Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-26
Special to the Register.

25.-The Congressional Directory for
the Fifty-seveuth Congress will con-
tain in its list OF Representatives and
Delegates in the House, the following
unusual and interesting line:
'Hawaii-Robert William Wilcox,
Independent Royalist."
The Royalist delegate from the island
territory is well known IN Washing
| ton, having passed a large portion oil
the last year here in company with ex-
| Queen Liliuokalani. He was inter-
| ested in the passage OF the Hawaiin
| government bill and became a tamil
| lar figure in the rooms of the Senate
| and House Committees on Territories.
| He is a half-blood, the son Of an Amer
| lean sailor and Kanaka woman. The
career OF Wilcox has been in many
ways remarkable one. He has been
| a prominent figure in Hawaiian his
| tory for twenty-five years. The new
| delegate is well-edueated and is an elo-
| quent public speaker but is as wholly
an adventurer and soldier of fortune
as any man who ever sat in Congress.
The Regular Party Candidates
| for delegate were Colonel Samuel Park
er, formerly Minister for Foreign At
| fairs, who is a descendant Of native
| nobility, (Repubhcan), and Prince
| David Kawananakoa, the adopted son
| of eX-Queen Kapiolani, (Demoerat).
| They were men in every sense super
| Tor to the adyenturer who defeated
them. Parker and David passed last
| winter in Washington and were we'll
| received in the best society here
| Each man is very wealthy and each has
| played an important part in Hawaiian
| affairs. These two Kanaka gentlemen
| are on the most intimate terms OF
friendship. II was no secret that here
| they hoped to so arrange their politi-
| cal affiliations that one or the other
| should come to the capital as dele
| gate. The National political parties
had no formal existence in Hawaii
until last spring, when Republican and
Democratic territorial conventions
were held at Honolulu. Sam Parker
headed the Hawaiian convention dele
| cation to Philadelphia and Prince
David that to Kansas City. All those
| who witnessed the Republican conven-
| plause that greeted the appearance OF
| the rugged, bronze face Titantic stat
ured Parker, holding high above all
| the standards OF the States the hand
| some silk banner OF Hawaii. This
was the first time an Hawaiian was
ever seen in National convention.
Parker, who was a very genial and
popular man, received notable atten-
tons from prominent Republicans at
Philadelphia and was recognized as
sure to become the party leader in the
new territory. PRINCE David perform
ed much the same role at Kansas City.
His friend, Parker, shipped the identi-
cal banner Git was a beauty, tool 10
Prince David at Kansas City and that
handsome young representative OF the
old royal line OF the Kanakas carried
IT in the merry go-round parades OF
delegates in the exciting scenes of the
convention. Prince David was not
only prominent on the floor of the con-
yention, but he played a highly i'm
portant part in committee work. He
served on the Committee of Regolu-
tons and II was his casting vote. Haw-
ali being the last territory called that
placed in the Democratic platform the
distinct reaffirmation of sixteen to one
demanded by Colonel William J. Bry-
an.
After the conventions Colonel Parker
and Prince David returned 10 the i.I-
ands and each was nominated BY his
political party for Congress. Botn are
Wen of Wealth and Energy
and each made an active canvass OF the
islands
some time after the regular conven-
tons. Robert W. Wilcox announced
rump candidacy as an Independent
| Royalist. But II was generally suppos-
ed that Parker would poll a large ma
1ority OF the American and other for
eign vote and be elected. The Demo-
Gratis relied on the influence OF the ex-
Queen 70 aid the scion of the royal line
who was their leader. II the native
vote had gone largely for Prince David.
| he would have been elected. But fha
| ex-Queen threw her support to the half
caste adVenturer. He carried every isl
and but Oahu, and was elected by q
plurality over Parker, while Prince
David ran very bad third In the race.
Parker even lost the garden island OF
Kauai, which he practically owns. hold
ing 100000 acres and 10000 head Of cat
| tie upon il.
Dei~REte-elcct wilcox
is about forty-fye years OF age. AZ
I twenty-one ne was elected a member
OF the Parliament OF the kingdom from
the island of Maui and although he IA
said 10 have been so poor at that time
that he had never worn shoes. becams
/ prominent in the body az a thick and
thin adbeTent OF all royaIist policies.
! He was looked upon as Offering much
pnomise and was selected by Kaiakaua
with two Hawaiian youths, Booth and
Boyd. much his juniors. TO proceed TO
Europe to be educated. They went un~
der the. charge OF Senior Celso Caesar
Moreno. Of this city. al that time Prims
Minister Of Kalakaua. Moreno was an
Italian by birth and returned 10 his
native land bearing commission from
| the Hawaiian king which stated that
Moreno had the charge and care OF
Hawaiian youths proceeding 10 Europe
for their education in foreign coun-
tries" On the 23d Of March. 1881,
King Humbert granted an audience TO
Senior Moreno and his charges and the
request OF Kalakaua that the ITALIA