The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-18
THE MAUI
CONVENTION

MAUI, Sept. 1.-THE Republican
district and county convention was
called to order in the Knights OF Pyth.
las hall, Waikiki, at II O'Clock n. M,
on the morning OF the 10th. II. =. Bald.
win acting as temporary chairman and
$. Keliind, temporary secretary. ID. c.
Lindsay, NJ. II. Reuter-, VIM. Henning,
Joe frcitas and Joel Naknlcka compos.
ed the committee on credentials. After
the roll call there was n short recess
following which the committee report.
ed that all the delegates were present
other in person or by proxy and that
their credentials were in duo form.
After another recess the committee
on permanent organization, T. NJ.
Church, J. ID. McVeigh, r. A. Wads.
T. Il. Meyer and w. p. Haia, made
the following permanent officers were
elected:
A. N. Kepoikai, chairman; A. N.
Hayselden, vice chairman, and s. Ke-
'liinoi, secretary. W. J. Coelho was ap.
pointed interpreter.
AT the beginning of the afternoon
session w. j. Coelho of Wailuku was
nominated for senator by II. p. Bald
win and chosen b, reclamation. Philip
Pail of Lhhaina, named by Rev. s.
Kapu, was nominated for representa-
tive by reclamation. M. p. Waiwaiole
of Waikiki, named by d, II. Davis was
also nominated for representative by
reclamation
There was no opposition to the other
candidates for representative, j. X.
Kapoi of Hama named by Levi Joseph,
John Kaluna of Paia named by d. G.
Lindsay and Joel Nakalcka of Molokai
nominated by J. ID. McVeigh.
The candidates for representative at
large were Antoine Gomez, of Paia, ID.
Kahaulelio of Lahaina and b. p. Ma
noanoa of Kula. Kahaulelio withdrew
and Gomez was chosen over Manoanoa
by vote of "a to 40. The motion by
Manoanoa to make the nomination
unanimous was carried.
The following were nominated for
county positions by acclamatisn: VIM.
Saffery for sheriff, l.. M. Baldwin for
treasurer, Chas. Wilcox for auditor,
and d. IL. Case for county attorney.
After a caucus on the nomination of
w. +. Kaae for county clerk, he was
chosen by reclamation.
Then came more nominations by ac-
clamation, VIM. Henning for snper
visor Of Lahaina, &. r. Lindsay for
deputy sheriff of Lahaina, s. +. 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 for N. Omsted, Haia
was given the nomination +. Wittrock
was nominated by reclamation for
deputy sheriff of Hama. T. NJ. Church
for supervisor of Makawao and Edgar
Morton, deputy sheriff of the same
district, were nominated without OPP
position.
Theo. II. Meyer received the nomina-
tion 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, Z delegates voting for j. H.
Mahoe and 3 for Eugene Devauchelle.
Mahoa was the choice of the conven-
tion. Both Mahoe's and Haia g nomin-
ations were made unanimous.
Then came the reading of the Repub-
lican platform adopted at Wailuku 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 docu-
ment were the notes of Supervisor i.
b. Carley of the telephone company,
who sent it by wireless to the p. G. |