Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-16
REPUBLICAN SKIRMISHING LASTS
ALL DAY and Until ONE At night

George Carter made strong appeal
on behalf of the weak. "Thcre are"
he said. many who have not the NOR
al courage to vote openly. This docs
not only include the Hawailans but
soinn Of the whites as wen." iH
The question Of tabling the amend.
ment made by Carter was then gut to
the convention, resulting in victory
for the open ballot by a vote of 81 10
Is, the closest vote of the convention.
1t was Just previous to the taking Of
this vote that Judge Dole made his
startling speech and voted for a secret
ballot to allow tho delegates to act in.
dcpendcntly
Following this came up In order tho
amendment to the rules suggested by
W. G. AChi. the amendment calling for
the delegates from Oahu to name
three delegates to The National con.
Ncntion, Hawaii to name one. Maui,
MOlCkai and Lanai to name one, and
Kauai TO name one. In other words
II would have been voting bv dis.
triCts instead of by the convention at
large.
The 'rcar forces AT once claimed
the plan was suggested In order that
on Oahu, where the anti.Frcar forces
plainly controlled, the delegation
could be named without the Governor
as member, and tho opposition to
Achi's amendment started.
II was then nearly o'clock and
adjournment was taken to 3 o'clock.
NChi's amendment was beaten by
about the same vote as had ruled
throughout the day, and Immediately
afterwards the convention got down
at last to the business of making tho
nominations for delegates to the Ma.
tiOnal convention.
Nominations at Last.
John u. Wise arose and nominal cd
Governor Frear.
Il place Governor Frear In nomina.
ton" he said. II do II because it's
the only proper and feasible thing to
do in view of the circumstances and
50 mat he and tho Delegate may be
placed on an equal footing. II one
stands, the other stands. II one falls.
the other falls"
George ". Smith seconded the nom.
Chief Executive.
'Dls Fam lNIhtI lutl dIOSt. AN
for fair play" he said Il speak for
myself now not for the party. |
think 1t is nothing but fair now that
the Governor is named. the Delegate
should be named too, and both by &C.
clamation.
NOV here we are. What are we
;, squabbling for?
! I'VE should name two besides Ku.
hio from his side and two besides
Frcar for his side
.. Colonel Parker's speech was made
IN nomination of Delegate Kuhio, he
explained later when q question arose
as 20 the matter. ncsha seconded Col.
PsrkCr's motion. "
Andrew Adams nominated George
7. Rcnton in brief speech. Charles
II. Arnold seconded this nomination.
:. kapu Of Maui nominated Harry
a. Baldwin.
i Henry Lyman nominated John T.
MOir OF Hawaii and John Ross second.
cd.
I Desha nominated II. l.. Holstein OF
Hawaii. V. Il. NJ. Oso"io seconded.
A. 5. Wilcox nominated C. A. Rice
of Kauai. J, n. Kaneakua seconded
w. T. Robinson seconded hitherto
unsponsorcd nomination, that of II. A.
Baldwin.
W. c. Achi placed before the con,
vention the name of Robert W. Shin
gle. Fred. Beckley seconded 1t.
= George Il. Carter nominated A. l.. G.
Atkinson, referring to him feelingly at
a charming bachelor" and paying q
sincere tribute to his ability and eX
: perience. w. ]. CoelhO seconded.
:, Fred. Beckley arose and suggested
| to let the majority faction nominate
/ its candidates, for the others to with
l draw, and "to let the people decide al
the polls II this course today has beer
advisable"
, With this the nominations closed.
| Chairman Harris ruled that all those
! nominated appear on the platform an,
! take the pledge to support Taft as in
structed by the convention.
D Governor Frear's pledge In writing
Q was read by the chairman.
el Baldwin, Atkinson, Holstein, Rice
Renton, and Moir then assembled to tn,
r platform and gave their assent singl,
g to the pledge as read by Chairman
Harris. ..H
] Bob Single, who was absent, wa.
\ sent for hurriedly, and arrived amiC
a cheers. He took the same pledge al
the others.
Andrew Adams moved the election
i of Rice and Baldwin, both unOpposed
1 by reclamation under suspension o
s the rules, and they were accordingl,
I elected.
r Harris then called for the vote OF
!. the delegates three from Hawai-
\. and one from Maui. A. X. Vierra ant
t 4. V. Patten were named tellers b.
z the chair.
> At this point motion by G. w
0 Smith for lD-minute recess was car
ried.
! Caucuses Held.
a The recess was taken in order t,
t give the leaders on both sides oppor
n tunity for compromise, but it failed
e The ten minutes stretched into al
q hour. Each side held a caucus, tn,
/ Cooke forces on the stage, back o
some scenery, the Kuhio forces at Ku
d hio-Taft headquarters, Young building
n The Frear League leaders arranged
l. tor Renton and Moir to withdraw, an,
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