Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-31
RESOLUTION ON
PREPAREDNESS
FOR CONVENTION
Plans for Session Next Week
Include a Number of
"WhereaSeS"

At least three sets OF resolutions on
national or Quasi-natiCnal matters VIII
probably be presented TO the Reruo-
lican territorial convention when IL
meets at the Skating Rink on Monday
to name delegates TO the national con-
ventiCn in Chicago.
G. o. p leaCeTS are now consider
ing a strong resolution favOring ma
tioral military preparedness. anc Il
would not be surprising if an effort
were made TO include in this an III
dorsement OF military training in the
public schools. In calling for ade-
Quate preparedness. the HAWAII R"-
publiCans will be consistently follow
ing the example set by the members
of their party in Congress and by
party. leaders outside the congress
sional halls.
A resolution asking statehood for
Hawaii is another that is almost sure
to materialize.
A resolution taking up the tariff Sit
uation and pointing out that the ma
tional Democratic administration has
had to revise it's tariff program as
outlined in the SimmonS-U underwood
law is also a probability. In this reso-
luton Hawaiis dependence upon pro-
lection for its main idustry and the
present prosperity due to protection
being assured until 1920 at least will
be touched upon, if advance reports
are borne out.
But the resolutions are, after all, a
side issue in this convention. COM
pared with the two main questions CT
how many delegates Hawaii shall send
to Chicago, and who those delegates
shall be.
Sentiment among the Republicans
now in Honolulu is little more crys
ts;ised than it was two weeks ago.
Tomorrow the Maui and Hawaii dele
gates will be here in force, with the
Kauai contingent in on Sunday. Sun
day will be a day of informal and
quiet caucusing and of laying of plans
by the controlling leaders. 1t will not
be until Monday morning that the
course of the convention can be fore
cast with even approximate accuracy.
The political associates of Kuhio
are confident that whatever the
~ 0uEO Will 81 DuI On
subjects he has not expressed himself
very fully.
1t is realized that if the convention
decides to send but TWO delegates to
Chicago, the fight for places will be
hot and may be bitter, and it is re-
garded IS certain that in such an,
event Kuhio will be the first man
chosen and that he and his friends
will insist that the other man be one
agreeable to them.
The matter of permanent chairman
fer the convention is still unsettled,
many names being mentioned. One
report today is that no Oahu delegate
will be given the honor, because Of
the desire to placate some of the out
side island delegations who may not
get one of their members upon the
coveted delegation to Chicago.
Some of the political observers ap-
parently are just waking up to the
fact that under the strict terms Of
the national convention call Hawaii
gets two delegates without votes. |
This has been published several times |
already here. 1t is confidently be.
lieved that if two delegates are sent !
a successful fight can be made for |
their votes at Chicago. Few of the
fear that Hawaii will be |
left without any votes whatever.