The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-19
MACFARLANE'S SHARP REPLY TO
MARKHAM.
Says the Convention Nominated Him
and No Meeting" Can Depose Him
for Affiliating With Democrats.

e. c. Macfarlane has replied thus to
the notification that he was no longer
candidate of the Independent party.
Honolulu, October 49, 1900.
Mr.. George Markham,
Secretary Independent Home Rule
Party, City.
Sir: l am in receipt of your COM
municatiOn of this date in which you
inform me that at a meeting held at
the headquarters of the Independent
Home Rule Party my nomination as
Representative for the Fourth District
had been revoked because of my "affili-
alton with the Democratic Party"
1t is a matter of surprise to me that
"atfiliation with the Democratic Party"
should all at once be held by the Inde-
pendent Home Rule Party to be such a
rank offense.
When my name was placed upon your
ticket had already received the nomi-
nation of Representative upon the De-
mocratic ticket, and had accepted the
same, and this fact was known to the
members of your convention when they
personally endorsed me for the same
office on their own ticket Was not,
therefore, my affiliation with the De-
mocratic Party known to you at the
time you nominated me? If then, my
affiliation with the Democratic Party
pray, to make it Objectionable now?
You inform me that my nomination
was revoked at a meeting held at the
headquarters of the Independent Home
Rule Party. What meeting it was, and
what authority it had to take my name
off the ticket is not apparent.
The nomination by your party was
not sought by me, and l question your
authority to revoke my nomination
N a nf he a "a N
people, whose interests you specially
claim. to represent and safeguard, |
protest against any such declaration of
war upon those "affiliating with the
Democratic Party" and l claim right
here and now that the Hawaiian peo-
pie do not, and will not, and cannot
support you in any such stand.
If the Independent Home Rule Party
choose to set Prince David kawanana-
koa aside and vote for r. w. Wilcox
as a delegate to Congress, do 1 under
stand that they will read Mr.. Wilcox
out of the Independent Home Rule
| Party ii he "affiliates with the Demo
Gratis" in Congress? If not, then is not
| this declaration of war on Democrats
| here a queer way to secure for Mr.. VIII
cox the recognition of the Democrats
| in Congress, unless indeed, the few at
| headquarters who are assuming to run
the Independent Home Rule Party have
concluded to affiliate" with the Repub-
| licans?
challenge the position you have as
| sumed in behalf of the Independents
| against the Democrats as one unsup-
| ported by the rank and file of the In
dependent Party. and l feel safe in
saying that it would be rejected in any
| representative convention that might
| be assembled.
The issue that you have thus raised
against the Democratic Party can only
be settled at the polls on the 9th of No
vember next, and l cannot believe that
the Hawaiian people will commit poll.
| tical suicide by cutting themselves of
| from the good will and protection OF
| that great party.
1t is true that am an ardent sup
porter of Prince David for delegate t.
| Congress. Perhaps this is also mat
! ter of offense to you. If so, the poll'
must decide the question, for 1 prefel
to go down to defeat with Prince Davit
than to victory with Mr. Wilcox.
1 remain, yours truly,
f. C. MACFARLANE.