The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-09-14

One of the evening papers, few
nights since, had a long account OF
the supposed coming amalgamation
of the American League and the
Schuetzen Club. 1t is now found that
there is no intention of any such
coalition-at any rate on the part OF
the American League.
The way the matter came about is
as follows: About ten days ago, at
the meeting of the Schuetzen Club,
the matter was proposed by some one
of the members. 1t was argued that
the members of the League seemed to
be getting all the good positions under
the Government, while the Schuetzen-
ties were not getting any. Further
more. no answer had been received to
the Clubs demand on the Executive
that some of its members be given
positions. 1t was thought that, should
the combination be effected, the two
clubs could force the issue and get
any minor Government position
wanted.
A resolution to this effect was
adopted, and was submitted to the
League. 1t came up at the meeting
of the League last Monday, and, when
first proposed, was received with any
thing but favor. For long time no
member would hear of such thing,
but after the first surprise had faded
away, it was decided to appoint a
committee to confer with the COM
mittee from the ScbuetZen Club, and
TO find out what their plans were.
But absolutely no steps were to be
taken towards amalgamation; on this
point, theILeague put its foot squarely
down. 1t was willing to find out all
il could about the Schuetzen Club, but
il would not combine
The committee appointed by the
League consisted Of I. B. Murray and
L. Towse, while J. Cranstoun and h.
Klemme represented the SchuetZen
Club. These committees met Tues
day evening, but, of course, none of
their proceedings were made public. |
But some of them have leaked out,
and if the sample is any criterion of
the whole, would make interesting |
reading if published.
The proposition of the SchuetZen |
members was to join forces, and then |
tell the Government that they want |
ed some good positions for those of |
their members who are out of work. |
4 number of prominent positions, |
such as port surveyor, senior captain |
of police, Superintendent of the insane |
asylum, and others of like nature, |
all drawing fairly good salaries, were |
among those which would be asked |
for, and which it was supposed would |
be given them without a struggle. |
The League men entered into the |
spirit of the occasion, and acquiesced |
in all that was proposed, but without |
any intention of an ultimate combi- |
nation. In the words of Bret Harte, |
they are said to have "played it' on |
the unsuspecting committee from the |
SchuetZen Club. The meeting ended |
with no understanding having been |
arrived at, and tonight was set as the |
next meeting time.
One curious feature of the deal, was |
that President Klemme, of the Schuet- |
zen Club, knew absolutely nothing of |
the intended coalition until yester- |
day. He had been absent from the
two meetings at which the matter had |
been discussed, (the only meetings, by |
the way, which he had not attended |
since the Clubs organiZation), and no |
one had taken the trouble to inform |
him of the action taken. He does not |
seem to favor the proposed amalga- |
nation.
A prominent member Of the Schuet- |
zen Club, who is opposed to the move, |
said last evening:
There is an article in the constitu- !
ton of the SchuetZen Club which dis |
tinctly states that mo member of the |
American League shall, under any |
circumstances, become a member of |
the Schuetzen Club and here they |
are, trying to make a combination
with the League. When the Club was |
first formed there was a violent preju- 1
dice taken to all members of the |
League, and any one who was sus-
pected of having any utilization with
that organization was as good as
blackballed from the Club as soon as
his name was proposed for member
ship.n
One of the League members, speak
ing of the same matter, said:
"When the Schuetzen Clubs propo-
sition was received at the League
meeting there was not a member
present who would listen to the plan
of amalgamation. 1t was afterwards
decided to appoint a committee to
meet the Schuetzen Club committee,
but only to hear what they had to
say. There has never been any idea !
of coalition in the League, and its
members would not entertain such
proposition for an instant"
While in Chicago, Mr. Charles L. |