The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-13
MAUI COUNTY
CONVENTION
PRESENT COUNTY OFFICIALS EG-
NOMINATED BY ACCLAMATION-
PORTUGUESE GET RECOGNITION

KAHULUI, Maui September H.
The Republican County convention for
the County of Maui was held at Wal
luku yesterday i'm the knights of
Pythias hall, with full attendance of
all delegates either i'm person or by |
proxy, and of the latter there were very
few, most of the delegates being pre-
sent in person.
The delegates gathered at a. m.
and from that time up to IL a. m. eau
casses were strictly in order, as sew
eral of the Districts had local disputes |
to settle before going into Convention. |
on Molokai Mr.. Tolefson was a rival |
of Theodore Meyers for the nomination !
of Supervisor and the dispute over the |
same was quite bitter. 1t was finally |
settled by Tonefsen agreeing to with |
draw and accept the position of Road |
Supervisor of Molokai. n. Omsted of
Hama was a candidate i'm that District
for the Supervisorship against w. p.
Haia, but the Hama delegates decided
in favor Of Haia by a vote of II to 8.
Several other district delegates eau
cussed on the question of representa-
tives, so that there need be no hitch in
the conduct of the convention, and at
II o'clock all was in readiness for the
Convention, and at that hour II. p.
Baldwin as chairman of the old execu-
tive committee called the convention
to order. Mr.. Baldwin was immediate
| ly elected temporary chairman and S.
Keliinoi temporary secretary. Messrs.
] n n NJ
ming, Joe Freitas and Joel Nakaleka
were appointed a committee on Gre
dentials and a recess was taken while
they were examining the credentials
and making up their report. The COM
mittee reported in about ten minutes,
that the credentials of all delegates
present We're in order and upon the
secretary calling the roll all delegates
were found to be present, a few by
proxy.
The chair then appointed as a COM
mittee on permanent organization,
Messrs. T. NJ. Church, j. d. McVeigh
r. A. Wadsworth. H. P. Baldwin, A.
n Hayselden, T. r. Meyers and w. P.
Haia, and a recess of about half an
hour was taken to allow the commit
zee 10 prepare II report.
Thus the Legislative ticket from this
Representative District is
For Senator, Hon w. j. Coelho
For Representatives. Hon. Philip Pa
Ii, NJ. P. Waiwaiole, j. X. Kapoi, John
Kalua. Joel Nakaleka and Antoine Com
es.
The nominations for County Officers
; We're then taken up and all of the
present County Official were renomina-
ted by reclamation, the mention OF
, each name bringing forth much APP
plause.
| Before the nomination for County
!, Clerk was made the Convention went
into executive session for about hall
/ an hour over a minor point, but upor
reassembling the nomination was
quickly made, the final result being as
7 follows:
For Sheriff-W E. Safferey.
For Treasurer. NJ. Baldwin.
= For Auditor-Charles Wilcox.
For County Attorney-D. H. Case.
l For Clerk-W. F. Kaae.
The convention then proceeded witt
5 the nomination of District officers, be.
t ginning with Lahaina.
The Lahaina delegates announced as
e their unanimous choice VIM. Henninl
I for Supervisor and c. r. Lindsay FOL
t Deputy Sheriff, which nominations
We're made by reclamation.
/ Likewise Wailuku announced as theii
unanimous choice, S. E. Kaiue for Su,
= pervisor and Chas. Lake for Deputy
t Sheriff, their nomination being made by
I reclamation.
e Makawao District were also unani
Y nous for T. NJ. Church for Supervisor
e and Edgar Morton for Deputy Sheriff
e the convention ratifying them by ac
= clamation.
t Hama Delegates were united upon F
t Wittrock for Deputy Sheriff, who wa!
nominated by reclamation, but they
t were divided upon the Supervisorship
: Hon. w p. Haia and n. Omsted be
ing placed in nomination. The Chat
, deciding that the delegates must de
l eide the matter amongst themselves
70 a vote was taken resulting in all 70
l Haia and 8 for Omsted, Hon. W. P
= Haia thus receiving the nomination.
Molokai delegates were united upol
4 the Supervisorship, their candidate
S Theo. 7. Meyer being nominated by
( reclamation, but for Deputy Sheriff thu
. names of ]. H. Mahoe and Eugen,
e Duvauchelle were put up. Upon vot
f of the delegates being polled, Maho
e received Z and Duvauchelle 3.
e BY motion of the defeated partie
;. the nominations of w, P. Haia 70
e Supervisor and ]. H. Mahoe for Deput!
n Sheriff of Molokai were made unani
e nous.
An executive committee of seven wer
t elected to have full charge of all bust
= ness in connection with the COMING
o campaign, the said committee being a
follows: II. p. Baldwin, chairman AM
treasurer; r. A. Wadsworth, secretary
II. A. Baldwin, ]. d. McVeigh, Gu,
c. Goodness, w. Henning and d. +