Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-16
REPUBLICANS OF
SENATE DISCOVER
AN 1NSURGENT'
Robinson of Maui Declines to
Join Caucus and RumorS
"...@. Are Busy
MAJORITY FAVORS GOING
AHEAD WITHOUT MAUI MAN
ChiIiingWorth Strongly Backed
For President-House Cau-
Gus Harmonious ......


Republican senators called into eau
Gus yesterday afternoon found an 'in
surgent" in the camp and one who vi
to a late hour today had declined tc
join the majority in mapping out theil
legislative program and deciding upon
the officers and employees of the upper
house.
Senator w. T. Robinson OF Maui II
the solon who declined to attend yes
terdays caucus. His refusal and the
absence Of others. among them Chas
A. Rice of Kauai, resulted I'M the eau
Gus being postponed until noon today
Meanwhile the. Republicans of the
lower house met, got harmoRiously to
work, selected officers and employees
and talked over the bills to be intro
duced on behalf Of the party.
Robinson gratified his friends by
sending word to the caucus that he is
not going to desert permanently or
anything like that and his action lis
taken goodnaturedly all around, sd
that no marring OF old-fashioned Re.
publican harmony is expected.
Senator Rob.nsons refusal to join
the caucus is said to be based ON the
fact that he wants support for q taA
alton measure he intends to Introduce
and viii not pledge his vote as q sen
ator for president and other offices
until assured that he will get support
for this measure Just what the tax
bilf n has not been divuIged, so its
chances are not known, but one sena
tor said yesterday that he thought
the biil was aimed at island pianta-
tions.
Another reason for Robinson,s atti.
tude Is said to be that he wants Tin"
Lyons OF Maui for assistant clerk OF
the senate. There are several eandi-
dates for this job and it was predicted
that Robinscn's aloofness was not like
~ 10 help his candidate very much.
Robinson was questioned by some of
the members II the legislature today
but later they said he would not ex
plain his reasons for declining. to join
the caucus.
However, they did not seem worried
over the situation, believing that Rob
inson will come into the fold and say
ing that they have enough votes any
way to elect Charles F. Chillingwortb
OF Oahu as president and carry.
through their other plans
Legislature Opens Tomorrow.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning the
upper and lower houses will convene
in their respective chambers and or
ganiEe for tne seesion. Senator Steph
en- L. Desha of Hawaii and Represen-
tatfye Norman X. Lyman Of the same
island win have the honor Of calling
the bodies to order as temporary chair
men. under the rule that the senator
and representative receiving the high
est vote respectively Ia the first sna
torial and first representative districts
shall call the houses to order.
Governor 70 Read Message.
AS soon as the houses are organ
lied the governor will be notified ano
will then present his annual message
Governor Pinkham viii read his
in person, arrangements hav
ing been made for the senate to meet
jointly with the house in the chambe,
Of the latter, 1t is expected that the
Of the houses viii have
been perfected early in the morning
so that fhe governor will be able r.
present his message before noon.
Dozens Of bills will be introduced
on the opening days, large number
Of which have been prepared under
the direction OF the Republican com.
mittees to carry out platform planks
Democrats Doing Little.
4 Although there is healthy Demo.
cratic minority of seven in the upper
house. Bourbon leaders said this morn.
Ing that no caucus had been held and
their plans had not been systematized.
There has been some talk OF naming
James L Coke for vice-president, butt
Coke personally prefers that the vet.
sran Makekau should be given the
place. Democrats will have important
representation on the committees and
90 Tar there has been no indication
mat the majority and minority will
clash in any serious way.
IN the house the only Democrat is
NJ kupinea and Henry L. Kawe-
wehi is the lone Home Ruler. The
others are Republicans.
House Caucus Smooth.
AZ the house caucus last night
practically unanimous vote conceded
he choice of the following:
H l. Holstein. speaker: T. n Col
icy. vice-speaker; Edward Woodward
lerk; 1yoais K Kekuniano. assIstant |
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