Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-10
WOULD PUT
teeth" IN
LAW OF 1913
Republican Leaders Plan Plat
form Plank Strengthening
Utilities Commission
CONVENTION TO DISCUSS
MANY IMPORTANT ITEMS
Numerous Topics Proposed
Will Work Against Any
Kuhio-Rice Fight

A score OF "pianks" dealing with
topics OF vital interest to Hawaii will
be passed upon by the Republican ter
ritorial platform convention when the
G. 0. p. delegates meet next Monday
morning in the Popular theater to
draft their politicsl document.
Republican leaders today outlined
some OF the more important subjects
that will be taken up. One of the chief
Planks in point OF territory-wide inter
est is the proposal that more teeth"
be put into the public utilities law.
Republican legislators and party work
ers say that the law passed by the last
legislature is excellent SD far as II
goes but that II does not go far enough
and that the experience or the com
mission during the past year and
half shows that for II to be effective
II must be armed with more powers
Furthermore, they Point out that
such legislation ought TO be generally
favored by Hawaiian corporations be.
cause it will prove the ability of this
territory to handle its internal affairs
fully and impartially
One plank proposed recently will
desl with the attempt of certain con-
gressmen to make Hawaii the location
for a national home for lepers. This
will be sharply criticised
Several drafts are being made of
plan severely condemning the Demo
cratic administration for its free sugar
policy. This will be one of the fea-
lures OF the territorial platform this
year.
Charter Revision Plans.
Another subject Is that of revision
of the city charter OF Honolulu and
the county acts of the various conn
ties. II Is probable that the legisla-
ture viii be asked to afford opportp-
nifty for such revision BY placing the
issue before the voters In some defin- !
ite form. .s,s,sss -
The subject Of education will receive
much attention. Vocational training |
as part Of tho public school courses I
will be taken up and discussed and
the outlook Is now that II will be
strongly approved.
Hcmestesding and the handling OF /
public lands, water rights and other l
government assets viii be gone into |
thoroughly. &
Amendment OF the direct primary ,
act is to be discussed. |
One plank ready to go before the
convention will condemn the Demo
cratic party for its disastrous slash
in the duty on rice, resulting in Sc
we're blow to that industry In Hawaii.
No Chairman Selected.
The convention will be called to or
der at 10 o'clock a. m. by Chairman
Robert w. Shingle OF the territorial
central committee. Chairman Single
said today that he has heard no re-
ports as to the probable permanent
chairman of the convention. Among
those mentioned by other Republican
leaders are Robert w. BrecKons and
III. L. Holstein Of Hawaii Holstein
may not be able 10 attend the conven-
ton.
Influential members of the party de-
clare that every effort will be made to
keep the rival candidates. for delegate
to Congress of Prince Kuhio and Sena-
tor Charles A. Rice from becoming a
convention issue.
ANY attempt to start Kuhio-Rice
fight, or any effort to use the conven
tion or its delegates to promote the
candidacy of either the prince or
Senator Rice will be frowned upon"
said well-known Republican today.
such fight would be disastrous to
party prospects, which now are SO
bright that we feel perfectly safe in
predicting general Republican vic !
tory both in the territory and in the
various counties"