The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-04-16
KUHIO LEAGUE
IS ROUTED
Part Dole PLAYED.
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the Kuhio side against the amend.
ment to tab e Carter's mot on amend
ing the rule calling for the open vote
on delegates to the national conven-
ton, without doubt produced pro-
found impression. Not few who
witnessed the event were under the
be ief that, had the Kuhio forces at
tempted at once to have secured
reconsideration of the motion, it
could have been secured and would
have resulted in the rule of secret
ballots being adopted
Judge Doe, a delegate from the
S Xth of the Fourth, when his name
was ca led on the vote for closed or
open ballot, asked permission to ex-
plain his position. He dec AIRED that
he had been giving deep considera-
tion to the question for several days.
from the fact that delegates in the
convention were but expressing by
their actions the will of the people
who elected them, the open vote argu.
ment Appealed strongly to him. The
people had a right to know how their
delegates had voted on all matters.
Since coming into the convention,
however, he had listened to charges
of coercion made by Stephen Desha
and George r. Carter, and some more
} Or aSc prodih1a b,y Coalbo l., ,,l,;ot,
various instances of such improper
pressure had been cited. He always
had had the highest opinion of the
integrity of the Taft League leaders
He still possessed that opinion, but
he had been convinced that without
their knowledge, and against theil
wishes and efforts to prevent, there
was improper pressure being brough
to bear to force delegates to vote con
trary to their wishes. "If there il
I5uch coercion" Judge Dole declared
lit outweighs the duty of the dele
gates to their constituents, and the!
should be protected by permitting
them to vote the will of their consti
tuents without the publicity of al
open vote" He thereupon cast hi
vote against the tabling of the motion
to amend, stating that his cor3c.enc,
would not permit his voting for tn,
open vote. He had changed his mine
S nee morning.
Judge Dole's vote came near thu
middle of the roll call. 1t produced
4 storm of frantic cheering, and threw
CONSERVATION into the ranks of tn,
Taft League forces which was not re
lieved until the result of the vote wa
announced and a recess secured.
The Proceedings.
Following is an account of the pre-
ceedings of the Republican convention
after the report closed for the STAR
second edition:
1t took the committee on creder
tials until 4:30 o'clock to announc
itself ready to report, when the cor
vention was again called to order.
Temporary Chairman Harris calle
FOR the report of the credentials con
mittee.
Chas. Arnold wa appointed Sergean
at Arms, demand for such appoint
} ment resulting from a disturbs nc
caused by a Hawaiian in the CALLER
who insisted in interrupt.ng the ro
call.
Fight on Weinzheimer.
The Credentials Committee fled
majority and minority report. TIL
majority was signed by seven of tn
, ten members on the committee. Al
the delegates were endorsed, including
A. T. Moses of Laupahoehoe, proteste,
by H. T. Richard. 1t also stated the
no protest had been filed against Loui
: Weinzheimer but that his qualities
tons had been considered, and tn
committee found that Weinzheimer'
qualifications of citizenship were a
right.
The minority report disapprove
Weinzheimer on the ground that he
not a citizen. This report was signe
by Holt, Kamsuoha and Pail.
G. P. Kamauoha moved the adol
ton of the minority report, and wit
this came a deluge of speeches agains
and for Weinzheimer, in which Gee
R. Carter, Prosser, Atkinson, CoelhC
Desha, Wise and others took part.
All the talk centered for and agains
Weinzheimer,s eligibility from a cit
zen standpoint.
The chair ordered a roll call, but
| this point Mr.. Weinzheimer arose an
announced his withdrawal from tn
convention.
A motion was made to adopt tn
majority report, with Mr.. Weinzhe
| mers name eliminated.
Coelho moved an amendment, thi
\ Rev. Kamu, of Lahaina, be named
/ fill the vacancy from their district.