Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-25
.R0uRR0NS EIGHT AhDFROLIC
BUT FINALLY name CANDIDATES

would possibly have been victorious
had it not been that steam roller
methods on the part of the leaders of
the Fourteenth Of the Fifth impelleG
one OF the precinct delegation to de-
mand that the Chairman of the Con
vention poll the precinct before the
platform This was done and behold,
four votes appeared for Writ where
! none had grown before.
If Fern had rot maintained the
unit rule in his precinct, throwing %
votes to Wirtz where he had but IL
adherents, the Democrats would have
lost a candidate whose nomination
was not hailed with any cries of JOY
by such Republicans who were pres
ent Writ won by only four votes
and Aluli had little to say for the re-
mainder of the evening save to refuse
to swallow the nomination for county
clerk which had been offered him as
a consolation prize.
1 The supervisorial slate went through
with a rush, the combatants in the
Fifth having grown tired and after
that everything was by reclamation,
with frequent technical objections by
| T. J. Ryan, who was apparently will
| ing to stay all night if necessary
Although the platform and rules
committees we're, ready to report
shortly after q O'Clock, the creden-
tials committee was absent and held
| the business of the convention at a
standstilI. = 1t was finally decided to
declare a recess and permit the two
! districts to caucus on their legisla-
tive tickets. The fourth district eau
Gus agreed on the following candi-
! dates for the House: J. w. Asch, Jr.,
S. Paxon. c. Alameda, r. Kanslea,
C. X. Keawakaku, Archie Robertson.
! The fifth district caucus started out
in wordy wrangle, which continued
all afternoon and ended with the Sc
| lection of Jack Kalakiela for the
House, and no one else.s The conyen-
ton was called to order and the long
delayed committee on credentials re-
ported. The report was adopted by
reclamation. Chairman Petrie read
the report of the rules committee pro-
viding for balloting by precincts; that
on, the senatorial nominations the
Fifth should be entitled to one candi-
date and the Fourth two, and on the
supervisors, three from the fifth and
| four from the fourth. The rules
made the temporary officers perma-
nent and provided. that the rules of
the party should govern. 5.v
UIuihi Breaks out.
Jesse FUluihi@ moved to substitute
the secret ballot for the method of
voting. This precipitated a debate,
M G. Pacheco holding that the report
had to be. submitted first to the con-
! Fention., After further arguing and a
number Of motions out of place and
ignored, it was finally determined by
rising vote that the report be sub
United section. by: section. .....>. =.
When the section calling for voting
! by precincts was raised. Deputy Sher-
iff Rose moved that it be ADOPTED.
Jesse Ulnihi sprang to the front as
usual with motion that the vote be
by secret ballot. you don't want
candidates rammed down your
throats," he said
This motion was met with disap-
proyal by several Hawaiian speakers
GIIu ny Ivy dII1 VIM ooIu OAAIJ
Republicans needed the secret ballot
and called on the delegates to vote
Nike men for YhomeveT they pleased.
uIuihi's Last Fight. : -r< j., b. -"
'Uluihi made an impassioned speech
| in Hawaiian in which he apparently
dealt in personalities. for he brought
a. number of others to their feet de-
nouncing him. and in the midst of
this the call for question was raised,
and, the advocates. of the secret bal
! lot, not more than score in number,
! were swept over and engulfed in a
! wild stampede, which brought out the
cry. from, Harry Juen that the steam
roller was in. useI q"
The convention decided to strike
out the clause calling for the election
of Senators by districts inasmueh as
the delegates represent but one senar
torial district.
The selections of representatives
| by districts was approved.
The question as to the division of
Supervisors as suggested by the rules
| committee brought out protest from
| g. member of that committee who had
experienced a change of heart after
signing the rules.
J. F. Kaniho urged that supervisors
be nominated without regard to al
lotment Of candidates to districts as
suggested. The section was finally
adopted as read.
The other sections as read were
adopted.
Change Of Heart.
Jack Kalakiela then mounted the
platform and declared that he had
seen by the vote on the Craftsmanship
| that. he should withdraw from the
race for the sheriffs nomination and
would support the party and stand
, by the ticket. whatever it should
, chance to be.
Keawahaku. who had been prom
Used the same thing as Kalakiela, to-
wit. a place on the legislative ticket
if he withdrew his opposition, car
ried out his promise gracefully and
the convention took recess with