The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-21
VAN ORSDEL
To SUCCEED
COL, BAIRD
Wyoming Is in
the Field at
Once.
TO PUT CLERKS
ON THE STEAMERS
Plans for Expeditius Handling of
the Mails Between Coast
and This City.
Especial to the Commercial Advertiser.)

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wWYAsHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. O.
w When the cabinet met yester-
w day morning at IL o'clock At
torney General Knox announced to
President Roosevelt the death in Colo
rado of United States District Attorney
John c. Baird, OF Honolulu. Further
than the mere announcement there was
no discussion regarding his successor
but when he left the White House Mr..
Knox said he should probably taae the
matter up as soon as convenient. II
is doubtful however, whether this can
be done before the convening of Con-
gress. The President has already mad
1t known that he intends to make no
further important appointments t3 Of
fee, as far as 1t can he avoi1ai, t;ll
Congress meets. Thus he will save the
trouble of making an extra appoint
ment after Congress convenes for the
law prescribes that recess appointments
can hold only as long as Congress is
not in session.
Furthermore Mr.. ]. ]. Dunno, the as
sistant district attorney at Honolulu,
has been acting district attorney for
some time, and as far as anything the
Department knows, quite satisfactorily.
MIR. Baird was appointed in the year
1900 and, as his term was far from ex-
pIring, there were no applicants here
for his place. It is clear that the Pres
ident can not select a successor till he
can hear from some OF those in au-
thority in Hawaii.
The only candidate who has come TO
the front so far is Attorney General ].
=. Van OrsdeI OF Wyoming. He has
the support Of Senator Warren who is
now here hard at work and most prob
ably viii win the appointment
Within a couple OF weeks it is ex-
pected that some OF the prominent Re
publicans will be back here or Will be
heard from. There IS every evidence
OF lively times for the territory during
the approaching session OF Congress.
While ex-Queen LiliuOkalani is coming
to this country TO make a visit in Bos-
ton and then to spend the remainder of
the winter in Washington, chiefly for
reasons Of its being a pleasant resi-
dence town, there is no doubt here that
she viii seek compensation from Con-
sress for being deprived OF the crown
lands. Such legislation is not, perhaps, |
quite as hopeless as viii be Delegate |
WHcox's efforts to secure statehood for
the Territory, which efforts are already |
being advertised here to some extent 1
II IS hardly necessary to say to the
enlightened people of the territory that I
there is no prospect OF statehood for |
Hawaii for many years. at least till one /
OF the two leading parties have gained 4
sure control Of local affairs, and then 1
not for some years But there is little I
chance Of any territories gaining state
hood at this session of Congress, al
though Arizona. New Mexico and Okla
hOma are already pressing vigorously \
for such legislation.
The stir over Delegate Wilcox's as
pirations TO be governor OF Hawaii, as
voiced in a petition sent here some time
ago. has completely subsided. The con-
ferences that Secretary Cooper and
other prominent men OF the territory,
heId with the government officials gave
the latter light on the situation and at
tenpts TO start idle rumors like the one I
that Gov. Dole intended TO resign are
uuavailing.
The case OF Lieut. Howell 4. - a., ]
who married a Honolulu girl. and who
was cOurt-martialed in the Philippines 4
FOR drunkenness and sentenced 10 dis
-nlssal from the service, is stiU with
Secretary Of War Root and probably
.iu not be acted upon for severa! days.
when Secretary Cooper was here he
took M the matter with the Acting
Secretary Of War, Col Sanger, but on
INC. return OF Mr.. Root Col. Sanger
passed it on TO him. Nj Root Tor two
weeks has been very busy ~ his resi-
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