The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-04
is A CLUB NOT A PARTY
COMPLETE CHANGE AT MURRAY
HALL.
The Original Promoters of the Murray
Hall Enterprise Outvoted and Out
Manoeuvred at Last Nights Meeting.

Tim Murray was turned down in the
house of his friends-in fact, in his
own house.
The meeting of the Republican Par
ty' at Murray's Hall last night was
invaded by others than those who had
organized 1t, and from the Republican
Party of Hawaii" the organization was
reduced to the more modest pretensions
of the Republican Club of Hawaii"
and the beautiful draft of a constitu-
tion and bylaws providing for terri
torial organization of a party with the
power all in the hands of the "presi-
dent, vice president secretary, treas
urer and auditor" was emasculated to
mere rules and regulations for a politi-
cal club.
Tim Murray, himself, accepted the
change gracefully when he saw it was
inevitable, but Messrs. Turk & Lewis,
of the justly celebrated firm of Turk &
Lewis, fought to the last ditch and
then gave notice that a motion to re-
consider would be made at the next
meeting, when things might be differ
ent.
Clarence Crabbe took the chair, called
the meeting to order and presided, do
ing it so urbanely that no one, not even
Murray or Lewis, had the presence of
mind to ask why he did it, or by what
authority This opening feat in the
turn down process was followed by the
blow that almost killed father" when
Lewis motion to adopt the nicely writ
ten typewriter draft of a constitution
and bylaws of the Republican Party
of Hawaii" was amended by A. S..
Humphreys, to adopt 1t section by sec
ton, and to change the name from par
ty to club There was hot debate on
this, but the Humphreys following had
both the oI'atory and the votes. In fact,
81 I nc I'D To- ATt1r
ray, seemed to have suddenly suffered
paralysis of the voice when called on
to vote no" This was explained by
the Statement that "a good many of the
boys were working at the iron works,
and could not be present"
/ The test vote was on the motion to
change the name, and it was changed.
After that it was all easy. The con-
stitution was changed to conform to
the new name, and then a recess of ten
minutes was taken to give an opportu-
nifty to sign the constitution. Quite a
number did.
Then the following officers were
elected: Clarence Crabbe president;
Harry Evans, vice president; Francis
j. Berry, secretary; Will e. Fisher,
treasurer; Timothy Murray, auditor,
and Dick DAILY, sergeant at arms. The
membership of the organization COM
mittee of twenty-one, was left to the
president to nominate, and the next
meeting to confirm.
Then a motion was made to open the
flood gates of oratory but it seemed
to be low tide in oratory. A. S. Hum
phreys and Colonel Fisher announced
their undying devotion to the principles
of the Republican party, and Mr.. Hum
phreys charged that the opposition to
Republican organization was lue to the
desire of a clique not to have any or
ganization until they had corralled all
the offices and were ready to organize
in some back office.
j. M. Vivas said he was not yet
ready to announce himself as a Repub-
lcan. He wanted to consult with his
compatriots among whom he was a
leader But if he did decide to become
Republican he would be one with both
feet, and would bring to the party many
votes.
Franklin Austin said he, also, was
not yet ready to aunnoytH- CHEAT n
not yet ready to announce his allie
ginace to the party, though he had al
ways acted with it in the states.
motion to adjourn put an end 20
any more announcements in the cause
of the club just organized.