loudly APP
olauded, and in response to a request
rom certain delegates. Poepoe read
he platform in English.
EVERYBODY SMOKES.
Willie the committee We're wrestling
With the platform Senator Kalauoka-
ami suggested that the dignity of the
convention would not suffer if every
,o3y had a smoke. Most everybody
ook the Grand Old Mans hint and
it up,
A PRINTERS ERROR.
S. K. .K.anakaokao of waiehu. Maui, |
allied attention to an article in the !
Hawaiian Advertiser (Nupepa Kuo- |
loa) of July 81, 1906, which stated that !
& alauokalani and Motley had turned !
democrats. He asked to be set right !
N this vital point. |
President Motley, for himself and
Salauokalani, denied the soft impeach- I
nent and announced emphatically that /
hey were Home Rulers, first, last and |
II. the time
MOTLEY WON'T.
President Motley stated that on ac-l
cunt of being compelled under the !
and laws to live on homestead on
Iawaii for a certain period, he could |
ot very well accept the nomination
s delegate to Congress, We're the
enor offered him.. If, however, an
ther suitable man could not be found,
e would sacrifice his interests for
hose of the Hawaiian people.
The nomination was then proceeded
nth
MOTLEY WILL.
lahiiia ulani Motley be the Home Rule
S1essdte TO Congress- Inc motion was
unanimously adopted and all present
ose and joined in Hawaii's national
nthem "Hawaii Ponoi." Three cheers
nd a tiger We're Justify given for
Jotley.
A MOONLIGHT MEETING.
On this motion, of Judge Kalua it was
ecided that the convention should
leet at Aala Park in the evening and
stem to the speeches of those who had
ny to make
Thanks We're again returned to the
lau ladies and a glee club, stationed
n the platform Immediately behind
resident Motley. obliged with selec-
on.
TAKING THE OATH
1t was decided on the motion of Pa
10 that the delegate to Congress and I
II the delegates present be put under
ath to support the platform of the
arty. The entire hall stood up while
i KalauokaIani, ST., administered the
ath to Motley and the delegates.
A MUSICAL DOXOLOGY ~