The times., 1898-01-09
NOT A SENATOR APPEARS
DR.. Walkers Invitations Re-
ceiye No Responses.
SHE WATTS AN HOUR IN VAIN
Shoup, of the Senatorial
Territorial Committee, Had Given
Her Use of His Room to Attack
Hawaiian Annexation-She Would
Not Give Cut Her Argument.

For an hour yesterday afternoon Dr.
| Mary Walker entertained Clerk Addison
| 7, Smith and Times reporter in the
room of the Senate Territories Committee
| at the Capitol.
| There had been a report in circulation
| during the day that DR.. Walker would
address the Committee on Territories at
| 2:30 p. M. in opposition to the annexa ton
| of Hawaii.
at 2:e3 O'Clock a prim- looking person
in faultIess attire entered the room. Re-
posing an umbrella against Senator Thurs
tons chair. the visitor removed an over
coat and laid a fine silk hat on map
lying on the table. The map bore the
legend Tine United States, with Hawaii
Annexed
That's DR.. Mary Walker" whispered
the clerk TO the reporter.
Before an answer could be given this
question came from the visitor:
Has there been anybody here asking
for me2''
Clerk Smith replied in the negative.
long silence followed
why don't you find out why she is
opposed to Hawaii?'' demanded Mr. smith:
The suggestion was Immediately acted
upon.
Beg your pardon. doctor, but / was sent
here To listen to your explanation to the
committee why you think Hawaii should not
be admitted into the confines of the United
States, yentured the reporter.
The doctor was slow In ans nswering. Intact
the reply had little relevancy 10 the question
1t was:
Il invited number of Senator'S here to
near my objections to the annexation of
Hawaii They have not come. Perhaps they
did not receive myinvitations in time. Yon
Know they get much mail, a nj am to that
they nave been very much crowded in that
respect since the holiday recess. / am sure
that they would have been here had they
received the invitations. =
What Senators did you invite?''
Il do not come to tell you their names.
but would present new arguments against
Hawai- s annexa ton to the Senators oppos-
ing the scheme. y
DR.. Walker, Mr.. Smith and the reporter
had got on such good terms that they
were sitting at this time before the crate
hickory stick.
Dr. Walker, you have prepared a
written argument setting forth Your views.
wan YOU allow The Times TO present
t tomotrow?'' was the next reportoriaI
.ntreaty.
Not unless you promise to make no edi- |
oFial comment" was the doctors ultima |
,um.
reporters do not write editorials,
L don't care If they don't. proper
eading aud no comment must be your
guarantee or you don't get my argument
am sorry, doctor, but / am not I'm
'os!tion to make any promises.
DR.. Walker went to her oyercoat. pulled
,utthe manuscript of the speech S he Intended
o deliver to the Senators, and told her two
auditors that it had many new arguments |
'gainst annexation that had never been
Idvanced. There Were twenty ia ges of it,
he said, and it would fill two columns.
The reporter begged that he might be
flowed to read the manuscript.
No. firmly said the doctor. and she
laced 1t back in her pocket with the
emark:
Those Senators did not receive my In
itations, they would have been here
efore this. L am going
The reporter helped the doctor on with
er coat, and she left the room after an
ours wait.
Mr.. Smith said that Chairman Shoup
ad NOT promised to cali the committee to
ear DT. Walker. He had simply given her
10 use his committee room.
he had asked the committee to hear |
er. but, as the annexation of Hawaii
as not under consd erationby his body, the
lairman did not feel that his colleagues
lght TO be called together to listen to S
'gnments on question they were not
Spected to pass upon, particularly when |
Ieir time was in great demand.
DR.. Walker, wom8 nike, when she en- I
red the room, after removing her outer {
'at ano hat went To the glass to see
at her hair was not disarranged She [
ade several swift motions with her ha nds S
I'd then all was right. f