The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-25

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Attorney. Auditor, Deputy Sheriffs,
Senators. Representatives; selection of
County Committee. 1t provided that
nominations, where there was more
than one candidate, should be by bal.
lot This part of the report gave rise
TO sharp debate. John Emmeluth
moved to amend by providing that
each delegation should be called in
order, and the chairman should an
nounce the vote Of the delegation. He
argued that delegates were there in n
representative capacity, and therefore
the proceedings should be so conducted
that those who elected them could
know Just how they had voted on any
question. He argued also that this
method would conduce to expedition.
The amendment was voted down how
ever and the report of the committee
adopted.
The permanent officers chosen by the
adoption of the report were: Chairman,
Charles L. Rhodes; vice chairman, Will
liam Wond; Secretary, Manley Hop
kins; Assistant Secretary, Ed. Hanapii
Sergeant alarms. George Fern; Inter
prefer, J. X. Prendergast.
Senator G. J. Mccarthy and 9. w.
Ashford were appointed n committee to
escort the permanent officers to their
places.
In taking the chair Charles L.
Rhodes thanked the convention for the
honor it had conferred and promised
that he should strive to preside with
fairness He said he had had the honor
to assist in the organization of the
| party in the Territory and it was a
satisfaction to him to see the prog
ress the party had made.
Vice Chairman William Wond said
| he had been a Democrat ever since the
organization of the party in the Ter
ritory. He thanked the convention fol
| the honor it had conferred.
The chair then recognized Edward
Ingham who presented the report of
the Committee on Platform and Reso-
| lutions. This was adopted unanimously
and the platform is as follows:
The Platform.
The Democratic party of the City
and County of Honolulu hereby en-.
dorses the National and Territorial
platforms of the party.
We point to the record of Democrat
ic members of the Legislature, Board
of Supervisors, Police Department, ana
other offices as an earnest of what may
be expected from our nominees in the
direction of efficient and honest legis-
lation and administration, whenever
we shall succeed to the control of the
several departments of government in
the Territory and the County.
We declare for prompt legislation
stripping Territorial officials of all local
functions and the enlargement of local
self government by transferring to the
various County officials the duties
properly belonging to them.
We arraign the Republican admins
tration of this Territory for its neglect
TO adopt measures to carry into effect
the provisions of the Organic Act which
require the purchase of the rights of
private owners in sea fisheries, and the
throwing open of such fisheries to en-
ioyment by the people; and we pledge
the legislative candidates of this con-
vention to such action as will carry
those provisions into prompt effect.
We pledge our Senators, Representa-
tives, and Supervisors, if elected, TO
enact effective building and licensing
laws and regulations to prevent un-
slightly and insanitary camps and ten
ements damaging to health and prop
erty.
We pledge our legislative nominees
to an endeavor to secure such modi-
fications of the existing election laws
as shall dispense with the requirement
of nomination fee or other payment
of money by a candidate for public of
flee, and such as will make the GER
tificate of the presiding officer and sec.
rotary of bona fde convention of
any organized political party sufli-
Gent nomination of any candidate Sc
lected by such convention.
We favor the construction of belt
road around this Island and pro-
gressive policy of public improve
ments.
Fern Nominated.
Nominations were then taken up. r..
H. Trent nominated Joseph j. Fern for
mayor, and the nomination was second
ed all over the convention and was
made by reclamation, Fern making a
very graceful speech in accepting it.
Supervisors Nominated.
Nominations for supervisors were
next in order. Nominations from the
Fourth were received as follows: Ed
ward Ingham, w. ii. Mcclellan, j. w.
Young, A. v. Peters, M. L. Silva,
Henry Vida, Tom Gandall, and John
Iona. The rules required each candi-
date to take pledge to abide by the
ballot and that he would not, if de-
feated, seek nomination from any other
party or run as an independent. The
candidates were called forward to take
this pledge. Gandall and Iona were not
present, nor had they sent written
pledges, and the chair ruled that they
could not be considered in nomination.
Gandall afterwards appeared and took
the pledge. AS the delegates at the
caucus had agreed that the Fourth dis
trict should have four nominations for
supervisor, and the Fifth three, the
convention proceeded to ballot on the
four from the Fourth District. On mo-
ton of L. M. Watson it was decided
that each district should vote separate
ly on its own candidates and the con-
vention should then ratify these selec-
tions. The result of the balloting was
that the Fourth selected Ingham, Nc
Clellan, Peters, and Silva, though on
the first count Gandall, Vida, and
Peters were tied. A recount as to these