The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-17
REPUBLICANS IN
BIG ISLAND
IN CONVENTION

ulLO. september t5.-The Republi
DUu county convention held Last uiebt
proved the quiotost held in the history
off Hawaii There were no contests
whatever for nominations. everything
having been decided already I'm caucus
and Che only excitement came through
the minority report Of Chairman sam
kauhane, Of the platform committee.
who refused TO endorse the admins.
tratiul of Governor Frear. The rem
son evidently was the feeling existing
i'm West Hawaii that the land policy
OF the Governor is not being carried
ont according to the desires of the
people. kauhane was supported by
80 delegates, 81 being opposed and
carrying the majority report
The Republican county convention
met yesterday morning at $40. being
called to order by chairman of county
committee, w. II. Beers. Mr.. Beers
asked for the nomination of a tenn
porarv chairman and the name of
sam Kauhane was suggested by Ke-
aloha. Kauhane withdrew and named
w. II. Beers, the latter also withdrew
and J T. Moir was nominated and
chosen without opposition. except that
of Cabrinha who wanted someone VIII,
could talk Hawaiian and Portuguese
Alfonso was selected as secretary. The
nominations are as follow:
Sheriff:-Samuel X. Pua.
County Att0rney-W. II. Beers.
County Clerk-John X. Kai.
County Auditor-No nomination.
County Treasurer-Cbarles II
Swain.
Supervisors-Puna: Norman X .
Lyman; N. and S. Hilo, E. H. Austin
and James d. Lewis; Hamakua,
Joseph Pritchard; N. and S. KohaIa,
Fl. P. Beckley; N. and S. Kona, Left
Blank; Kau, Samuel Kauhane
Senators-East Hawaii, Antoine Fer
nandez West Hawaii, George c.
Hewitt.
Representatives-Puna, J. P. Hale
N. and S. Hilo, G. F. Alfonso and H.
/ S. Rickard Hamakua, J. w. Moanauli:
n. and S. Kohala, H. L. Holstein; n g.
and S. KOna, M. K. Makekau and
David Kaupiko; Kau, Left Blank.
The report of the majority plat.
form committee was read, following
the general lines of the Territorial
platform in the main. This was fol.
/ lowed by a minority report on the
part of Chairman Sam Kauhane in
which he agreed with the entire re.
port except that section which en-.
dorsed Governor Frear and the Ter
ritorial administration. His report
was greeted with some applause from
the West Hawaii delegates. Kamau-
oha moved the adoption of the mino-
rity report. He was seconded by
Olivia Carvalho moved majority re-
port he accepted Gef
Rogers of Kau said he could not see
how the convention could endorse
! Frear and KuhiO. The latter he
stated, represented the people and he
did not think that a dozen men in
the meeting approved of Governor
Frear's policies.
The motion to adopt the majority
report brought, out 81 votes and 81
against as reported by the secretary
Mr. Moir called on Campaign Ma
mayer Smith to tell of the conditions
in Honolulu and on this island. He
commenced by complimenting the
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posed to place it.
Mr.. Campbell stated that he woult
be inclined to favor the selection o.
a site on Bridge street, between the
Masonic Temple and the river, but
that he would have to impose build
ing restriction in this case, as it wa!
proposed to do with ali corporations
or individuals who wished to buy pro
perty in that block. This would re.
quire the erection Of a new and suit.
able building by the county within {
reasonable period of time. He alsC
stated that he was favorably inclined
in regard to the request for a fire sta.
ton site on Front street. where ne
thought that the fire risk was great
est
The local Lodge of the Knights O
Pythias is talking of putting up a new
building in this city and the matter o
obtaining lot on the part of the Fed
eral Building block which has beer
turned back to the Territory, has
been taken up and discussed by the
K. of p. Hall Association. Letters OF
the subject have been written to Su
perintendent of Public Works Mars
ton Campbell and he has replied tha
he will lay the matter before the Lant
Commission, in the same manner tina
has been done with the application o
the Telephone Company for the site
on the corner of Waianuenue stree
and the new street to be cut through
the Federal Block