The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-12-01
HE LEAVES THIS MORNING ON
THE RIO.
A Large Crowd at the Wharf to See
Him Of-A Send on Last
Night.
Wilikoki has gonel

w lllkOhl mas gone!
Weighted down with brilliant leis he
stood on the bridge of the steamship
Rio this morning as she left the wharf.
with Mrs. Wilcox by his side Secre-
tary ID. X. Kalauokalani, Jr. and wife
were also on the bridge. The -delegate
TO Congress raised his hat in acknow-
ledgment of cheers from the natives
on the wharf, and an answering chorus
OF hoots came from those anon the
throng who were not Wilikok men.
Not for many months has such a
lar"e crowd gathered to see a steamer
g as was on the Mail wharf at 8
o'clock this morning Hundreds of ma
tives filled all the enclosure. Kappel-
meister Berger came with his band and
went rolliclIing through several airs
while Hoods of tears We're being shed
on the decks of the steamer where ma
tiVes swarmed to say farewells TO those
who We're leaving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilcox arrived at the
wharf at about o'clock with many
native friends. They went on board at
once and We're followed by a score of
friends and relatives. Leis were every
where in evidence and every member
OF the delegates party was covered
with them.
Once during the long drawn out
scenes of parting the old mournful Ha-
Waiian wall, not often heard in Homo
! lulu now, startled the white passengers
| on the steamer. An aged Hawaiian
! lady emphasized her farewell to Mrs
/ Wilcox by lifting up her voice in the
| indescribably sad wall that is familiar
| to old-timers here.
! Wilcox was all smiles and he shook
/ hands until his arm must have ached.
/ He was dressed just as he has been
all through the campaign. He added
! no style because he was an accredited
/ delegate to the greatest legislative
| body in the world and while his friends
swarmed round him he helped Mrs
Wilcox to look after herself and the
children.
81 am going to Washington to do
what 1 can for the islands," said Will
cox, land l want to represent the
whole islands. I shall work constant
ly for all the people of the territory of
Hawaii and shall not think anything
about party lines henceforth."
The crowd grew as the time for de-
parture drew nigh. Captain Ward in
vited the delegate and his party to
the bridge of the steamer and they
were on the bridge when the gang
plank was lifted.
The tug Fearless took the band out
with the steamer. The tug had been
hired by Hackfeld and company to
pull the steamers bow round so that
she could point down the channel and
when she left the wharf to do so she
had the band on board and all the ma
tives there was room for.
. Wilcox got his last farewell from
the tug, as she let go in the harbor,
the band playing "Auld Lang Syne."
He was still on the bridge and the last
that was seen of the man who is to
represent the territory of Hawaii in the
first two Congresses at which she has
a representative, was, as he stood by
Captain Ward and waved a hat that
was red with leis.
Mr.. Wilcox was given a rousing
send-off by his followers at Kaumaka-
pill ruins last night. a torch light
procession, formed at the drill she'd
proceeded through the streets to the
old church. About 1000 natives fol-
lowed it and gathered around the plat
form there. The meeting kept up until
very near midnight.
The following is copy of Wilcox's
certificate of election:
CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
Territory of Hawaii Executive Cham
Der.
I, Sanford b. Dole, Governor of the
Territory of Hawaii do hereby certify
, that ROBERT w. WILCOX was, on the
9th day of November, 1900 duly elected
, for the unexpired term of the Fifty
sixth Congress.
Given under my hand and tn,
great seal of the Territory o
; (Seal) Hawaii at the Capitol in Ho
nolulu, this thirtieth day o
5 November A. d. 1900.
SANFORD b. DOLE.
2 BY the Governor,
HENRY f. COOPER,
Secretary of the Territory.