The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-09-01
Registered Title Given.

In the Court of Land Registration,
Judge Weaver has granted registered
title to the Board of the Hawaiian
Evangelical Association to property at
the corner of Church and Vineyard
streets, Wailuku.
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money for the maintenance and treat
ment of the people at the Molokai set
Element. When his proposal was grasp
ed it was firmly sat down upon, not
even being given the benefit of vote.
Imihia moved that the clause deal
ing with the question of government
by commission be knocked out of the
platform He advanced as a reason
the fact that its adoption would turn
the prospective Japanese vote against
the Home Rule party. Some time in
the future the Home Rulers would want
that Japanese vote in their business.
Commission a centipede.
j. M. Poepoe vigorously defended
the plank. He told the delegates how
the district of Columbia was governed
and held the status of the city of Wash.
ington up as horrible example for
the delegates from Honolulu to shud-
deI over.
Government by Commission is a
centipede that has crawled in among
u.s." he acclaimed. "Will we let it
in to crawl among us and bite us to
death, or will we kill it at once7 Will
we let the centipede kill the Hawai-
ians, or will the Hawaiians kill the
centipedeS"
This settled the question and SEN
tence of death was passed on the cen
tipede.
Cheers for Motley.
The nomination of the party candi-
date for delegate to Congress was the
most harmonious event in the whole
convention After the rules had been
adopteu, others readopted and reitera-
ted and various minor questions had
been threshed out, o. X. Kalai, of Koo.
laupolso, rose, called for order and nom
mated Charles X. Motley as the party
leader. There was a chorus of kokuas
and an immediate motion that the nom
nation be unanimous. This carried
with a great show of hands and the
nomination was complete.
Then three cheers for Motley were
called and the tin roof of the hall
bulged outward with the noise. The
cheers were genuine and the enthusiasm
of the candidates something that show
ed that the majority of them at least
believe that they are on the road to the
loaves and fishes of office.
No Fusion, No Endorsement.
There was a lively time over the pre-
sentation of resolution to do away
with the rule forbidding the party con
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the party or to fuse with any Other
party, a rule that has been honored 81
far more in the breach than in the OBJ
servance. A debate which extended Il
every quarter of the convention hal
was brought ON, Chairman Motley ant
the convention secretary carrying on
, warm side discussion on the platform
Motley exclaiming that if the rule wer
, done away with or not lived up t.
strictly in the coming campaign tn
party would have to look for anothe
candidate than him. This declaration
settled the resolution and at the sam
time put an end to whatever hopes Hus
5 tace may have had of getting endorse
ment from the Home Rulers.
Request of Dole.
Another resolution, which passed, en-
powered the executive committee 10 As
, Judge Dole to excuse Motley from fun
Their attendance on the Federal jury, i
!, order that he might go out ON his stumI
! ing tour.
The Executive Named.
$ The following were named as men
n bers of the central COMMITTEES:
d Oahu-Charles X. Motley, John /
|. Kahahawai j. NJ. Poepoe, Wm. X. X;
/, leihuia, Abr. Fernandez, A. X. Kahani'
1 j. X. Kaohi, Paulo Haakii, 5. X. Maho
Kahiona, VIM. Kahlbaum.
Il Hawaii. l.. AHA, John Kalulihai
i. d. Hewahewa, T. b. All Leong, W.
/, Kauahipaulo, J. L. Lenio, j. n. Koomoi
E, S. Lazaro, S. X. Hanalei.
}, Kauai-J. X. Apollo, J. S. Mooiki,
j. Makaila, S. Puuhi, II. p. Kan;kanihi
4. Maui--Wm- White, @. l.. Kookoo,
I. r. Kaai, Geo. Kauhi, O. U. Aola, J.
Kaua, j. w. N. Kauhele.