The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-07
WEATHER YESTERDAY.
THE ELECTION.


The r,.sult of the election on the Island
Of Oahu j. ~ close as to indicate that
Roler, ". Wilcox has been elected dele
gate TO Congress from Hawaii. His vote
In this Island shows that his greatest
strength was in tine country districts, and
II this should hold good on the other Is
lands Of the Territory the majority of a
Htue over 200 on Oahu for Samuel Par
ker will be overcome and Hawaii will
b.. disgraced by the election of the ad-
venturer aud bigamist, Wilcox, as her
first delegate to Congress.
OF course the friends of Parker are
not without hope, believing that he will
poll a heavy vote on his home Island of
Hawaii and that through the work Of
Baldwin and Halua De will carry Maui.
The Republican earnestly hopes this may
BE- 10. II would be a blow to Hawaii
that THE Territory would not recover from
in many years il it should turn out that
80 disreputable an adyenturer as Wilcox
had been made the choice of the people
nj the polls. Mere than that it would
seriously affect the very people who
made the election Of Wilcox possible. Ii
would place in the hands of the oppo-
ncuts Of universal franchise in Hawaii
strong arguments for a bill for the re-
striction of the Franchise that might be
come powerful enough TO bring about
such legislation.
The defeat of the republican legisla-
tive ticket in the Fifth district was TO
have been expected under the circum-
stances At the head of the ticket was
placsd W. j. Coelho, a man whose repu-
tatiou is in many ways worse than that
of Wilcox. While Coelho has not been
such an adyenturer as Wilcox. or guilty
of bigamy. he was proven guilty before
jury Of having appropriated moneys
belonging to other people to his own use
aud Is generally looked upon by the vot-
ers as a man devoid of honor. Further
more than that il was recognized by the
voters that vote for Coelho was vote
for l.. 4. Thurston. man whom the
natives have greater reason to distrust
than any other resident of the entire Ter
ritory.
The democratic ticket seems to have
drawn largely from the independents,
and had it not been in the field Parker
would not have carried the Island of
Oahu. The result shows the latent feel
ing among the native people against
what is known as the missionary element
Of the community. Nor was this feeling
Of resentment held alone by the native
uawasians. Msny, many white men,
who. under ordinary circumstances would
De republicans ON the mainland. voted
against the republican ticket here as
protest against the family compact AMI
the close corporation rule.
Entering the campaign practically
withsa, funds. the independents made
marvellous tight. They were opposed hy
a party having splendid organization and
unlimited money at its command. Never
in morc than twenty years experience
in campaigns has the writer seen money
thrown about 80 freely and wastefulls
hy partv committee As il was thrown
about by the rcpubsicans in this cam
paign. aud seldom if ever has il been
thrown away 50 reckicssly and foolish.s
by a party committee as il was thrown
away here by those in charge Of the re
publican campaign.
The result is just what must he ex-
pected when minority is permitted TO
dictate to the majority of a party. The
republicans Of this Island in their pri.
u,aries last September pronounced
against what is known as the Thurston-
Dole faction. They voted them out
The rank and ole Of the party declared
for 4 new deal in politics here. But az
ter They had ssssured control Of the party
organization the majority were notified
by an insolent minority that the major
ity mus, not nominate men that the par
az voters had declared for in the pri-
maries: that they must nominate mea
whom the missionaries dictated, and that
II they did not do this the missionaries
would wreck the party. Instead Of
standing ont boldly and defyinr the
wreckers the majority weakened and al.