The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-08
GOOD MAN IN
LEGISLATIVE
FIGHT
John f4ughes Has kbout
Made Up His Mind
to Run.

I have about made up my mind 10
ran for the legislature" said Honest
John Hughes yesterday. ! have not
fully determined. but number of peo-
l,Ie have been after me. and I am con-
sidering it most seriously. on. not The
Senate: The House is good enough for
me"
And that is satisfaction, if John
will fully make up his mind. For he
IS of the class of men who VIII be need
ed in the n=xt Legislature. There
viii be a Io5 of important work for that
body 10 60 II il should by misfortune
happen that the Home Rulers get a
majority in the House, they will try
TO repeal the Immigration law. and
seek TO perform many other stunts not
at all to the best interest Of this Ter
r:tory
Then. for the positive end Of il. there
are a number Of acts amenda-ory Of
the County Act needing TO De passed.
and much other legislation Of the most
important kind possible likely TO come
up. Wherefore, there viii be need for
cool c.ear-heaGed. common-sense men.
just Ike John Hughes. who VIII not
herd vita the bsnder-log on the high
branches. and who will have power 10
bring those aerial fellows 10 earth with
something OF a thud when they are
having too much fun swinging by their
tails. \ delegation Of men Of the char
acter OF John Hughes from the Fourth
Precinct would make group SO pow
erful that il would come close 10
dominating the Legislature The Sen
ate, il is entirely likely, viii be saved
by the holdovers. so il is the election
Of the House that needs TO be watched.
VIDA TURNED DOWN.
It was a pretty hard jolt that the
Territorial Committee gave Henry Vida
yesterday in dismissing his appeal from
the ruling Of the County Committee in
refusing TO expeI Sol Mahelona. secre- /
tary OF the Seventh Precinct Repub-
lican Club, on account Of Eida's alle-
CATION that Mahelona was a traitor and
had tried 70 wreck the party The /
County Committee had ruled that it
had Jurisdiction in the matter and had /
turned Vida down first, whereupon that I
strict disciplinarian Of other people told !!
the County Committee. in other words /
TO go to.
The Executive Committee Of the Ter
ritorial Committee passed the buck, i
rather. That is to say. il was inclined /.
to think that the County Committee
should adjust its own troubles. But
il decided against Vida. for all that
There We're present at the meeting Of
the committee A. G. NJ. Robertson, ".
" Harris, T. 7. P waterhouse, John
Lane and y. Fernandez, together with
Mr.. Mahelona, whose expulsion from
he precinct club upon the charge that
le had permitted the club roll to get
oose TO be stuffed had caused all the
rouble. The decision. after some dis
.ussion, was announced as follows,
70 Messrs Chas. Hustace, Jr.. Chair
man. Oahu County Committee, and
Henri. c. Vida. President. 7th Pre-
cinct. 5th District Precinct Club:
The matter Of the appeal of Henry c
-ida, president as above, from the ac-
ion of the County Committee for the
- -. ii f-rr,
the Secretary Of the 7th :
arecinct. 5th District Precinct Club 70 J
ren q new roll book if the present
eHcial roll book should not be returned
a him by 20 o'clock a m, July I came
ero-e a meeting Of the Executive Com
7frree OF the Territorial Central Com !
airtee this 7th day of July, 1906
"a. ss-.isson Of the committee is that
he appeaI should be, and the same Is,
(. IA Ses-l1
The committee holds that under Sec 7
ions s and IS of Article l Of the rules !
ne Secretary OF the Precinct Club IS .
he proper custodian OF the roll book
-ar the Executive Committee of the :
,-eciDct club had no authority under 3
he r-111es to attempt TO suspend the q
Of the club or to take the roll
ook from him: and that the resolu-
or, Dassed by that committee attempt l
10 or authorizing such action was and i
Illegal and void. :
1,hA committee also holds that the g,
of the Precinct Club had the
ight to appeal from the action OF the l
,vAcnt5va Committee TO the County
o,rnif+ea and that the latter commit /
- had Jurisdiction and authority II 7
ass the resolution authorizing ths
ac-atarx Of the Precinct Club TO open .
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