Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-08
AGAINST SEATING WILCOX.
Petition Filed With the House Conn
mittee Elections.

m1ttee on EttctIOnS
House committee on elections No. l has
received a petition. transmitted through
Representative Mondell Of Wyoming. from
Albert 3. I.oebenstein and A. n. kepoikai
of Hawaii. electors of that territory. in
which the following statement is made:
That on the 9th day of November. 1900,
an election for the office of delegate to the
House of Representatives of the United
States Of America, To serve during the I'M
expired term of the Fiftysixth Congress
and for the Fiftyseven;h Congress was
held in the said territory of Hawaii, said
election having been ordered to be held by
the governor of the territory Of Hawaii and
the authority for holding said election was
under and by virtue Of section - of an act
of Congress of the United States, entitled
An act TO provide government for the
territory of Hawaii and The said section
under and by which said election was held
expressly declares that the time. places and
manner of holding elections for he office
of delegate to the House of Representatives
of the United States shall be as fixed by
law. that petition AYERS ana a.iese, INA.
there Is no law. and was none before or at
the time said election was held, fixing the
place and manner of holding said election,
and that said election is absolutely null and
void.
your petitioners alege that Robert W.
Wilcox. who received ajOrity of votes at
said election Is not fit person to hold the
seat of territorial delegate. and humbly
pray and ask that they may be allowed TO
file charges against the Political and private
character and standing of said Robert w.
Wilcox, and that the same may be referred
to a committee Of this House. to Investigate
and report in accordance with the rules of
this House, and, in duty bound. will
ever pray. Dated at Honolulu. Oahu, this
Goth day of November. 1870
(Sgned) "A. Loebensten, A. n. kepoi-
kai."
Mr.. Mondell also transmitted the follow
Ing protest:
f. Albert B. Loebenstein. a citizen of the
territory of Hawaii a resident and a tax
payer in said territory of Hawaii. and A ~.
kepoikai, citizen and taxpayer of said
territory, do hereby protest against the
election and admission to this House of
Robert W. Wilcox delegate from the
territory Of Hawaii. to serve during the
Fffty-SiXth ard Fifty-Seventh Congresses,
on the ground that there was no authority
for holding the election the granting of
certificate by the governor of the terri
tory of Hawaii, and that the said election,
held on the 9TH day OF November. A D. 1900,
In said territory of Hawaii, was held with
out authority of law, and is absolutely null
and void, and for the reasons as set forth
generally in the petition to this House. we
do hereby ask and respectfully pray that
this protest be referred to a committee of
this House to examine and report. The
10Th day of November. AID. 1850.
(Signed) "A. b. Loebenste.n, A. n. Ke-
poikai.
Representative MondelI said to a Star re-
porter this afternoon that he had presented
the petition and protest at the request of
friends in Hawaii, and was not apprised of
the details of the case. He was under the
impression that the protestants We're on
their way to Washington to urge their pro-
test against Mr.. Wilcox.
When asked If he would object to Mr..
Wilcox taking the oath of Office he said it
was not his present intention to do so.