The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-21

AID, tells the SlOly VI tIcpuDIlCo4 vi
ganization on the big Island:
Wela ka haoi
The Republican mass meeting at the
court house on Saturday night was
replica of the meeting held in Honolulu
two weeks ago-slate and all-and If
anyone thinks the meeting was not a
success it is because he is ignorant OF
the meaning of the word. Since Thurs
day last, the day the call appeared IN
the Herald, it was pretty generally I'M
derstood that there would be two fac-
tions struggling for supremacy. Inc
first vote taken after A. B. Loebensteln
was appointed chairman showed that
the game would be played single-hand-
ed during the rest Of the proceedings,
for there was but one faction and
snow-slide in sight when the final mo-
ton to adjourn was called.
Long before the time set for the meet
ing. and while the court house was still
dark, the grounds around the building
were filled with anxious spectators.
There were McStocker men and j. L.
Smith men, and the man who remarked
that McStocker could not get anything
wondered where he was at. By 1880 the
hall and front veranda were filled and
Sheriff Andrews stepped to the front
and called the meeting 10 order. He
stated that the call had been made 18th
a view to organizing the Republican
party for the First district of this ISL
and on the same lines that the party
had been organized on in Honolulu, and
would be in every Legislative district in
the Islands The sheriff read from the
printed slips received from the organ
l1,,I,, IL
stated that all Republicans and those
wishing to affiliate with that party
would be welcome. He thought the
proper mode of procedure would be to
elect an enrolment committee, after
which it would be proper to elect per-
manent chairman. F.. L. Winter, c. l..
Metz, G. F. Affonzo, w. II. Little and
Robert Andrews were thereupon elect
ed as a committee. and Carl S. Smith
announced that he had prepared blanks
for signatures in order that the work
might be facilitated. A recess was Ia
ken, during which the names of 226
were recorded.
A. y. LOebenstein was then nominal
ed for chairman and elected without OPP
posiUOn. Nominations for secretary
were in order and w. s. Wise proposed
w. II. Smith. and E. n. Holmes nomin-
ated Carl s. Smith. Both were sec
onded, and on a standing vote being ia
ken Carl Smith was declared elected.
On taking the chair Mr.. Loebenstein
thanked the audience present for the
honor conferred upon him, and said he
would perform the duties impartially
and according to recognized rules of de-
bate. Unless otherwise agreed upon by
the audience, no one would be allowed
to speak more than once on any sub
ject, except as a question of privilege.
I'VE are passing the threshold of our
national existence" said Mr.. Loeben-
stein, "and witnessing the dawn of a
new era in which begins the making of
a new history. The Republican party
stands for the people, making no dis
tinction between rich and poor, race or
color, sect or nationality 1t believes
in the protection of American indus
tries and an honest dollar. and the laws
which have been made by Congress for
the protection of the wage earners may
be traced to the Republican party Ones
love OF country may sway the citizen to
the best efforts in behalf of govern
ment, but unless concerted and organic
ed in action, the result means failure.
Experience has shown this, and the
stances where the failure to attain the
best ends was through lack of these
Misrule has followed dissension; sue
cess and good men may best be reached
through harmony and proper organiza-
ton. This is a new experience to many
I OF us-let the start be made right and
in a spirit of harmony"
4 When the meeting buckled down to
) business the question of whether it was
. mass meeting to be attended by peo-
4 pie from the various prec nets or wheth-
er 1t was meeting of voters of the
4 Second precinct of the First district
4 arose. Chairman Loebenstein contend
ed, from information received from Ho-
4 nolulu Saturday morning, that it was a
precinct meeting. Mr. McStocker. who
knew only of the first call thought it
was for everyone in the district He
stated that two gentlemen from pre-
cints other than the Second had asked
( him if they should enroll, and he had
answered Yes"
Messrs. Scott, Andrews, Cruzan, Wise
and others spoke on the matter. but
4 Chairman LOebenstein overruled and
y Mr.. McStOcker appealed A vote was ia
ken and the decision of the chair was
overruled
1t was then moved and carried that
the meeting proceed to elect an organ
lzation committee of twenty-four gen.
tlemen, who should urge the formation
OF precinct clubs in the several pre-
cincts of this district, to act with such
committees as shall be formed in the
different precincts and secure concerted
action throughout the district. and to
4 issue call for the general precinct
4 election to be held on May 10 between
the hours of and p. III.
The following committee of twenty
four, three from each precinct. was
\ nominated and declared elected:
Richley, Vierra. Smith o. ", Lyman
Of. 81, Hapai, Ray q. E.), Purdy.
Whitehouse, McDonough, Clay. Brown
s (Ben), Ray CIV. A., Smith (Carl s.
& Andrews Bob, Andrews o.. Al, NOR,
Beeman, Horner (A), Dillon, Parsons,
Holmes on. W, HOrner (Wm), Ry-
croft, Lydgate.
y a motion was made that the meeting
proceed to elect nominees of the second
precinct to the District convention. a
r motion IN adiOurr, tho r1aptfDO nd