The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-09-16
ArTnRNooN sHaaIoN.


The chair, upon the convention com.
ing TO order. asked for che repsrt Of
the committee on rules. As tbs report
had not been entirely signed, the IN.
term was taken up by Mayor Fern
who made a speech lie reviewed the
organization, from its small BEGINNINGS
TO its present power as q body polite,
At first it was a party Of haoles, but
today the party showed great prepon'
deranee Of Hawaiians who are gradual
IS taking the seats Of their white
methren.
He stated from he platform that
Senator II. 7. Moore would be here On
the Sierra.
The Democratic tree has grown, TIT
tree mas borne a plentiful fruit, and the
Democrats are gathering the fruit. Tae
convention was for the benefit of all
the people. to presen. a platform, which
would do the right thing for IAN of us,
whites, Hawaiians and citizens. The
convention was for harmony. The
newspapers have stated the Democrats
are serapping, but "today, as the Ha-
waiians saw, the water is smooth. - 3
The committee on rules presented its
report, minus a 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 60 to congress and that
should be L. L. McCandless-
Then the report of the committee Oh
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
nrer, entertained the crowd. He was
glad to look into the eyes of honest peo
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.
Z. NJ Watson responded to the most
enthusiastic call of the. day for. 9
speech. He could not imagine better
way to be introduced than by the tern
| of ga good Democrat as he had beer
called b. the chair 1t was pleasure
to see the new ;men coming into the
I party and some of the best men haC
! departed by death. He referred to thu
! late Frank R. Harvey, considering hi
loss 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 HI
| expected the party to make a cleal
sweep on Oahu. 81 say, 60 and dC
likewise, for we expect to do 'em VI
this time" he concluded.
Ioela, the "live wire, said he wa
a Democrat for six years. He was {
Republican first, and then a Hom'
Ruler and finally he found home in thu
Democratic party. "You have seel
what an abortion was brought out b!
the Republicans in the last few days,
he said ESQ don't do likewise.
Ashfo~d said the hall was gettini
hot, and when the committee reported
it might be still hotter. There was az
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 seve
o clock but was overruled, recess be
ing taken subject to the call of tn
chair.
The platform committee presented ii
report at four thirty. The report wa
read by Secretary T. ]. Ryan. TIL
name of W. J. Bryan when mentione
as "the greaest living Democrat
caused only faint applause. When tn
reading was concluded Mr. Benevit
moved for suspension of rules 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 Benz
vitz' motion. The motion was greete
with applause and the rules were SUI
pended.
Asbfora thought there was too muc
Populism in the platform, However, h
{ moved Il be adopted as a whole.
The motion carried almost unanimou
J " and with shouts and applause Thre
{ cheers were afterwards given.
Delegate to Congress.
! A Maui man then nominated L.
Mcuandless for congress and Oah
seconded the motion. Nominations clio
ed and he was declared the nomint
amid shouts, cheers and applause. A
Oahu member asked McCandless to {
. upon the stage and pledge himself
: snnport the platform.
! The chair received a letter from M
a McCandless, as follows:
n Honolulu, September 10, 1910.
e To the Honorable Chairman and Men
a bers of the Democratic Territori'
Convention. Honolulu. T. n.
e Gentlemen:-In accordance with Sc
ton 10 of the Rules of the Democrat
!, Party in the Territory Of Hawaii,