The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-03-29
DETAILS OF TUE RALLY



iir mass meeting vas held in thu rauri
house ON saturday evening March o.
The large courtroom WISE simply
crowded. There was hardly standing
room. The meeting had been called 10y
notices which were pasted in all COM
vcnicnt parts uf llilo aud the vicinity
and tclephuned to Puma and ilakalau.
The chairman. Mr. A. q. Curtis.
called the meeting 10 order shortly after
1880. and asked Tor nominations for a
temporary secretary Messrs. ~. g..
Austin, A. ". Richardson aud J. w.
Winter were nominated. but both Nj
Austin aud Mr.. Winter declined Ia
favor of Mr.. Richardson who was duly
elected The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and declared approved.
Judge Lyman az chairman of a com
mittce of three appointed at the last
meeting to issue notice of this meeting,
reported that lac had endeaNored to give
notice to all those who were In favor of
good goverment---a government of the
people, for the people and by the PEG.
ple--to attend the meeting at tine llilo
court house this evening and discuss
what should be the best method To pro-
cure such government lie had had
notices written and posted in various
parts of Hlo and had telephoned the
object of the meeting to places in Puma
aud also as far as Hakalau. The report
was accepted.
The question of interpreters was first
brought up and Mr.. Oh irles Notify, Jr.,
and +. de Silva were asked to interpret
ia Hawaiian and Portuguese.
Mr.. II. G. Austin rose and said that
the present Government had been ia
power now for over "A year aud had
proved a satisfactory one. 1t had done
good work; had shown itself firm and
strong, able to hold its own and able to
cope with difficulties. The time
had now come. however, when tie Gov
eminent should cease to he merely
Provisional Government, but should be
permanent one; a Gov, rnment which
will continue to work for the anneXa-
ton of this country TO the United States
of America. an o ject which is common
To us all and is the devout wish of all
present (applausel a Government
which. when it is formed, we shall all
strive to uphold. (Applause). The OBJ
.iect of this meeting is to take such steps
AS will unite us here III llilo with the
Union Party in Honolulu, and with this
in view moved the following resolution:
WHEREAS, The Central Annexation
! Club of Honolulu, of which the lillo
club is a branch, has taken steps to re-
organize on broader principles; and
WHEREAS, The changed political con
ditions which have made more efficient
organization necessary in Honolulu,
apply with equal force to this commun-
| ity and district, and
WHEREAS, Such conditions may give
rise to questions Of local as well as
national importance, requiring the
united effort and intelligence of this
district to solve, consistent with our
mutual interests:
| ResOlced, That this body of loyal
citizens. in order to render strong and
united support to the Provisional Gov
eminent and to efficiently cooperate
with them in all measures affecting the
national welfare, and to secure rational
recognition of our local needs. do now
proceed to the formation of IA political
club based on the platform and prin-
ciples of the Union Party of the Ha-
waiian Islands.
In support of the resolution he said
that we wanted club in Hiio which
would contain men of all nationalities
who were in favof of good government.
A. b. Loebenstein asks that Mr.. Aus
tin will Withdraw his resolution until
the secretary reads to the meeting the
correspondence which has been received
from the Union party of Honolulu, as
it may contain some information useful
to us in discussing the question. Mr..
Austin readily consented and the cor
respondence was read by the secretary.
The Portuguese interpreter stated that
he could not translate the communica
tions quickly and asked that another
Portuguese act in his stead. Mr.. Caro-
valho, the school teacher at Hakalau
was appointed.
A Hawaiian in the audience stated
that he had tried to induce many of his
, countrymen to attend this meeting t.
hear what would be told them, for h,
was sure they would learn something
and expressed his regret that there were
so few present.
Mr. +. ID. Baldwin seconded the reso
luton of Mr.. Austin, which was agalr
, read by the secretary.
A. b. Loebenstein thought the resolu
ton was great mistake and hoped i
would not pass; for if it did it would
he thought, lead into complications. "lf,
: ne said, "the resolution be. Shall we
adopt the platform of the Union party
it would pass at once with unanimou
vote, but this forming of "A new club ii
Hilo, including all the election divis
ions, was mistake, and what wa
more, it was illegal and contrary to tn
election laws of 1890. The instruction
: we have received from the Union part
. is not to form new club. but join i
with our friends in Honolulu, who ar
in favor of good government.
j. Ii. G.. Austin read from the lette
A from Honolulu to show that it was nc
illegal to form a new club and mair
tanned that Hilo could have an
n number of clubs, and, that so long d
it they had the same object in view the
v would be upheld in Honolulu,
Judge Lyman thinks the resolution
out of place and objects to the wore
l. political club" His suggestion is fin
it adopt the platform of the Union Part
n and then form a club. He moved
amend the resolution by: THAT "
adopt the platform of the Union Party
lie This was not seconded.
m Warren Goodale sees no reason VIII
N the resolution should be changed. J
him it is very satisfactory. He ha
been hearing good deal of talk abol
ID clubs. He had come to the meeting I
y night by yitation; some had con
u' from iuhdi anu sonit iIoil dS lut 40 u
a gulch with hard name and now he hea
he ought not to be present. He ca
not make it out. He emphasized u
n idea of having one political club, f
IL the coming election was not importar
a The whole Island would be asked
er elect five delegates to the constitution
convention shortly to be held in Hon
lulu and the question of gulches al
We other boundaries should not come
ST. now. He hopes Mr., Austin will n
u alter his resolution.
n, During his speech Mr. Goodale "
xt frequently applauded, and sat doV
amid deafening cheers.
Mr.. Loebenstein-The fact that
rd letter has been sent to us from Iior
ON lnln shows that il has Yalue. In il