Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-25


the Fourteenth of the Fifth impelleG
one of the precinct delegation to de-
mand that the Chairman Of the Con
Vention poll the precinct before the
platform. This was done and behold,
four votes appeared for Writ where
none had grown before.
If Fern had rot maintained the
unit rule in his precinct, throwing %
votes to Writ where he had but II
adherents, the Democrats would have
lost a candidate whose nomination
was not hailed with any cries of joy
by such Republicans who were pres
ent. Writ won by only four votes
and Aluli had little to say for the re-
fnainder of the evening save to refuse
TO swallow the nomination for county
clerk which had been offered him as
q consolation prize.
The supervisorial slate went through
with a rush, the combatants in the
Fifth having grown tired and after
that everything was by reclamation,
with frequent technical objections by
T. J. Ryan, who was apparently will
ing to stay all night if necessary.
Although the platform and rules
committees were ready to report
shortly after 2 o'clock, the creden-
tials committee was absent and held
the business of the convention at q
standstill 1t was finally decided to
declare a recess and permit the two
districts to caucus on their legisla-
tive tickets. The fourth district eau
fnllnWin0
dates for the House: J. w. Asch, Jr.,
S. Paxon. c. Alameda, R. Kanslea,
G. K. Keawakaku Archie Robertson.
The fifth district caucus started out
in wordy wrangle, which continued
all afternoon and ended with the Sc
lection of Jack .Kalakiela for the
House; and. no one else. The conveIl-
ton was called to order and the long
delayed committee on credentials re-
ported. The report was adopted by
reclamation. Chairman Petrie read
the report Of the rules committee pro-
viding for ballotings by precincts; that
on the senatorial nominations the
Fifth should be entitled to one candi-
date and the Fourth two, and on the
supervisors, three from the fifth and
four from the fourth. The rules
made the temporary officers perma-
nent and provided that the rules of
the party should govern.
Uluihi. Breaks out.
Jesse gluihi moved to substitute
the. secret ballot for the method of
voting. This precipitated a debate,
NJ. G.. Paelleco holding that the, report
had to be submitted first to the, con-
vention Hfte1' furt1Ier arguing and a
number of motions out of place and
ignored, it was finally determined by
a rising vote that the, report be sub
mitted section by section. -
When the section calling for voting
by precincts was raised, Deputy Sher-
iff Rose moved that it be adopted.
Jesse Uluihi sprang to, the front as
usual with motion that the vote be
by secret ballot. you don't want
candidates. rammed down your
throats," he said.
This motion was met with disap'
prevail by several Hawaiian. speakers
and by T. J. Ryan, who said, only
Republicans needed the secret ballot
and called on, the delegates, to vote
like men for whomevefSthey pleased.
UIuihi.s, Last Fight.
UIuihi made an impassioned speech
in Hawaiian in which he apparently
dealt in personalities, for he brought
a number of others to their feet de-
nouncing him. and in the midst of
this the call for question was raised,
and the advocates Of the secret bal
lot, not more than a score in number,
were swept over and engulfed in
wild stampede, which brought out the
cry from Harry Juen that the steam
roller was in use.
The convention, decided to strike
out the clause calling for the election
of Senators by districts inasmuch as
the delegates represent but one sena-
torial district. x4s
The selections Of. representatives
by districts was approved.
The question as to the division of
Supervisors as suggested by the rules
committee brought out a protest from
a member of that committee who had
experienced a change of heart after
signing the rules.
]. F. Kanlho urged that supervisors
be nominated without regard to al
Iotment of candidates to districts as
suggested The section was finally
adopted as read.
The other sections as read were
adopted.
Change o. Heart.
Jack Kalakiela then mounted the
platform and declared that he had
seen by the vote on the Craftsmanship
that he should withdraw from the
race for the sheriff's nomination and
would support the party and stand
by the ticket. whatever it should
chance to be.
Keawahaku, who had been prom
ised the same thing as kalakiela, to-
wit, a place on the legislative ticket
if he withdrew his opposition, car
-ried out his promise gracefully and
the convention took a recess with
harmony apparently knocking at the
door.
When the delegates assembled at 8
n cIock for tho evening session, the