Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-07-13
ISSUE
ISN'T TAKEN UP
BY REPUBLICANS
Continued from page one)

Thompson, C. G. Ballentyne, A. D.
Cooper, Ed Towse, E. J. Crawford and
Ed Marine. -
It was decided that one committee
should have general charge of as
sembling all the proposed platform
planks and this, committee was NAM
ed as follows A. D. Cooper, chair
man William Thompson, John Wise,
Emil Berndt and Raymond c. Brown.
The 1914 platform was then reviewed
and upon. thist the discussion was
based. It was during this discus
ion that the, general feeling Of those
present came out, as opposed to any
plank on WOman suffrage.
In its national PLATFORM adopted in
Chicago few weeks ago, the Repub-
lican party declared in favor of wo-
mans suffrage. but also recognized
the right of each state to settle this
question for ITSELF" -~
1t appeared from the brief discus
sion yesterday that Hawaii Republi-
cans do not want Ito take-up the
question now. They want to- do some
".watehful waiting con it / 80 It is
unlikely there will BE any plank re-
lating to it.
How Platform Is Shaping, Up
Briefly stated, here are the various
planks talked over, based on the
planks in the 1914 platform, and the
action or the expression of opinion
yesterday: =" -
Preamble-Left, in charge of gener.
al committee. eI-.-~
Tariff-Assigned to general com.
mittee. H.. -
Home Rule and sStatehood-General
committee. ess1sszss.s !. ~ T.
Harbor Improyements-ATo be hand
led by special committee to be NAMED.
settlement upon Queen Liliuokalani
To commend action of legislature
in carrying ont this, plan, ~ {,
City and county government
was long discussion on this. Some
felt that as there had been a charter
revision convention called, and it had
acted, the platform convention now
should take no steps but If there were
any fight to be made on the charter,
1t should be made when the legislature
meets and. gets the conventions re-
port. No vote was taken but there
was generally unfavorable criticism
on the results of the charter conven-
ton. It was finally decided to appoint
a special committee of five to make
a report and If the committee decides
a plank on the charter should be in
serted, one will be drawn up. The
committee was appointed-Raymond
G. Brown, chairman C. G. Ballentyne,
Mayor Lane, Emil A. Berndt and
Harry Murray. Later Mayor Lane
said he did not care to serve and
David Kalauokalani, city clerk, was
named in his place.
Observation-Disclosures to general COM
mittee.
Reform in judicial procedure
Plank decided unnecessary.
Prison reform-General committee.
Liquor flaw--No change in present
law advocated.
Political contributions-No plank
thought needed, as present legislation
covers. > $50 -.
Regulation of foreign corporations
Recent legislation to be examined,
perhaps another plank.
Surety General commit
tee. Ditto insurance companies. 4
Only citizen labor on federal work
Plank asking again same be author.
lied by federal government. ~.
Workmen's compensation-General
committee Amend if necessary.
Public health-General committee. /
Water supply-No plank-loeal mat.
ter. 49,
Promotion - Territorial support
should be continued. General com.
mittee to draw plank.
migration-General committee.
demonstrating - Probably amend
ments asked. Referred to general
committee ri
Juvenile welfare, detention home
and industrial scheols-There will be
a strong plank on this, declaring that
larger appropriations should besmade
for the care OF delinquent Juveniles