Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-12-05

lLhlloN OF Inf NINO tllNll Ne NlUIt.
ed except q. % meeting ~ the Cluh
called for the purpose, With like
notice as required by Article Z for
amendment
On motion Of L. G. Jones the
constitution was adopted IA read.
A recess was taken for signing the
constitution, when sixty.one
names were enrol ed. Member
of the old club were not required
to enroll themselves. Officers
were then elected as follows and,
excepting the vice presidents and
enrolment committee, all by &C.
clamation:
President-Lorrin \. Thurston.
Vice Presidents Il. +. Dilling-
ham, George W. Smith, DIR. G. q.
Wood apd q. Il. Ripley.
Secretary. l.. Mclean.
Treasurer. III. Fisher.
Financial Secretary-W. r.
Sims.
Enrolment Committee-D. l..
Naone, j. b. Atherton, l.. c..
Ables, f. j. Lowrey, Il. i. Jones,
A. V. Gear and c.. Ii. Mcleod.
President ThurstoD delivered
an address, beginning with thanks
for the honor doaa him. Annexa-
ton he believed won q bring
prosperity, stability and other
benefits to a greater degree than
anything else in sight. The as
sertion often made that "Thurston
and his partner the devil" would
do anything to gain their purpos-
es arose out of a speech lie made
in the old armory when Robert
Wilcox was on the same side with
him. Now he wanted to treat
former opponents, royalists or
others, who were willing to sup
port annexation as if they had al
ways been its supporters. He
went on at length to argue that a
great deal might be accomplished
at this end of the line, to infu-
ence the United States Govern
ment. The constitution of the
organization allowed of Hawaii
ans and Portuguese forming
branch clubs OF their own. 1t
might take years to accomplish
the object, as it took Texas seven
years to gain admission to the
Union, but the event would
be hastened in proportion
to the popular backing given to
the cause in these islands. He
hoped the time would soon come
when the United States Congress
would vote in the affirmative on
the question, and, if not at the
first regular session, it should be
applied to at every succeeding
one until success was attained.
All things came to those who
waited, and he believed the com
munity of these islands had shown
the last three years its
for waiting.
P. c. Jones endorsed every
word in r. cent article by Judge
Hartwell, and he hoped it would
be published in Hawaiian as we'll
as English. The speaker was in
favor of annexation four years
ago and was more in favor Of it
now than then. As he had re.
piled to one who predicted three
years ago that annexation would
make grass to grow on our streets,
if Louisiana could keep its head
above water by raising one and
half tons of sugar to the acre, he
was willing to take his chances in
Hawaii with three and half tons
to the acre. Let the contract labor
system 60.
Senator j, N. Wright did not
think there was fear OF much op-
position. Mr.. Thurston was the
right man in the right place, who
had taken a decided stand in 1898
and held it ever since. Thirty
three years ago the speaker stuck
to the flag and assisted to main
tain it, and often since coming
here he had wished to see that
flag floating over Hawaii. He
believed they had a good man in
the United States for next presi-
dent, and believed that in his first
Mckinley would say
something very favorable to Ha-
waii. Some planters he could
name were opposed to annexation
because it would take their pro-
fits for years. He thought if
these considered the matter they
would be convinced that their