The Portland daily press., 1900-10-23

Coheress-Aohlo 1eu1ore wont rWso
with Democrats,
Honolulu, September 28.-The political
campaign in Hawaii has several added
complications. 1t being the first nation
al election since the islands became ter
ritorial part of the Union, the voters are
taking the keenest interest in the prog
ress of the contest. Although there can
be no vote for President, the express
sions, "I believe Mckinley Will carry the
islands, ''16 to is n dead issue here, -
and similar ones are heard frequently.
The only national contest here will be
for Representative IN Congress.
Hawaii has three distinct political
parties and each has put in the field
full ticket of local and Territorial candi-
dates, or Will do SO shortly. They are
Republicans, Democrats and Independ-
ents. The census returns are not yet
known, but 1t is thought the population
OF the islands will exceed 100, 900 and
that is, 900 votes may be polled In No
vember.
The Republicans appear to be easily the
dominant party. Their candidate for
Territorial Representative is Samuel
Parker. He was delegate to the Ma
tional Convention in Philadelphia and
those who attended that gathering may
remember the staIWart and swarthy
stand ara bearer from the Pearl of the
Pacific. Hs owns a vast cattle ranch on
the island of Hawaii embracing more
than 800, COO acres of grazing land. When
asked how many cattle he owned, Mr..
Parker replied:
''I tell the assessor have 120,0O1, but
there may be 200, l0O."
He practically controls the entire beef
products OF the Territory so far as it can
be controlled locally. Upon the great es-
tate Mr. Parker has a splendid summer
home and he maintains one or the finest
residences IN Honolulu. He is rated as
q millionaire. His ancestors were chiefs
of the island and Mrs. Parker also de-
scended from the most aristocratio
Hawaiian stock. He speaks English
perfectly and is q philanthropist. Yes
terday he talked or his campaign for
Representative. He said:
Il shall surely be elected as Represen-
tative to Washington. 1 know the tenn
per of the people from Hawaii to Homo
lulu. They believe the Republican party
IN America is the true friend OF, the ma
tiyes. Up to the present the Mckinley
administration has managed affairs here
SO we'll that the voters cannot be persuad.
ed that change will occur If he be re-
elected. Our people are largely interested
IN sugar and they can hope for more
from Republican Congress than a DEM
Ocratic. The Independents pretend to
represent the native Hawaiian. If any
man can prove himself a more loyal
Hawaiian than l he is welcome to the
task. Our greatest go01 now lies in the
direction OF obedience to the laws OF the
United States, and those so-calIed Home
Rulers are not always the best friends Of
our home.
The Republicans have fine clubhouse
in Honolulu and a great streamer is
stretched across the street in front OF it,
Mckinley badges are worn by hundreds
OF men.
Prince David Kauanaukoa is the Dem
ocratic nominee for Territorial Repre-
sentative. lie is a nephew OF ex-Queen
Lii and IS about "A. He inherited royal
title and about a quarter of a million
dollars. he is known generally as David.
The Prince was delegate to The Nation
al Democratic Convention at Kansas
City. His reasons for being democrat
are apparently found in the fact that the
monarchy ceased to exist here during a
Republican administration. 1t is admit
ted by all that the Democrats cannot
hope to win the election in November
unless they form fusion with the Inde-
pendenUS, Ihe leaders of the latter
party say that they control more votes
than the Democrats. j. K. Kaul1a, an
Independent leader, said today:
prince David and others came to us
and endeavorad to secure some terms of
fusion. They offered to buy us financial
". 1t was also promised that we should
have thirty OF the candidates for the leg
1elature and the Democrats were to name
fifteen. But we refused to accept even
these terms from the Democrats. Our
local ticket is not yet completed, but we
shall not 1ndorse any candidate who is
now on the Dem Ocratio ticket. We will
not fuse with anybody. No man can be
Home Ruler who has any affiliations
with eith5r the Democrats or Republi-
cans,
The Independent nominee for Terri
torial Representative is Robert W. Will
COX, who was a leader in the revolution
of 1889. He is not popular with his own
party, but he is elected hecauses he was
probably the most intense hater not only
of the last ruling monarch but OF the
present civil authorities of the United
States as we'll. So intense is the dislike
OF few OF his followers to the idea OF be-
ing under foreign authority, that they
are source OF much weakness to their
own party. For while soma natives
would prefer absolute independence, they
are not so blind as Mr. Wilcox and 9TH
ers try to make them. One of the plans
In the independent Home Rule party
platform which was adopted in the con-
ventlon here on June is the following:
we further pledge ourselves to sup
port that political party in the United
States that Will work to make Hawaii
state.''
The leaders of the Independent party