The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-05
WHAT THE INDEPENDENTS SAY
OF HIM.
Wilcox Says that Former Secretary was
Bribed by the Haole Enemies of the
Native Hawaiians.

Robert Wilcox and the other leaders
of the Independent party assign the de-
sertion of their former secretary q.
Markham to the Republican RANKS to
bribery pure and simple. The members
of the Independent party were loud in
their denounciations of the deserter this
morning and all day the headquarters
were crowded with indignant natives
who while deploring the unexpected
desertion of Markham, were undaunted
in their declarations of success for their
ticket tomorrow. Yesterday Markham
was read out of the party and today the
committees were busy erasing his name
from the legislative ticket and substi-
tuting that of James X. Paele who was
running independent of all three parties
The desertion of Markham" said
Wilcox this morning was as sudden as
it was unexpected l had not the slight
est suspicion that he would act so and
only few minutes before he went over
to address the Republican meeting at
Charley Achi's house, Markham was
| talking personally to me and also ad-
dressed an Independent gathering
which was held opposite Achi's place.
Il believe that Markham deserted the
Independents because he was bribed to
do it. He told me before he did that he
| had been offered 10000 by the Republi-
can to defeat me. l did not think any
thing of it at the time for 1 supposed
he was Joking but now see things dif-
| ferently.
Markham had been drinking Satur-
| day and it was the first time he had
| taken any thing for months. l saw
| that he was under the influence OF Ii
quor during our meeting opposite Achi's
Saturday night. Markham got up and
| started to speak. He did not talk as he
had formerly done and instead of urg-
! ing the election of our ticket he started
| in to say that the HawaiianS should
! look around and consider how they
should vote. They must look out for
| their interests. He said he had a wife
| and six children and he had to look af-
! ter them. Then he began to repeat
what he had said, so seeing that he
was under the influence of liquor call
ed to him to cut his speech short which
he did.
Markham came from the direction
of Achis place before this though and
in the presence of Mr.. Emmeluth told
me that the Republicans had offered to
give him $4,000 for defeating me. Mark
ham said But that all right Robert,
They can't bribe me- / laughed and
| treated the matter as a joke. After he
finished speaking at our meeting he
went over to Achi's and there came out
in favor of the Republicans.
There was perfect harmon between
Markham and the rest of the party.
His name had been marked as one of
our candidates for our people to vote
for and there was no reason that can
see for him to desert us, except that he
was bribed. He was bribed by the Re-
publicans. Its they who have been us
ing corruption in this campaign. They
have used money and liquor. There Mis-
sionaries came here and gave the Ha-
waiian guns to shoot each other with
and now they came in and pay them
liquor and money to corrupt them in
politics. The Democrats have conduct
ed themselves decently but the Repub-
licans have not with their bribery and
corruption.
80 Markham said that 1 had sold out
for $4,000? Well it's a lie It's a lie
repeated Wilcox with Vehenence. 81
have not sold out and don't intend to
I am in the fight to stay They could
not buy me with $4,000 nor with hun.
dred thousand. Talk of my selling out
7 to the Democrats. Why If the Prince
or any other Prince or Sam Parker were
to come to me with an offer to sell ou
J I would kick them out. l am man o.
honor and principal l have got more
honor and principal than all of these
J white men in this country for they arr
: unprincipaled 1 have got more homo
) than any of the white missionary Re
publicans. / don't believe in selling ou
I and I say let every one stay in the figh
Z until the end even If theV don't win"
4 Wilcox was asked whether the state
! ment imputed to him at t'~ speech a
: Brewers wharf, Saturday to the effec
II that there were no Democrats for the,
q had agreed to support the Independent
! was true.
mo it is not true" replied Wilcox "
/, was misquoted and don't see how the
:, got any such thing in the paper Wha
= l did say was this that there were n
more Democrats. / meant 1t in a jok
9 ing way intending to imply that tn
L Al
Z did not say that they had agreed t
!, support the Independents for there ha
: been no such agreement"
I Markham was not to be found abou
town this morning. If he had pTesente
: himself within reach of his former poll
tical associates it is likely that the
= would have attempted to mob him.
e During all of last week Markham wa
a a daily and frequent visitor at the offiC
of VIC. Achi where one of the IndC
D, pendent nominees Is engaged in clerici
l. work.
20 1t was the talk about the IndependeI
3. headquarters that the desertion
y Markham was not due to any grudge {
IL any ebullition of alcoholic spirits but
he the good old "mazuma" to the tune
r. 1000 "plunks." Conservative peop
rlace this as rather a high price to 81
"A upon the political head of even
strong an adherent as Markham.
dents should feel deep resentmel
III against their former adherent but
far none of them have been able. or
least will admit being able, to dlscov
any evidence that Markham receive
er any money or any promise from the r
he publicans to desert Wilcox. The Ind
d pendents say that II the desertion hi
ge to come thev are much more satisfi
IL that 1t should have fallen when II dl
a. three days before election. than a we
earlier as Markham will have scarce
any time in which to take the stun
against his former party.
he There was some talk of naming d
mon in place of Markham but the Ind
pendent leaders finally selected Pa'
as he is native and was once non
o mated by the Independents. 1t was su
- sequently learned that he was weari
M oa a Parker button and this was taken
Se an indication that he had repudiat
the Independents so his name was
moved from the ticket.
IN In regard to the statement which w
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