Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-07
PACHECO IS MADE
TEMPORARY HEAD
AT CHARTER MEET
Andrews Attempt to Make Ses-
sions Nom Partisan Upset BY
Attack of Republicans
HALL ABOVE ARM0RY Is
SECURED FOR MEETINGS
Governor Pinkham Receives
Committee After Funds But
Makes no Promises

''Supreme Ruler, as we are your low
" subjects, present here to deliberate
for the good Of our community, we
invoke your aid TO guide us that We
may DO only these things which will
be for the good Of our city. Amen"
AS the Rev. J. II. 8. Kaleo finished
his prayer and the rolling music Of
the Hawaiian language ceased, the au-
dlence OF men OF all ages who stood
with bowed heads listening, sank
quietly into their seats and Honolulu's
long heraided charter convention had
begun
Outside the Mckinley High school
where the first meeting was held, the
assembling Of the delegates was her
aided by the music of the Hawaiian
band The members OF the conven-
tion were grouped on the steps OF the
building and their picture taken
against the eolumned background, and
q little after 10 o'clock, City Clerk
David KalauokaIani called the meet.
ing to order.
After the brief and impressive pray.
er by Rev. ]. III. s. Kaleo, a committee
was appointed to examine the creden-
fials or the members, and q brief ex-
animation Of the clerks documents
showed that there were no irregulari.
ties.
The credentials committee consist
ed Of Clarence L. Crabbe. Lorrin An
drews and M g Pacheco.
Plea for Nonpartlzenship.
When the nominations for temp0r-
AIRY chairman were called for, Lorrin
Andrews rose to Z short talk nominal:
Ing NJ c. Pacheco, and pointed out
that II he nominated man Of q poll.
tical party differing from his own, II
was because he felt that party differ
ences should die at the doors OF the.
convention.
.We DO not come here as members
Of any parties whatsoever. but as citi-
kens OF Hawaii. said Mr.. Andrews.
Mr. Pacheco was unanimously elect
ed and was conducted to the platform
by William speckman and Jesse Uluri
ihi. It Is forecasted that he will be
made permanent chairman. In his
speech Of acceptance he said in part:
'sThe great issue before this con.
vention Is to guarantee to the people
Of the city and county OF Honolulu a
continuation Of an equal opportunity
in the government OF their affairs
without injury or wrong TO anyone.
It is our high honor and duty to meet
every argument and contention in a
spirit OF exalted civic patriotism. We
deliberate not for d political party,
but for the whole community, and all
can and will agree upon this one prop.
-ositiun: That the majority of this con.
yention stands between the people OF
the city and county of Honolulu, and
those who would deliver our city gov.
ernment into the hands Of the 'inyisi.
BILE government who would run II In
the interest Of the aristocracy of the
governing class.
1T Is no doubt true that our pres.
ent system of government requires
material change. Our past and pres
ent painful experience under a weak
Cat this point 1t was suggested that
Mayor Lane sit on the platform and
he was escorted there), vacillating
and outrageously extravagant zap
plause) Republican administration of
our city government, conyinces all
men OF all political affiliations that
the time Is now ripe to frame char.
ter which shall fix responsibility upon
those who are entrusted with the con-
fidence Of the people" -
20 Away With Paternallsrn.
"The time is now also ripe for the
city and county OF Honolulu to cast
aside the swaddling clothes in which
IL has been nursed by our paternal leg
islature since 1905. and finally to walk
erect and independents To attain
these objects does not require a cam
paign OF yilification or misrepresenta.
tion. Neither material nor moral prog
ress lies that way. Let us not array
class against class. but let us preserve
the rights Of all by causing each to
respect the rights of the other. 1t r.
our duty to put aside prejudice and
and consent cheerfGlly that
the majority shall speak for each OF
us, and at the close Of this conven-
ton to march together from the hall
shoulder TO shoulder, supporting what
ever charter may have been adopted
for the government of our city"
The speech made an evident i'm
preston upon the assemblage, and
when in the midst of an exciting
period some one rose to suggest that
Mayor Lane be given the seat of hon
or on the stage, Mr.. Pacheco re-
marked: u did not know that our
worthy mayor had returned from his
fishing trip" a remark which sent a