The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-09-25
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Prince David Kawananakoa yester-
day announced himself as a candidate
for Congress on the Democratic ticket
Following closely upon this surprise
came the positive statement in an even.
ing paper that Samuel Parker would
withdraw from the race for Congress
out of regard for Prince David.
These two announcements coming on
one day were enough to keep the lead
ers talking and yesterday the town
fairly hummed with politics. On every
street corner men stood in groups and
related to one another the startling
news. 1t was not a matter of great
surprise that David finally came out as
q candidate, for it has been believed all
along that he had an Itching to get into
the fight and was only kept out of 1t
by personal matters that tied his hands.
Nor was it particularly surprising that
the Democrats should SO Immediately
and so summarly drop Paul Isenberg,
| to whom they decided earlier in the
week to tender the nomination. All
along Prince David was the first choice
of the bosses of the party and 1t was
only because David fatty refused to
entertain the idea of being candidate
that it was decided to tender the nom
nation to Isenberg. The latter left
town before he could be reached off,
cially and the leaders now say they are
glad of 1t.
| Prince David said yesterday shortly
after sending the letter wherein he an.
nounced his candidacy that he had new
er declined the nomination offered him
by the Democrats. He had waited, he
said, for the purpose of ascertainine
what his strength would be in case he
should decide to run. The result of this
quiet little canvass of the situation, III
said, was satisfactory to him and SO HI
had decided to come out for the nomin
alton. That any agreement had exist
ed between himself and Sam Parker
not to oppose each other he eXpresSl,
denied. Mr.. Parker had asked him Il
he intended to accept the Democratic
nomination, and he had replied that hi
had not decided. He had heard tina
Sam Parker had said to others that ht
did not desire to oppose him but be-
yond that knew nothing.
The surprising and somewhat unbe
llievable statement that Sam Parker
would withdraw in favor of David APP
peared in the Independent in the even
ing. That such action should be taker
| by Mr.. Parker after the positive man.
ner in which he stated his position tc
an Advertiser man the day before
seemed scarcely possible, and so the
statement in the Independent was TAX
en- cum grano sails by the more astute
of the politicians. The article referred
to is as follows:
| Mr. Samuel Parker has endeared
himself to all the friends of Hawaii by
withdrawing from his candidacy as
delegate to Congress in favor OF
Prince David, and his noble act will not
be forgotten. Prince David is the
strongest man here in opposition to
Wilcox and If there is any common
sense or royalty left among the Ha-
walians he will be elected. Sam Parker
will be the first man to vote for him
and the election of David will mean
when he claimed that the people OF
Hawaii wanted annexation. And when
the Prince is elected. Governor Dole
and his friends will stand in peculiar
light in Washington and their political
prestige and veraclty will feel n severe
shock in the halls of the White House,
I'VE entertain the highest esteem for
Mr. Samuel Parker rs an individual
and n representative Hawaiian, and to
his honor be 1t said that he loaned his
name to the Republicans to defeat Rob
ert Wilcox. 1t has always been known
among the friends of Mr.. Parker that
| 1t was contrary to his wishes and his
personal interests that he should be-
come a candidate for delegate to Con-
gress. AS long as no other man ac-
ceptable to the voters entered the field
Mr., Parker was ready and willing to
step into the breach and to support
good and pure government against the
Wilcox cabal. Mr.. Parker by resign
Ing In favor OF Prince David has gained
more friends than he ever commanded,
and every concession and gift in the
power of the Territorial government
will be at his disposal for his truly pa
triotlc and noble action in fighting
against corruption and n policy which
would mean the ruin OF Hawaii"
Last evening four Advertiser report
ers searched for Prince David; he could
not be found. He dropped into the
Achi meeting and then vanished in a
hack.
WHAT MCCARTHY SAYS.
Col. Mccarthy was seen at his home
on Beretania street last evening and
admitted at once that letter had been
received from Prince David in which
he had announced that he was a re-
ceptive candidate for the Democratic
nomination for Delegate for Congress.
1.-The letter came to me this morn