Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-16
RIDES ROUGH SHoD
OVER TlMlD DELEGATES

Called together to get their orders
from Lorrin Andrews, Kuhio's man
Friday, something like 200 Hawaiians
with sprinklinK OF dozen or fifteen
haoles assembled in Motley Hall Sat
urday night AT 4 meeting remarkable
for the meekness with which the die
tate of the engineers was received
and the practical mechanical way in
which the steam roller was operated,
Andrews as chief engineer opened
the ball. in a speech which was ap-
parently designed TO bind the assem-
bled Hawaiian delegates together I'M
der the banner Of the race issue. With
Eli Crawford and the Rev. Stephen l.
Desha as interpreters, Andrews pur-
pose was Well served. Desha ii was
said, while posing as interpreter made
a number of interpretations which
struck the Hawaiians In the manner
desired, and at the same. time kept
the few haoles present from taking
alarm.
1t was entirely Andrews meeting.
Charles Chiliingworth, another men,
Der of the Kuhio committee was on
the platform and spoke briefly from
time to time. Kuhio himself was
present but sat in the audience and
permitted Andrews to manipulate
things to suit himself. - &
John C.. Lane, another member OF
the committee was not present prom
fnentIy IL he was there at all. He
had received bad news during the day
and it is understood does not feel in
a particularly pleasant mood toward
the other members Of the committee.
Chillingworth too, preserved cold
and chilling demeanor toward An
drews. 80
The meeting was originally called
to endorse candidates who intend to
appear before the county and district
convention but changes in plans led 70
the abandonment OF this purpose,
and Chief Engineer Andrews and his
lieutenants devoted their efforts to
forcing through the secret ballot. AS
weapon particularly appealing to
political stricksters. the secret ballot.
was deemed an entirely necessary re-
quirement and little time was lost IN
putting it over.
Andrews ordered the delegates TO
vote in favor of the proposition ana
the Rev: Stephen Desha with . judi.
cious use Of scriptural texts backed
him up.
When the vote on the proposition
was taken there were only four per-
sons who had the courage to openly
oppose it. These were High Sheriff
Henry. Oscar Cox, C. w. Ziegler and
Jack Lucas. The latter in 2 thun-
derous mo" prevented the suggestion
from being made unanimous. Wniie.
the vote on the proposition seemed to
suggest that ii vas almost UNIVERSAL
sly welcomed, there were many muir
rners of dissatisfaction from the Ha-
twaiian delegates, before the vote was
taken, but they seemed to fear IN
curing the enmity of the powers that
were, by voicfng their sentiments and
so remained silent; voting neither one
way or the other. Two delegations,
the second Of the fourth and the
eighth OF the fifth, were excused from
voting on the ground that they We're
bound by the results Of delegation
caucusses
FOLLOWING the settlement of the bal
lot question, Oscar p, Cox of Wala-
Ina, was chosen unanimously as the
Kuhio candidate for the county and
district convention chairmanship,
with John Marcallino as secretary,
and Eli Crawford as interpreter.
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