The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-12-21
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rrssio Action That was Taken in y
Eush The wall Candidacy aud
"uutsidc" Influence.

ID company met Friday evening
TO reconsider the resolutions passed
al tbc regular meeting held Wed
ucsdly night Their, was "a very
large turnout. Colonel Mclean
and Major Jones were present O
part Of the time by special invita-
ton. During the voting the reg
imcntal officers Withdrew. though
Major Jones returned into the meet
ing, later IN the evening. and re-
manned TO adjournment
During the time between the two
company meetings the subject mat
ter of the resolutions passed
ON Wednesday evening were
topics Of considerable comment in
the Regiment aud in the community
This resulted ina thorough iuvcsu.
cation OF the facts, with the some.
what remarkable conclusion that.
the company, in passing The origin
al resolutions. laborcd under "a total.
misappreheusion of the situation.
The member who introduced and
urged the matter il seemed, were
uniulormed as TO what had really
transplred in the ranks with regard
to the Wall candidacy for the FIRST
lieutenancy Another. and perhaps
the larger element, in the hurry
with which the resolutions were
pushed through, did not digest and
properly understand the meaning
and significance of what was being
done, but simply followed a lead
Therefore, the meeting opened
upon a fixed purpose that what had !
been done at the previous meeting
should be uudone. Private SEVERN, !
iutroducer of the first set Of rcsolu
tions, stated that on Wednesday |
evening he was ignorant of certain |
facts which had since been made |
clear; that he believed he had seri-
ously Numbered in urging the
former resolutions. and that he
wished TO offer another set which |
had been prepared with care and
dehberatiou The following was
read
WHEREAS. Il is the fact tia The place |
Of first lieutenant Of y company. n. G. |
H., was rendered TO Walter Il. Wall, on |
the authority and pledge, and by the re- |
quest Of large majority of the members |
OF this command. and
WHEREAS IL is the fact that had Wal |
ter T. Wall accepted the candidacy he |
would have been elected without oppo. |
sitiOn and in entire accord with the pre-. |
viously expressed will Of a large major |
ity of the members Of this command |
and
WHEREAS, At a meeting Of this COM |
mand on Dec. lS, resolution was
adopted indicating that Walter Il Wall |
had at no time been the choice of the |
company for the lieutenancy and that |
such selection was disagreeable and the
arrangement Of persons designated rs
outsiders and
WHEREAS, The resolution Of Dec. IS |
was represented to he of tenor and pur-
pose wholly different from its actual !
expression and aim and was adopted |
hurriedly. without due consideration or |
clear understanding. and really on ac !
count of misapprehension, therefore /
be it,
ResoiUed That all of the said resolu- |
ton of December Is, intimating in any |
manner that there had been distaste- |
full or uuwelcome "outside" influence or |
Interference felt or used in the lieuten- |
aLcy matter or that Walter Il. Wall was |
not the general favorite and choice for
the vacancy and the person to be select |
ed had he acquiesced is hereby res
cinded and emphatically contradicted
and annulled.
ReSOired, That we hereby express our
warmest aloha aud continued confidence |
in the so-called considers" and ac- |
knowledge with thanks their earnest |
and disinterested efforts on behalf of the |
company.
This was seconded by Corporal |
Effinger, at which juncture Colonel
Mclean and Major Jones entered |
the room. Both of the visitors
made remarks regarding the Incl
dent, relating facts lately ascertained |
by The company, and received gen
eral applause. After they had re-
tired remarks were made by several |
members Of the company, following
which the resolutions were unan-
imously adopted.
A motion to nullify the resolu-
tons OF Wednesday evening
carried.
Major Jones was then recalled to
the meeting and given unanimous
vote Of thanks for his earnest en-
deavors in behalf of the company.
Finally, Major Jones and ex-
Lieutenant Tcbert were elected,
by reclamation under suspension Of
the rules, honorary members of the
company. A sort of ''love feast"
followed.