The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-02-27
REPUBLICANS
. ADOPT NEW
RULES
(From Wednesday Advertiser.)
Peace Prevails at Party conven-
'tion-Kauai Is Given Honor Of
Naming Eead& for Temporary
and Permanent Organization
Number OF Changes Made in
Rules Submitted by Committee.


Five hours devoted to actual hard
work sufficed yesterday for the terri.
torial Republican convention to amend,
alter and otherwise dispose of the rules
and regulations Of the party which are
calculated TO conform to the altered
conditions in consequence Of the pas
sage by the Legislature last year Of the
direct primary law.
There were many and important
amendments proposed, discussed and
disposed Of, mostly adopted and few
rejected, but the whole task broke all
records for despatch and expedition.
When the convention adjourned sine
die at four o clock yesterday afternoon
the day 8 work was all practically com
pleted such loose ends as may crop up
being left to a committee on revision
which will probably complete its work
today. Although printed copies Of the
rules win be sent out 60 the different
Republican organizations of the Terri.
tory within week, The Advertiser a
furnishing its readers, ia today q issue,
with the rules and regulations in full.
Temporary Ofiicers Made Permanent.
The selection of temporary officers,
who were later made permanent, fur
nished the surprise Of the day. Lorrin
Andrews, who was slated for chairman
by some Oahu delegates, was absent
during the morning session of the con
veption and his name did not come up;
neither WAS Representative j. III. Concy,
who was understood 10 be Kauai 3
choice for the position named, but Kau-
nj was given both the temporary and
permanent craftsmanship with the unan-
imous election of J. Mahiai Kaneakua,
Kaupi Z, veteran county clerk. Another
surprise was sprung with the election,
as temporary and permanent secretary,
pfnGeorge q. Guild. Prior TO the meet
ing Of the convention il was understood
that Maui coveted the honor and that
former senator William T. Robinson
was the Valley island candidate for the
position. $500,
With very little ceremony the con.
vention was called to order at Aten
o clock yesterday morning at the Lib.
orty Theater by Robert w. Single.
chairman Of the territorial central com.
mittee. With him ON the rostrum was
Eli Crawford, secretary Of the terri
torial central committee, who acted pro-
yisionally as secretary Of the conyen-
ton. 1890
Following the Bringing Of the con
vention to order Chairman Shingle read
the call which convened the convention
for business. The temporary roll call
was then made.
Rising and stating THAT the next
order of business would be the selee-
tion of temporary officers Of the con
yention, Chairman Single made a
ringing speech in which he exhortcd his
hearers to stand shoulder to shoulder
and bring back 10 the Republican party
the prestige which II had until but re-
Gently enjoyed in this Territory.
The passage by the last legislature
of the Direct Primary Law necessitates
the revision Of the rules and regulations
of the Republican party to meet chang
cd conditions, said Mr.. Shingle. ssTo
do this you have been called here and
u is now your duty TO respond to the
exigeneies of the moment and adopt
rules and regulations which will be re-
SpOnsive to the occasion.
submits Tentative Rules.
SEA subcommittee consisting Of
Messrs. Cecil Brown, John @. Lane,
Robert w, Breekons, Al. Castro and
myself was several months ago appoint.
ed 20 draft q set of rules and regula.
tons. The subcommittee accomplished
this by no means light task and report
ed to the territorial central committee
In December. The result Of the labors
of this committee is now before Won
for consideration. The proposed rules
and regulations have heen printed and
now await your action. Act on them
as you. will, endeavoring in all things
TO cement and bind the ties Of Repub
licanism in this Territory TO such an
extent that the party will 20, forward
at the next election and evermore after
that TO victory.
These rules are tentative aud they
have been prepared solely with the
view Of aiding you in your delibera-
tions. As soon as yOn have selected
your temporary officers i will retire,
confident that You will do Justice BY
Yourselves rs delc~rtep and b. the Re.
publican party. shall now entertaia
a motion for temporary organization. "
w. H. Rice Jr., sheriff of Kauai, and
one of the wideawake Garden Island
deleeUtes TO the convention, was on his
feet in a moment with the nomination
Of J. Mahiai KaneaIcua, the Kauai
county clerk, for temporary chairman
of the convention. The nomination was
seconded on behalf Of Oahu BY John
II. Wise. Nominations were closed i'm.
medfately and the secretary requested
TO east the unanimous vote Of the con.
vention for temporary chairman. This
done, Kaneakua took the chair and In
a few words thanked the delegates for
the honor bestowed on him.
Kauai Gets ohair1nanship.
"This is not the time for speeches, >
exclaimed Kauealxua as cries OF
'sReeeh, speech, y arose from the door
of the conventions 'we ARE here 10
work and the best way to do this 4
TO 90 right III IL now 1 thanh va, for