Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-17
PREPAREDNESS
And TAXPLANKS
Stir DELEGATES
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AsNa f4shltS the platform committee
should be able to render a definite
report when the convention meets
tonight After the platform is adopt.
ed, the election OF q territorial cen.
trail committee Will be held, each rep
resentatiye districts delegation nam.
ing its committee members. after
which the combined committee will
elect Its chairman. 81.
II Ia expected that the convention
VIII be concluded tonight. but the
delegates will remain I'm the city to-
morrow anyway. and the session may
be prolonged. Tomorrow night there
y TO be q ratification meeting at Aals
park.
Philippines Plank Dropped.
The only near-fight in prospect was
over plank indorsing the national
Republican party's stand on the Phil.
ippines--declaraing against the ''scut.
tle" policy Of the Democrats. w. C.
Achi opposed this plank. II was re-
farded as needless arousing of con-
troversyin Hawaii and possibly in the
Philippines, on account OF HawaiPs
close labor relations with the latter,
tsiands, and late yesterday the Repeb-
He1H headers decided to drop il. That
removes what was regarded as the
most likely cause for friction in the
convention. Then the party leaders
GOT together and decided that all diff
ferences ought 10 be smoothed out In
committee, SO on the platform com.
Eittee there are put two delegates
thought likely 70 start some discussion
..-Achi and Harry Murray. Murray,
q was couj would want to pro.
test against the plank calling, for q
more progressive city charter, since
IIt Is regarded as one OF the men who
helped put through the charter draft
81 the recent convention, which Is
much criticized. He was given a
chance TO voice his views by being
nut on the platform committee.
BY this policy OF settling fights in
cofnmittee, the leaders are steering
Tor the haven Of entire harmony.
Harmony was the keynote sounded by
George w Smith, when upon unani-
NOUS election he took the chair as
Dermanent chairman OF the conven-
ton. He made q brief. snappy talk
declaring that the party here should
4phoid fhe national party by stand
ihg together
kuhio 20 Pc lndorsed.
The platform Is npw ID prospect
w Cot e HaWtti' sdelBeate 70 Con.
eress, ]. Kuhio Kalanianaole. Origin
1lItNtlert Wfs no such plank In the
platform drafts. and the intention Of
some leaders was neither TO indorse
nor criticize the delegate I'm fact, not
20 mention him at all.-but yesterday
m1I1EEE0ffne general committee got
U0Id that the prince wished an In /
I1|1II'eilt. Il Nat 1T once realized /
INT "a deny 1Iti 4 eulogistic plank |
It 4. I'M tIiid Efif MP q bic row.
The convention ID filled with delegates
who on an issue would fight for an |
indcrgapent 81 rthe delegate hence
without kny further delay such plank
was prub4ned. & Even those cpnventioul
deleRnie who criticize Kuhio for In
attention. 10 the duties Of HE post say
that tor ,party harmony he ought 70
be Endorsed BY the convention, and I
desleFt there Is no use fighting an
By noon today everything looked
smooth sailing. Il Is expected that /
discussion over certain planks win
develop, and perhaps tilt or two. but
nothing which looks to the old time
party .warhorses like real battle.