Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-23
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FOLLOW Session
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drews that he should resign mmc.
dntCly upon the motion Tor his exon.
GRAFTON" being carried. This was Il
compromise measure designed 10
unIig UsSatancc to the "hnrmonizcr"
and It succeeded u the extend OF win.
ming over committeeWah Voeller who
is known to ,haye DECLARED his belief
hat Andrews should be dropped by
he committee for the disclosures
made.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
first resolved Itself into discussion
as to whcth'r or not II should be open
to the public. John Lane was favor.
able to a public session but the major
,ty of the committee was against It
and the deliberations continued be-
hind closed doors.
Lane Opposes.
When the proposition of cXonerat-
ing Andrews and then allowing him
to resign was put Lane voiced de.
Cided objection. In the course Of his
statement he declared that Andrews
had been employed as the harmon.
izer and organizer" Of the Republican
parry and as such had failed signally
IN the work he hal b2cl appointed
TO do. Lane referred briefly D the
charges Ot accepting 800 from Cohen
for personal services" declaring that
the committee could form its own Judg.
ment on that point. lie dwelt parti.
cularly on the result In the Manoa
precinct where by his undetermined
! methods Andrews had succeeded in
stirring mp unalterable hostility of the
solid Republicans and had done things
that could not be successfully explain.
ed, Lane pointed to the Manoa sitda'
ton as proof positive that Andrews
was an unsafe man TO intrust with the
responsible work of preparing for the
campaign--that instead Of producing
harmony and accord he had succeeded
in producing a condition of affairs that
ieopardIzcd the standing of the party.
The "Exonc 'ation."
Then came the proposition from
Waterhouse that Il the motion of eN.
onoratiOn was carried Andrews would
quit Immediately motion that was
received with establishment by Atkln.
son, Lane and Aiu The first eXoneT.
alton referred to the $500 Cohen draft
that Andrews received for the party
of the third part"-name and resi-
dence unknown. The second eXoner-
alton had TO do with the affidavit Of
Charles G. Bartlett, Manager of tn ?
Honolulu Brewery, who swOre to An
drews' proposition TO peddle the Re
publican party. platform and princi.
pies for the comparatively trifiing sum
of S2500. But the eXOneration carried,
nevertheless. the exhaustive and speci'
fic terms of the affidavit relating the
proposition of Andrews to the small
est detail being ignored ....
When the affidavit eXoneralion was
put on motion. Lane again voiced an
objection, declaring that Andrews had
much to be thankful for with the first
motion and that the Committee was
going TO absurd lengths
Lane declared that he wanted Ia
| give up his proxy ana leaNe the met
ing after the first motion was carried
! by the votes of Warehouse, Macfar'
lane, King and Voeller but he was
prevailed upon TO stay. When the
second motion carried Atkinson could
contain himself no longer and getting
to his feet declared that the Commit
tee was dIsgracing Itself in unprece'
dented action in scandal that should
be dealt with vigorously and boldly.
He declared that the action of the
committee vertually Amounted to q
vote of Jack of confidence in himself
and he accordingly asked that his re-
slgnation On the Territorial Central
Committee be accepted. No action
was taken the meeting adjourned.