The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-16
AFTERNOON SESSION.

AFTERNOON SESSION.
The chair. upon the convention com
ing to order, asked for the report of
the committee on rules. AS the report
had not been entirely signed, the in
term was taken up by Mayor Fern
who made a speech. He reviewed the
organization, from~its small beginnings
to its present power as a body polite.
At first it was party of haoles, but
today the party showed a great prepon-
J derance of Hawaiians who are gradual
| il taking the seats of their white
| brethren.
He stated from the platform that
Senator H. T. Moore would be here On
the Sierra.
The Democratic tree has grown, thF
tree mas borne a plentiful fruit. and che
| Democrats are gathering the fruit. The
convention was for the benefit Of al
| the people. to present platform, which
would do the right thing for all of US,
| whites. Hawaiians and citizens. The
convention was for harmony. The
newspapers have stated the Democrats
are scrapping, but 'today, as the Ha-
waiians say. the water is smooth.
! The committee on rules presented Its
report. minus few signatures and
while it was being passed around for
! signatures the chair asked for talk
from a representative Of each district.
| Mr.. Pahau of Hawaii said the Demo
Gratis were very strong on the Big Is
| land.
Mr.. Nauili. an old man from Maui,
asked the convention to nominate only
one man to go to congress and that
should be L. L. McCandless.
| Then the report of the committee on
rules was unanimously adopted.
A call was then made for the report
of the platform committee. 1t was
still being built and while the hammers
were busy, R. H. Trent, county treas
urer, entertained the crowd. He was
| glad to look into the eyes of honest PEG
pie and when before a Democratic gath
ering that was true. He expressed the
belief amid enthusiastic applause that
the Democrats could sweep all the is
lands and sweep them clean.
/ E. NJ Watson responded to the most
enthusiastic call of the day for {
speech. He could not imagine better
way to be introduced than by the tern
of ga good Democrat as he had beer
called by the chair. 1t was pleasure
to see the new men coming into the
party and some of the best men ha(
departed by death. He referred to tn.
late Frank R. Harvey, considering hi
loss a blow, not only to the party, bu
to the community. He had neve
known man who had higher ideal
than Harvey.
His Judgment was that the prospect
were never brighter and for one h
expected the party to make a clear
sweep on Oahu. 81 say, go and d.
likewise, for we expect to do 'em III
this time he concluded.
Ioela, the ''Iive wire,'' said he wa
a Democrat for six years. He was
Republican first, and then a HON,
Ruler and finally he found home in tn,
Democratic party. "You have seer
what an abortion was brought out b,
the Republicans in the last few days, :
he said, $50 don't do likewise
Ashford said the hall was gettin!
hot. and when the committee reported
it might be still hotter. There was ap
parently something doing in the com
mittee. according to reports he ha,
heard. He believed that the committe,
needed time, and it might be time wei
spent. He moved to adjourn to sever
0 clock but was overruled. recess be
ing taken subject to the call of thu
chair.
The platform committee presented it
report at fourthirtv. The report wa
,, read by Secretary T. J. RYAN. TIL
name of W J. Bryan when mentione,
, as 1.-The greaest living Democrat
caused only faint applause When tn
, reading was concluded Mr.. Benevit
moved for suspension of rule, and tina
the whole platform be adopted. c. "
Ashford said he believed the repor
, was a compromise platform and he di,
not believe a debate on the section
, / was necessary and he seconded Bene
vitz' motion. The motion was rreete,
with applause and the rules were sus
pended.
Ashford thought there was too mncI
p PopuliSm in the platform. However. h
f moved il be adopted as a whole.
I The motion carried almost unanimous
2 " and with shouts and applause. Thre
f cheers We're afterwards given.
Delegate to Congress.
! 4 Maui man then nominated L. 7
McCandless for congress and OahI
- seconded the motion. Nominations clos
FL and he was declared the nomina
, amid shouts, cheers and applause. \,
oahu member asked McCaniless ia @,
> upon the stage and pledge himself t
= support the platform.
/ The chair received a letter from Nh
q NcCandlcss, as follows:
Honolulu, September IS, 1910
e To the Honorable Chairman and Mem
n bers of the Democratic Territoria
Convention. Honolulu, T. H.
e GentlemeH:-In accordance with See
4 ton - Of the Rules of the Demonrati
Il