The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-09-23
DEMOCRATS

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gates were not bound by it in the con-
vention and the latter overturned part
of what the caucus did.
A motion was made that the dele
gates be bound by the action of the
convention, and Immediately debate
was started that lasted an hour. A
rlE,ber of native delegates spoke in
favor of the motion because then, they
argued, what was done by the caucus
would not be overturned by the con-
vention. Frank Harvey spoke in favor
of the motion, because two years ago
the caucus nominated him for super
visor from the Fifth District, while
the convention nominated him for su-
pervisor-at-large, and he had been ac-
cused of bribing delegates with money
and drinks to make. the change,
charge which was absolutely false, but
which he wanted no possibility of rep
etition.
c. w. Ashford made the principal
argument against the motion, holding
that it was impossible to bind the alb
sentees, and the absentees, together
with the minority of the caucus, might
make majority of the convention, so
that nominees might, as matter of
fact, be the nominees of a minority of
the convention. On a vote on the
question it was defeated by eighty
three to eighty.
The nominations for mayor were at
once taken up. Ingham, Fern and Al
Ian Herbert were all put in nomination
without nominating speeches, when
John Emmeluth got the floor. He said
that much had been heard during the
past twenty-four hours of candidates
picking their places on the ticket, but
he considered that the convention was
the place where the nominations were
to be made and the delegates were the
ones to choose. He proposed to nomi-
nate a man who had twice been hon.
ored with q nomination and election to
the office of treasurer and had in turn
honored the office. Now the time had
arrived when he could best serve the
party by being its candidate for
mayor, and it was his duty to accept.
Without any disparagement of other
candidates, he believed that Richard
III. Trent was the best man to nomi-
nate for mayor at the present time.
There was great deal of enthusiasm
as this speech proceeded. and at its
close, calls for Trent. Trent expressed
his appreciation of the honors the party
had conferred on him, and acknowl-
edged that it would be his duty to ac-
cept the nomination if the convention
insisted. But he believed that it would
not
81 am about to use expressions, he
vention in these Islands. The Repub-
lican party in its convention drew the
color line and the party IS rent in fac
lions. Let us avoid drawing the color
line. The Republicans have nominated
a Hawaiian for mayor. The Home
Rulers in all probability viii. If this
dominates me, taking me
from the Offices has given me before,
every mothers son of you will say we
have drawn the color line.
81 want to speak of myself. Within
the past year I have organized a joint
stock company. Some of my friends
have put money into it. Others have
loaned me money that might put into
it. Tt is absolutely necessary that
should give my time and attention to
that business.
81 therefore trust this convention
will not insist on nominating me. In
Joe Fern it viii have candidate who
can win and who will be an honor
to it.'
Fern Speaks.
Joe Fern took the platform in re-
sponse to calls for him. He said he
had favored Trent for mayor or any
other good white man. He had only