Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-17

trouble and led last night to scenes
that might have resulted in very seri-
Gus unpleasantness between Portu-
guese politicians had not better judg-
ment prevailed and hot words been
taken back.
II should first be understood that the
Portuguese Republican Club was the
organization recently started by Fur
tado, Durao and others. Men who were
dismissed from membership in the
Portuguese Political Club because II
was thought these men were trying to
stir up strife among the members.
To proceed, a certain Portuguese
was sent out in the morning with no.
tees of the meeting. 1t will be seen
that no meeting place is given. Wele.
the Portuguese, happened to be SYM
pathizer of the Portuguese Political
Club OF which Major Camara is the
president and, not feeling sure as to
what he should do, went to the latter
for advice.
| Questions were asked OF this distri-
butor OF notices and he replied to the
effect that he had not been given list
of names but had been told to distri-
butte the notices anywhere and to
everybody. He was further instructed
10 tell the men to whom he gave the
notices that the meeting would be In
San Antonio hail.
Camara told the Portuguese he did
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making little money and advised him
to go and do Just as he was told.
The president OF the Portuguese Poll
teal Club thought he smelled rat"
II seemed to him that the Portuguese
Republican Club was trying to get the
members of the Portuguese Political
Club to attend the meeting without the
knowledge OF the officers In order to
attempt to inveigle them away from
tie organization which they had prom.
ised to support. With this thought up.
permost in his mind, he started out
and told as many members of his or.
ganization as It was possible for him
TO see. Many Of these had already
been served with notices. Camara also
saw the officers OF the club.
The result was that when the hour
OF the meeting arrived, there were
some twenty-five or thirty Of the mem.
bers of the Portuguese Political Club
and only about four or five OF the mem.
bers OF the Portuguese Republican
Club, present In San Antonio hall. J. b
Freitas was the only officer present.
While discussion as to the presiding
officer OF the meeting was going on
Furtado turned up and called the meet.
ing to order He then addressed him
self directly to Major Camara, asking
him II he was a member of the Portu-
guese Republican Club. Upon receiv.
ing an answer in the negative. FurtadO
told Camara to get out OF the hall or he
would be put out.
| A. G. Correa stood up and remon.
strated, stating that the action OF the
chair was shameful, considering that
tees to attend the meeting. He too
was called to order by the chair and
told to get out Of the room or he would
be put out. AS the members Of the
Portuguese Political Club present far
exceeded that OF the Republican Club
Camara and Correa smiled contentedly
and decided they would remain where
they were and see what the outcome OF
the meeting would be. No attempt
was made to remove the men from the
room. II there had been, something
would surely have dropped.
At this stage, Durao and his father
in-law walked out OF the room leaving
the Portuguese Republican Club with
only the president, secretary, treasurer
and two or three others. AS he left
the room he was hooted by some OF the
Portuguese.
BY this time, Furtado had been stir
red very deeply and, giving vent to his
feelings, stated that the members OF
the Portuguese Political Club present
had acted like brutes. OF a sudden, a
half dozen men were on their feet and
a chair, swung by pair OF very formi-
dable looking arms. swished very close
to Furtado's head. He was told to take
back what he had said and ne did so
very promptly. 49,
At this point, Melin OF the post Office
moved to adjourn. The motion was
not seconded but Furtado declared the
meeting adjourned.
Thereupon, Camara took charge of
the meeting and for long time ripped
the Portuguese Republican Club up
the back" In very mastery way. He
stated that he was morally certain an
attempt had been made to get the men,
beers OF the Portuguese Political Club
to attend the meeting for the purpose,
II possible, to get them to join the
ranks Of the Republican Club. II the
meeting was intended for the members
OF the latter organization only, then
the distributor Of notices should have
been furnished with list. Seeing that
this had not been done, he regarded the