The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-02-27

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chosen as Hawaiian interpreter, posi-.
tion which he filed with unusual Rbil
ity. ,s4. Y
A committee on credentials was next
appointed by the chair, the. members
being the following; George H. Huddy,
IF. X. o'Brien, }. w. Kalua,, william
Thompson, A. 3. Mahaulu and W. III.
Rice, Jr. representing the several rep
resentative districts OF the Territory,
respectively from the FIRST TO the sixth
=. p. Fogarty, as a member at large,
was added TO the committee and made
chairman.
Credentials Approved.
After a short recess the report of
the credentials committee was read and
with but slight discussion adopted. The
report was as follows;
Herewith we beg leave to present
the report Of the credentials committee.
Present, in person and by proxies, are
delegates in number az follows:
First representative district, eleven,
in person and four by proxy; second
representative district, seven in person
and two by proxy; third representative
district. twenty in person and eight by
proxy; fourth representative district,
twenty-five in person and FIVE by
proxy; fifth representative district,
seventeen in person and four by proxy;
sixth representative district, seven in
person and three by proxy
Total present, in person, eighty
four, by proxy, twenty-six, or no;
total called 147; accounted for, 40;
unaccounted for, thirty-seven. 7" ~ 4
On motion by John II. Wise com.
mittee on rules Of procedure and per
manent organization was appointed, as
follows. John 7. Moir, II. L. Holstein,
George Cummings, l.. M. Judd, a.. L.
Castle, II. d. Wishard and H. a. Bald.
win, member at large and chairman of
the committee At this time recess
was taken until one O'Clock in the
afternoon, 1t being then the noon hour.
Convention Gets to Business.
Upon reconvening at one O'Clock the
rnles and permanent organization com.
mittee lost no time in making its re-
port, which was adopted. h4st
This report of the committee of the
whole, Ed Towse chairman, WINS adopted
and I. M, Church moved that the tenn
porary officers be made permanent
which was carried. j. II. Coney moved
that the convention 90 into COMMITTEES
OF the whole to consider the rules and
regulations. This was carried and
Chairman Kaneakua called upon Ed
Towse to act as chairman of the COM
mittee Of the whole. Towse did this
and expedited the work in truly Kai-
mud style. In three hours time the
work had been accomplished, and the
convention adjourned sine die.
Party Leaders Join Discussion. (,
Among those who took prominent
part In the discussion of the rules and
regulations, were l.. M. Judd, William
thompson, X. w. Breckons, Lorrin An.
drews, A. ID. Castro, to whom the couf.
tesy of the floor had been extended. he
having been a member of the subcom.
mittee which has had drafted the pro.
| posed rules and regulations; j. III.
Coney, Sam Keliinoi and many Others.
/ George s. Curry introduced the res.
olution on territorial representation at
the national convention of the Republi.
can party. Breckons and Lorrin An.
drews made ringing speeches on the
subject which evoked prolonged ap-
plause. -. 1870
| Upon the adoption of the report OF
the committee of the whole, the con,
yention being again in session, Ed
Towse moved that revision committee
consisting Of five members be appointed
to go over the rules and regulations
which had been adopted to .'whip then
into shape in the matter of language
REMEMBERING articles and selections ant
to attend to such minor details as thil
convention may have uneonseiously fail
ed to handle The committee Is mad,
up as follows;
4. M. Judd, chairman; Ed ToYsc
William Thompson, II. w. Breekons an,
George g. Guild.
n Resolution Bears on Rulea
Resolved that the wording Of an,
amendment tentatively adopted whicl
would change the idea Of having tn,
Territorial Central COMMITTEES or IL ex
eeutiye committee appointed by, tn
Territorial Convention, be so altered a
to conform TO this idea. - Z
The above resolution was adopte,
unanimously upon its presentation b
l.. M. Judd. Several sections had bee
passed over by the convention for con
sideration later, but as these had no
been acted upon when the committee o
the whole reported to the convention
the resolution was presented. II bear
directly on the sections in question. Tn
new rules and resolutions are printe
in full elsewhere in this issue Of Tn
Advertiser. ,s
With votes of thanks to the mbcom
mittee, which had drafted the rules, th
committee Of the whole, the temporar
and permanent officers and everybod
and everything in general the motion I
adjourn sine die was carried with th