Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-06-09
PROGRESSIVES
URGE HAWAII BE :
GIVEN THE VOTE
Party Leaders Now Consider
inq Plank in Platform Dealing
With REPRESENTATION
BULL MOOSE PRINCIPLES
t. WILL BE UTTERED SOON
ORGANIZATION Is Observing "No
Convention Idea of :.
New Primary Law D..
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That the, Progressive party Of Ha-
waii is seriously considering making
request to congress that II amend
the organic act to the extent that the
delegateship be done away with and,
instead. the territory be allowed an
actual representative with the power
to vote, was the statement made this
morning by George r. Carter. chair
man Of the Progressive party.
Surely there can be no better way
OF demonstrating TO 90.0o0.000 people
'on the mainland that Hawaii Is not
q possession than the fnrthering OF
such project as this, said Mr.. Carter.
THAT is. instead sof having delegate
we have representative with the
fright to vote.
In connection with this statement,
Chnirman Carter announced that the
platform of the Progressive party
probably win be ready by Thursday.
The local party has adopted the poll
Icy Of uphelding the primary law and
for this reason no convention sss to
be held. % 81
The matter OF the Progressive
|party's platform has been under dis.
cusslOn Tor some time by q commit
tee ccmposed Of George r. Carter, Or.
w. p. Ferguson, DR.. Deremus SetIds'
.dxf afd Francis L. Greene. as well as
Ha number Of Individual Progressiyes
m the Territory. IN the discussion of
The question as to when Hawaii will
get statehood, the fact was brought
out that the people on the mainland
are opposed to this because Hawaii
is not part OF the continent.
.The matter OF Hawaii securing
statehood involves a new principle y
said Mr.. Carter. "FroIn the fact that
Hawaii was not q part of the cont.
Enent, the organic act gave us greater
power than any other newly-organized
territoTy ever had. Hence II looked as
IL Congress intended that our present
form of government should be more or
Jess permanent It was members of
the local progressive party suggested
that. pending the securing OF state
hood, The partv should request Con-
gress TO give the territory an actual
representative with the right to vote
Ia power than was demanded by
every state that came into the union.
.0ur committee also is looking into
the legal aspect of the question, this
to be made clear re the filal
announcement Of platform is
made. h-5 .".' +
/ For the past rs the people on
the mainland cen laboring un-
der misappr bn as regards Ha-
waits actua' ton. Because we
came into q ION at the time Of
the Spanish ~ the impression pre-
walls that the Stars and Stripes are,
only loaned to Hawaii and that the
privileges we enjoy are only temper
.ary.- *"*
/ IF the people of Hawaii. had the
right of representation, the senators
would no longer say that we have no
right to appear before their commit
tees and then we we're there only by
courtesy"
Mr. Carter said that the Progressive
marty is seriously considering making
the proposed request to Congress, AMI
that the initial action will be taken as
soon ass the party's platform is com.
pleted and proper announcement is
made OF II.