The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-11
him C. Lane Choice of the
Convention for Mayor
of Honolulu.
INDREW cox FOR SHERIFF
DeIeaates Select Men by Secret
BaIIot-Many Sharp
Fights Occur.
John c. LANE, 1873.
CHARLES HUSTACE, JR., sc.

CHARLES HUSTACE, JR., sc.
John C. Lane will head the Repub- |
Ian ticket of the City and County of |
Honolulu, he being nominated last night |
lF an overwhelming vote for mayor. |
Fbe vote in his favor stood 1873, as
against Sc for his only opponent,
fbarles Hustaee. Jr., who received Al
hss than the number cast for Lane. A
urjous fact to be noted is that there
ere 1873 delegates from the fourth dis
net in the convention and Sc from the
eth. This, of course, does not mean
that Lane was nominated entirely by
fourth district votes, but is merely a
curious coincidence.
It early became apparent that the
eonvention was a Lane convention.
This was first demonstrated when Rob
tW. Breckons, an avowed and enthu-
aastic supporter, was made temporary
and then permanent chairman over W.
W,
leader of the Hustace faction. As the
.snyention continued its deliberations,
4 became more and more evident that
Lane would have a large majority when
he question of candidates for the
aagoralty came to vote. Conse-
usntly the result was not at all sur
/ nising, and Hustaee once more had
The pleasure of moving that the nomi-
nation of John G. Lane be made unani-
nous
Notwithstanding the rather tame pro-
eeedings of the opening session of Fri
day night, the deliberations of the con-
yention yesterday were not marked by
any lack of interest. In fact, they were
decidedly exciting from start to finish,
and every point advanced was sharply
contested.
The first fight yesterday occurred
over the report of the committee on
rules-and the majority of the COM
nittee was badly bumped. The ma
prity report favored the open ballot,
but the minority report, written by that
eminent and disinterested statesman,
John Wise, the agent of the liquor in
terests when he wasn't representing
some other interest that needed handy
man, was overwhelmingly adopted. The
minority report was for the secret bal
i9t, and by its adoption the voters Of
Tie city and county were shut out from
moving whether their delegates voted
as they wanted them to or as John Wise
o. somebody else desired
The report Of this~minority, however,
Vas not adopted without a bitter fight,
'4d the advocates of the open ballot
were defeated by the lack of judgment
" the part of their own leaders rather
,-4h by the acumen of their opponents.
Il " ". Harris. one Of the foremost ad-
'9eateS of the open ballot. withdrew a
NOTION that would have put the ques-
a0h to test, and TO make matters
worse, J. p. Cooke, fearing that the
-la0Flty report was to be adopted,
lived to make its adoption unanimous.
ms smut off any decision on the merits
v The question, especially when Chair,
4aa Breckons in putting Cook s motion
Y make the adoption Of the minority
.s'poft Of the committee unanimous re-
used to put the negative side Of the
sleslop, declaring the motion to make
@r adoption unanimous carried with
.' giving the opponents Of the motion
gnance to make themselves heard.
iae adoption of the minority report
,'Duefed necessary the most cumber-
s'Ae, uresomc and entirely unsatls
Ivory system Of voting ever seen IN
=! political convention. In order to
~. we Tor candidates for mayor, the dele
- sa'ss were obliged to file up onto the
age receive the blank ballots from
=, ~ 'eI!ers, 60 TO the booths to make
~ H. hand them to the Judges and
NJ peu HE down to their seats again
s'ea the judges counted the ballots and
a. chairman announced the result The
Il I'm proved even more unsatisfac.
vs. and cumbersome when it came tc
,tg for the other county officers.
aaer long and sharp fight, it was
ma ..Itd to pat over the nomination OF
rn9ers Of the legislature until next
81 after the territorial convention
81 fa.n have completed its labors anc
s@muiatel its platform. A vigorou;
III ~ was made to have the nomina
Inns OF comfy officers also put over
y, tuesday. but this was defeated
/ sa. hardest fgbt of the session tool
Ma Ma over the nomination of super
trsas The long existing jealousy be
Will the fourth and fifth districts
MI Is always ready to break out int