The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-01-09
mixed TICKET
. At ELECTION.
WINS
Anti Administration Nominees
Make Hole in Regular List Of
Committee Nominations with
Two Ballots Necessary to Com
plete Board Of Trustees Of Mer-
chants Association 81. Officers
Report.
tFrom wednesday AdveftlAer.l

Nine trustees were chosen by the
merchants, association after an exceed
ingly qively election yesterday after
noon at the largest meeting ever held
by the association. These nine men
will have the work of perfecting the
arrangements of the association for its
amaigamation with the chamber of
commerce. The successful trustees
out Of the fourteen candidates were
chosen from both lists Of candidates,
although the anti administration ticket
may be said to have won in part as
follows:
Otto A. Bierbaeh, George A. Brown,
Ed Towse, S. s. Paxson, Robert b.
Booth, John It. Warren, Charles s.
Crane, w. r. Harrington and T. M.
Church.
Those failing of election were o. c.
Swain, @. G. Guild, Harry G. Bruins,
W. d. Adams and W. c. McGonagle.
1t took two ballots to complete the
board of trustees, Charles s. Crane and
w. ID. Adams making il tie with
forty-four votes apiece on the first bal.
lot. On the second ballot there were
four candidates, but Mr. Crane won
with George @. Guild close second.
Mr.. Guild then moved that the cleo
tion be madesunanimous.
The election of officers will be held
later by the board of trustees.
There were seventy-five out of a
total membership of one hundred
present at the meeting. The former
record meeting was when thirty.four
members attended the amalgamation
In.
found that the regular headquarters Of
the association were too small to hold
all who showed up and the meeting
adjourned to the makai pavilion Of the
Young building. "@ .nl-'t.
President o. c. Swain kept things
moving from start to finish from the
time he called the annual meeting to
order until Norman Watkins, as chair
man Of the nominating committee,
took charge of the election. The
principal time Of the meeting was TAX.
en- up in the reading of minutes and
by the reports Of officers.
< Reports Of oficers.
Secretary Bierbdch reported upon
the work ofNthe directors, who held
twenty seven meetings during the past
year, and referred to what had been
done during the session of the legis-
lature, in regard TO the rapid transit
franchise and other important work
accomplished. ag
Treasurer M. M. johnson In his re-
port showed that at the beginning oil
1913 there was balance in the treas.
ury of $3l32.22. The total income
during 1913 was $4lS0, Of which
$1,000 was from the shippers wharf
committee. The total disbursements
were $54s4.04, leaving a balance for
1914 of $lS211s. a
Chairman Tom Church, of the com
mittee on public affairs, told OF the
work before the last legislature, re-
porting upon the bills opposed and
those supported, the committed, in con
junction with similar committees from
the chamber Of commerce and the
planters association, meeting with sue
cess in most Of the efforts 20 guide
legislation. He particularly men
toned the workmen's compensation
measure and the fight for the rapid
transit franchise. VII
John r. Soper, as chairman Of the
committee on promotion and publicity,
told Of the work done In regard to
promotion literature and it's eoopera-
ton with the promotion committed.
Besides the 800 a month from the as
ISOLATION for the promotion committee,
the association started the new year
of 1913 with cash donation Of $1,000.
President o. G. SWANS report in
full Is as follows:
Presidents Report.
The president of this association
takes great pleasure in presenting his
report for the year ending January o,
1914.
At the beginning of the year we suf-
fered severe loss in the death of our
Former president, Mr.. Charles Bon.
Mr.. Bon was a man highly respected in
this community and valued member
Of this association. II was necessary
to hold an election Immediately to Ill
the vacancy The honor of the presi'
dency was conferred upon myself.
This has been most strenuous year
for the association, il being the regu-
lar term Of the Legislative session and
Important bills had to be taken into
consideration by the different com,
merciaI bodies Of our city. Our legis- |
lativc committee, acting with a like
committee from the chamber Of COM
meree and the planters association, has
been most conscientious In its work,
and this association appreciates what
has been accomplished You have
Confined from Page y
heard the report of the chairman of |
this coinmittee, Mr.. T. M. Church, /
specially mentioned the work done by |
this committee regarding the proposed |
amendpents in the Honolulu Rapid |
Transit 4 Land Company's franchise
which resulted in an agreement with |
the company and the Governor which |
will be Of mutual benefit to the com,
munity as well as to the company 3 in
terests. -.f1
Important Promotion Work. !
The association has taken special in,