Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-15
M'CANDLESS
EASY WINNER

, Fern for Link.
Mayor Fern, sporting a McCandless
ribbon, called the convention to order
/ by pounding loudly on the table with
an ice pick. At the last convention a
feather duster was used as u gavel.
but this year. for some reason not Civ.
en-, the pick was selected.
Sam Kaloa. Sheriff Jarrett's turn.
key, delivered the opening prayer,
which, much to the general surprise.
occupied less than thirty seconds.
! As soon as nominations for temper.
ary chairman opened, Jesse Uluihi was
on his feet with a motion to nominate
| John Efnger. Senator Makekau nom.
mated Ben Lyons of Maui, and the
latter's name brought out a rising
vote of SO. Effinger polled 81 votes.
Effinser Elected.
This led to wordy war of ten min.
utes as to whether proxies should he
| counted and as to the order In which
! the vote should be put The Lyons
faction was routed In considerable dis
order and Efiinger was escorted to the
platform, scoring the first big point for
I McCandless.
g. X. Keawehaku. secretary of the
Territorial Central Committee, was
elected temporary secretary, and Da.
vid Ewaliko, the Hlo labor leader,
temporary interpreter. The latter was
given a big ovation as he took the
platform.
Etfineer Optimistic.
II believe that when November
comes around YOU will find that a
Democrat has been elected to the
Presidential chair" said Efilnger, In
taking over the convention. And
what is more. | believe that Demo.
crat will go to Congress as delegate
from the Territory of Hawaii. 1t is
time for everyone in the party to work
for the party's success"
The Committees on Credentials and
Organization were appointed according
TO the McCandless slate In short order
and without opposition. They were IA
follows:
Committee on Credentials tone at
large) - b. n. Kahalepuna, chairman;
b. Moanaliha, Herman Kunewa, Mel
son X Kaloa. d. X. Martin, Moses
Akawa, n. NJ. Manoi.
Committee on Permanent Organiza.
ton Hugo Kane. chairman; Henry
West, Abraham HALL, NJ. G. Ross. Joel
Kiakahi, stephen Gumpher, J. w. Ka.
haleanu.
The convention adjourned for fifteen
minutes to examine credentials and
program and permanent organization,
but II was a full hour and quarter
before It re-convened.
The report of the Credentials Com
mittee showed ITS delegates present
in person and 3S proxies. As the par.
! ty is represented by n total of 222 del
egates, l12 represented the necessary
majority for legislation. No delegates
were disqualified.
r. b. Lyons was unanimously elect.
ed vice chairman, in accordance with
the report of the Organization Com
mittee, which called for the perma.
nency of the temporary officers, with
the addition of a vice chairman, an as.
sistant secretary. two tellers and a.
sergeant at arms.
In addition to Ben Lyons, the officers
elected to the permanent organiza'
tons were: Assistant secretary, Mos
es Kawa: tellers. Jessie Uluihi and
Moses Kauwe: sergeant.at-arms, Hose
Pedro
The latter's first official act was to
bounce" several from the floor who
were not entitled to seats.
Two important committees were ap-
pointed as per program, John Wilson
being chairman OF the Rules Commit !
tee and Harry Irwin Of the Platform
Committee.
Colonel Mccarthy refused 10 serve
on the Platform Committee, stating !
that II a platform was framed Mt this |
time, contrary to his known views. he |,
did not wish to be a party to 1t.
The convention adjourned at 1890
to meet again at 2.
Following Is the personnel of the
aforementioned committees:
Platform - Harry Irwin, chairman:
T.. K. Duvauchelle, ]. Uluihi. G. ]. Nc.
Carthy. l.. II. +. VOTERS. r. N. Nalei.
lehua, Chas. IA, \. b. Lyons, G. ID.
Pringle, NJ. c. Pacheco, J. S. Chand.
Ter.
Rules - John II. Wilson, chairman;
Joseph Perez, w. II. Opio, NJ. X. Keo.
hokalole. =. G. Benevedes. J. NJ. Poe.
poe, George Baker.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A deal was made at noontime where
by Ben Lyons withdrew az candi.
date for National committeeman leay'
ing the fight between @. J. Waller and
John II. Wilson. The program was for
Lyons name to be placed In nomina
ton, so that he might withdraw and
himself nominate Waller.
The Mccarthy contingent would
consider that they had scored vic.
tory II they elected Waller and sue.
ceeded in postponing the nomination
of Delegate to Congress until the
Fall.
Before the afternoon session con.
vened II was learned that the Hawaii
delegation was solid for the candidacy
of John II. Wilson. Maui also favored
the McCandless man.
The McCandless slate for delegates
TO the National convention was at $3.50
o'clock rumored to be as follows:
Harry Irwin, T. b. Lyons, John Ef
finger, G. J. Waller, Charles Barron
and David EwalikO.
Owing to delay in getting the plat
form properly typewriter, the con-
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