Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-13
Fight in Convention Over New
Form of Government Takes
Unexpected Turns

4 IN OfueIeuL
directions, instead OF two, were dis
covered when the majority and minor
| fly reports OF the committee of Is
were read before the Charter Conven-
ton last night The original charters
proposed by w. G.. Achi and the Re-
search Club have been abandoned al
most entirely by the committee In
both majority and minority reports
and this makes IL certain that the
speakers for the Civic Federation and
the Chamber Of Commerce, besides
the individual speakers who will APP
pear before the convention, will rep
resent third force al work on the
convention.
From present indications ex-Goy.
ernor Frear and others win strongly
hack the Research Club plans. very
much as they were originally propos-
ed, and this gives the work Of the
convention three directions. for II Is
nnquestionable that the Chamber Of
Commerce, Civic Federation and other
forces will rally many OF the members
OF the convention behind them.
Tried Steam Roller. So
The first conflict started when Da.
vid nj. Knpihea tried to start the
steam roller going BY moving the adop.
ton Of the majority report shortly aft.
er the reading was completed by Lor-
rim Andrews.
Chillingworth jumped to his feet
and registered an objection on point
OF order.
There is no reason Why / should
not be heard and / will be heard on
this point" shouted Kupihea In return
to Chillingworth.
Go ahead, said ChilIingworth, t'the
more you talk the worse you get
The chair finally ruled that Kupihea
was out OF order, since the conven-
ton had just voted that action upon
I the committee reports should be de.
|layed until the report had been trans.
lated into Hawaiian and distributed
to the Hawaiian delegates.
Francis J. Green presenting the
minority report. prefxed HIS reading
with short talk explaining the atti-
tude Of the minority and their objec-
tons TO such things as the ward sys.
TEN. In the midst Of his talk he was
cut short by A. D. Castro, who remind
ed the chair that committee reports
must be read. Green then filed the
report formally.
Moved for aDIseharse.s
The storm Of the evening then.
broke out when Chillingworth rose to
move that vote Of thanks be ex-.
tended to the committee Of IS and
that they be discharged. He sat down
with q broad smile while Lorrin An
drews sprang to his feet and challeng.
ed the motion anxionsly.
one OF the conventions recurrent
parliamentary rule tangles occupied
the next 30 minutes. and when the
storm had cleared away and Andrews
point been granted that the commit.
tee could not be discharged until the
report was formally before the conyen.
ton in printing. John II. Wise start
ed the confusion again by duplicating
.Chillingworth's motion. He too, was
ruled down by the chair.
The Chamber OF Commerce commu.
nication, asking that its representa-
tives be heard before the convention
before final action was taken on the
charter reports OF committees was
then read, and shortly after came the
request of the CIVIC Federation that
there be mass meeting called at
which the federation could present
several speakers upon the charter
plans.
A big war started over these com.
.munications. w. .. Smith, the paci-
fer OF the convention, moved that the
requests be granted, but the rest OF
the members had different views
After number of speakers for the
minority had proposed that the con.
vention should hear the speakers by
passing into committee Of the whole,
Lorrin Andrews lnade a vigorous
speech In favor Of a mass meeting In
Aala Park.
Chillingworth was Immediately on
his feet with an objection. !.
Trust to Citizens.
Look shouted Andrews. "see how
afraid they are Of turning this matter
over to the citizens ] am not. am
willing to trust to their intelligence"
Al certain portion OF the delegates
received Andrews statement with
loud applause, but Chillingworth
threatened Andrews with voice and
raised finger for misrepresentation of
the minority position. Ss Il "a
In the midst of these stormy obiec
tons to Andrews motion, Samuel Ke-
liinoi rose to one of the most incisive
talks of the evening. He pointed out
that IL mass meetings were started
the convention would soon have to be
over the length and breadth
of the island.
Furthermore" he said, Il perceive
that the real work Of the convention is
only starting. 1t may be remembered
that asked that all this public and
private discussion Of the charters IN |
der consideration be voiced before we
referred any matter to the committee. |
As it now is the work of the commit |
tee will probably be only beginning |
for strife. II looks to me as though |
We would never get charter"