The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-13
YOUNG MEMS
RESEARCH CLUB
Meeting Last Night With Nc
Kinley and Bryan as Top
les of Discussion.


The FIRST fall meeting Of the Young
Mems Research Club was held last
night at the home OF a. -. Wood on
Nuuanu avenue Robert Single pre-
slded. Lorrin "A. Thurston who was TO
have spoken was unable to attend on
account OF indisposition and w. II. Cas-
/ tie was detained at home by the cele-
bration of his silver wedding anniver-
sary.
The topic 81 discussion for the even
ing was Impressions OF Mckinley and
uryan." and Rev. w. M. Kincaid who
mas lust returned from the Mainland
was the FIRST 20 talk.
After n sasual review OF the political
situation In general and n relation of
lintorviews with all sorts Of people met
In his travels. Mr.. kincaid gave n most
interesting description OF Bryan at
home
Mr. Kincatd has an intimate friend.
CHANCELLOR Mcdowell OF the University
situated In Lincoln where Mr.. Bryan's
home ls. Thus Mr.. Kincaid met Mr..
gryan personally and was much Inn
pressed by him.
The pastor OF Central Union Church
said that he thought Mr.. Bryan was
, thoroughly honest. OF great capacity
, and he believed that u IL were not for
the rs TO plank in the Democratic
: platform Bryan would have n walkoveI
] In the coming election.
AZ n L. he thought that McKinle,
I would win surely.
william Haywood former Consul
General from the United states an,
now Collector OF Internal Revenu
: spoke about the difrerent Presidents o
the United States whom he had me
, and particularly of Mckinley.
IN Haywood told n curious anecdote o
his childhood. when but seven year
g. old his little cousin from New Yor
'r coming 20 visit him In Washington. an
= expressing a wish TO meet "a Pres
h, dent" Haywood escorted her to IN
:. White House and meeting no oppositio
A. rambled through the rooms Of the gres
building until they happened into n
~ very apartment where President Grar
, was sitting with his cabinet discussin
affairs OF state.
Grant. always a child lover. stopps
=. business and took the prankish pair {
a. HIS knees where he asked them the
quest.
w Haywood. continuing. spoke OF q
m. other Presidents and remarked tn
IN. Harrison was the only one OF tho
with whom he had come In contact wi
w lacked In tact and courtesy.
o OF Mckinley Mr.. Haywood relat
many Incidents. Haywood was broug
-, up In washington. got his first a
,ra pointment In the state Department
or n years AZ age and had been contin
lousiy In Nthe Governments servl
,rs since.
MI lie knew Mckinley pretty we'll a
of admired him greatly. He said that q
people appreciated the hard work do
90, by President. and especially by "
me President like Mckinley. Some 70
w. had an idea that Mckinley Loaf
-. around and talked with people all
.ss or took ride I'm the open.
sen The fact was that Mckinley lahoi
the like "a slave and his hours were tai
up by business visitors and the rout
of m duty so that he seldom had n
om mcut TO himself.
mn clinton q. Hutchins spoke OF attei
am ing both the late political conventi
and gave his impressions OF the lead
~. IN them. BEING n Democrat he was
80 ~ Mr. Bryan and stated freely
hlt ability and Influence.
Others who spoke we're Henry '
,,~ torhouse. Professor Crawley and
ast Avery. Frank Atherton was elected
! iu rotary n succeed y. NJ. Boyd ana
De- r. Beardmore took Mr.. Atherton's p
on the executive committee.