The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-17
THE MAUI
CONVENTION
The Candidates Mostly
Elected Without
Opposition.

MAUI. Sept. 1.-THE Republican
district and county convention wa
called to order in the knights of Pyth
| las hall. Waikiki. at II clock a. m.
on the morning of the 10th, II. z. Bald
i win acting as temporary chairman ane
S. Keliinoi, temporary secretary. ID. Z
| Lindsay, NJ. H. Reuter-, VIM. Henning
Joe Freitas and Joel Nakaleka eompos
ed the committee on credentials. After
following. which the committee report
ed that all the delegates were present
| either in person or by proxy and that
| their credentials were in due form.
| After another recess the committee
on permanent organization, T. NJ
| Church, J. D. McVeigh, R. A. Wads
worth, H. P. Baldwin, A. n. Hayselden
IT. T. Meyer and w. p. Haia, made
their report and in accordance with it
the following permanent officers were
| elected:
A. n. Kepoikai, chairman; A. n.
Hayselden, vice chairman, and S. Ke-
| liinoi, secretary. W. ). Coelho was APP
pointed interpreter.
At the beginning of the afternoon
session w. j. Coelho of Waikiki was
nominated for senator by III. p. Bald
win and chosen by reclamation. Philip
Pail of Lahaina, named by Rev. S.
Kapu. was nominated for representa-
tive by reclamation. Nj. p. Waiwaiole
Of Waikiki, named by D. Fl. Davis was
also nominated for representative by
acclamation
There was no opposition to the other
candidates for representative, j. K.
Kapoi of Hama named by Levi JOSEPH,
John Kaluna of Paia named by D. G.
Lindsay and Joel Nakaleka of Molokai
nominated by J. D. McVeigh.
The candidates for representative at
large were Antoine Gomez, of Paia, d.
noanoa of Kula. Kahaulelio withdrew
and Gomez was chosen over Manoanoa
by vote of IA to 40. The motion by
Manoanoa to make the nomination
unanimous was carried.
The following were nominated for
county positions by reclamation: VIM.
Saffery for sheriff, L. NJ. Baldwin for
treasurer, Chas. Wilcox for auditor,
and D. II. Case for county attorney.
After caucus on the nomination of
w. F. Kaae for county clerk, he was
chosen by reclamation
Then came more nominations by ac-
clamation, VIM. Henning for super
visor of Lahaina, G. R. Lindsay for
deputy sheriff of Lahaina, S. E. Kaiue
for supervisor of Waikiki and Chas
Lake for deputy sheriff of Waikiki.
AS the Hama delegation stood IL
delegates in favor of W. P Haia for
supervisor to 8 for N. Omsted, Haia
was nominated by reclamation for
deputy sheriff of Hama. t. M. Church
for supervisor of Makawao and Edgar
Morton, deputy sheriff of the same
oiStfICt, were uOHiudLGu without OBJ
position.
Theo- T. Meyer received the nominal
ton for supervisor of Molokai by
unanimous consent. The Molokai dele
cation was divided in regard to the
naming of deputy sheriff for that dis
trict, delegates voting for J. H.
Mahoe and for Eugene Devauchelle
Mahoa was the choice of the conven-
ton. Both Mahoe g and Haia IS nomin-
ations were made unanimous.
Then came the reading of the Repub-
iican platform adopted at Waikiki on
the sth by the territorial convention.
This important political function had
a narrow escape. The Honolulu terri
torial delegation took the official copy
of the platform home with them, and
the only record on Maui of this doeu-
ment were the notes of Supervisor E.
b. Carley of the telephone company,
who sent it by wireless to the P. C.
Advertiser on Saturday night last. BY
the way this platform telegraphed to
the Advertiser was the largest mes
sage ever sent by wireless from Maui
and contained 1928 words
After the notes were obtained from
Paia and typewriter, the platform
was read and UNANIMOUSLY adopted by
the convention on motion by Rev.
5. kapu, who moved it's hearty in
dorsement and the pledging of the
Republican candidates to uphold it.
The following county committee was
chosen:
From Precinct l Oanai)-Chas Gay.
From Precinct 2 (Honokohau)-R c.
Searle.
From Precinct Lahaina)-W. Hen
ming.
From Precinct (waibee)-J. W.
l.. Marshall
From Precinct 5 (waiiuku)-R. A.
Wa1sxyorth