The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-23
THE COUNTY
COMMIT TEE
Discusses the Coming
Republican Party
Canvass

meeting of the Republican County
Committee was held in the new head
quarters over ]. NJ. Dowsetts office
| last night. 1t was well-attended and
the members were business from the
! drop of the flag. The room is not large
NenOugh for the purpose and there was
considerable talk over what could be
| done to secure more space but nothing
| came out Of it.
CHAIRMAN Murray was late arriving
| but he blamed it on the clock. Mr.
Piianaia. the secretary of the commit
tee, was on hand to perform the duties
| of his office The minutes of the pre-
vious meeting were read and after
minor change had been made were ap-
proved.
| In response to a question by the
chair, Charley Clarke said the Fifth
had not yet organized and could not
do so tonight.
! c. w ZiegIer made a statement rela-
| tive TO the decision of the Fourth Dis
| trict Committee regarding additional
| members to the committee and moved
| that Messrs. Drake. Crabbe and John
ston be invited to come in out of the
night air and be seated
present at the last meeting hunted in
formation as to how the decision was
| reached and Mr.. Ziegler made a re-
ply. The motion to seat the gentlemen
pending a change in the rules by the
Central Committee carried.
The committee was without a treas
urer but Fred Waterhouse yielded to
| the wishes of the majority to the extent
of his right to serve. Like Buffandeau,
he was in the committee only by proxy
and until that could be arranged he
could noG legally act. This, however,
did not stand in the way of Mr.. Ziegler
nominating him for the place. Charlie
Clarke seconded but Jimmie Boyd OBJ
jected on the score that it was not good
form. Then it was suggested that PHI
anaia withdraw from membership in
the committee and take proxy. This
looked smooth and nice until it was
found that Piianaia could not legally
act. w. w Harris who seems to be
the Solomon of the bunch. made a sug-
gestion which resulted in Waterhouse
leaving the room for the purpose of
communicating with Mr.. Goodale by
phone
During the wait the chair announced
| that the headquarters would be open
every day. He also remarked that he
would appoint Mr.. Buffandeau assist
ant secretary. Mr.. Murray called upon
| the candidates for an expression as to
the length of the campaign. Harris
thought three. possibly four weeks
would be ample time and sufficient to
allow the candidates. who were obliged,
| to go around the islands. Kaleiopu
and McCandless agreed, the latter stat
| ing the necessity for paid workers to
get in and heal up some OF the wounds
that had been inflicted. Vida thought
four weeks. Charlie Hustace said his
speeches would not last more than be-
tween October 10 and election day but
he wanted more room for the commit
tee. He said he was willing to pay the
difference in the rent for the balance
of the term. Other candidates spoke
in the same strain.
The chair called upon the candidates
to set time when they would meet
the committee to arrange about cards
and literary matter which would have
to be sent out.
Mr.. WaterhOuSe reported on his re-
turn that he had been unable to COM
municate with Mr. Goodale but the
committee elected him Treasurer forth
with on chance. In the matter of
campaign he believed short one would
be effective
Nh Boyd moved that all candidates
meet the County Committee on Monday
night He had heard in his precinct
that Republicans Will knife their own
candidates and while the committee is
pottering over organization and
treasurer. the Home Rulers are out
working and making converts. The
motion to meet Monday night carried.
Fred Waterhouse said that Clarence
Cooke. w. W. Harris and himself
would leave on Monday to work in the
interest of the party.
Mr.. Johnston suggested a plan for
precinct organization TO the extent of
holding a meeting once a week. This
was put as a motion and carried, and
the secretary was instructed to notify
the presidents of the different precinct
clubs of this action.
Mr.. McCandless, after the motion to