The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-03-08
Taft League Also "Hushl"

is in course of preparation and until
that is out the leaguers win not talk.
Kuhio IS statement was a lengthy one,
as follows;
Kuhio's Statement
stInssmuch as Republicans unac-
quainted with the facts, save as they
are set forth in the published state
ment of Mr.. ]. p. Cooke of Monday,
may misunderstood my position on the
matters referred to, deem it advisable
to state my position clearly,
son February Is, the day after my
return to Honolulu, 1 stated in the
Evening Bulletin that I was in favor
of an Instructed Taft delegation and
that did not desire the party to take
up the differences between Governor
Frear and myself. / still entertain
these views and win continue to do so.
ga few days ago, in company with
Mr.. r. w. Shingle, / attended a con.
ference in the Republican committee
rooms in the Judd building at the invi.
/ tation of Mr.. Alfred D. Cooper, chair
man of the Republican executive com.
mittee, and that Mr.. ]. p. Cooke, pres.
ident of the Taft League. These gen.
| tlemen submitted an agreement for me
to sign, as follows:
/. All delegates to national con-
vention pledge themselves to work
and vote for denomination of
President Taft.
2. The Kuhio-Frear controversy
will not be brought into the terri
torial convention to be held April
| Is, 1912, and no action will be TAX
en- by said convention, save the
choosing of the delegates and al
ternates to the Republican National
Convention.
| 3. The apportionment of dele
gates to the national convention
shall be as follows: Hawaii /, Ma
nj l, Kauai ], Oahu 3.
f. Agree to delegates as follows:
Kuhio,. r. w. Shingle, G. A. Rice,
to be national committeeman; Geo.
Renton.
Delegates apportioned to Hawaii
and Maui to be nominated by dele
cations from those districts, respec-
lively. to the territorial convention.
Agree to Sam Keliinoi for chair
man of the convention.
The parties heretofore pledge
themselves to carry out the above
agreement.
81 informed these gentlemen that
was already committed in my public
statement to the first two paragraphs
of the agreement but that l could not
see my way clear to accede to their
wishes as regards the remaining prop
ositions.
No Precedent.
Although approaching the honor
shown me by assuring my election as
delegate, do not believe it is right
and no precedent can be found for, the
selection in advance of four out of six
of the delegates to the national con.
vention, the national committeeman
from this Territory and the chairman
of the convention.
"Such procedure would be too far
reaching in the interference with the
choice of the delegates to be elected
no matter how good and honest the
motives that may have prompted it.
"Such an agreement, if carried out
would make the coming Republican
convention bowling farce.
"Such an arrangement stamps the one
hundred and sixty delegates to be elect
ed by the people of the various pre-
cincts throughout the Territory to that
convention as straw men and politica
dummies.
Reminder to cooper.
, cat the conference, I called the at
tention of Chairman Cooper of the Re
, publican executive committee to thu
fact that at meeting held at my home
several months ago, at which he ant
] party leaders were present, I had in
J sisted upon the elimination of my con
troversy with Governor Frear on
question of public policy.
Instead Chairman Cooper and hi
committee ignored this suggestion, CIV
en- in the interest of party harmon,
> and three days later endorsed Govern
or Frear and has since continued II
promote his candidacy.
Not Right to Pick.
, "As for the chairman of the execu
l tive committee, not only is it not hi
right to dictate the selection of dele
gates, but it is his duty to see tina
: delegates be not selected in his manner
To calmly pass up the duties of the cor
: vention, to suavely transfer its rights
Q to dicker with anyone on the subject
: with the obvious purpose of using tn
t machinery Of the executive committe
s in any way which might interfere wit
e the fair choice of delegates, nationa