The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-08-20
Agrees TO Hold Meeting
to Endorse National
COP. Ticket.
Princes Followers Break
Away From the Party
Organization.
(From Mondays Advertiser.)

FOllOWlHR IalluIe upon Ine part OIL Ilie
territorial central committee to call
ratification mass meeting to indorse
Taft and Sherman as the Republican
candidates for President and Vice Pres.
ident, the followers of Prince Kuhio,
Delegate to Congress, have boldly
thrown down the gauntlet in challenge
to the official head of the Republican
party in Hawaii and have issued call
for such meeting to be held in Aala
Park tomorrow evening at half-past
seven O'Clock.
The positive meaning of this call, ac-
cording to those well informed, is that
those local leaders in the party who are
in more or less opposition to the bust
ness men as represented by the mass
meeting on the roof of the Young Hotel
recently, who Endorsed ]. NJ. Dowsett
for Delegate to Congress, have broken
loose from the official party organiza.
tion and have joined the issue with the
central committee and in defiance of its
to arrange all the details and another
committee specially appointed to see
the speakers who have been asked to
be present.
Meet at Waikiki.
At meeting held yesterday at Wal
1tiki, it was resolved to hold this meet
ing and issue an official call. At the
same time a committee was appointed
mandate.
Among those who will speak are
Prince Kuhio, Senator Chillingworth,
John c. Lane and, probably, Internal
Revenue Collector Charles Cottrill. A
special committee has been appointed
to see Mr.. Cottrill and request him to
be one Of the speakers at this meeting,
and it is stated that he will accept. The
official call issued for this meeting and
signed by John G. Lane as chairman,
and James Fl. HukuoIe, as secretary,
and Endorsed by J. Kuhio Kalanianaole,
Delegate to Congress.
Oficial Call.
Whereas, the Republican central COM
mittee has been duly requested by res
olution by organized Republican pre-
cinct authority to call mass meeting
of the Republicans of the city and coun-
ty of Honolulu, for the purpose of rati-
iying the nomination of w. H. Taft and
james S. Sherman as the Republican
candidates for President and Vice Pres
ident respectively, of the United States,
and whereas, said central committee has
failed to comply with the request, not
withstanding that Republican custom
iustifies action of this nature; and
whereas, local Republican sentiment
urges the Republicans to show the
spirit of LOYALTY to the national leaders
particularly due to the great principles
yrhich they stand and labor for, which
principles form the basic cause of our
country's prosperity.
Therefore be it resolved, by thIt
meeting, consisting of one hundred
and forty-twu members of the Republi
can party. that the Delegate to Con
press, Honorable J. K. Kalanianaole
he requested to call said mass meet
ing on Tuesday, August 20, 1912, al
Aala Park, at seven-thirty p. M, fol
the above purpose, and also for the
purpose of enabling him to make his
stand regarding local issues known to
the rank and file of the Republican
party and,
Resolved further, that committed
consisting of A. D. Castro, G. G. Bart
lett, G. F. Chillingworth, r. W. Brock
ons. S. p. Correa and Eli ]. Crawford
be hereby appointed to JOIN and assist
the Delegate in this call.
Cooper Gives Reasons.
Chairman A. D. Cooper of the Terri
torial central committee stated yester
day that he had had no knowledge Of
the call for this mass meeting, ant
that there is no reason for the attacl
on the central committee, as the com
mittee considers there were at leas
three good reasons why such a ratifi
cation mass meeting az this time il
uncalled for.
First as the Territorial convention
will be held ON September 16, aftel
which would be the best time for {
ratification meeting, when the loca
candidates, as well as the presidential
could be all Endorsed.
Second, that as the Territory has n,
electoral vote such meeting as called
simply serves to widen any possibl,
split in the Republican party in Ha
wall, and gives local candidates I
chance TO infuse their personal equa
ton at the meeting.
Third, the committee considers tina
In view of the fact that the Territor,
has no electoral vote il is good policy
no to drive out of the regular Repub
lican ranks those Progressives witt
publican ticket locally, even thougl
they might vote for the Progressive
candidates II they had lived on th'
mainland,
In spite Of the attitude Of the Terri
t0nal central committee there are 1
great many Republican leaders in tbs
city who are convinced that IL will b.
a good thing 20 hold the meeting a
called aud thus open the Republican
eampaigs sud help clear the pollliea
atmosphere,