The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-11
MERCHANTS NOT
FOR MACHINE
CANDIDATES
Endorsement. Withheld From Brown, Vida, Gear,
ChiIIingworth and the Push Generally
Strong List of Names Accepted.

There was a gathering of merchants
in the makai ball room of the Young
Hotel yesterday afternoon and the re
suit of their deliberations means much
TO the candidates who are after the
votes of the people. The meeting was
an adjourned one called for the purpose
of endorsing the candidates for office.
THE BALL OPENED. \
James F. Morgan occupied the chair
and, in the absence of H. +. WOOD l.
II. Petrie acted as secretary and read
the minutes of the meeting held last
week. There were present yesterday
Messrs. E. O. Hall, w. A. Bowen, A
IT. Block, Alex Garvie, Arthur c. wall
F D Tenney. A. Gartenberg, j. B. Cas-
tie, T. J. King, w. r. Harrington M
A. Gonsalyes, F. NJ. Swanzy, c. Heoe-
mann. F. B. McStocker, Clarence H.
ton. j. P. Cooke. Willard Brown, E. w.
Jordan, Richard Ivers, w. M. Glffafo'
John Lucas, L. Tenney Peck, Norman
watkins. J. R. Gait, E. H. Paris, Geo
w smith. Sam Johnson, Fred. Mac
farlane.
The chair announced that the con-
vention at Wailuku on Saturday had
inserted in the platform the recon-
,,,endations of the committee relating to
sundrv, matters: The creation Of Tax
Commission, one recommending the ap-
preparation of funds for the Board OF
Health, the support for the promotion
Committee. and he thought the thanks
of this body should be extended to the
committee There We're other recon-
mendations which the. COMMITTEE on
Platform seemed to have overlooked;
one of them referred to the militia ana
the other to immigration.
Mr.. Harrington said the immigration
clause had been inserted in the sec
tion referring to the Administrations H.
The one relating to the militia could
not be inserted owing to the opposF
tim of the outside delegates, who seem
ed to be of the opinion that there are
100 many colonels and captains DOWN
here If Oahu could be persuaded 10
cut down to one company, the same as
HtIo and Wailuku, there would be
better feeling. If the Platform COM
Ioo ~ CATtjn nTN
the clause there would have peen no
recommendation for the aid to the Pro
motion Committee; that was a COM
promise measure, and we felt that IL
yonld he as well to have the promo
ton work continued.
rrba chair here announced that the
,ueeting was called for the purpose OF
acting on the names of the candidates
who had declared themselves Tor once
clarence Cooke moved that colh-
,nittee of five be appointed to go over
the list of names presented ana oeclue
who to recommend. '"There is TO be
caucus tonight said Mr.. Cooke anu
we should say what our preferences
are"
C,eors. w. Smith said this committee
of merchants is in a position 10 ui1
tate and there was no hSeu VI -
prompt action in this matter III 'iie
right men are not nominated the iher-
chants can show their dlsapproNal III I"
substantial manner.
Messrs Cooke and watkins both
smoke, in favor of prompt action pehg
necessary, for the reason that as the
caucus is to be held so soon the hler-
chants must show their approval VI
candidates in order that the delegate
tn the convention would be guided.
Mr. Gait was the second to Z. IL
Cookies motion for prompt actlon.
Mr. Smith said that some information
had reached him only short TIME oe-
fore the meeting that would MAKE II
,,at+ar to wait before taking action
The information was of character
that he could not disclose except III
executive session.
1t was suggested that the ciaH pr
ceed in the appointment OF the coiii-i.
foe and Mr.. smith could go before II
and give his information The chdh
then appointed Messrs. c. H. Coohe'
O. w smith. j P Cooke. j. K. Cam
and F. D. Tenney. The gentlemen re
tired TO the hall, returning In ie"
minutes with the following report
your committee begs leave TO report
that it has endorsed only such cahoi
dates as were unanimously agreeu
upon. Where there was doubt, or
danger of q majority and minority re-