Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-04

to ordor Wcdno sday morning at the
Wailuku Town Hall by Hon. II. p.
Baldwin, chairman OF the Maui
county executive committee. J. d.
McVeigh. delegate from Kalaupapa.
was chosen temporary chairman.
The following were appointed COM
mittee on credentials: II. p. Bald
win, G. o. Cooper, l.. l.. Joseph, D.
c. Lindsay. @. II. Dunn and G. +.
Cooke. There were ninety.six dele.
gates present and fourteen proxies,
eleven Of whom were from the Moo.
kai settlement. Leaving out the
proxies. there were nearly 80 per
cent. more delegates present at the
Republican county convention than
the combined number of delegates
present at both the Home Rule and
Democratic conventions recently held
In Wailnku. The committee on Gre
cdrntials of all the delegates. The
, report WAS adopted. Cashier ID. G.
Lindsay, who was chairman of the
county convention of 1908, was
| again honored with the Office of per-
manent chairman OF the convention,
arA the able manner In which he
I conducted the work of the conven-
| tion proved him to be parliament
tartan of high order, one who
could not be played by novices.
The committee ION rules consisted
of Messrs. II. A. Baldwin, J. J.
! Walsh, J. Nakaleka,. p. Pail and W.
' p. Haia. Committee on platform:
Mes Us. II. B. Penhallow, Edgar
Morton. II. n. Hitchcock. l.. l.. 10.
seph and c. K Farden.
| The other officers OF the conven,
ton were: II. II. Hitchcock. vice
chairman; Chas. Wilcox. secretary;
Samuel Keliinoi. interpreter.
A recess until afternoon was
/ taken in order to give the commit
tees time to draft rules and plat
4 form. 100 .rfts
ON reassembllng AZ 3 o'clock the
! committees on rules and platform
made their reports, which were
adopted. The platform adopted is
as follows:
PLATFORM OF THE REPUBLICAN
| PARTY. MAUI COUNTY.
The Republican party of the Coun-
ty of Maui, In convention assem-
blcd. reaiIirms Its allegiance to the
,se R@bss pi I'll a! sstIo e
We heartily approve of the work
done and beneficial results accom-
p'ished in both national and Terri
torial administrations, and recognize
the splendid service rendered by our
Delegate in Congress; and, believing
that party pledges should be as sa-
credly observed as pledges OF indi-
yiduals, we promise the earnest sup
pert of all Territorial Republican Of
ficers from the county officials OF
this county in faithfully fulfilling
every party pledge.
We heartily endorse the platform
adopted ~ the Republican Terrific
rial conych ion held In Honolulu on
September ~. 1910, and pledge and
instruct our representatives In the
coming Territorial Legislature to|
support and vote for all measures
therein recommended; and we espe-
ctaEy emphasize our approval of the
following planks referred to in said
platform:
THE continuance, so long as
she. shall live, OF the permanent set
Element upon the former Queen Ii
liuokalani.
2-The prote ton OF American
labor by the employment on all
works OF public nature, and the
rigid enforcement OF our present
laws relative thereto.
3--The demand. for the people, Of
honest. economical and efficient ad-
ministration of Territorial and coun-
ty government by the officers there
of, and a promise to use every effort
towards requiring county officials to
spend all public moneys to the best
pOSSlDle uuNhHiaBc' 'hu' ~ '"N
building and construction Of public
roads and public works the public
funds shall not be wasted, and only
honest, competent and faithful OFF,
cials shall be engaged to control and
direct such expenditures.
4-That the plebiscite recently
taken should be viewed as conclu-
sive expression on the part OF the
citizens OF this Territory in favor OF
the present liquor law and its rigid
enforcement; pledging the Republic
can party against any changes in
the provisions thereof during the
coming session OF the Legislature
ether than enacting that all license
y, fees derived therefrom be turned
over to the counties.
! 5-The constant Improvement ana
! av,anCinn NJ nur nuhlic highways,