The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-13
STATEHOOD FOR HAWAII.
SPEAKERS SET FORTH THE AD-
VANTAGES THAT WILL ACCRUE.
First Monthly Meeting of Annexation
Club a Success-Minister Cooper and
Prominent Citizens Spea;.

rive hundred peOple-anu repre-
people, too-gathered in the
drill shed last night to attend the reg
ular monthly meeting of the AnneNc-
tion Club. 1t was the first meeting of
its kind since the reorganization Of
the Club.
In the audience were President Dole.
Attorney General Smith, j. q. Athrr-
ton, p. c. Jones, B. f. Dillingham;, Col.
j. II. Soper, Col. J. H. Fisher, Judge
Perry, Judge De la Vergne, j. Mort
Oat, DR.. Wood, NJ. Louisson, II. Nj.
Whitney, j. W. Girvin, j. A. Low, Mar
shal Brown, Ed Towse, c. b. Ripley,
Associate Justice Frear, c. \. Brown,
Col, r. II. Mclean. f. b. Oat, j. \.
Kennedy, L. c. Ables, j. Shaw, \. V.
Gear, Col. De la Nergne, Attorney De
Bolt, A. S. Humphreys, Dr. High, w
II. Castle, f. II. Adams, DR.. Emerson,
Mark Robinson, G. w. r. King, Fred
Lyman, John Farnsworth, Wallace r..
Harrington, w. r. Slime, Capt. Macdon-
aid, E. w. Peterson, Thos. j. King and
many other prominent citizens.
President Lorrin \. Thurston was
in a few well chosen words. He called
for the secretary's report, which was
read by Col. Fisher. Secretary Mclean
was indisposed with cold.
The secretary's report gave a report
of what had 'transpired since the last
public meeting of the Annexation Club
in the drill shed on December 4, all of
which has been published in The Star
heretofore. The officers, in order thl ut
they might do more effective work
had appointed committees from among
their number as follows:
Literature-A. V. Gear, c. B. Wood,
c. B. Ripley.
Finance. II. Fisher, B. F. Dilling-
ham, j. B. Atherton.
Printing-F.J. Lowrey, E. A. Jones.
Public Meetings and Speakers-L. C.
Ables, w. r. Sims, d. l.. Naone, G. F.
Mcleod.
Organization-G. F. Mcleod, G. w.
Smith, A. V. Gear.
In his report Secretary Mclean
states:
The main purpose of the Club is to
concentrate attention upon the neccs-
sity and advantages of annexation, 60
disseminate information upon the sub
ject, and to get into touch with those
of our own people who believe in an
neXation. In union there is strength,
and without information as to who the
friends of annexation are, there can
be no union,
ut is believed that the Club is maxi
ing good progress along the lines in
dicated, but to do its best every mem
ber should feel personal RESPONSE
bility in the matter"
After the hearing of the secretary's
report there was brought up for the
Clubs consideration the matter of an
executive officer. An amendment to
Section 3 of the constitution of the
club, creating this Office was passed
unanimously. Upon motion of Ed
Towse, the gentleman who has tenn
porarily filled the position, Mr.. c. A.
Brown, was chosen executive officer by
the unanimous vote of the Club. Mr..
Brown in his new position is a mem
Der of the executive committee and is
entitled to take part in all meetings.
He and his assistant, Geo, X. King, will
devote their whole.tim to the work of
the club.
In introducing the principal speaker
of the evening Mr.. Thurston paid the
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon.
Henry f. Cooper, a neat compliment.
Minister Cooper said:
II do not propose to discuss this
evening the why's and whereforrs or
reasons for annexation or to define the
attitude of the Government further
than to state that its policy has been
and still is annexation to the United
States of America.
"While in the United States recently
had the opportunity of hearing much
that is encouraging to those who be-
lieve in annexation. First of all, it is
not likely that the question will be-
come party issue; the proposition
will be advocated by Republicans and
Democrats alike, while opponents will
be found in the ranks of both parties.
The question is likely to be heard up
on its merits, and largely decided upon
points of policy. For this reason, al
though during the last election the Re-
publicans have lost part of their ma
jority in the House, and the Senate
appears to be largely in favor of the
position taken by the advocates of sill
yer, we need have no fear that this will
interfere with the discussion and de-