The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-10-14
The FLEET SAILS next THURSDAY
KAEA
WAS FIRED

Following is the resolution OF the
Republican Central Committee eimin-
ating kaea from the ticket:
WHEREAS one GEORGE KAEA
was on the 10Th day Of September,
iGJOS, nominated by the Republican
Convention as a Candidate for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature from the
Fifth District OF the Territory of ha-
wall:
AND WHEREAS at the time OF said
nomination the character and reputa-
| ton of the said George Kaea was uh
known to the majority OF the members
of the said convention, he being sup
posed to be man of good character:
AND WHEREAS since the said no.
mination it has become known to the
Executive Committee of the Territorial
Central Committee of the Republican
Party of Hawaii that the said Con-
vention was deceived 10y the said
| George Kaea, and that he is of bad
character and notorious reputation
having in the past fourteen years been
before the Police Court of the District
OF Honolulu not less than twenty three
times, and convicted on eighteen Of
said occasions of many criminal Of
fenses, including afray, assault and
battery, wife beating, drunkenness,
gambling, vagrancy and conducting
and maintaining gambling games
A . II III
Party is one of high ideals, affording
no room for professional law-breakers.
and it is inconsistent with the dignity
of the Republican Party and the well
fare of the Territory of Hawaii that a
man of the character which the said
George Kaea is known to possess
should be a candidate for Represen-
tative for election to the Legislature
or should be elected to such office:
AND WHEREAS it would be a dis.
! grace to the Hawaiian people and tC
the Territory of Hawaii to have it Civ
en- out to the world that a man of the
: character which George Kaea is shown
to have should be selected as a repre-
sentative of the Hawaiian people in
the Legislature:
= AND WHEREAS in the opinion OF
| the Committee the Republican voters
= irrespective of race, will refuse to vote
= for said George Kaea upon his record
l as shown in the public prints, thereby
submitting the Republican Party to {
2 defeat in its attempt to secure Repub
e lican representation in the Legisla
t ture:
| THEREFORE,, BE 1T RESOLVED
j. that this Committee does hereby re
= pudiate the said George Kaea as a can
didate for the Legislature at the com
5 ing election because he is shown Il
be of unfit character to be a candidate
for the said office on the Republican
ticket; to join them in such repudia
tion and refuse to vote for him for salt
Office at the coming election:
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that in order to enable the Republican
Party to present a full ticket for elec
ton at the coming election, we d.
hereby request the Republican Count
Committee for the Island of Oahu Z
nominate a candidate for the said pc
sition of Representative from the ttft
! District, in place of said George Kaea
AND BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that all campaign literature and list
of Republican candidates for the sal
0 Island of Oahu shall eliminate there
D from the name of the said George Kae
and insert in place thereof the nam
c of the candidate which may be nom
mated by the County Committee
place thereof, and that all Republica
speakers and workers are hereby re
uuested to act in accordance ther'
al with.