The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-02-14
The American League Takes Possession of the An
nexation Club.
Merry Marriage HcH
One Is A flowed in Nomination Except
Candidate
nexation Club.

resolution be adopted as the sense OF
the meeting. Again the machinery
worked, and the pendulum-like hands
rose and fell.
James Mott, Jr. then read the fol-
lowing resolution.
Whereas,-The Advisory Council as
at present constituted is not represen-
tative of either the varied interests OF
the Islands or the mass of the sup
porters of the Provisional Government
and the policy of annexation OF Ha-
waii to the United States; and
Whereas,-The Legislative Depart
ment of the Government is danger
ously compact as well as too small Tor
its constituency; and
Whereas,-The composition of the
Advisory Council has been made OBJ
jectionable by the action of retiring
members in practically selecting their
own successors: and
Whereas,-The personnel of the Ad-
visory Council has been considerably
changed since the body came into
existence; and
Whereas,-In making changes the
mass of the supporters OF the Provl-
sional Government have had no voice;
! therefore be it
Resolved THAT this mass meeting
of annexationists and supporters or
the Provisional Government hereby
petitions the Councils to enact law
! increasing the membership of the Ad-
visory Council from fourteen to
| twenty-fOur.
Resolved, THAT the ten men to fill
the new places be selected by the
suffrages of loyal citizens in a manner
| to be hereafter provided.
| Resolved, d,-That the Councils are
| I, aH tn ni n m g.
| ship the ten men to be chosen by
| loyal citizens.
Resolved, THAT copies of these re-
! solutions be transmitted to the Exc
cutive and Advisory Councils.
The chairman said that this resolu-
ton was not included in the business
| for which the meeting had been called,
and declared it out of order
Mr.. T. F. Lansing protested, as
| member OF the Annexation Club,
against allowing such resolution,
which was totally out of order, being
adopted, and also said he wished to
demonstrate against the American
League taking possession of the meet
ing as they had done. He was inter-
rupted by the League, and the ma,
| y,
his remarks. Some one in the crowd
recommended appealing from the
chairs ruling. When Mr.. Hatch call
ed for hands on the question of such an
appeal, the clock struck again, and up
went all hands overruliag Mr.. Hatch's
decision, and cheers we re again given.
Mr.. Hoogs demanded roll-call, and
was promptly squelched by the ma
chinery, and after it had run down the
chair announced that its decision was
overruled. The resolution was then
adopted by another turn of the
wheels.
| Speeches were then called for, and
part:
There is one good sign of the times,
and that is that the Annexation Club
can call meeting and have it largely
attended. There are always enough
who turn out to show that the an
nexation movement is the strong
movement and will be carried on
to victory. applause and cheers).
Our friends on the other side are very
fond of spreading the report that
there is dissention in our party (cries
=. OF no; nO;) ana L am Siau 10 nave an
opportunity to say few words on the
. subject. There is no split. We are
all working with one object, and that
is to keep good government here until
annexation is an established fact. This
is not one man Government. Every
man has right to express his views
on any question. In closing | want
to congratulate you on the neatness
and dispatch with which you have
carried your point.
w. G. Smith was then called upon.
He said:
, This is an occasion of rejoicing,
that we have met in so orderly man.
ner. We have secured the boon that
we have a long time been waiting for.
I mean representative Government.
presume that the Councils will be
Z responsive to the sense of this meet
ing. It is an open meeting of the
. Annexation Club, and / resent the
imputation that it has been attempt
l ed to confine this meeting to the re-
presentatives of any one league. There
have been many objections to the en-
: largemeut of the Councils, the princi-