The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-09-22
AMERICAN UNION PARTY FOR LOVE WOMAN HAWAIIAN Challenge CUP No HNAGG NECESSARY UNCLE sam NOT N
TO PRESENT A MEMORIAL TO THE
COMMISSION.
Recites the Objects and Aims of the
Party, What 1t has Done and Sug-
gests for the Future.

There was meeting of the Central
Committee of the American Union
Party last evening to consider and to
adopt memorial to the Commission.
1t was not completed in time to be
presented at today's session, but it
will be delivered to Senator Cullom,
as chairman, before he leaves.
This memorial will recite that the
American Union Party is the out
growth of the Annexation Club and
the American League, being
formed March II, 1894, for the object
of working on lines towards ends that
neither of the clubs mentioned were
organized for, and that since its or
ganization no other political party
has been formed in the Republic of
Hawaii. That the object of the Anne
rican Union Party was to assist and
support the Provisional Government
of Hawaii in the formation of the Re-
public and to help maintain such re-
public until annexation was accom-
plished.
The facts that the first convention
of the party nominated the members
of the constitutional convention of
1894, and that the second convention,
held on October 13, 1894, nominated
the senators and representatives. of
the first Legislature of the republic,
who were all elected by the voters of
the party, is touched upon. The at
tention of the Commission is also
called to the work of the party at its
convention on September Is, 1897,
when nominations for the house of
representatives were made, all of
whom were subsequently elected; al
so to the further fact that at the con.
vention the central committee pre-
senting the memorial were duly elect
ed to hold Office until the next con-
vention.
Having thus shown the objects, the
aims and results of the party and the
right of the committee to represent it
the central committee affirm theiI
confidence in the wisdom and integri
ty of the Commissioners appointed by
President Mckinley to form a gov
ernment for Hawaii and ask that the
Commission will recommend a libera
form of territorial government, with
only such restrictions or qualifications
as may be necessary to conserve the
best interests of all parties concerned
On the suffrage question the com
mittete state they favor liberal suf
| frage law.
The speedy extension of the tariff
laws of the United States to Hawaii i.
respectfully urged.
AS to the shipping laws the memo
rial will say that the committee be
lieve that American shipping belongs
to the American flag and therefore
ask that United States shipping law
be at once extended to Hawaii.
The prospect of the construction o
the Nicaragua canal is view with sat
isfaction by the memoralists, wht
urge the Commission to favor sucl
legislation as will hasten it's compile
ton and also the laying of the Pacifi
cable.
With regard to the governorshiI
the committee say they believe it 70
the best interests of all the inhabi
tants of the Islands that the first gov
ernor of Hawaii should be one who i
not bound by any ties, political o
otherwise, to any party or class resi-
dent in Hawaii. Concerning other aI
pointments to be made the commit
tee express the belief that the incum
bents should be selected from bon
fide residents of the Islands.