The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-07-20
MlYOUST TAYLOR
AS SECRETARY Of J
PROMOT|0NBOARI
Movement Quietly Initiated Ia
Name New EXECUTIVE Comes
TO Top At Monthly Meeting
ACTION POSTPONED
UNTIL NEXT MONTH
Friends oi Incumbent Oh Com.
mIttee WIN Fight vigorously
Any Attempt To Replace Him

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A movement to GUST A.. p. Taylor
from his ofiice as secretary Of the pro
melton committee has developed with.
in the commiffeo. II became apnaren't
yesterday at the monthly meet}no ~
the promotion body and through state.
ments made later by menbors Of ire
eominittee No acton was taken. fhe
mntter being put over until tie next
monthly meeting, when Il Is expected
that secretary viii Be appointed.
II has been known for some time
that some members Of the committee
wanted to replace TAYLOR with anotb.{r
man and that quiet work was beink
dome 70 Dust him, but il was not. until
Yesterday that the matter got outinto
the open-and then il was quickly COW
Secretary Taylor, however has
strong friends among the membership
Of the promotion body, and they do not
intend 20 see him dropped without put.
ting up fight for him. Mr.. TAYLOR
himself appears unaware Of the senti
ment against him on the part Of some
members Of the COMMITTEES, as he stated
last night in response 70 telcph enif
query that failure to elect secre
tary yesterday was due merely Co tho
fact that the committee has not vel
been reorganized for the year. tn,
members for the 0itside islands NOT
having been appointed. Both Worth
Aiken, representing Maui, and @. III
Wears, representing the Big Island. are
hOld-ovcrs and must either be reap.
pointed or thcir Aicccssofs named. b.
( Possibilities Mentioned
IL any of the members are BACKING
some particular person other than A. p.
Taylor for the secfetaryship. they are
not talking about II. 4. w. de Wis
Norton, Hawaii county publicity agent
has been mentioned, but il rs stated
that he does not desire and would NJ.
accept the appointment. I'd. Towss. 4
member Of the promotions committee
said last niglft thatohe had heard that
some Of the members favored the -.
pcintment Of Phil Danky, assistant SIC.
rotary. ts'
The postpohement Of the selection Of
q secretary was carried as though IL
had been agreed upon. Just before
the adjonrhment, which was taken hur.
riedly so that George II. Angus could
depart to eatcha steamer for Kauai.
Chairman Berndt said that the cues,
ton Of the appointment Of a secretary
which bad been carried over, was be-
fore the committee.
o. u. Wears, Hawaii member of the.
Committee, smilingly moved that il 20
over for another meeting. s
Mr.. Berndt asked whether there was
any objection and glanced at the men
seated facing him. None -dissented.
Mr. Berndt therenpon announced that
unanimons consent had been ziven.
then, locking at I'd Towse, said:
Have you any objectioni | didn 4
ask you
''I have no objection, = said Mr.
Towse, but before you announce
unanimous consent you should make
sure that there is no objection. /,
This was said with smile, however.
The members OF the committee and. Mr..
TaylUr remained 10 the room after the
Adjournment and the departure Of Mr.
Angus.
Some Members Consider Change
Following the meeting Worth o. AK
en-, the Maui member Of the promotion
committee, admitted that the possihil,
ity of a change in secretaryship had
been considered BY some Of the mem.
beers. He said that when the matter
came mp at the meeting there was MO
dissent 70 the motion that the selection
OF a eeoretafy 60 over. He added that
there would be another general meet
ing Of the committee, or orally y nextsl
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