The times., 1898-01-27
PRESIDENT DOLE.

call was then made. The President wa.
announced ip President Dole 10y Hawaiian n
Minister Hatch. Walking up 10 the nation :
guest he said:
II welcome you the name OF the Alneri-
can people, and hope that your sta " in this
country VIII he pleasant nd happy one. .
lie said a few additional words of greeting
and then left for the White House. Among
those present during the meeting of the two
Presidents Fere Secretaries Adee Grid.
LEI ana Por'er President Dole spent few
moments in conversation with Minister
Hatch ana Secretary Cridler and was then
driven TO the White House TO return the
Presidents call.
PRESIDENT Dole was accompanied by his
secretary and the ewaiian minister. who
made the=introduc tions. Several minutes
| were spentin the excha nge OF gree tings and
the party then went back TO the hotel.
The military and naval attaches of the
American Government also accompanied
4 President Dole on this visit TO the White
! House, but were compelled TO walk from
Tue northeast gate to the mansion. through
| the inability of the coachnan to ret tho
1 hofses attachcd cdt TO their CONVEYANCE throurh
| the gate.
PRESIDENT Dole is about six feet two
! inches tail, and with his long. pa tria rchal
peard, tinged with the silver of are pi yes
MIN dignified. Yet paternal appearance
HIS features are OF stern mold but are
so'tened and frightened with a smile that
mas won many adherenss to the annexation
plan since his arrival in this country. His
eyes DEAN with a kindly light and in
manner and speech he gives every evi-
dence of the gentleman n. diplomat. and
scholar.
In converse tiOu with near friend Of
the Ha waian President, at the Arljn--
! ton, Times reporter was told that the
latter rs conservative and considerable
man in all things, but that after he had
once formed an opinion or reached a CON-
clusion on any subject, is a radical. The
best expression that this friend mentioned
in speaking of the Hawaiian President
was that he is IA adical-conserva tive.
conservative in the cons iderati ON OF
Questions and in arriving at conclusions.
but radical when he has once set his
mind upon his subject.''
As an Illustration, reference was made
10 the fact that previous TO the rebellion
ifesideht L'oie was opposed TO q revolu-
''oH' aS I'VE tHouEhC tilat the people Of
Hawaii might in a measure be relieved
under the government of X alakua but after
thorough consideration of the matter
ne became an ardent adherent, and next
vigorous defendant of the idea of a re-
public, and has been radically so ever
Since. The fact that he was a conserya-
1--WE, ana lerel-headed in handling what
ever he took up, made him more to be
feared and regarded by the late King
kalallua than the most vigorous promoter
of the revolution.
1t has been asked SO often whether
President Dole is an American or q native
Hawaiian that IT is weI TO state that he
was born On the island of which he is
president. lie spent the greater part of
his boyhood days in Hawaii, and when a
young man came to this country to study
law. He became student I'm Williams
College. Massachusetts, the school attended
by the late President Garfield, and after
d course there returned to his native land
and became established in the practice of
his profession. He is Very affable and
easy OF approach, and in conversation has
those same magnetic qualities of voice anu
gesture TINT have made him q favorite
with everyone that he has net during his
transcontinental tour.
Willie he was in Chica go he favored the
newspaper men with an intery lew.
They were all present at the same time, /