The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-21
HE is PERSONA NON GRATA.
WASHINGTON WILL NOT wARMLN
WELCOME WILCOX.

wv RHtAfstt anu - AitiFu Win
Neither of the Leading Parties.
Han On an Anti-American rIat-
forni-,iarried an Italian Princess
Through PrrtSasss ss Set Up as go
Laad and Estates Ia Hawaii.
Washington. Nov. @-Prohably thc
least welcome OF an the new men who
come 90 Washington TO have a place ln
the new ConErcss--,he lcast welcome 90
the Republicans. az any raie-wll he
Robert " wilcox. tho independent Roy
allst who has just defeated both the Re
publican and Democrats candidates Tor
territorial representative from Hawaii
At the same time Mr.. Wilcox premises
to cut quite an important figure in the
halls % legislation both because Of his
unQ que position and his own personality.
and 10 half tho stories told Of him are
true 81 Is within the realms Of possihil.
ity that be may make as forget such
things OF beauty ~ James Hamilton
Lewis and Billy Lorimcr. and may even
make less painful the absence Of Private
John Allen.
concerned over the result Of the contest
IN the Hawaiian Islands because this first
experiment. Of outlying possessions" pre-
scnts an object lesson % unpopularity
among the people whose consent to be
soverued hy this country hos not 50 much
white people who comprise che mission
airy and merchant element 81 Honolulu,
and who. with the assistance OF this
country. converted the Hawaiian govern
ment into republic as tho best means
o. paving the way for its absorption by
he United States. were true to their al
l.es and supported Sam Parker. the Re
publican nominee. but Parker was de-
feated as was Prince David. who posed
as . Democratic candidate
On an AntI-American Platform.
Wilcox was elected on distinctly anti
American platform He had the support
OF the old Royalist crowd. ana Of the ma
lives generally His followers took an
extreme anti-Amerlcan stand some or
them going so far as 20 promise voters
that 10 Wilcox were elected he would ac-
compiIsh che restoration Of the Queen.
Of course these promises amount 90 moth
ing They are Of no moro value than
the usual campaign promises made by the
different political parties. and which are
or use only during a campaign. But that
the candidate on 30 distinctly an anti
American platform should have been elect
- % a time when they were engaged IN
pointing 10 Hawaii as proving the beau
Ties Of their programme Of wholesale an
nexation has worried the Republican
leaders not little.
Seriously il IS an object lesson OF In
tereet No people have ever been brought
under thc flag with moro liberal proVis-
ions than tine Hawaiians. Barring the
one element Of consent. there was moth
Ing lacking IT, however. the majority
Of the people Of the islands stli resent
the overthrow OF their monarchy and the
absorption Of their properties by the sugar
Planters. II they SIN posscse the foolish
idea that a brown man ought to have
some voice in the little matter Of deter
mining his own government as seems 20
be shown b. the election results. then
this particular case OF benevolent assim-
iation musi be- something Of failure.
ttarding Davis Hero.
Aside from the political features Of the
ease. the advent OF Wilcox may prove
an event OF interest wilcox is q half
him eligible for the honor OF being one
81 Richard Harding Davis heroes. Though
young man, there has been no lack Of
the romantic IN hts career. A. a hoy he
WAS sent with number OF other young
iiawaiians 20 Italy. where he was given
an education in the military school az
Turin. Here he posed as prince and
claimed that he was the porsessor OF vast
estates IN his native country and as the
result Of these prctenscs he was able 90
marry Princess Victor Acolonna de slig-
Hama. daughter OF baron sohrero The
wedding was regarded as an event OF Inn
portance la Italy and the romancers con
ncctcd with the foreign press saw inter
csting International complications grow
ing out Of H.
The Princes didn't stay long in Hon
olulu. She found. as soon as she got
there. that her husband possessed nqith-
er land nor rank as he had pretended. and
about ~ soon as she was able 10 do 80
she made her way back to san Francisco
and cahled for money 10 return home
Wilcox has always profcsscd che great
est love for royalty and he has posed as
great intrigante In Hawaiian Affairs.
iic was the leader IN the incffec-lal ef-
fort made 10 restore Queen LII to the
throne Ia 1896. and has figured In several
cscapades Of a revolutionary character
Fer that little episode In 1895 he vas i'm
prlsoned for a year aud was finally par
doned.
May Try To- Oast Him.
There are rumorS In Honolulu Of = nos
slble effort TO perform the Brigham Rob
erts act on Wilcox because OF hts mar
riage with a Hawaiian girl which IL Is
claimed by some 81 his opponents occur.
ed before he had secured a decree OF d.
vOrce from hts hrst wife Some Of hts
enemies are talking Of trying 10 have him
unseat ted or kept out Of Congress on the
ground u biEamy. Wilcox T. not unknown
90 Washington fio has been here aav-
era times IN connection with Hawaiian
affairs. lie Is good talker but bears a
general reputatiop among the white ele-
ment Of Honolulu OF being distinstly
without principle II " said that the sugar
interests will send Parker on here a.
their representative ana count upon his
being received by the Republican leaders
Of Congress and on the regularly elected
representative being entirely ignored. n
the sugar men want this. they are sure
10 get u.
Perhaps the moFt serious complication
growing out % this election in Hawaii H.
that the independent royalist crowd o.
which wilcox Ia the head. has captured
the Legislature n 10 disposed these D. o.
pie are IN q position 10 give the present