Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-08
pA(HE(O REPLIES To
EDITOR HURTADO

| EultOI ENtHluB bultellu. - utIe dp'
peared in Saturday mornings Adver.
tiser a correspondence signed by Ed.
tor NJ. T. Furtado which for its spirit
of treachery and FOR It's contradictory
state deserves to be classed as
the rawlings of fool or the effusiou Of
a rogue.
Editor Furtado was dishonorably eX.
PEELED from the Portuguese Political
Club on the charge of malicious and
DELIBERATE intention to destroy the use.
funess of the Portuguese Political
Club by circulating lists soliciting PEG.
pie to become members of another pc.
litical organization to be organized in
Opposition to the Portuguese Political
Club, thereby bringing the Portuguese
Political Club into disrepute and pub.
lie contempt, which Is contrary to the
constitution and bylaws of the afore.
said club In answer to this charge.
Editor" Furtado says in his commuul,
cation: "A full AMI complete hearing
was denied me 10 the Portuguese Pc.
litical Club at the time [ was expelled
from the said club. T. as a Portuguese.
American citizen, entered the afore.
said club in good faith and intended
to abide by the rule of the majority. -
etc. And then the editor adds: Sew.
eral Republican members Cwho are the
members that are not Republicans
of the club took il upon themselves to
circulate pledges and have all Repub.
lican Portuguese voters sign them and
II the number of signatures was OF
such a quantity a. 10 warrant the or.
ganlzlng of a Republican Club mo. q
such a club was Co be organized.
| was given one of these pledges
and I worked with oil my heart to
bring about the desired end"
The editor" intended to abide by
the rule OF the majority" CHell Is
paved with such good intentions"), bu.
when he discovered that his faction
was hopeless minority he worked
with all his heart 20 organize another
club" And after making this admls.
sion, which stamps him as a selt.con.
victcd traitor to the principles Of the
Portuguese Political Club he has the
consummate gall TO say,
when the Clique found out what
we were doing they became alarmed
90 and conspired and concerted. aud
did conspire and succeeded In arraUg.
ing everything their own way to expeg
me under suspension 'ot rules at 90.
days meeting They knew that they
could not do 1t in any other way. for
they could not sustain their charges.
They knew that ight would be put
up. so they expelled me under susper.
sion Of rules, without proving any al.
legation in the charges,
Say, wouldn't that jar you?
The editor" also says: AS a
warm supporter Of Frank Andrade.
wish to announce 70 all citizens of the
Territory of Hawaii that Major Ca
mara is the choice OF sixty-one mem.
bers OF the club who will never quail.
iIy as voters in Gods green footstool
II they were to live 100 years; while
Frank Andrade, on the other hand re.
ceved forty.eight votes of forty.eight
NubuNf- AANlLtlS anu WV
ers."
This is a false and malicious state.
ment intended to deceive this commu.
nifty. When the election for candi.
dates Of the Portuguese Political Club
took place, ruling was made by the
chairman that only those who were
American citizens already and those
who were eligible to become such
would be Allowed TO vote. Every mem.
Der who voted at the election, of
whom there was doubt az to their quail.
ifications, were challenged by the
Judges OF election and were tested
There were SO votes cast which were
for first and second choice; Major Ca
mara received I'll votes and Frank An.
drade AS, while M. A. Silva received
80. According to the result of the eiec.
ton, two.thirds of the votes cast were
against the endorsement of Andradz
so that anyone can realize the hope.
lessness OF the minority faction H.
which Editor" Furtado belongs. A.
to the allegation that the Portuguese
Political Club has a stuffed member
ship roll composed Of old men who will
never quality 70 become American citi.
2ens, and boys under IS years of age.
all say is that anyone interested in
the membership Of the Portuguese Po'
liucal Club can dispel the illusion that
II is composed OF straw men" by com.
ing 10 any OF our regular meetings,
Id, ,.lH-
ing at 1880 O'Clock at San Antonio Hail
Vineyard street.
In conclusion, f'wish to say, with
the poet: .,r'
Let dogs delight to bark and bite,
For God hath made them so;
Let bears and lions growl and fight,
For It's their nature too. Watts.