Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-18

With but three dissenting noes"
forming a faint echo to a veritable
deluge of ayes, delegates at the Re-
publican territorial convention in the
Bliou theater last night Endorsed the
platform which the party will use in
the November campaign.
The platform as II came from the
committee was adopted with but two
m.nor amendments, the first an addi-
ton to the harbor Improvements
plank. suggested by William Thomp-
son, Oahu delegate. 1t contained
pledge for early action on island har
bor projects. Every plank in the
lengthy platform met with the ap-
proyal Of large majority of the dele
gates. 3
1t had been expected that at least
two fights would be waged on the
floor OF the convention-one on the
preparedness plank and the other on
the taxation plank. The first of
these planks, however, was adopted
without comment Or speech.
Delegate w. C.. Achi attempted to-
alter the two taxation planks by pro-
posing amendments to each. He argu-
ed long and earnestly, but the con-
yention voted to let the planks stand
as written into the platform.
The plank on woman's suffrage
glided through without q dissenting
vote on the final reading.
xI4ast nights session of the eonven-
ton was even more harmonious
the surface-than the morning meet
ing The committee on platform and
resolutions spent a busy afternoon
whipping the platform planks into
shape, and that its work was we'll
done was evidenced by the satisfac-
ton with which the several pla1ks
sWere received.
As forecast by the Star-Bulletin,
Emil A. Berndt was unanimously Sc
sleeted -a6 chairman OF the Republican
territorial central committee. Other
central committee officers were
elected as follows:
Viceehairman-fiarry E. Murray.
Treasurer errit p. Wilder.
Secretary1-EH j, Crawford.
Aside from the adoption of the party
platform. an important feature of last
nights meeting was the election by
the various districts Of their dele
gates TO the central committee and
the naming Of their representatives
on the executive committee.
Following the the results OF the
election
First district, East Hawaii. II.
NOR. H, s. Rickard, Stephen l. Desha,
A. Nj. Gabrinha, central committee. |
men; H s. Richard, executive CONF
n1itteeman.
cys<,sS,, 3 s,a3-ss4 tr,t1 A Yr
n Holstein, 2. S. Goodhue, E. K
Iona and O.. w. A. Hapai., central |
committeeman; H L. Holstein, execu-
tive committeeman.
Third district. Maui r. A. Drum
nlohd. Edward Waiahcio, D. T. Elem.
ing, w. "A. Clark, II. A. Baldwin, j. w. |
Kalua. central committeeman; d. It.
Fleming and Fl. "A. Baldwin, executive
committeeman.
Fourth district. Oahu g. p. Wilder,
Emil A. Befndt, C. Al. Long, ]. Vass
comedies, j. Aud. Jr., H. +. Murray,
central committeeman; H. K. Murray |
and c. A. Long. executive committee
men.
Fifth district. Oahu Samuel Kelii-
moi, r. NJ. Duncan. w. s. Raka, Will
lam Lane, E. J. Crawford and J. X.
Motley, central committeeman; r. M! /
Duncan and E. ]. Crawford, executive
committeeman.
Sixth district, Kauai--A. Menefog-
TO- G. II. Epitz, T. NJ Kaneakau, C.. A. I
Rice, central committeeman; C. Al
Rice, executive committeeman.
Evening Session Il
The evening session convened at /
about s O'Clock. Chairman @. W.
Smith calling for the report of the
committee on platform and lresolu-
tons. A. d. Cooper, chairman of the
committee. read the platform plank
BY plank. The meeting then resolved |
into q committee of the whole, Ed.
Towse being called from the conyen-
ton floor 70 act as chairman of the
committeeman.
: Upon Achi's motion to amend, it /
was decided to defer action on the
taxation planks in order to give Achi /
an opportunity to go into the office
OF the Bijou theater and write out
his amendments. ~, /
When the woman suffrage plan hove
in sight, someone shouted a motion to
have II stricken. A more enthusiastic
Republican promptly told the mover
ito shut up!" The delegate who
seemed determined TO quash the SUI
frage plank was not heard again dur
ing the evening.
II wag suggested that, while Achi
was writing his amendments. Rev.
IS. l. Desha and Judge A. s. Ma.
shauiu engage in a debate on the bene-
fits and defects OF the woman suffrage
plank.
NO, no." protested Desha. They
fwould>only make fun Of u.s."
There was no debate. &. -.
! One by one the planks were passed
In the committee OF the whole. Achi
turned in his amendments, to be con-
sidered later The demonstrating |
plank, providing, among other things, |