The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-06-30

MET IN HARMONY.
Bar Association Is OrQanilsd With.
ont Friction.
RESOLUTIONS ARE WITHDRAWN
Graceful Acceptance OF Defeat
Touch on Political N iturs-prs-
sident PAU Nsumann.
RESOLUTIONS ARE WITHDRAWN
(From Thursdays Daily)


cult Judges for tenure, have gracefully
as possible retired from effort to use
the new Bar Association in the cam
paign and will depend upon other local
means and such steps at Washington
and elsewhere on the Mainland as may |
be decided upon. There was little, IL |
any surprise at all when Mr.. Gear |
arose in the Bar meeting yesterday |
and stated that he wished to withdraw |
the resolutions offered last Saturday |
condemning the portion of the Enabl- |
Ing Act referring to the Justices and
Judges. 1t was known very generally
by the middle of the day that can
yass had settled the fate of the resolu-
tions If they were brought before the
meeting. Their defeat by a large ma
jority was certain. In fact 1t was
thought they might be substituted by
resolutions of exactly reverse tenor
and sentiment.
Mr.. Gear said that he wished to with
draw the resolutions for the reason
that the constitution of the Bar Asso-
citation provided that 1t should not take
part directly or. indirectly in any po-
litical issue. He himself did not be-
lieve the resolutions to be within the
tabu scope, but to avoid possibility of
dissension he would prefer to take
them back. Permission was granted
by unanimous vote. Mr.. Davis, who
had seconded the resolutions last week,
gave his consent to have them taken
from the meeting Mr.. Kinney re-
marked that he did not wish 1t under
stood the resolutions were obnoxious
by being denominated by some people
as of a partisan nature. He thought
them proper for consideration of the
association and IL they were adjudged
political the course taken might pre-
vent other resolutions, perhaps of an
opposite expression on the same sub
ject, from coming within the rules.
The record reads that the resolutions
were withdrawn by the gentlemen who
offered them.
The officers of the Bar Association
are:
President-Paul Neumann.,
Vice Presidents. NJ. Ballou.
Secretary-A. A. Wilder.
Treasurer-S. X. Kane.
T.. NJ. Hatch was nominated for the
presidency, but declined to permit con-
sideratiOn of his name.
\. G. Nj. Robertson was nominated
FOR the vice presidency, but declined
in favor Of Mr.. Ballou.
Dan II. Case was nominated for the
secretaryship, but did not care to be
candidate on account of his duties as
court stenographer...
The meeting at which the OrganiZa-
ton of the Bar Association of the Ha-
waiian Islands was perfected was con-
Quoted with decorum and in order. The
parliamentarians had an inning and
the irregularities of procedure were
very few and the waste of time very
little. Two or three sections of the
constitution, reported by Chairman
McClanahan, were discussed at some
length.
A mild sensation was created by the
refusal of Judge Davidson to continue
as temporary president of the organ
ization. He spoke briefly and earnest
ly on the subject. He said he declined
to be active in the affair for the reason
that he had never been a partisan and
that he understood at the beginning
that the society was to be Bar Asso-
citation pure and simple, without any
political feature. He found the trend
of actions Objectionable to himself and
was indisposed to alliance with par
tisan affair There was no reply to
Judge Davidson. Paul Neumann was
called to the chair at once, but would
not make a speech. He is a good pre-
siding officer, not lax, nor yet too
strict 1t was his hope that the meet
ing would not last too long. When Mr..
Neumann was elected president he
called upon Judge Davidson to make
the customary address and the duty
was performed in graceful manner
The principal item in the constitu-
ton of the Bar Association is a pro-
vision to the effect that the society Is
to be strictly non-political and that II
shall not be used for political purposes
There are to be regular meetings every
quarter.
Mr.. Humphreys offered resolution
forbiddng the practice Of paying COM
missions. No action was taken on the
resolution, though support was offered
by many members.
The president was authorized TO ap-
point a committee OF three on bylaws
but deferred mention OF the names.
Mr., Gear did not present the reso-
luton Of which he had given notice
This h another form Of the petition
asking the President Of the United
States 10 request his Attorney General
"a look into the four cases In which
the supreme Court al Hawaii has ruled
that the constitution Of the United
States does not yet wholly apply here
a.
tlled for the meeting yesterday. Those
Who attended were
Messrs, Noumann, Case, A, NJ
brown, Kinney, Niyas. berry, Wood
Davis, bal'ou, iionshali, Parke, David