The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-03-10
Republicans Won't be Bull
dossd by New Arrivals
Commissioner Shingles Propositions
to Ally With the National League
of Republican Clubs Ruth
lessly Slaughtered.

aDle rally OF hepuDllcau polltlcldus
at the Chamber of Commerce last
evening; respectable in local infu-
ence and intelligent'and too respect
able in numbers, since there we're
twice as many present as the seating
accommodations of the small hall.
Government officials and army men
were gathered in force and so were
their would.be successors in Office.
The meeting was called to order
by ex-Commissioner to Omaha's Ex-
position, Mr.. Robert W.. Shingle,
who modestly stated that while he
was at Omaha the Convention of
the National League of Republican
Clubs was in session. They at once
grabbed him by the scruff of the
neck, yanked him into the conven-
tion and after giving number of
thunderous cheers for little Hawaii,
the new Republican Territory, in
stalled him as National Commit
teeman to represent Hawaii, and
gave him the privilege of nominal
ing Vice-President of the organ
ization. He had consequently NOM
mated Sanford B. Dole, President
of the Republic of Hawaii, as such
vice-president without consulting
him, as there is at present no cable
line from Omaha to Honolulu. Now,
Vice. President Dole declined to
serve and he himself wished to re-
sign, but although, acting under the
advice of friends, he had not organ
lied Republican clubs throughout
the vast Territory of Hawaii as was
incumbent upon him as National
Committeeman (of the famous Ma
tional League of Republican Clubs),
yet he wished to ascertain the views
of Republicans of Honolulu in the
matter of being represented in that
national and august body.
Mr.. Shingle had to stand good
deal of "heckling," cross-examina-
tion and banter but he stood it
good-naturedly, modestly and man
fully,
Col. Fisher was called to the chair
and somewhat reluctantly, owing to
his connection with the A. u. p,
accepted the honor, and James Bick-
nell was elected secretary.
Collector General McStocker, the
local "Platt" OF tho party, at once
put the "kibosh" upon any affila-
tion with auxiliary sections OF the
G.. o. p. before they had become
correctly affiliated with the G.. o. P.
itself, in a legitimate manner and
through the customary routine, and
the time for such organization had
not yet arrived. We were still in a
transition state and not allied to the
American political system. Further
more, Honolulu had no more right
to speak on behalf of the to-be nat
ional Republican Party of Hawaii
than Hilo or any other place. If
anything Rilo had better right, so
to speak, for he believed that Hilo's
strong club had been organized in
accordance with the national rules.
Representative Gear followed in
same strain but further called atten-
tion to the fact that the premature
organization OF National Republi-
can Party, or even an official affilia-
tion with this auxiliary league,
might be detrimental and prejudi-
cial to our interests in Congress until
we had obtained our form of gov
ernment and knew who were and
who were not voters.
The "newly arrived" however
would not listen to the advice oi
their seniors in residence who knew
the ropes, but led by very recently
arrived attorney and real estate
broker, and aided and sheltered by
Geo. Paris, noisily clamored fol
prompt organization and especially