Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-02
PREPAREDNESS
IN REPUBLICAN
OAHU PLATFORM

Many plans are being prepared for
the Republican platform convention
called for next Thursday, April 5, at
thg, Bijou theater, beginning at 10
a. m
The preliminary platform committee
consists of A. d. Castro, chairman; II.
L. Grace, Riley II. Allen, w. w. Cham
berlain, Apaki Manuwai, Lorrin, An
drews, J. Lewis Renton, A. w. Van
Ealkenberg, w. G. Achi, NJ. K. Make
kau and Oliver Stillman. This COM
mittee had a meeting last Friday
night, parcelled out the drafting OF
several planks and is getting them in
shape.
PREPAREDNESS" will have a promi.
nent place in the platform, the con-
Vention being asked to go on record
favoring such support OF military
measures as are necessary to meet the
local needs.
The frontage tax flank is under con-
sideration but has not assumed
definite shape.
One strong plank will support the
territorial marketing division and in
dorse its extension. Another will in
dorse the building of fire stations in
districts now deprived of adequate fire
protection. " . F..
II is proposed also to advocate de-
velopment OF the city emergency hos
pital. Some delegates are talking, OF
a plank to. separate this hospital from
the police station. d.
These are only few Of the timely
topics under discussion. Owing to the
uncertainty of the city charter re-
vision bill in the legislature, the con-
vention may, be unable to take any
definite stand by Thursday.
Walter Coombs, county chairman,
has received the names of convention
delegates and committeeman named
by % out of the 20 Oahu precincts.
Returns from the others have not yet
arrived Following is the list of dele
gates as known: .'"..> -.
Fourth District 1919.
r. w. Aylett, A. F. Clark, T. H. Glib
son, H. L.. Grace, Daniel Logan and
Ed Towse, first precinct; Riley H.
Allen, Ebert J. Bolts, Kalani Xeiki, C.
X. Kealoha, second; c. r. Hemenway,
A. Lewis, Jr., r. c. Brown, w. K.
Macpherson, E. Buffandeau, third;
Norman Watkins, John Warehouse, J
M. McChesney, G.. F. Bush, A d. Cas-
tro, fourth; C. G.. Ballentyne. Robert
Horner, W. w. Chamberlain, John
Lucas, fifth; Jas. NJ. Kealoha, Apah
Manuwai, Geo. Hawai-, sixth; ]. c.
Cohen, VIM p. Paukala, Geo. Kaha-.
kauila, seventh; Elmer l.. Schwarz-
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eighth.
Fifth District
Those in the fifth district are: u S.
james, VIM. Henry, first; William
Spencer, second; Archie E. Kahele.
third; Chas. Bridges, H. X. Dana.
fourth; Oscar Cox, fifth; Fred Meyer,
ST., VIM. F. Bush, sixth; J. Lewis Rem
ton. !. j. Nolan, seventh; c. N. Ar
mold, A. w. Van Valkenburg, John P.
Keppeler, eighth; M. K. Ianua, Ed Ma
rino, M. Punohu, Geo. Wright, ninth;
F. Schnack, Manuel Richards, Harry
Franson. tenth; M. X. Makekau, w.
d. Speckman, twelfth; W. E. PaikulI,
w. o. Barnhart, F. T. p. Warehouse,
Oliver. Stillman, thirteenth; John n
Keola, A. X. Vierra, Chas. II. Clark,
Ddflu, huHdhdu, -. ". hdullHII lOuI-
teenth; w. H.. Knox. w. T. KAPPA,
Adam AHA, Moses, Kepahio, fifteenth;
Jas. Alepau, seventeenth.
County Committeeman
The county committeeman from the
fourth district are:
H. Freitas, first; John H. Wise, sec
ond; ]. b. Enos. third; John II. Soper.
fourth; John Lennox, fifth; VIM Hui
hui, sixth; P K. Kaauwau, seventh;
NJ. j. Serpa, eighth, and from the fifth
district U. s. Jones, first; Matthias Pa.
hea, second; Samuel K. Kahele, third;
w. X. Rathburn, fourth; Oscar Cox,
fifth: +. w. Richardson, sixth; Jas.
A. Hattie, seventh; A. d. Cooper,
eighth; J. p. Dfas, ninth; Harry Fran
son, tenth; Walter R Coombs.
twelfth; Ed Henriques, thirteenth; D.