The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-11
CONSULT THE
PLATFORM men

of Commerce will ascertain the views
Of platform-makers of the various po-
litical parties and present recommends.
tions for various planks to be inserted
in the platforms. Last campaign the
Chamber of Commerce presented recon-
mendations for plank concerning
legislative increase for the Hawaii Pro.
motion Committee. This year there
are many important measures and mat.
tiers that the chamber is interested in,
and it hopes to have the political par.
ties take cognizance of them. AS the
Democratic territorial convention con.
venes today the committee has little
time to get in touch with the leaders.
The Republican and Home Ruler lead.
ers will also be consulted. The COM
mittee has been granted power to act
| The Chamber of Commerce held its
regular monthly meeting yesterday af.
ternoon at clock. President Nor.
gan announced the standing committees
for the season of 190s-1909, and also
special committees deemed necessary to
meet new demands, as follows:
Finance-E. d. Tenney, w. Pfoten-
hauer, ]. D. Dole.
Membership-C. H. Cooke, A. w. T..
Bottomley, E. F. Bishop.
Arbitration-R. Ivers, L. T. Peck, w.
Pfotenhauer, F. M. swanzy, j. D. Dole.
Commerce, Manufacture and Agricul-
ture-F. M. Swanzy, R. Ivers, e. D.
Tenney.
Harbor, Shipping and Transportation
e, I. Spalding, j. A. Kennedy, E. E.
Paxton.
Legislature and Public improvements
j, P. Cooke, A. w. t. Bottomley, j.
A. Kennedy.
Reception and Entertainments. T.
Peck, g. H. Cooke, E. F. Bishop.
Special Committee, 190s-1909.
Army and Navy-R. Ivers, Geo. p.
Denison, M. Phillips.
Public Health-w. F. Dillingham;, E.
R. stackable, R. F. LANCE, F. Klamp,
T. H. Petrie.
Land Laws-J. M. Dowsett, j. R.
Gait, E. O. Brown.
Tariff Revision-James F. Morgan,
E. H. wodehouse, w. F. Dillingham;.
Three new members were elected in
Guiding Norman Watkins of the Ha-
waiian Fertilizer Company; Owen Will
liams, manager of Wells, Fargo Com
pany, and j. N. S. Williams.
Mr.. Morgan referred to his inability
to get any one from the Chamber to
be in attendance at the Mohonk Con-
ference as the Chamber s representa-.
tive, and also at the Transmississippi
Congress in San Francisco. Although
Admiral Very, Gorham ID. Gilman and
others had been selected to attend and
represent Hawaii at the Mohonk Con.
ference, the suggestion had come to the
Chamber that it should also be repre-.
scented directly, if possible. The fol-
lowing letter from Gorham d. Gilman
of Boston, was read.
''Boston, Mass, August 81, 1908.
Mr.. II. p. Wood, Secretary, Honolulu
Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu,
T. III.
"Dear Sir: have your letter in
forming me of my selection as one
your body to the Lake Mohonk Confer,
ence in October next. 1t will be an
honor, a privilege and a pleasure to be
"A representative of your honorable
body and L shall do what in me lies
to secure what may be possible for the
best interests of Hawaii, as L have in
past years.
~ wish i could receive more sug-
gestions from your business and pro.
fessional men as to, "What the Uni.
ted States can do at the present time
to help Hawaii"
"My strong desire was to be the
simple mouthpieee of your people il
getting their views on so vital sub
jeet before those who gather at Mo
honk n Scudder, w. R. Castle, Mr.
Lewis, Mr.. richards and Mr.. Hatch
can tell you of the great opportunity
for Hawaii to be heard. Thus far
have but few responses. Can you moi
help7 This effort on my part viii
probably round up near half century
of desultory work for Hawaii, prompt
ed by neyer.ceasing interest in hei
welfare.
"Yours truly,
II COCHRAN, d. GILMAN"
!, The Chamber adopted the suggestion
that George b. Mcclellan be associated