Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-24

elect Wilson II they viii, he said.
And Mr. Breckons had sized it "
I this way:
There was reason to believe that
I the Old Guard would support Hughes
No one knows il the parties viii come
together.
Mr.. cottrill ss an alternate from
Ohio thought that:
Burton was a dark liorse.N II the
parties must find a fusion candidate,
Burton was the man.
Prince Kuhio thought:
IL would be Hughes. But no one was
justified in feeling confident. He did
not know whether the parties would
come together or not.
Thursdsy.
With the weather still disappoint.
ing the convention opened it's second
session less than an hour before noon
on Thursday. Senator Warren G.
Harding was elected permanent chair
man without opposition. The reports
OF the committees on credentials,
rules and permanent organization
we're submitted and accepted After
these reports Chauncey Depew. Uncle
Joe Cannon and Senator William E.
Borah delivered addresses. The meet.
ing was then adjourned until O'Clock.
giving those present something like an
hour and a half recess
Reports of all committees were &C.
cepted by the convention as a matter
OF course. The committee on creden-
tials favored regranting Alaska, Ha-
wall and the Philippines two votes
and upon their recommendation the
convention acted faYorably. By ac-
ton of the committee on rules, Ha-
waits vote at convention in the future
was assured.
After the first session of the day
the Hawaiian delegation was gathered
around its seats In the convention hall.
George NICK. Mcclellan was there be-
side the delegates. He said that he
was attending the convention as guest.
He sat with the guests but spent con-
siderable of bis time with the Hawai-
ian delegation afterwards.
The delegation expressed much sat.
isfaction on the recovery OF their two
votes. Except for one Incident, they
found no difficulty in doing this. On
afternoon when the com
mittee on credentials met kuhio
asked that in its recommendations the
committee change Hawaiian Islands"
to Territory of Hawaii to avoid pos
sibility of chasing the islands with
Porto Rico. A member of the Ten
nessee delegation was somewhat nasty
when the prince asked for this change,
but he eventually attained his ends.
Soon after 4 o'clock the convention
was called together again. The chief
business of the AFTERNOON was the re.
port of the resolutions committee. Ma
tional committeeman from each state
we're nominated by the delegations
and eiscted by the convention.
Breckons Named Committeeman.
Robert W. Breekons was elected ma
LionaE committeeman from Hawaii
upon the nomination of j. X. Kalanian-
soie, representing the delegates. and
the election of the convention.
8 Plank Is OF the adopted Republican
platform says that all officials appoint
ed to positions in territory shall be
bona side residents of the territory
IN which their duties are to be per.
formed Henry j.. Lyman, appointed
The resolutions committee for Hawaii,
this plank.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Mas.
read the report of the rese.
Iutions committee, which comprised
the Republican platform. He was fire.
quently interrupted by applause, for
the most part vocal. The convention
was adjourned shortly after this re-
port.
On Thursday night the weather inn
proved for while, but for verJ
short while. The confusion in and
the hotels on Michigan avenue
was increasingly boisterous and at
tended with considerable rowdyism.
Friday.
Nominating speeches and the first
two ballots were the work OF Friday.
Thc session began at little after II
rrd continued without adjournment
cnta about 3 that night.
There we're many men to be NOM
mated Roosevelt, Mccall, Hughes,
Root, Fairbanks, Sherman, LaFollette.
.'ummins, DUPONT. Burton, Weeks and
Brunlbaugh. Each bad nomination
speech ranging from 10 to 40 minutes
n length. each was eheered from one
% 40 minutes. AMI each had to be Sec
,uded cnce ynd usually twice in a
speech lasting from one to 10 minutes,
md then cheered some more.
Few Good Speeches.
The consensus of opinion was that
here were few good speeches. Al.
empted flights of oratory marked ev-
ry speech. Every imaginable bro
hide. was employed. Lincoln 'the
ed, white and blue;r "the eastern
,cean," "the parent continent" this
great rerubiic.' 'catyclisms,' and
otter phrases were used
70 profusely that the convention
cached the point where it was hardly |
Wiling to stand any more. The people
,ecame tired and the convention had
o be called to order consistently. Inc
rendered some speakers what
he chairman called disgraceful atten-
ion
In the nomination speech Of Senator
,aFollette of Wisconsin the speaker
led with all others in the use of
His speech was so full of
ntensively figurative language that it
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