The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-10-02

Two conventions were held in Motley
Hall last night. the Home Rulers Occu-
pying the main hall and the Laborites
the mauka hall, partition dividing the
conventions. The most important ac-
ton taken, outside of the adoption of |
separate party platforms, was the ap-
pointment of a conference committee
consisting of five members from each
party, which met and selected the list |
of candidates as above. The reports
were dealt with separately by the CON
vent;ons and finally the fusion bond
was signed by D. Kalauokalani ST., vice
president of the Home Rule party, and
w. C. Achi, chairman of the Laborite
convention.
The adoption of the list was greeted
with wild applause by the Laborites,
while in the opposite hall the report Of
the oommittee was received in silence
as to most Of the Republican names
thereon. The names of Motley, Beck
ley, Kalauokalsni Sr. and Poepoe re-
ceived attention but the rest OF the
names passed by without comment, save
a few sspnts of disapproval,
Everything went smoothly In the
Iaborite camp, but the Home Rulers
struck a parliamentary snag. When
the convention was about to adopt the
conference committee report some one
discovered that a resolution to do so
must be presented. This started a loud
wrangle. An hour was spent in franz
ing up resolution, two or three at
temptinp to write one out. The hrst
one met with general disapproval md
particular objection came from the
chairman, Kalauokalani. The resolution
called for the signatures of the pres
ident of the Home Rule party and W.
C. Achi for the Labortes. kalauoka'
iani who is only the vice president
stated his objection, and coming for
ward ON the platform sent few biting
rentences into the crowd, which caused
a hurried revision of the resolution. 1t
was presented again, and then 1t was
found tc pe faulty. There were bitter
disputes over it.
Finally, when the resolution had
been framed to meet approval, 1t was
sent into the Laborite room and came
back with Achi's signature attached
1t was then signed by Kalauokalani
and was up for adoption, when one OF
the trainers of the resolution turned
a parliamentary somersault and de
nounced the action by stating that tn
conference committees slate shoul
have been brought before the meetin
so that the convention could have
talkfest over it. He became irritabl
over his newfound objection and III
lauokalani took a hand in the fra.
:, Both talked at the same time, until k'
>-Iauekalani IS voice rose above the di
commanding. and all powerful, h
words swapping like whip-lash, d
soon rounded the recalcitrants into lin
and the resolution was adopted, while
carried with it, of course, the fusic
list.
But even then the oldtime Hor
Rulers did not take kindly to t
ticket, for they found nearly everybo
endorsed thereon was Republican, a
not Democrat in sight.
Over in the Laborlte camp Her
Vida thanked the members for the h
or conferred upon him. He would wo
if elected a supervisor, in the inter
of the poor rather than of the rich.
The Fusionists were not control
by the monopolists, and he scored
Republicans whom he had left to
the Democrats, afterwards leaving
Bourbons to go into the Laborite
Home Rule camp, He pledged him
to support the entire ticket. But L
ry is used to making pledges, for
last week Wednesday he person
took a pledge in the Democratic
veoiion, in terms as follows;
"Any member seeking political