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

to have Secretary of State Philander
lie: Knox, Secretary Of the Interior
trict legislative convention the County
convention ieconvened and elected
mayor Fern vice chairman and! Pane
I nepa seagt-at-arms.
Gilbert Waller in few words thank
eG TIE convention tor proposing to put
his name in nomination for senator,
and explained why he could not accept
the nomination. He had been asked
he said If he would be a. candidate for
Scme office some weeks ago and had
expressed preference for senate, Lat&
on consulting with friends he decided
he would not run.
| Notwithstanding the urging in the
last few days he said he found that
he could not do so because 1t would
be unfair to friends whom ne had tola
he would not run -
Following the reading of the plat
! form, eThe Cannon Ball of Kohala,".
said he wanted to add plank which
he thought would make it stronger Il
would cut out" he said that part OF
the platform on the board of healtL
and substitute, Recommendation tlat
the convention go on record as urging
the government to maintain taro
patches in the, City and County of H.
nolulu.
. No Friend Of Taro.
The cannonball found no support
crS and the platform report was adopt
ed by an unanimous vote.
The. convention then proceeded, to
nominate candidates. for the senate. r.
X. Rathburn named j., Coke, j. Wirtz
aud c. p. Iaukea. He said that. the Re-
publicans had three formidable men
on their ticket and he honestly hellev-
&c the men he named would check
mate the Republicans. 80
Paulo nominated Noa w. AluIi of
the Fifth district who he said was a
graduate of Yale and aneducated man.
| "Sbap Box: Barron, seconded; the
nomination of Coke, Writ and c. P.
1aukea.
I T.. J. Ryan seconded the nomination
Of Noah AluI4.
The nominations were clos ed with
four candidates Aluli, Iaukea, Coke
and Writ. Iaukea had veen agreed
upon by the Fifth for its can
didate for the senate but it appeared
to be inclined to renege on him at the
last moment. Il was found, necessary
to poll the l4th of the fifth Ee-
fore the platform, to arrive at tae
Result Of Vote.
The result of the vote was as fol-
lows: Coke 217, Iaukea 213, Writ
$50, Aluli 1876. The first three were
declared nominated. .as,.'
| Two dozen persons tried to nomi-
! nate Joe Fern for Mayor at one time,
and the nomination was by acclama,
ton.
| + When the nominations for super
visors were called for. there were a
dozen tickets in the field with Nc
Clellan on each one: BertTam Riven-
| burgh moved that the rules be sus-
pended and Mcclellan named by az
clamation. 7. J. Ryan opposed it
with a lonely vote. McClellAa was
declared nominated. The other nom
/ nations were declared closed. It
was ruled that each district should
vote for three. The fourth elected
! Sam Hardesty, E. H. Wolter- and
John Markham. The Fifth named
Lester Petrie, NJ. c. Pacheco and ID
H. Plemmer.
! Curtis p. Iaukea placed in nOmina
! ton the name of William P. Jarrett
: for sheriff There was no dispute.
Following Iaukea's glowing tribute,
/ the rules were suspended and Jarrett
! elected by reclamation. Then Bill
was led out Oh the stage as the stake
horse of Democracy. He expressed
| his thanks, in four words.
Grafton for Mccarthy.
When the nomination for Treasurer
was called for, COL c. J. Mccarthy
was elected By reclamation, Joe Fern
acting as chairman. This was done
! by a rising vote. Il thank you," said
! the Colonel. and if | am electeu
! Treasurer | shall do the best within
my power to serve the people,
J. B. LightfOOt was nominated by
! exclamation for county attorney.
, There seemed TO be some little diff
! ficulty about getting a candidate fer
county clerk Aluli was suggested, hui
! said he didn'f want any sugar pill to
swallow, let done such a one as the
county clerk race.
, T. J. Ryan nominated Sol Meheula.
He insisted Lat the county clerk
could win. 1T is a cinch." he said
"Weil. nominate T. j. Ryan" said
Bertram Rivenburgh. Meheula hast
ened to Withdraw in favor of Ryan.
who pleaded that he would not fit