The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-01-16

/ at the ulecllLS VI lhC LIZ
publican Charter Commit
tee last evening at their
rooms in the Elite building. Very little
actual business was transacted as many
of the committees were unable to make
a report and were compelled to ask for
more time.
A. V. Gear was called to the chair and
as soon as the usual business relative
to the last meeting was finished the
report of the financial committee was
heard L. L. McCandless, chairman,
reported that they had been able thus
far to secure pledges for about $500 and
he had no doubt but that the balance
of the amount required could be raised.
Continuing, he said: 1--WE have seen
many people and find that a number
object seriously to the idea of a char
ter, at least for some time to come.
charter at all and do not wish TO do
nate any money to further such an OBJ
ject I saw one man who has been
liberal in the past and one from whom
I fully expected material assistance,
but was much surprised to find that
he said, I would willingly give 800 to
have the municipal law put off for at
least two years, but 1 do not care TO
give any money to aid it,
Was he suggesting fund?'' inter
tjected T. McCants Stewart.
Another person that l approached,
continued McCandless, told me that
we were spending time and money in
a hopeless cause and that all our eff
forts would be of no avail. 1 was told
that the charter would not be consid-
cred by the Legislature but before
left him I succeeded in obtaining $50.
/ believe that it would be advisable to
get more information from the people
before we draft the charter. Many
prominent men say that they don't
think that it would be passed at all
am free to confess that have not
met with the success that had expect
! ed and feel somewhat disheartened
There are many things to be consider
ed before we go much further and we
should all give the matter very care
full thought"
w. o. Smith rose to argue the ques-
ton and cited his opinion that it mat
tered little what individuals thought
it was the people at large who were
ITO be considered.
This is a matter which affects the
entire community said Mr.. Smith,
land requires lots of thought and much
i hard work. The work is of great value
ito the entire community and We should
not shirk it. Other places and men of
great experience have given their time
and attention as well as their ment- :
to this question and 1 say that when
we do have a city government let US
have a good one. Let us have a good
one or have nothing at all. If we do
not be careful we will have a govern
lment that will be burden to the COM
: munity. Summing it all up l think that
the report of the finance committee is
Encouraging and that they deserve
great credit. 1t behooves US as earnest
men to draft the best charter we can.
and l believe that we are justified In
going ahead
P. L. Weaver gave as his opinion
that the question of the charter should
be allowed. to pass over to the next
: iSCSSlOh VI IAC "C nOoiO
.. then be better prepared" he said, ''and
better able to offer suggestions of val
ue as the result of more careful
thought and preparation, and unless We
do give this careful thought we will
have nothing ready to propose, and we
want something positive; then even il
we lose we will have the satisfaction
of knowing that We have given tbs
ir7,l,.r aT Of
: AT this point the report of the finance
committee was dropped for a time and
| the committee on statistics was called
upon. Through its chairman, E. a
> Mott-Smith, it asked for more time
stating that it had been unable to OBJ
tain all the information required ow
: ing to the arduous duties imposed up
on it.
p. L. Weaver, chairman of the literary
committee, submitted a long list o.
books for the consideration of the body
T and stated that through the courtesy
j of the Young Mems Research Clut
:, the members could secure valuable ref
erence matter at Mcclellan and Ponds
: Office at any time. Another list o.
books was mentioned selected with {
view Of the matter in hand and were
n of such an assortment that nearly
everything pertaining to the question
. of charters in big cities could be found
All these are in the Honolulu Public
Library.
t. McCants Stewart had been fidget
= ing about in his chair for some time
J. and rising TO his feet gave vent to hi
feelings as follows: What we wan
is something definite and something
: definite We must have. The chairmal
of the finance committee reports tina
$500 has been secured but ne also In
Inmates that there is string on tina
Il beg your pardon" spoke up Nc
:, Candless. there is no string: you ar
d mistaken
= 1T does not seem to me to be
: fruitless task. but when people sa,
6 that the charter viii not even be con
!, sidered at the next legislature, perhap
!, they know whereof they speak 1t
l possible that We are up against 1t, a