The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-02
WHISKY MEN,aTOI1l
MAKE The FIGHT
DR.. Chapman Says They Will
Oppose the Law forsthe
Dispensary.

Young Mems Christian ASSocia-
J ton hall yesterday afternoon and |
last night for the purpose of agi- |
tatfng the Anti-Saloon League ques- |
ton were fairly well attended and Gull
minated in the appointment of commit
tees to arrange the details of the or |
ganization, which will take place at |
convention called for Monday evening |
at 1870 O'Clock at the Young Mems |
Christian Association hall.
DR.. Chapman presided over both |
meetings and in the afternoon meeting
explained the workings of the organi-
cation in all its details, comparing the
functions of the local, county and state |
associations.
At the evening meeting the report OF
committee of five which had been
elected to report the prospects for or
ganization and to suggest plans for eff
fecting the same, was given through
its chairman, Rev. G. L.'.Pearson, the
other members of the committee being
Rev. A. E. Cory, Rev. w. K. Azbill,
Miss Hitchcock and Mrs. Whitney. In
this report it was recommended that an
organization of the .Anti-Saloon League
for Honolulu be effected and that when
ladjourning the meeting it be adjourned
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purpose of organizing the said league.
1T also urged that all churches and
Christian organizations of the city be
asked to send delegates, ten for each
church or organization and one addi-e
tiona1 delegate for every twenty mem
bers over a membership of 100 that such
lchurch organization might have.
| It was moved that the committees
report be adopted and this was done,
but later an amendment was added,
changing the time OF the proposed
meeting from Friday night to Monday
night, the 4th inst, at 7:30 o'clock.
A motion that the same committee be
retained for the purpose of reporting
upon officers for the convention was
jpassed, followed by an amendment
adding four more members to the COM
mittee, the appointed committee stand
ing as follows: Rev. A. f.. Cory, Rev.
G.. L. Pearson, Rev. w. K. Azbill, Miss
Hitchcock. Miss Whitney, Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. A. F. Cook, Mr.. Weldon and Mr..
Nakaumai.
This committee will consider the
matter of the election of officers for
the coming meeting, the list recon-
mended probably continuing as the
regular officers of the proposed organi-
zation.
DR.. Chapman made strong appeal
in the interests of immediate organiZa-
ton. Some one gave the information
that a number of whisky men, had
recently come from the Coast, with
capital and the intent to use it in a
fight against the anti-saloon movement
and against temperance movements in
general. DR.. Chapman said that he
was aware of this-that he was quite
familiar with the faces of these men
and their purposes. 81 know them and
they know me- said he. They know
what am out for, and / can assure
you 1 know what they are out for. We
pass each other on the street and we
know each other though We don't rec
iognize each other by bowling or speak
ing"
In speaking of the value of perfect
lsystem of organization the agitator
said that the Antl-Saloon League aim
ed to center it's power in one man fin
ally, as had been done in California.
The local leagues sent their presidents
to the county conventions and the
county conventions sent their officers
to the state leagues, growing stronger
politically, and finally, eliminating in
"a O0e-IQdn power LOT the HSnI IN pOll-
tics. That's the way to do it," said
he. Don't you know, If the Lord had
appointed a committee to build the ark
every one would have been drowned?
He knew better and He told one man
to do it. He did not leave the energies
ito be scattered. He conferred them in
one man, and that's what we want to
do
= Daar do esh n
dress of suggestion in the matter of
committees, and in closing used the
word pau whereupon DR.. Chapman
appeared deeply puzzled and offered the
suggestion that an interpreter be sent
, for Immediately.
After the adjournment OF the meeting
the committee appointed gathered fol
consultation, but no further action was
taken. DR.. Chapman hopes for large
attendance at the convention on Mon
day evening.