The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-22

Prince David Kawananakoa yester-
day announced himself as a candidate
for Congress on the Democratic ticket
Following closely upon this surprise
came the positive statement in an even
ing paper that Samuel Parker would
withdraw from the race for Congress
out of regard for Prince David.
These two announcements coming on
one day were enough to keep the lead
ers talking, and yesterday the town
fairly hummed with politics. On every
street corner men stood in groups and
related to one another the startling
surprise that David finally came out as
a candidate, for it has been believed all
along that he had an itching to get into
the fight and was only kept out of it
by personal matters that tied his hands.
Nor was it particularly surprising that
the Democrats should so Immediately
to whom they decided earlier in the
week to tender. the nomination. All
along Prince David was the first choice
of the bosses of the party and it was
only because David fatty refused to
entertain the idea of being a candidate
that it was decided to tender the nom
ination to Isenberg. The latter left
town before he could be reached Off
cially and the leaders now say they are
glad of it.
Prince David said yesterday shortly
after sending the letter wherein he an
nounced his candidacy that he had new
er declined the nomination offered him
by the Democrats. He had waited, he
said, for the purpose of aScertaining
what his strength would be in case he
should decide to run. The result of this
quiet little canvass of the situation, he
said, was satisfactory to him and so he
had decided to come out for the nomin-
alton. That any agreement had exist
ed between himself and Sam Parker
not to oppose each other he expressly
denied. Mr.. Parker had asked him ii
he intended to accept the Democratic
nomination, and he had replied that he
had not decided. He had heard that
Sam Parker had said to others that he
did not desire to oppose him but be-
yond that knew nothing.
The surprising and somewhat unbe
lievable statement that Sam Parker
! would withdraw in favor of David ap
, peared in the Independent in the even
ing. That such action should be taker
! by Mr.. Parker after the positive man
ner in which he stated his position t.
an Advertiser man the day before
/ seemed scarcely possible, and so th'
( statement in the Independent was TAX
/. en- cum grano sails by the more astut
of the politicians. The article referred
|, to is as follows:
> 'Mr. Samuel Parker has endeare'
: himself to all the friends of Hawaii b,
e withdrawing from his candidacy a
delegate to Congress in favor o
: Prince David, and his noble act will no
9 be forgotten. Prince David is tn
strongest man here in opposition t
Wilcox and if there is any compol
sense or royalty left among the Ha
: waiians he will be elected. Sam Parke
will be the first man to vote for hir
e and the election of David will mea
n that the lie will be given to Mckinle
: when he claimed that the people Q
> Hawaii wanted annexation. And whe
:. the Prince is elected, Governor Dol
: and his friends will stand in a peculia
= light in Washington and their politica
> prestige and veracity will feel sever
;. shock in the halls of the White HOUSE
n I'VE entertain the highest esteem 10
s Mr.. Samuel Parker as an individue
= and a representative Hawaiian, and t
e his honor be it said that he loaned hi
u name to the Republicans to defeat Rob
:, ert Wilcox. 1t has always been know
% among the friends of Mr.. Parker tha
" it was contrary to his wishes and hi
II personal interests that he should be
II come a candidate for delegate to Cor
e gress. AS long as no other man ac
ceptable to the voters entered the fiel
Mr.. Parker was ready and willing
: step into the breach and to suppol
" good and pure government against tt
; Wilcox cabal. Mr.. Parker by resign
ing in favor of Prince David has game
A. more friends than he ever commando
|, and every concession and gift in tt
:, power of the Territorial governmer
3 will be at his disposal for his truly ps
~ triotic and noble action in f1ghtin
y. against corruption and a policy whic
would mean the ruin of Hawaii"
Last evening four Advertiser repor