The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-04-09
NEWS FROM OTHER ISLANDS.
Hilo Has a BrandNew Ice
Machine.
POLITICS ARE ACTIVE ON MAUI.
POLITICS ARE ACTIVE ON MAUI.
An Executive Committee Elected Mt
WaiIuku-Several RoyaIist Meetings
Held-Doings i'm Hamakua and on
Kauai-Personal Items of Interest.

MAUI, April Z, 1S94.-Duriug Satur-
day afternoon, the 31st of March, the
Haleakala Club of Makawao, at a
meeting held at James Anderson's
cottage, elected F. @. Correa, George
Forsyth, II. B. Bailey and +. w.
Hardy as their quota of the districts
executive committee, and also chose
w. f. Pogue and n. Hooking as their
quota of the Maui Central Committee.
During Wednesday evening, the 4th
instant, there were three political
assemblages in Wailuku. At the
Court House the Wailuku Union Club
met. Mr.. G. B. Wells read letter
from G. L. Carter, of Honolulu, and
the association elected their district
executive committee, as follows: G..
B. Wells, l.. M. Walton, S. e. Kalei-
kau, S. N. Waiwaiole, VIM. Goodness,
w. III. Campbell, A. J. Rodrigues, J..
L. King and Henry Roberts. They
also chose as delegates to the Maui
Central Committee Messrs. Dumas,
G. Armstrong and Kaleikau, and is-
structed them to favor Messrs. II. p.
Baldwin, w. Y. Horner, III. S. Towns.
end and Josepa, of Hama, as candi-
dates to the approaching Constitu-
tional Convention.
The bolting members american
Union Club also had meeting, but
transacted little business. Great efforts
have been made during the past week
to reconcile the split in the Wailuku
annexation ranks, but to no purpose
up to the present moment.
A prominent Wailuku royalist re-
ports that his party held large meet
ing at the skating rink during the
same evening for the purpose of ad-
vising against taking the oath 10 the
Provisional Government and against
monarchiaI forms. He said it was
most orderly assemblage.
During Tuesday evening, the Sd in
slant, a meeting took place in La
haina, and w. Y. Horner and Rev. A.
Pail were elected as members of the
Island Central Committee. Messrs.
H p. Baldwin and w. Y. Horner are
favored by the Lahainaites as candi-
dates to the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
The Lahaina people formed a
"Union Party" Club, while it is ru-
mored that the annexationistsO of Hama
have formed an American Union
Club.
1t is reported that the Hama Club
numbers 100 members, mostly Hawai-
ians, and that at Lahaina very few
natives have refused to join the club.
Both have large clubs, as well as
10 riSh
ing branches OF the district associa-
ton.
AT Spreckelsville, the "Hui Aloha
Alma" held royalist meeting on
Thursday night, the 5th instant
During Friday evening, the 9Th in
stant, the Paia, Haleakala and Kula
chapters of MakawaO held meetings,
and will complete the organization of
district club tonight at the old for
eign church. AT the present time they
are standing on the "Union Party"
platform.
Maui seems inclined Cat least the
majority of the anneXationists) to
favor the Union Party. 1t is stated
that the Maui Central Committee will
meet in Wailuku on Monday evening,
the 9th instant, and will decide, from
the reports of votings forwarded from
the different clubs, what four men will
be named as candidates in the APP
preaching elections. Messrs. Baldwin,
Townsend, HOrner, Pogue, JOsepa and
Kalua have been mentioned, though
the latter has declined to run for good
and sufficient reasons.
Aukai, of Ulupalakua, has an
nOunced his intention of running as
an Independent candidate.
STRAY sCRIBBLINGs.
One hundred and twenty japanese
laborers of Paia plantation are being
tried today at Makawao Court House
for desertion of labor. Some difficulty
between a luna and two japanese
workingmen was the first cause of the |
trouble. Judge Copp is hearing the |
case, and John Kalama is acting as
attorney for the pIantstiO
During Friday evening, March 30th, |
progressive euchre was played at Mrs. |
II. G. Alexander's residence in Ma |
kawao. There were five tables and |
great rivalry. The winner of the |
first p ize gained eight of the nine |
games. After salad and chocolate, a |
most enjoyable dance was INDUCED |
in. and was fitting finale for a. great |
and good time.
During Saturday afternoon, March |
3lst, the Kaluanui Tennis Club PLAYED |
a number OF Interesting games.
Great interest is manifested in
coffee planting by small farmers all !
over Maui.