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

Citizen labor on federal public
works ...
| Improvement Of the present public
utilities act .......
Laws for protecting working men
Perfection and extension primary
election laws.
Mainland appointments.
Protest against the Democratic
proposition to send mainland lepers
to Molokai ...
Right to vote in congress.
Statehood
Woman Suffrage. IT,.
Endorsement of liquor laws.
Settlement on queen.
| "Wharves and landings.
Education. II.
Promotion OF commerce by the
opening of Kalihi harbor and gen
eral Improvement in all harbors by
federal government
Public health with strong recon.
mendation 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 a fish hatchery with
ultimate view OF securing federal aid
Extension of the civil service bas-
ed on the merit system. to embrace
practical examinations in both Eng
lish and Hawaiian.
Better taxation laws.
undermining the system OF account
| ing of the territorial and county gov
ernments.
Social and public welfare
"Reapportionment of senators ano
representatives OF the legislature.
Your committee must not be un
derstood as even intimating that al
of these subjects shall be treated ii
the platform, or that others shall no
be. We merely wish to aid as much
as possible your work
with best wishes for what VIZ
know will be harmonious and sue
cessful convention"
When the convention was called tt
order at 1890 o'clock the Popula
theater was fairly well crowded Will
delegates and onlookers The roll
call made by Eli Crawford, the secre
tary pro tem., showed an attendance
including those represented by proxy
of 1877. and Mr.. Single announced
quorum was present.
Delegate Kuhfo did not put in a,
appearance during the morning ses
sion. Senator Rice was present for
time. j. c. 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. j
good many proxies were held fror
Hawaii delegates who we're unable
be present. Fl. l.. Holstein, who wa
reported to be out for the chairman
shin was represented by proxy by
X. O'Brien
It is planned TO push through til
work of the convention today =
noon the officers were certain tha
the platform could be arranged /,
that time. With no refractory cliqu
ali working together in harmony
they say the planks can be agreed O
and in final shape this evening. Az
were made this mornin
for the platform committee whie'
Chairman Judd named to meet i
the chamber of the supervisors an
do its work there.
Mr.. Single set forth the object
or the convention in short address
published below, which he made bf
fore retiring as an officer of the cor
vention. He touched on the optimism
and confidence of the Republicans, tn
renewed yigor with which they ar
their forces for the con
Ing election. and in passing he brand
ed the Democrats on the score of til
rew tariff. and the Panama toll DO
Icy, etc. HIS address was interrupte
by cheers and long applause 1t 70
lows:
Gentlemen:
It Is apparent on every side the
the people of Hawaii were never NOR
convinced OF the capacity and abilit
Of the Republican party to success
fully handle the affairs of the govern
ment than at the present momen'
hot 10 why luST0 Is gong 10 De |
Republican success i
November.
Perhaps all Of us do not know til
why's and wherefores OF the initiativ
referendum end recall, but we nee
no course in college to understand tt
difference between prosperity and
preston. Maybe we are all a lit
bit shy on the proper construction
The Hay-Pauncefoote treaty concer,
ing the exemption of Panama canf
tolls. but no studies of the intricacie
and technicalities of international la
Is necessary to enable us to unde
stand that a reduced price for sugs
does not help our territory very mi
terially.
President Wilson's watchful wal
ng policy in Mexico may be all rigf
so far as that revolution-ridden repul
lie is concerned, but it doesn't max
dividends. and doesn't provide wor
ior the unemployed. and doesn't pr
mote enterprises and doesn't increas
wages in this country.
Democratic Rule Fatal.
"Not a man In this territory. out |