Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-03-28
RICt Is CALLED DOWN
FOR CALLING GOVERNOR
RESPONSIBLE PARTY
In Matter Of Policy Of Treasurer
Wright In Granting Liquor Licenses
Anti Saloon League
Meeting.

The annual convention Of the Anti
Saloon League was held in the Y. NJ. c.
A. hall last night Owing to the illness
of Theodore Richards, the retiring
president, as well as the secretary,
Rev. G. l.. Pearson presided during the
early part of the meeting, with II. c.
Brown as temporary secretary. ]. b.
Atherton presented the treasurer's re-
port, showing that receipts from April,
1901, to March 2S, 1902, were s3129.2o,
and disbursements $29I7.
Upon motion of ]. P. Erdman, a
committee consisting of o. II. Gulick,
NJ G. johnson and W. c. Weldon was
appointed to bring in nominations for
officers. This was done at once and
the following we're elected: President.
Rev. w. ID. Westervelt; secretary, II. G.
Brown; treasurer, J. B. Anterior; first
vice president, Rev. G. l.. Pearson;
second vice president, Mrs. J. NJ. Whit
ney; third vice president, NJ. X. Ma
kuina; committees: Agitation, Theo.
Richards; legislation, Z. s. Muckley;
law enforcement. w. G. Weldon; legal
protection. Lorrin Andrews; finance.
Rev. J. p. Erdman; trustees, J. b.
Anterior, p. c. Jones, J. p. Cooke.
Rev. w. d. Westervelt as the new
head Of the League pledged himself
earnestly to the work which has al
ready been started, and to those in ac-
| tive management Of the fight on the
| liauor traffic in the Territory.
Supt. w. II. Rice Of the League pre-
scented a long report on the doings Of
the organization. A part of the report
dealt with the system OF issuing liquor
licenses as carried on by Treasurer
Wright. Mr.. Rice held that the Cover
nor was personally responsible for the
independent course in the matter of
liquor licenses taken by the treasurer.
This assertion made members of the
League very indignant and Mr.. Rice
was holly answered by Rev. w. d.
/ Westervelt, w. A. Bowen and others.
w, o. Smith spoke on the dispensary
system, saying among other things
that 1t did not attempt to prohibit.
II undoubtedly did put the government
in the business of selling liquor, there
by taking 1t out OF the hands of indi-
viduals. No drinking was allowed at
the place of sale and thus one of the
worst features of the traffic was done
away with. In his mind II Is wise to
adopt the dispensary system for Homo
lulu. It was a great calamity to in
crease the number Of saloons here. In
conclusion, the speaker said that those
engaged in the work of temperance re-
form should not be hasty to condemn
or call names, as this was not only
childish but very wrong
Mr. Westervelt said in part: "a
spirit OF humanitarlanism is abroad II
the land, and a wide circle Is asking
what can we do legally for those WHIT
suffer under the acknowledged evils o
intemperance? That the time Il
rapidly drawing near for definite actor
is evident from the prominent posi-
tion which the saloon question nov
holds in American thought. The Anti
Saloon League of Hawaii entered upol
its work of trying to save household
and individuals from the evils OF in
temperance. 1t has continually beeI
seeking methods by which to check tn
increase of saloons and diminish thei
perniclous results. The League
against saloons, not because they ar
saloons, but because of the mountain
mass OF suffering which they heap up
on humanity. II Is readily seen tina
the League cannot consistently supper
an unmodified dispensary bill in tn
coming fall elections of this Territory
II dispensary bill schould be promul
gated by nominees to the coming legls
lature, embodying the principles c
local option and practically dom
away with the element of persons
profit and especially limiting the hour
OF sale, do not see why members {
the League could not support tn
change and in no degree recede froI
the position that they desire eve
though the government has somethin
to do with the business"