The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-10-06
SPELLBINDERS OF THREE PARTIES
ARE TO SPEAK AT LAlE TODAY
The Prince Arrives Registers and Returns to
icans Active in the Campaign Democrats
Seeking Fusion.

Robert Wilcox viii In all probability
not be the congressional candidate OF
the Independents.
lie win almost certainly be given the
frozen hand. the single cross and the
merry ha-ha by those who say they
love him best 10 his own ear.
Robert. the noblest Garibaldian of
them all. the hero Of a dozen revolu-
tions and iuaus. will doubtless go down
to posterity as one who also ran" but
on higown hook.
The fact Il that David Kawananakoa.
the All Of Hawaii. and the man with
the dough" has the inside track even
on the independent race course. and
Robert who Is "doughiess'' must suffer
In silence.
Leading Independents said openly
yesterday that Wilcox was not to be
the candidate for delegate 70 Congress
" ne Home Rule party. He was to be
Allowed 10 think he was 70 be so hon
ored until he could not guard against
the impending stroke. and then II was
TO be gently whispered TO him-softly
and with accompanying trimming that
might soothe receptive soul-that he
was not in II.
n was said yesterday that Wilcox
would take II easy and not kick against
the pricks any stronger than any ordi-
nary. badly deceived politician might.
Yesterday Wilcox's certificate and Pc
titions were filed with Henry r.. Cooper.
secretary OF the Territory OF Hawaii.
one OF the petitions read as follows, nu-
merously endorsed:
Henry T.. Cooper. ESQ. Secretary Of
the Territory OF Hawaii: Sir-We. the
undersigned citizens OF the United
states of America. and also OF the Ter
ritory OF Hawaii. duly qualified electors
residing In the Territory OF Hawaii. dc
hereby request that X. w. Wilcox owl
iikokiJ. residing I'm Honolulu aforesaid
being a person IN whom We place much
confidence. and who possesses all the
qualifications 20 be our CANDIDATE
as DELEGATE IN the Fifty-sixth Con
gress Of the United States of Americs
from the Territory OF Hawaii. to b
elected at the coming general election
20 be held In November. 1900.
one hundred and seventy petitioner
endorsed the petition. and among then
were j. X. kaulia. George Markham, j
X. Nakookoo. William Mossman, X. ~
Boyd and ID. Kalauokaiani.
. An Advertiser reporter asked lead
ing Independent yesterday at that par
Wilcox was 90 be turned down. Tn
Independent hemmed and hawed, tool
"A long drink OF honeysuckle. and thel
said sententlously:
1T Is rumored that some OF the lead
Ing men of the Independent party ar
: seriously thinking OF settling aside X
!. wv Wilcox's candidacy 10 Congress an
pledge themselves to support Prime
= David"
4 The noncommittment OF Independen
i. candidates 20 support Wilcox substan
/. tiates this rumOr.
!. Wilcox IL money wasted" said
: leading Democrat yesterday.
"Ife will not be the candidate on IN
! Independent ticket. Prince David wi
: be- endorsed by the Independent con
vention, and Wilcox will be let out. Blu
= he will be provided for. lie has cor
= siderable strength among the natives
= and we don't want TO lose him. re
some days the Democrats and the lr
= dependents have been getting neare
ltoaetber. Now. don't say and don
> believe there will be fusion Thei
n n better game than that:
'"Thc independents will help to elet
David and they viii elect n good man
90 our men whom they VIII endors
We viii help them and elect some
their men, partly by voting for the
y and partly by the weakness Of some
?. our candidates. who VIII be easily pea
- en- by the Independent candidates.
FIESTA. who II supposed TO run u
IA Independent. II fighting wilcox. Tes
m win be endorsed by the Independent
m though he IL n Democratic candidat
ly Already he has been selected as del
a gate 90 the Independent convention: +
se hates wilcox. and Bob is afraid or MI
wilcox half thinks Testa Is friendly
- him, but that he Is Influenced Dy OF
ers
There II n white man named Fran
y lin Austin who II hghting Wilco
though an Independent. Now Aust
!. has no influence. but thinks ne hs
|, Someone-misguided. and with mo
money than sense-is paying Austir
expenses at the Hawaiian Hotel ~
allowing him unlimited quantities OF I
g- staff of lfe-liquid bread. Aus'
IA. knows concerning politics. as mucn
T. he does about running a puDhcaue
but he's got some poor devil beiievi
= that ne can point the way TO salyaue
and so he's riding In hacks ana ma ma
Ing n good time generally, ana maxi
the biggest kind Of n blum.
Austin II supposed TO be able 70 si
~ the Independents and hurt wilcox.
W confess I am unable 10 place MIN
actiy. Around Independent headqu'