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Partly-printed DS as president, one page, 8 x 10, May 13, 1899. President McKinley directs the Secretary of State to cause the Seal of the United States to be affixed to “my Executive Order suspending a Hawaiian election, etc.” Signed boldly at the conclusion by William McKinley. In fine condition.
This document appears to relate to the Newlands Resolution, which was passed on July 7, 1898, by the United States Congress to annex the independent Republic of Hawaii. It was the first major piece of legislation to make Hawaii a part of American territory. After annexation, Hawaii was managed under the authority of the U.S. government, but formal territorial governance structures were not in place until the Organic Act of 1900. It's possible that McKinley issued this executive order to delay local elections and to prevent interference with the implementation of American electoral systems.
The executive order issued by President McKinley on the date of this document reads: ‘In the exercise of the power conferred upon me by the joint resolution of Congress, approved by the President on July 7, 1898, entitled "Joint Resolution to provide for annexing the Hawaiian Islands to the United States" the President of the United States hereby directs that the General Election provided for by the constitution of the Republic of Hawaii to be held on the last Wednesday in September next shall not be held. All elective officers whose terms of office shall expire before appropriate legislation shall have been enacted by the Congress of the United States shall be continued in their offices at the pleasure of the President of the United States.’
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