The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-14
MACHINE HAS
s.
F!FTH'S
MEN.

A caucus of the Fifth District was
held last night. Owing to the large
attendance the crowd of delegates
found the regular Republican head
quarters on Fort street too small to
accommodate them. so it adjourned to
the district police court over in the
police station building, the citadel of
the police machine.
J. C. Lane called the meeting to or
der He delivered brief address in
which he explained the purposes of the
caucus. He said that the nomination
of the two Senators to which the dis
trict was entitled was the most i'm
portant and next was the choice of
the six Representatives. He explained
that he was present as leader of the
Fifth District and the caucus could
accept Or amend his suggestions. One
suggestion for the apportionment of
delegates was that the First, Second
and Third Precincts elect one Repre-
sentative between them, the Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth, one; the Seventh
Eighth and Ninth, one each and the
Tenth and Eleventh, one together. In
the apportionment of Supervisors the
According to the claims of the Fourth
District that section should have the
County Sheriff, the County Clerk, and
the County Attorney while the Fifth
was allotted the Deputy Sheriff and
Treasurer while the office of Auditor
was open for both districts to bring
forward candidates.
Lane also explained the results of
the work of the joint conference com
mittees
Lane and A. S. Kaleiopu We're placed
in nomination for chairman of. the eau
Gus. The latter withdrew and Lane
was chosen. It was here pointed out
that Lane was not even delegate to
the county or legislative conventions.
However this did not seem to make
much difference and Lane continued to
preside. Ben Zablan was chosen sec
retary and Eli Crawford was appoint
ed interpreter
FOR SENATOR.
The following nominations for Sena-
tor We're then made in response to the
suggestion of the chair: w. O. Smith
by a. s. Piianaia: G. B. Mai1e by Joe |
Kalana: l.. L. McCandless by Oscar
Cox.
After some discussion it was decided |
to postpone balloting on these names |
until all of the gentlemen nominated |
could be present. w. o. Smith was |
absent at this time.
Bernard Kelekolio nominated S. P. |
Correa from the Ninth of the Fifth for
But before they could continue with
the nominations Supervisor Andrew
Cox of Waialua raised protest against
the proposed allotment Of Representa-
tives. Cox contended that the two
koolaus should have one Representa-
tive Waialua one, and Eva one. leav-
ing three to the town precincts of the
Fifth.
Oscar Cox supported his brothers
and cited the allotment of
County Supervisors as precedent for
MS claim. Cox moved the change of
allotment. S. P. Maie1ua seconded the
notion. Joe Kalana said me too"
Bernard then withdrew his nonina-
ion of Correa in order to prepare the
way for settling the apportionment
1ox's motion was then carried, after
which Oscar Cox extended thanks to
he town precincts for their self
acrif1ce.
Charles Holoua then took up the rep
esentative nominations and offered the
,ame of Joe Kalana, who is one of the
eading Hawaiian jehus of Honolulu.
after considerable noise from the
enches it was announced that the fol-
recincts for Representatives: Kaniho-
nj of Waialua: John Paoo of Eva:
nd w. K Leleiwi of Koolauloa.
Then the town districts took up the
-ork of making noise and at the end !.
about five minutes vigorous talk
he following names had been placed :
4 nomination.: K. r. c.. Wallace. :
oseph Kalana Ga second time). S. P.
Iaie1ua. A. s. Kaleiopu, Sylvester P.
orrea Namaielua, Henry Iaea and !
Y. K. Rathburn The name of Rath-
urn was received with howls of pro-
asts and cries of ''out of order but
ne nomination stood
Deputy Sheriff Nainoa of Koolau
loved that the secretary be instructed
, cast the ballot for the three outside
ominees This motion caused consid-
rable discussion Ben Fabian moved 7
, amend the motion by deferring the ;
oting until the convention. In other
ords Fabian wanted to pass the buck 7
, the convention. His aendment was r
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