Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-24
HARMONY IN
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
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of temporary officers was in order.
Immediately thereafter W. H. Rice
of Kauai nominated J. Mahiai Kanea-
kua, county clerk on that island, for
temporary chairman. His motion was
seconded by John H. Wise, and VIII
Crawford moved that the nominations
be closed. The motion prevailed. This
was in accordance with the movement
started some time ago and brought to
a head this morning before the con-
vention assembled. Senator Charles A.
Rice of Kauai. though not delegate
to the convention, announced several
days ago that a Kauai man would prob
ably be made the chairman of this
convention.
After the election of Kaneakua, Mr..
Single withdrew from the platform.
But before leaving the chair he made
a rousing speech, urging the delegates
to work together to cement all fac
tions of the Republican party" and
to make rules broad enough and Just
enough to satisfy all factions. His
words were heartily applauded and a,
few times in the course of his short
address he was interrupted by loud
applause
Mr.. Single said:
The selection of your temporary
chairman is next in order of business.
Before calling for nominations / shall
ask your Indulgence for few mo-
ments that | may address you briefly.
The last legislature having passed
fas,fT1 10, H.
sary for change in the rules of the
Republican party. The territorial CEN
trail committee In November last Sc
lected subcommittee of five compris.
ing Cecil Brown, r. w. Breckons,
John G.. Lane, A. D. Castro and my
self, to prepare draft of rules to
be submitted to convention of Re-
publicans to be held in Honolulu on
February "a for consideration. The
subcommittee made its report in De-
cember and copies of its report were
printed in both English and Hawaiian
and distributed throughout the terri
tory.
The subcommittee desires it to be
understood that the present draft is
largely tentative 1t has solicited
criticisms of Republicans throughout
the territory on the proposed draft,
and will lay those received before you
for your careful consideration.
Fellow Republicans, / sincerely
trust and hope that this convention
will be the means OF cementing all
factions of the party together. feel
fully confident that such rules as you
will finally adopt will be rules good
enough. broad enough ana fair enough.
that all progressive dissensionists in
Hawaii can accept; rules that will gov
ern a party that has given Hawaii
the best government it ever had. and
one that believe viii be victorious
at the polls this coming fall. If we
VIII but get together and all work
for its best interests. .
The new chairman, taking his place
on the platform, asked the members
TO assist him in the work laid ont
He then stated that a motion for a
temporary secretary was in order e
Fogarty was nominated for the
place first by VIII Crawford. and
George G. Guild was the second nomi.
nee Guild, by unanimous vote was
made temporary secretary, Fogarty
Withdrawing. Eli Crawford was made
the official Hawaiian Interpreter of
the convention. =
Inc next step was the appointment
OF credentials COMMITTEES This
body, on motion of John III. wise was
made up of one delegate from each
district and one at large. ali to he "a
Ilected by the chairman The follow
ing were named on that COMMITTEES.
w. H. Huddy, F. K. O'Brien. j W Ea-
iua' william Crawford, A. S. MahauIu,
w H. Rice and E. p Fogarty.
me committee reported back Al
ll;SO, stating that the records shove
81 present and 10 delegates whose
due election had been certified to Nv
tine precinct clubs; and that 26 -prov-
lies were held.
William Thompson asked that the
report of the credentials committee he
taken up at o'clock, SAYING that
there were several delegates who
should not be unseated simply ne,
cause the officials of the nracinct
clubs had failed to send in. the nroner
4 Ah-AaSoCOo VI CtSCttOIS. Il. M ClnPnh
opposed Thompson's motion. He said
1t would mean delay and that the re.
port should be acted on at once.
A. L. Castle settled the matter with
an amendment to the motion, which
was that delegate could be unseated
at any time during the convention or
showing that he had not been dull,
!, elected
Ed Towse mvoed that the consider.
alton of the proposed new rules come
before the convention, the delegates
sitting as committee of the whole
under the rules of the legislature.
/ Robert Breekons raised the point
here. that the motion of Mr.. Tows.
was out of order, as the convention
had not yet been permanently organ
lied. But before this point could b.
pressed. Wise arose and moved that /;
committee on rules be appointed a
once, composed of one Representative,
from each district and one selected a
large, this committee to recommen,
the procedure to be followed in act
4 ing on the rules and alec - =,