Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-06
DELEGATES
STATEMENT
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man from this Territory and the chair
man of the convention.
Such procedure would be too far
reaching in the Interference with the
choice of the delegates to he elected,
no matter how good aud honest the
mStives that may have prompted it,
Such an agreement If carried ont.
would make the coming Republican
convention a bowling farce.
Such an arrangement stamps the
one hundred and sixty delegates to be
elected by the people of the various
precincts throughout the Territory to
that convention as straw men and po-
| litical dummies.
At the conference, | called the at
tcntion of Chairman Cooper of the
Republican Executive Committee to
the fact that at a meeting held at my
home several months ago, at which he
and party leaders were present, I had
insisted upon the elimination OF my
controversy with Governor Frear on
a question Of public policy.
Instead Chairman Cooper and his
committee ignored this suggestion
given in the interest of party harmony
and three days later endorsed Gov
ernor Frear and has since continued
10 promote his candidacy.
As for tho chairman of the EXecu-
tive Committee, not only Is ii not his
right to dictate the selection of dele.
gates. but II Is his duty to see that
delegates be not selected in this man
nor. To calmly pass up the duties
Of the convention. to suavely transfer
its rights, to dicker with anyone on
the subject, with the obvious purpose
of using the machinery of the ExoCu-
tive Committee In any way which
might interfere with the fair choice
Of delegates, national committeeman
ana officers of the convention, :
usurpation of power and violation
of the vital principles of the Repub-
licln party, which should be rrowned
upon and resented. No self-respect-
ing Republican should or would sub
NIT to such dictation.
II IL an honorable ambition to seek
selection as delegate of the Rcpubli-
convention which will choose our
standard-bearer and declare its prin-
ciples for the coming campaign, and
no aspirant for that honor should he
pcremptorily told by MIR. Cooper or
anyone else that the choice lies else.
where than with tho Territorial con-
vention.
al. .tgh 20, I,t
delegate chosen by any one man. II
go AT all ! wish to go as one chosen
by the Republican party in convention
assembled.
II must also he borne in mind that
the people OF this Territory as wei
as in many States on the mainland
have fought for the enactment of pri
mary laws solely and primarily to en-
able them to do away with politica
bosses controlling nominating conven'
tons and to secure to themselves
their unquestioned right to select theil
candidates through the ballot box.
believe that in order to strength
en- the party during the campaign ;,
November, the voters at large mus
with the care and management of the
party are working in good faith fOl
the people and for the Territory
Without these assurances, we viii
surely fail at the polls.
| think any other course Is mis-
take and not true Republicanism
would rather rest my fate In the
hands of the people. Whatever else
may be said of me. ! am not dicta-
tor.
So far as my return to Washington
Is concerned, | need say little, No
honest man-no fair-minded man eau
point to a single instance In my ca
reer as Delegate where the interests
of Hawaii have been neglected by me
Upon this ! am ever ready to have my
constituency pass. Perhaps ! may In
some instances differ with others as
to the proper course to he pursued
undoubtedly ! AT times am IN error
These differences and these errors