The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-23
A WORDY BATTLE
Between j. A. Low and J. Fl.
Fisher.


mlttee held a meeting at the An
nexation Club rooms last evening,
to hear an appeal from the Third
District Club against the decision
OF the Central Committee on the
matter of allowing Government
officials to be candidates for a seat
In the convention. 1t was sup
posed that the Central Committee
would be present, but in some way
they were not notified and failed to
appear.
j. A. Low, the only member of
the Central Committee present,
who is also a member of the
National Committee, objected to
the meeting being held, claiming
that it was a one-sided affair, as
the Third District Club had their
representatives there, while the
Central Committee was not proper
ly represented, and that its records
were not there and that the secre-
tary had no authority to produce
them. 1t was decided, however,
that the meeting should be held.
Mr.. Low then asked to be excused,
as he did not feel that he could
participate in such a meeting, and
withdrew from the hall.
When Mr.. Low had left the room
he stood in the hallway talking
with one of the outsiders present.
j. III. Fisher rose and said that by
Mr.. Lows withdrawal the meeting
was left without quorum, and
although he did not like to say
such thing behind Mr.. Lows
back, yet il looked as though he
was leaving in order to break up
the meeting.
Mr.. Low returned to the room
shortly afterwards. He rose to a
question of privilege, and said:
Il have been excused by the
chairman C. w. Smith,, but ow-
ing TO some remarks made since
my leaving the hall, l have some
thing to say. Mr.. Fisher has said
that l left the room because l
wanted to break up this meeting,
as my withdrawal would leave no
quorum. / consider this as a per-
sonal insult, and ! want to know
if that is the opinion of this meet
ing. There was a quorum here
without me, and | had no such
idea in leaving"
Mr.. Fisher said that he had not
meant the words he used as any
insult TO Mr.. Low, nor had he in
tended such violent construction
to be put ON them. He said that
he thought DR. Rodgers had left
before Mr.. Low, and that no quo
rum would be present in case of
the latter's withdrawal.
Mr.. Low then jumped to his feet
again, and said
'EMr. Fisher also said that this
way OF doing was my usual tactics.
I say again, [ consider this as a
direct personal insult. Dr. Rodg-
ers did not leave the room until
some time after [ did. Is this
opinion of Mr.. Fishers the general
opinion of this meeting ? If it is, L
want to know il"
Things began to look rather
squally, but the chairman poured
oil on the troubled waters by say
ing that he did not think any such
idea prevailed. Mr.. Low then
again asked to be excused, and left
the room.
w. r. Sims, on behalf of the
Third District Club, read state
ment of the facts In the case be-
fore the meeting, and then,
in few words protested
against the action of the Central
Com mittee, claiming that it was
arbitrary, and that the CLUB had a
right to nominate whom it chose.
After little discussion, ]. S.
Martin moved to refer the matter
to committee Of three, who were
to report tonight, when members CT
the Temporary National and Cen
trail Committees and the Third Dis
trict Club would be present. The
vote on this motion was a tie, and
the chairman voted aye and turned
the scale.
J. s. Martin, A. w. Keech and
John Cassidy were appointed az
| the committee.
The meeting then adjourned until
s 80 this evening.