Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-13


natural resources
"Citizen labor ON federal public
works.
Improvement Of the present public
utilities act. .= ..:s.. ...
Laws for protecting working men.
Perfection and extension primary
election laws. ......
Mainland appointments. "
/, Protest agaiHEts the Democratic
proposition to send mainland lepers
TO Moloiiai
Right TO vote in congress.
Statehood ..
Woman Suffrage. "
Endorsement of liquor laws,
Settlement on queen s-
'WhaFves and landings.
Education.
Promotion of commerce by the
opening of Kalihf harbor and gen.
eral Improvement in all harbors by
federal government
Public health with strong recon.
mendaticn touching tuberculosis.
Territorial assistance to promotion
With governmental representation
Providing for the people of the city
and county of Honolulu, To revise
their charter
Protection of the plant and fruit
industries.
Establishing fish hatchery with
ultimate view Of securing federal aid
Extension Of the civil service has.
ed ON the merit system, TO embrace
practical examinations in both Eng
lish and Hawaiian
Better taxation laws
"Modernizing the system OF account
ing OF the territorial and county gov.
ernments.
Social and public welfare.
disappointment of senators and
representatives CT the legislature.
your committee must not be un
derstcod as even intimating that al
of these subjects shall be treated In
the platform, or that others shall no.
be. We merely wish to aid as mucl
as possible your work.
with best wishes for what We
know will he harmonious and sue
ceseful convention"
When the convention was called t.
order at 1890 o'clock the Popula
theater was fairly well crowded witt
delegates and onlookers. The roll
call made by Eli Crawford. the secre
tary pro tenn, showed an attendance
including those represented by proxy
Hcf 137. and Mr.. Shingle announced L
quorum was present.
Delegate Knhio did not put in al
appearance during the morning ses
sion. Senator Rice was present for i
time. J. G. Cohen, candidate 70
mayor, was present and followed tn
proceedings with interest. A nun
Der of other candidates for yariou
offices were on hand. Oahu turne
out the largest number or delegates
almost all elected being present 4
good many proxies were held fror
Hawaii delegates who were unable t
be present. II. l.. Holstein, who We
reported to pc out for the chairman
ship. was represented by proxy by F
X O'Brien.
1t is planned 10 push through tn
work of the convention today A
noon the officers were certain tina
the platform could be arranged /,
that time With no refractory eliqu
AL working together In harmony
they say the planks can be agreed o
and ia final shape this evening. Al
engagements were made this mornin
for the platform committee whie'
Chairman Judd named TO meet +
the chamber of the supervisors an
do its work there.
Mr. Single set forth the object
OF the convention in a short address
published below, which he made be
fore retiring as an officer of the cor
8ention. He touched on the optimism
and confidence OF the Republicans. TIL
renewed rigor with which they ar
marshalling their forces for the con
ing election. and in passing he brand
ed the Democrats on the score of tn
new tariff. and the Panama toll pc
icy, etc. His address was interrupte
by cheers and long applause. It TO
lows:
'Gentlemen:
eft Is apparent on every side the
the people or Hawaii were never NOR
convinced OF the capacity and abilit
OF the RepuDiican party 10 success
fully handle the affairs of the govern
ment than at the present momen
That is why there is going to be
overwhelming Republican success
November.
Perhaps all of us do rot know th
WHY'S and wherefores OF the initiativi
referendum and recall, but we nee
no course in college to understand IL
difference between prosperity and d
preston Maybe we are all a lit
bit shy on the proper construction
the -Pauncefoote treaty concerr
ing the exemption of Panama can
tolls. but no studies of the intricacie
and tecllniaalities of international la
Is necessary to enable us to unde
stand that reduced price for sugF
does not help our territory very M
terially.
president Wilson's watchful wal
Ing policy in Mexico may be all rigl
so far as that reyolntion.ridden repuI
lie is concerned. but it doesn't max
dividends, and doesn't provide wor
for the unemployed, and doesn't pr