The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16


their new confrere.
Rev. s. kapu Elected.
Upon the conventions resuming
the Lahaina delegation reported tn
appointment of Rev. S. Kapu to fl
the vacancy caused by Weinzheimer'
withdrawal and the report was adopt
ed
Rules Committees Rerort.
The report of the committee o
rules signed by all of the members
the committee except G. R Cart
and c. G. Bartlett, who added a note
tnat they failed to approve the e..
port, was then read.
Carter moved an amendment to h
re, OFT. that the delegates vote
printed ballots instead of openly. He
launched into a hot speech, limiting
ct corruption on the part of the Tai
leaguers, as reason why an h~ne
vote could not be taken openly. Coer-
cion, he declared, was being used
a whip on weak delegates, who wer
dependent on the sugar interests f.
living,
Carter Charges Corruption.
He despised the American citizen
he acclaimed, who sells his vote for
money, only in less degree than ~
despised the man who offers the
bride. He had heard that one man
had sbeen threatened with disch arge
from his position in case he didn't
vote as he was instructed. He the e.
fore appealed to reason" of the dele
gates to have inserted in the rules &
provision for a secret ballot to pro
tect the dependent voters from des
plcable pressure,
Geo. w. Smith challenged Carriers
statements demanding if he charged
that any member of Ene convention
had been bought in registering hi
vote in the morning session.
Carter denied this, saying he ha
said he despised man bought, only
less than the one buying,
Stephen Desha delivered a long
speech, in which he charged that un
der the rules proposed many dele
gates would, through fear of losing
, their positions with the plantations
he compelled to vote as they wished.
} Kuhlo's Charges Referred To.
: He called attention to Kuhio's
J charges that the people of the Islands
. are subservient to the sugar inter
= ests, that the power OF money seeks
to deprive the people of. Hawai- of
their rights as free citizens. EVERY
dog has his day. he quoted, in CO.
, nection with the position of the Ha
waiian voters He doubted if Kuhio,
Ibis bosom friend" would consent to
= be the standard bearer again under
such circumstances.
= coelho Makes Promiscuous Charges.
Coelho charged that certain dele
gates on Maui had been threatened
with loss of their positions if they
failed to vote according to orders.
His address was fervid and although
he used various names, his arguments
were far from convincing to the aver
age man of intelligence.
H. j. Lyman, of Hilo, urged the
Hawaiians to vote openly, because as
long as they don't they give strength
to the belief that they are afraid to
vote, for fear they will lose their
jobs, thus strengthening the opposi-
ton.
Carter again appealed in behalf
the weak members
Loses by Narrow Margin.
The roll was then called, on Car
ters amendment for secret ballot re
j. sulting in its being lost by the close
> vote of 81 to rs.
;. Judge DoIe's Conscience.
a Judge Dole, delegate from the
y eighth precinct of the fourth, prob
ably had much to do with the close
ness of this vote. When his nam'
e was called the Judge arose and as
o ed permission to explain his posit
l. He stated that while he had the fun
n est confidence in the integrity of tn