The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-04-28

W. H. Dimond, San Francisco, April q.
"A big mass meeting of royalists was
held on Monday evening, at which about
1000 were present. The meeting was
called for the purpose of protesting
against the action of the government
lin holding the coming constitutional
convention, the claim being that the
people were not given a voice in the
matter, owing to the oath necessary to
become a voter. The following resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted:
whereas, The provisional govern
ment of the Hawaiian Islands has called
a convention for the purpose of prepar-
ling and promulgating a constitution for
these islands, and has, in the act call
ing such a convention, provided that
the same shall consist of thirty-seven
members, to include the nineteen self
appointed and non-representatiye mem
bers of the executive and advisory coun-
ellis of said government, and eighteen
members to be elected, and
Whereas, Said act provides that Vot-
ers for delegates to such convention,
and such delegates, shall first take an
oath to bear true allegiance to said
provisional government, and to oppose
the establishment of monarchy in
the Hawaiian Islands, thereby unreas-
onably restricting the people, and such
convention, in their choice of a perma-
/ ent form of government, and makes
no provision for the submission of the
constitution, which shall be so prepared
to vote of the people, and
Whereas, There is now pending and
Iunadjusted before the government of
| the United States of America the pro-
test of the constitutional government
! of Hawaii against the action of those
| by whom the constitutional government
of Hawaii was deposed, on the 18th day
| of 1898; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By us, the loyal people of
Honolulu, in mass meeting assembled,
on the evening of-this 9th day of April,
1894, that we will, and do decline to
take said oath, or to register or vote
for delegates to ssuch convention as
aforesaid, and we further decline to
! participate or cooperate in any project
of said provisional government to eX-
Itlnguish the Hawaiian constitution of
| 1887, or to adopt al form of government
other than that sanctioned by said con-
| stitutuion until a definite and final re-
ply to said protest of the constitutional
government of Hawaii shall have been
received from the. government of the
said United States.
Resolved, That we regard the said
act passed by the said provisional gov
| eminent, and especially the provision
| thereof which makes the members of
| said councils also members of said con-
Vention, thereby assuring majority of
Representative members therein, as
being calculated and intended to pre-
vent a full and fair representation of
the people in such convention and we
regard the oath thereby prescribed as a
practical disfranchisement of the Ha-
waiian people, and all of them who re-
main loyal to the form of government
here existing from time immemorial
Resolved, That we appeal to our
compatriots and sympathiZers through
out the land to stand firm in their re-
fusal to take said oath, )r to register
| or vote for delegates to such .cOnven,
ton.
Resolved, That the chairman and
secretary of this. meeting are hereby
| instructed to forward a copy of sbas1
resolutions to his eXcaIency, the min
| lister plenipotentiary of the United
States in Hawaii, with Il reques7 that
| he will forward the same to his gov
| eminent"
Although such a large crowd was
! present, very little enthusiasm was
manifested. Several rather fiery speech
es were made, although every speaker
counselled that no violence be resorted
! to.
The ex-queen was opposed to the
meeting, and it was held under her
| protest. 1t was given out today that
the meeting was only a preliminary TO
| the formation of a new party, composed
/ of some of the royalists and a few for
mer anneXationists who are opposed to
/ the action of the government in the
matter of holding a constitutional con-
Vention in the manner proposed.
| The registration proceeds very slow
| ly. Many of the prominent Americans
will not take the oath of allegiance, as
they fear to lose the right to vote in
the United States.
This, coupled with the fact that the
| government has declared no intention
| of submitting the new constitution to
a popular vote for ratification, is keep
| ing the majority of voters from the
polls.
/ Thousand voters have registered.