The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-12
HAWAIIAN LADIES REPUDIATE
LILIUOKALANI.
Alleged to Have all but Denounced her
at Mrs. Sam Parker's Residence Last
Saturday.

Liliuokalani's politics are alleged to
have brought upon her the condemna-
tion of some of the most prominent of
her own race. According to a report
which was generally circulated today
she was openly told last Saturday by a
number of Hawaiian women that she
had worked to accomplish the defeat OF
Sam Parker and Prince David, and ex-
erted her influence to elect Wilcox to
Congress. Moreover they passed severe
censure upon her for her reported trea-
cherry
1t is said that last Saturday the
Queen determined to visit the residence
of Samuel Parker and there express to
him her regret over his defeat and also
to protest her friendship and entirely
neutral position during the recent cam
paign. She did not see Mr.. Parker but
she found a sufficient number of people
to listen to her declaration in the per-
sons OF some ladies who were calling on
Mrs. Parker
Whether LiliuoEalani detected or
thought she detected an unexpected re-
serve in the manner of Mrs. Parker to-
wards her, is not known. But evident
ly desiring to mollify her hostess the
Queen decided to renounce to her any
part in the defeat of the Cowboy and to
explain her course during the recent
campaign
she is alleged to have introduced the
subject to Mrs. Parker and the other
ladies' present, the majority of whom
were Hawaiians by birth and sympathy
by expressing regret over the defeat Of
Mr.. Parker. Then from regret the
queen preceded to clear her skirts of
any political mud by denial of the
charges which have from time to time
been made against her. She is alleged
TO nave informed her hearers that the
report that she had taken any part in
q H. g.EA
untrue. On the contrary she had not
sided against him at all nor had she
supported Wilcox against him. The onIv
action upon her part which could he
constued as taking any sides or having
any political significance was her utter
ance regarding the candidacy of her
nephew, Prince David. She had told the
Hawaiians that she thought David too
young and to inexperienced to be sent
TO the halls of Congress and for this
reason she advised her people to vote
against him 1t might incidentally be
remarked that If such advice was given
1t was certainly followed in its strict
est Interpretation.
But instead of this explanation being
received with a warm RESPONSE the
words of the Queen fell upon sullen ears
instead of the ladies rallying to her side
and expressing belief in her impartiaIi-
ty it is said they openly expressed the
and been most instrumental in bringing
about the defeat of Parker IN fact
several of the ladies. women who had
known the Queen before she became
the ruler of her people, made bold TO
say that they believed almost everv re-
port of her conduct and they resented
1t most deeply.
In vain did the Queen renew her de-
mails. Her countrywomen gained cour-
age with every minute and finally I,ili-
uokalani found herself surrounded by
an indignant and protesting female
chorus. They told her that some of her
emissaries had gone out and worked
openly against both David and Parker.
The Queen denied this statement but
in answer the ladies told her that sew
eral of those who court her bounty had
visited the beach at Waikiki and there
advised the natives to vote for Wilcox
and turn down Sam Parker. So AMI
mated did the ladies become and so
positive were they in their belief in the
reports against her that the Queen
realized that she was no longer with
those who were friendly disposed to-
ward her so she discreetly allowed the
topic of conversation to be changed as
soon IS possible followed by her retire
ment from the house