Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-19
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POLITICS
IN HAWAII.

Honolulu, April 1 (via San Francisco.
April 1D.-The effort to organize a
political party along the lines Of politi-
cal parties Of the United States has just
been made. The prime movers We're
Timothy Murray, q blacksmith, who
was one of the organizers of the Ameri-
can league in 1898: o. c. Lewis, late Of
San Francisco, where he was a worker
FOR Dan Burns, and j. Turk, late of
Astoria. where his father is well-
known sailor boarding house keeper.
Lewis and Turk are shipping masters
here and We're fined some time ago for
enticing sailors to desert a vessel. The
three, with about a dozen others, met
and tossed up a coin to pee whether they
should organize as democrats or repub-
licans. They proceeded to organize as
the republican party of Hawaii and
drew up constitution for party or
ganization, giving the complete control
ito themselves.
AT the meeting at which the constitu-
tion was to be accepted, however, a
large number Of republicans came in
and changed the name to the Republic
can Club OF Hawaii and remodeled the
TO that Of republican
party to the future and to more re-
preventative gathering Of the republi-
cans OF the islands. The president OF
the club is Clarence Crabbe, well-
known and thoroughly reputable busi-
ness man. Turk and Lewis threaten to
pack the next club, which is to be held
tonight, and reorganize along the lines
originally proposed. The democrats of
the island have made no move yet TO or
ganize in any way.
There is a strong and wides pread feel-
ing among men OF both republican and
democratic antecedents and sentiments
that upon the organization Of the is
lands into a territory the purely local
questions of organization and formation
of municipalities and the settlement of
domestic matters ought to predominant,
and not be embarrassed or Influenced by
questions of national politics. This sens
timent favors organization and political
action along the lines of an independent
or citizens party, for the immediate
purpose of securing Il Legislature COM
posed of the best men of the islands to
secure the best possible form OF muni-
|cipal and county organization and gov
ernment.
( There is much doubt expressed by
keen men. however, whether this can be
accomplished. IT Is feared that the en-
mites and jealousies that have arisen
during the stormy political period of the
last fifteen years will not permit of such
action. All the clements of opposition,
the old royalists and those who have be-
come antagonistic to the personnel or
the policy of the government Of the re-
public, 1t is feared will not be willing to
unite With those who have supported the
republic to this end. The elements of
the opposition have nothing in common
except their opposition to the present
government. Much interest is being
manifestedas tosthe probable alignment
of factions and classes on this basis and
in the organization of parties along the
lines of the national political parties.
much Will probably depend on who or
ganiZes the parties
1t has been assumed that the old roy
|alists and the Hawaians generally, to-
gether with large portion of the Por-
tuguese. who have always been more or
less royalst in sentiment Will CRAWL
tate into the democratic party, while
the annaxationists and the American ell
ement generally Will form and conssti-
tute the republican party. But there are
many far-seeing men who do not ac-
cept this theory as the one that Will nee
essarily be proved by the fact. There
has grown up among annexationists
and the Americans generally consider
able opposition to the local government
and the clement from which its person.
mel is drawn.
They supported the government until
annexation vas accomplished, as they
believed such support was necessary to
secure annexation. But since then they
have looked forward to the time when
they could secure new DEAL If the
element in power organizes the republi-
can party, much OF this antagonistic
!. element will be forced into the oppose
ition. But this fact will doubtless divide
the old royalists and the Portuguese.
many Of whom will prefer to act with
the present government.
There is a growing interest In political
Organization, which. tho 1t Is not mani
Testing itself in direct alignment OF in
dividuals or classes with one or the 9TH
er Of the national parties. Is manifest
ing itself In improvement clubs, in
classes and clubs for studying municipal
Organization. and in meetings for die
!cusslng the future government OF the is
lands.
More than 10000 have been inocnated
with the Hafkine prophylactic for the
prevention OF the plague. Frank Per-
outka, formerly Of Santa Rosa. Cal. and
Winona. Mimi. who came here In jan
uary, committed suicide March 80 by
shooting himself in the head in lodg-
| ing house in Fort street. The body Of
Peroi1fka was rrcmatpd