The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-23
another DIG At NNG0XH0 AFTER HIS RADUGRMAT PRICES ADVANCED
BY LoEBENsTEIN AND
KEPOIKAI.
Memorial to Congress Preferring Two
Charges-Protest Served on Delegate
Copies of Documents.

A. B. Loebenstein and A. N Kepoikai
intend to make a fight at Washington
against the seating of Robert Wilcox
as Delegate to Congress. Mr.. Loeben-
stein Will go on there and it is more
than probable that his Maui colleague
will accompany him. The Hilo pOliti-
clan will spend his good money In the
employment of the best legal assistance
at Washington and in pressing the fight
in the House.
The Zealandia carried from Honolulu
two preliminary documents that will be
filed at the opening of Congress and will
be the entering wedge to that that is
to come. They were a memorial, maxi
ing two general charges against Wilcox,
and formal protest to his claims to a
seat in Congress. Mr.. Loebenstein will
bring very grave charges against the
delegate elect. He expects his prelimi-
nary papers and the whole matter to
be referred to a committee and before
that committee he will make his spe-
citic charges. In the document to be
used at the time WilcoX's record as a
revolutionist will be given and incidents
of his private life will bNstrongly pre-
sented.
A man with the right to speak for
Mr.. LoebenStein said this morning:
You are authorized to say that the
Republican party has nothing whatever
to do with this protest nor this fight.
1t is a matter solely with the two gem
tlemen signing the papers and they are
paying for it out of their own pockets
Mr.. Loebenstein has no axe to grind
but feels 1t to be his duty to the country
to prevent the seating of Wilcox if pos
sible You may state that a large ma
jority of the Republicans of Honolulu
appear to disagree with him in the
whole project.
Mr.. Loebenstein does not believe
no 1n1 f,ar Of xrrtII
any injury to the country or to the Re-
publican party here"
Following is a copy of the memorial:
"To the Honorable the Speaker and to
the Honorable the Members of the
House of Representatives of the
United States of American, in Con-
gress assembled
1.-The humble petition of Albert B.
Loebenstein, and A. N. Kepoikai, cit-
zens of the United States of America
and electors of the Territory of Hawaii
residing at Hilo in the said Territory of
Hawaii, and at Wailuku, Maui, humbly
showeth to your Honor and the Honor
able members of this House as follows:
THAT on the 9Th day of November,
A. d. 1900, an election for the office OF
Delegate to the House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America
to serve during the uneXpired term of
the 56th Congress ard for the 57th Con-
greSs was held in the said Territory of
Hawaii, said election having been or
dered to be held by the Governor of
the Territory of Hawaii, and the autho-
rity for holding said election was under
and by virtue of Section IS of the Act
of Congress of the United States enti-
tied "An Act to Provide a Government
for the Territory of Hawaii" and the
said section under and by virtue of
which said election was held expressly
declares that the time. places and man
ner of holding elections for the Office of
Delegate to the House of Representa-
tives of the United States shall be as
fixed by law, that petitioners aver and
allege that there is no law and was none
before or at the time said election was
held fixing the time, place and manner
for holding said election and that said
election is absolutely null and void.
"Your petitioners allege that Robert
w. Wilcox, who received a majority of
votes at said election, is not fit per-
son to hold the seat of a Territorial
Delegate and humbly pray and ask that
| they may be allowed to file charges
against the political and private char
acter and standing of said Robert w.
| Wilcox, and that the same may be re-
| ferred to committee of this House to
| investigate and report in accordance
with the rules of this House and as in
duty bound will ever pray.
dated at Honolulu, Oahu, this
goth day of November, A. D. 1900.
(Signed) A. 3. Loebenstein.
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