The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-01

that the executive committee he gwen
the power to draw up slate, adding
that everything was done according to
the rules and nobody objected to his
resolution.
Cohen asked Kane if he remembered
how a certain slate had been referred
TO on which were the names of Cohen
and Quinn and three others, and how
Cohen had protested to the rallroading
Of the executive slate without a chance
for those who might want to protest.
Kane said the meeting had been fairly
conducted and the nominations had
closed when Cohen protested. Then
there had been row and not much
could be heard anyway.
KIemme bobbed up again to say he
had learned his politics from Lorrin
Andrews and that he knew only clean
politics. He, klemme, was satisfied
that he had been beaten under the
rules and he WASH t going, to squeal
any more He advised other directors
10 take defeat as II had come.
Cohen spoke briefly, but forcibly, de
claring that the placing of the states
on the table by Kane and his an
nouncement that ''here were three
slates,' clearly constituted putting the
names in nomination and that 1t was
plainly irregular ignoring such nomi-
nations. He had declared the action
Illegal but the row that followed and
the adjournment shut off all reasoning.
Cohen scored what he declared to be
sharp practises and schemes which
should have no place IN fair politics.
The question in his mind, and what he
wished to learn from the investigating
committee. was whether or not the five
names which had been eliminated from
the states were in nomination.
These FIVE names should be added to
the ballot in that precinct and voted
on. It was outrageous that men who
had been the mainstays of the Repub-
Iican party in that precinct should be
thus schemed out of their rights, cut
out by sharp practises by men who as
much as said. "You are not smart
enough to train in our gang"
Cohen made motion to the effect that
the FIVE names above referred to. name
". J. G. Cohen, J. c. Quinn. Kakalia,
Lilikalani and Nakila, be added to the
ballot There was some discussion as
to whether or not the motion was in
order.
Protest Outvoted.
i was decided as out of order and
Nakila then moved that the protest
under consideration be sustained.
When this motion was put to vote
it was lost, Belser, Fernandez and
0 NELL voting against sustaining the
protest, while Nakila and Cohen voted
to sustain. Crawford and Crabble did
not vote, the president and the secre-
tary not voting unless in event of a
tie vote.
Crabbe. however, stated that if he
did vote he would vote against sus-
tanning, for the reason that the min
utes of the meeting in the seventh
of the fourth. aud the evidence given
before the investigating committee, all
went to show that no objection had
been made to the resolution to leave
the selection of the nominees to the
executive committee Of the club.
! Crabbe went on to say, however
| that for the good of the Republican
| party, he suggested that the executive
| county committee recommend that the
| five names be put on the ballot, that
the matter might be fought out al
the polls. 1t would help along har
mony, and harmony was very mach t
| be desired: there was altogether toe
much Of this precinct wrangling. Alsc
| he did not think it was the right kind
! of politics to delegate the powers col
nomination to the clubs executive
committee; it was not fair to let three
| or four men decide such matter fol
| three hundred or more voters.
| Cohen then arose to declare that, 70,
| the sake of harmony, knowing full wei
/ that the scheme had been to defeat
| him and that he had been the bone
| of contention, he would withdraw his
name providing the other four name:
were placed on the ballot with the
| twelve names selected so arbitrarily
| by the precinct executive commit
i,tee.
| Cohen spoke for the party and not
for himself. he said, and he believed
1T was absolutely wrong &c leave out
| the names Of such good standbies a:
Nakila, Kakalia and Lilikalani. ant
also Jim Quinn. Kane arose to an
nounce, on his own authority entirely
| that Quinn had told him he was GU
| Of it and didn't want his name on the
ballot now
Nakila stated that he was out of it
| The Honorable Lilikalani came Il
! his feet and said, 81 draw my name,
amidst great applause from the Ha
waiian members of the precinct.
This left only the name of Kakalii
and, since he was not present to with
draw his name, even if he would wan
to, it was held that his name SHOULD
be recommended to the precinct execu
| tive committee as being placed on TIL
| ballot to be voted on with the lively,
selected as above described
| Chairman Crabbe referred to Cohen I
| withdrawal as generous act for thu
sake of harmony in the party.
| Following the open meeting, a brle
executive meeting was held wherea
the members of the executive commit
tee of the county committee seriousl,
discussed the proposition of recon
mending and endeavoring to effect a
soon as possible certain changes IN tn
tparty rules, to prevent this delegation