Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-17
Campaign Now Centering on
Public Hearing Next Mon
day Evening

w It'll secretary brOWn looking on,
possibly triumphant-smile
on his face, Representative c. H. Cooke
introduced in the house of representa-.
tives this morning petition embody'
ing the declaration of principles" OF
the Chamber of Commerce as regards
the city charter bill now before the
Oahu delegation of the house
Speaker H. L. Holstein referred the
petition to special committee Of the
Oahu delegation which, at 1880 o'clock
next Monday evening. will hold pub
! lice hearing on the charter bill in the
| hall of representatives, capitol build
| ing. Attached to the petition was a
copy of the amendments to the charter
bin as proposed by the Chamber.
The preamble Of the petition reads
as follows: - .--
The undersigned hereby declare
themselves in favor of the principles
OF the short ballot and unification of
powers, and most earnestly and re-
specially request your honorable body
to embody them in House Bill No. Is
entitled An act incorporating the city
and county of Honolulu and providing
! for the government thereof substan-
| TALLY as set forth in the amendments
accompanying this declaration and
heretofore presented to the house COM
mittee to which said bill was re-
| ferred" H.. g. --..... ~. =. s
| About 125 members of the Chamber
of Commerce signed their names to
the petition introduced in the house,
as follows: ..@= +. ~. -" h.
John Effinger, F. J. Lowrey, S. M
Lowrey, s. G. Wilder, George Patty, j.
Harris Mackenzie, W. P. s. Hawk, W.
Fl. McInerny, J. w. Bergstrom, James
Wakefield. H. K. Vernon, G. w, Smith,
C. G. Won Hamm. A. Coyne, r. G.
Brown, J. T. Warren, H. H. Walker,
r. A. Cooke, Bruce Cartwright, w. R.
Harrington, j. F. c. Hagens, Chuck
Hoy, w. A. Love, E. H. Paris, L.. T.
Peck, C. H. Atherton, G. P. Castle, F.
G.. Atherton. John Drew, R. !. Lille,
4. d. Tenney. A. Lewis, Jr, John
Balch, w. D. Westervelt, L. D. War
rem. w. L. Whitney, C. G. Heiser, Jr,
H. B. Giffard. Il.
]. T. Fleming. E. F. Bishop, E. A. r.
Ross, E. j. Spalding, George Rodiek.
C. p. Morse, w. w. Chamberlain, A. F.
Along, c.. R. Hemenway, J.. Water
house, John Guild, W. F. Frear, B. L..
Marx, w. F.. Dillingham;, A. F. Wall,
Edward L. Uesnouee, A. r. Gurrey, Jr.,
Carl Du Roi, Samuel Jacobson, A. F.
Clark. julius. Unger, James Love, A.
r. Cunha, F. @, Boyer, T. E. Wall. ].
d. McInerny. .....
A. C. Silva, Otto A. Bierbach, R. B.
Booth, William Thompson, w. D.
Adams, A.. ]. Gignoux, G. A. Brown,
H. F. Wichman, C. C.. Graves, George
Angus, Emil A. Berndt, J. M. Levy,
James A. Jaeger, A. w. T. Bottomley,
r. e. Steere. A. N. Campbell, w. G.
Achi, j. F. Child, j. K. Clarke, ]. M.
Young, w. G. Hall, F. E. Blake, A.
Berg, J. Cockburn, NJ F Peter, J. N. S.
Williams, g.. Fred Bush, Ed Towse,
Marston Campbell, w. o. Ramsay, A.
F. Thayer, p. A. Swift, Norman Wat
kins, H. N. Denison, j. J. Belser, E.
E. Dodge, w. Barnhart, James Steiner,
]. F. Soper, R. ]. Blake, E. o. White,
B. Sammons. ......=
Chamber to Be Represented
Chamber of Commerce leaders today
discussed plans for the presentation
of their views on the new city charter
at the public hearing to be held next
Monday evening No definite program
for their procedure was announced but
a number of speakers probably viii
attend, backing up the attitude of the
committee Of 100 and of the Chamber
generally. ~ >.:E j.. H.
From other organizations came news
of plans to get out large attendance
int 4.
ton to the Chambers amendments.
stevedores May Go ~s..: g.. ~.
IL plans formulated last night mate
rialiZe, the members of the local steve
doring association, 200 or more strong,
will meet at Aala park at 6:45 o'clock
next Monday evening ard, headed by a
band. will march to the capitol build
ing to attend the hearing on the city
charter bill now before the house of
representatives. # p. ...~. E..
Arrangements for the public hearing
Monday were completed yesterday fol-
lowing an informal conference by Rep
resentative G. P. Wilder, chairman of
the Oahu delegation of the house;
Representative Clarence H. Cooke,
Representative Lorrin Andrews, Ray
mond C. Brown, Harry E. Murray and
john Wise. ..=z.. =" r.
Brown insisted the chamber wanted
to be heard as to its views on pro-
gressive city government for Homo
lulu. Murray urged that the "opposi-
ton also wanted to be heard. Repre-
sentative Cooke said he believed both |!
sides had a right to, and should. be |
heard Chairman Wilder said he was
perfectly willing to have another hear !
ing. Representative Andrews, father
of the city charter bill, also expressed
his willingness.
The members of the longshoremen's
association, it is understood, are lined
up with number of Hawaiian Re-
publicans who are said to be vigorous
ly opposed to charter which pro-
vides that the board Of supervisors
shall appoint the heads of city depart
ments. AT their meeting last night |
it was decided to attend the public
hearing and express their views on the !,
charter as whole. -. ....s