The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-11-23
WHO MAKE Up THE "HERD?"

The evening exponent which
voices the sentiment of from one to
three men against the Annexation
Club. having stated that the man
hood of the country objects to be
inc .'herded' under the direction
of that organization official board,
It Is certainly worth while to 90
over the list of the herders and see
what manner of men our cOntem-
porary is attacking. Reference to
the official lists of the Club gives
the following: President, Francis
NJ. Hatch: Vice Presidents, w. G.
Wilder, Jno. S. McGrew, y. 5.
Hartwell, NJ. NJ. Scott, j. y. Ken
nedy; Treasurer, T. (. Lansing;
Secretary, J. Walter Jones; Assist
ants. r. G.. \. Peterson, j. w.
Pratt: Executive Committee, +. b.
McStocker, George Mcleod, L. G.
AbIes, George G.. Stratemeyer,
Charles T. Wilder, T. B. Murray,
George w. Smith, ]. B. Atherton,
G. NJ. Cooke, @. Bolte; Finance
Committee, p. G. Jones, j. H.
Fisher, f. F. Bishop, w. @. Ash
lev; Committee on Enrolment, j.
S. Martin, Jas. Mclean, Jas. Ka-
walnut, J. \. Low, j. NJ. Vivas,
w. H. Hogs; Committee on Or
ganization, F. B. McStocker, Geo.
P. Castle, F. J. Lowrey, G. b.
Wood, G. B. Ripley, B. F. billing
ham, George III. Green.
The above constitute the ''herd-
ers," and it would be interesting
if orr Fort street friend would
kindly designate the so-called
|'push" included in the number.
Again referring to the Central
Committee of the American Union
party, we find that Chairman j. A.
Kennedy and members Lansing,
Martin, Bishop, Low, Murray and
McStocker held positions in the
Annexation Club. Other members
not fguringi among the latter are
Secretary Ed Towse, W. r. Sims,
w. G. King, j. Keliipio, Frank
Pahia, J. A. McCandless, William
Henry, Mr.. Gallagher and L. l..
McCandless. Members of this com
mittee were elected in their several
districts in open meeting, to repre-
sent their constituents In the Am
erican Union party, and as a good
proportion were Annexation Club
officers, it is the duty of our con
temporary to pick out those re-
naming who are to bear the honor
of being classed with the push"
Undoubtedly these men will be
highly fattered at being character
lied as a 'herd," but if ''herd"
they must be, we readily admit
there is not a combination of more
superior men in the country.
The reference to the manage
ment of the Annexation Club IS
an absolute niisstatemeiita of facts.
When the American Union party.
was formed, the man who has now
Matched up the newspaper oppo-
sition to the. Annexation Club
most strenuously opposed the for
nation of district clubs, and urged
the maintenance of. the large cen
trail club organization. Strange it
is that an opinion should change
so radically in such a short time.
The American League was formed
so as to have a distinctively Am
erican organization as strong adj
junct to the popular annexation
movement. Such it has been and
such it will ever be.
We fully realize that the oppo-
sition to the Annexation Club
comes from one hopeful, aspiring
brain, perhaps two or three, al
though it would be impossible for
us to name the second and third,
and we wait with bated breath
the proposition our contemporary