The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-01-05
THE PRESIDENT
Proposal That Mr.. Dole Go On to
Washington.
CONFERENCE ON TOPIC
TOPIC
CONFERENCE
Government Calls In Advisors -
ments-Advices from States.

Shall the weight of the personal
presence of Sanford B. Dole be added
to the pressure on behalf of annexation
as it is being exerte6 by the emissa
ries anu friends of this country at
Washington?
This is the question of the hour with
the Administration and its immediate
advisors.
The same project has been debated
before. 1t was considered in 1898 and
during the following year. There has
been very serious thought of it sew
eral times.
A conference was held yesterday. 1t
was known the day before that there
was to be gathering for exchange of
views on the one important local topic.
At 3 in the afternoon the meeting was
called to order in the room of the Pre-
sident in the Executive Building. Mr.
Dole was not in attendance. Among
those who had been invited were:
Chief Justice Judd, Gen. A. S. Hart
we'll, John Ena, F. J. Lowrie, Henry
Waterhouse, VIM. G. Wilder, Col. w.
F. Allen, W. A. Kinney, P. G. Jones'
Jas. A. Kennedy, G. B. Ripley, Albert
Wilcox, Cecil Brown, Geo. w. Smith,
]. B. Atherton and w. r. Castle, Min
listers Cooper, Damon, Smith and King
were all present At least two or three
and perhaps several others were in at
tendance.
The conference lasted full two hours.
While not all Of those present spoke
at length, the talk was at times gener-
al and throughout the entire meeting
rather informal No vote was taken.
| No decision was reached at this meet
| ing. 1t is understood that the Govern
ment will decide after giving due con-
sideration to all that was said at the
meeting
| Argument in favor of Mr. Dole MAX
| ing the trip was that he would prove
veritable tower of strength by his
time the treaty or perhaps the resolu-
| ton was under consideration in Con-
gress 1t was expressly stated that he
was not to appear before committees
| to be subjected to questioning and
cross examination like an ordinary
witness Neither was it the intention
that he should travel about address,
ing meetings or bodies indiscriminate-
| ly or miscellaneously. His conduct
would be dignified of course and his
goings and comings from day to day
discretion.
Per contra is was suggested that the
going forward of Mr. Dole at this time
would interfere with the Legislative
session here next month, that from
the annexation campaign standpoint,
| he should be on the home ground at
| all times and that if he undertook the
mission at this time it would look too
much like following in the wake of the
planning of the anti-anneXation forces.
It was conceded that his appearance in
the United States and at Washington
would arouse a popular wave Of enthu-
siasm in behalf of annexation, but ii
was doubted if this would have really
commensurate effect upon the Senate
or Senate and House.
Letters were received here yesterday
from Minister Hatch, LOrrin A. Thurs
ton, J. B. Castle and others, in or neal
Washington. There was not much new
to report SO far as the annexationistS
were concerned they could report the
Isituation practically unchanged ant
fully as hopeful as at any time since
the opening Of Congress. They ex
Ipected the question to come before the
Senate without delay and anticipated
that the entire question of annexation
would be disposed of finally, so far a.
the present Congress is concerned by
the 1st of April There is assurance
that President Mckinley will give tn,
matter his personal attention and tha-
he will use every effort to secure the