The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-11-29
IIDEPEIDEn llln.
INDIGNANTLY ANGRY
THINK DELEGATE wiIcox-s GER.
TIFIcATE IS HELD BACK
FOR ulTERioR MOTIVE
TerehIishs Procession Ard All Fare
well luaus Have Been Indefinite
Iy acknowledgements Of o.
tres Of Delegate ard Lobbyist.

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Independent party and the final. luzn
TO Delegate-elect Robert ". Wilcox
have been postponed once more. froE.
sheer necessity Mr. Wilcox has been
compelled 10 also postpone his de-
parture for Washington from tom n
row TO some future date. Il would be
useless for him TO go 10 Washington
without his credentials and these are
still being denied him by Secretary
Cooper and Governor Dole Until
these officials deliver to Mr.. Wilcox
his certificate of election the torch
light parade will not be held nor viii
there be any further luaus
The Independent voters are movssi
by an intense indignation because
they believe that the Territory off
Gals are tritiing in the matter and
are doing so for the purpose of keep
ing Mr.. Wilcox from taking his seat
as long as possible and with view Ut
causing him TO arrive late in the SEES
sion and to that extent lose prestige
If Sam Parker had been elected, "
said a prominent Independent. yes
terday, he would have been given :.
certificate promptly and would now
be in Washington. ready to take his
seat on Monday next, when Congress
will convene. Our people feel that
this is petty revenge the officials
are taking and are justly incensed
thereat
There are only two precincts to ne
heard from. These cannot materially
affect the result. If. however. all the
returns must be in before the certif-
cate is issued. why not take the boxes
Of those two precincts before the Su
preme Court, as was done in two 9th,
er instances in this campaign. and
have the question settled once for ALL
That could be done on Friday morn
ing and thus enable Mr.. Wilcox to get
away on the Rio on Saturday. II IS
my opinion that if this boys play is
continued there are some men here
who will live to regret it,
There is no doubt that the natives
are very much worked up over the de-
lay and many people who voted
against Wilcox are espousing his
cause, now that he is elected.
The majority rules" said a prom
inent Democrat, yesterday Il was Up
posed to Bob. but he got the votes
and / say give him chance. He can
do Hawaii no harm and may do it
good. However that may be, he has
been elected and it is the duty of TIE
Territorial officials to assist him ~
getting to his post as speedily as POS
sible
True, William Haywood. by the
grace of the planters and the Cham
Der of Commerce, is doing, the rush
act on his millionaire employers aud
declares that he must gel to Washing
ton in time to save the Islands from
going TO the demnition bowwows, bit
it must be confessed that lobbyists
are rated at a pretty low estimate il
Washington. Congressman are get
ting afraid of them, if they represent
large money interests, and if they at
tempt to do business on jawbone they
soon give them the go-by. The Rep
resentative elected by the people 81
ways has standing. and an indie
pendent from Hawaii is sure to re
ceive consideration from a man ike
Mr.. Mckinley. who is past master
in the science and art of politics. He
will never cast aside a man who can
run away with the votes to counsel
with paid lobbyist, and it will be
well for those in authority in Hawaii
to bear this fact in mind
These may be partisan and queru-
lous remarks, but they are surely
founded on considerable truth. The
Independents certainly mean TO get
Mr.. Wilcox away to his duty on Satlr-
day, if it is possible TO do So