Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-27
.HILO CONVENTION
LIVELY TUMBLE
Democrats Very laxative But
Order Came Of
Chaos.


MO Scptoub"r % The Demo.
cratic tndutg -ungOuliIn cuntrasted
Si'!kingiy villa nat OF the Republl.
cans. Al The latter cvn' ything won't
like clcckwork. Matters had been well
arranged before hanl, AMI harmon
was the keynote Of the situation. Even
the Home Rulers could easily give the
Democrats cards and spades In the
matter Of conducting conventions. As
matter OF fact, the fault did not lie
with the officers of the convention.
who did what they could to produce
order. but the delegates themselves
were not TO be held back Some OF,
them plainly showed the effect of dali
lance with Hobe. while others were
drunken merely with the exuberance Of
their own verboslty The latter Were
the worst obstructionlsts. They insiq.
ted on making every motion possible.
/ making remarks on every occasion
and tried 10 present as conspicuous
figures ms they cnu'd.
At 10 o'clock most Of the delegates
had gathered in the hall of the Osorio
| building opposite the postohice Chair.
man Irwin NJ the County Committee
announced that the delegates should
now go into caucus. At 2 p. m. the
regular session would begin.
w. II. 1Iecn wanted the committee
on credentials appointed in order to
! hasten tho work Of tho convention.
Irwin replied that this could only be
done after n temporary chairman hal
been appointed. IIc"n moved that q
/ temporary chairman he appointed, as
well as committees on credentials and
rules. but Shipm1n pointed out that
nothing could be done until . p. IN. for
which time the convention had been
officially called Shlpman's views pre-.
vailed, and the delegates scattered.
! At 2 p. m Irwin called the conven.
tion to order, and called for the MONT
nation OF temporary olioes. Heen
nominated C. X. Mngulre for temper,
airy chairman, Kcpoi nominated W.
II. Johnson for temporary secretary
and David Ewaliko for temporary In.
terpreter All three were elected with.
out opposition. After n short speech
in which he thanked the delegates for
the honor conferred upon him, Chair
man Mcguire called on Rev. w. NJ
Kaialwaa for prayer.
The following committee on credcn.
tials was appolnied; u. Ewallko. D. X.
Simmons. Sol, Nalellehua. II. 8, Kane.
NJ C. de Me'lo J. x. A'pla, T. X. Lni
naholo. II. Kaanaana and VIM. N. Ka.
laiwaa.
Irwin wanted the committees on
platform and rules appointed at this
time. hut Shlpman insisted that II
could not be done until after the
committee on credentials had report.
cd.
After recess. the committee ro.
ported, whereupon the chair on mo
ton by Heen. appointed the follow.
Ing committees:
Committee on Platform-Harry Tr.
win, o. T. Shipman. VIM. Laeha. *.
NJ. Kouhou and J N. Kamoku.
Committee on Rules-W. II. Heen.
Dir. Archr" Irwin. VIM. NJ. KalaIwa1.
]. G. Andrews ana ]. A. NJ. osorio.
Link Was There.
The evening session started with
every one feeling in the best OF hum.
or. A string orchestra PLAYED hulas
the delegates had dlned and were
happy, Link McCandless smiled he.
nignly on the assembled multitude,
distributing campaign literature wher-
ever he thought II would do the most
good
The report OF Nthe committee on
rules was read. and happy gentle
man answering to the name OF Aikakl
voiced strong objection to the provl-
sion In the report which called for u
secret ballot. This called forth q
most strenuous debate which In vigor
and noise made up for what II at
times lacked In intelligence. Kanlho
took n hand. calling attention to the
rule which required that only candi.
dates and not delegates be pledged
and the wrangle slid OF on n new
tack. After much clamOr the chair
finally managed to put the motion ia
adopt the report, which was lost. A
motion to adopt the report, except the
portion thereof which required pledg
es from the delegates, then carried.
After the reading Of the report Of
the committee on platform and the
adoption OF the platform. the follow
ing County Committee members were
elected:
First Dlstrict--lst Precinct. Geo Ka
aipalaoa; End Precinct, s. X. MAXIM.
Bird Precinct, b. Moanallka; 4th Pre-
cinct. d. Napeahi: 9th District. ID
Ewallko: 9th Precinct, ]. X. Kanalho
10; eth Precinct, d. Puakela: Sth Pre-
clnct, Jas. Hawai-; 9th Precinct, r X
Simmons; 10th Precinct, none; It'll
J Precinct, none; 18th Precinct, d. X
: Kaaimoku.
Second District-1st Precinct. none
End Precinct, T.. X. Kanehailua; 3rC
: Precinct. none; 4th Precinct. ]. X. Al
pla; 9th Precinct. J. Kaelemakule. Jr
9Th Precinct. VIM, NJ. Kalalwaa; IN
. Precinct, NJ c. de Mello; Sth Pre-
ctnpt Eannu. 9TH DrncInat Kauu