The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-17
WILCOX NOT AFTER DOLE.LED HIN A MERRY DANCE
SAYS HE DID NOT RETURN TO
FIGHT THE GOVERNOR.
The Home Rulers Have Decided to be
Republicans in Order to Help Carl
badi" at Washington.

Delegate Wilcox is Republican
now, uuly authorized to call himself
such by majority OF the Home Rule
LEADERS, but the standing of the Home
kule party is a problem. At a meeting
held in FOSTERS nan last night the
name of the party was changed TO IN
dependent home Rule Republican
party" This means, in the opinion of
Wilcox, an atIination with the national
kepubhCan party at Washington and
gives him a new standing in the ma
tional capital In the meantime Home
Rulers are asking a famous question
once put to the Speaker at Washing
ton-'Where am L atY'-and local Re-
publicans are branding the Wilcox
fusion as fusion that does not fuse.
The Republican central committee
has not been consulted yet about the
proposed union of parties. But the
Home Rulers, who have just added
tag to their party title, look to national
committeeman Sewall for recognition.
The goal finally arrived at is a union
of the Home Rule vote of natives with
the Earnest Patriot, nti-missionary
haoles. The words "HOme Rule" in
the native party title will go by the
board next if the plan goes forward.
"They are only words" said Wilcox
this morning when asked what was the
meaning of the long title Independent
Home Rule Republican" and the next
step will be to drop the Home Rule
part of it if necessary to an aftiliation
with the real Republican party.
I'VE are Republicans now" said Will
cox and so also say the leaders who
supported him in his new move. The
approach of the next election will see
a warm fight for use of the party title
unless conditions change, for Republi-
cans in large numbers aver that the
Home Rulers are no more Republican
now than they were before.
The action at last nights meeting
was a compromise that saved Wilcox
from defeat. A vote to swing the party
wholly to pure Republicanism could
never have carried. A vote to add the
word Republican to the existing party
name carried on the ground that it
would give Wilcox better standing at
Washington, might put the Home Rule
party in favor there and didn't mean
anything in Honolulu anyhow. The
action taken is an endorsement of the
reported altitude of the ex-queen-
allowing her followers to fuse with the
Republican party if they wanted to- as
long as they did not join with Republi-
cans here whom she looks upon as her
enemies.
Delegate Wilcox expresses himself as
satisfied with the result of the meet
ing. II go back to Washington as a
Republican" he said this morning.
The Home Rulers sustained me last
night in taking the stand l took and ]
feel satisfied that they will become Re-
pubicans.
1T is impossible to say now how
the fusion will be effected. There are
two factions of the Republican party
here. l do not know what the Repub-
licans will do. AS far as l am con-
cerned, L leave the local situation to
be solved by those interested.
1T was stated in the Advertiser this
morning that l promised to try and
remove Governor Dole. l said nothing
of the kind. l did not come here to
fight Dole. He has been appointed gov
ernor for four years by President Nc
Kinley and L am making no fight
against him.
"The Republicans of Hawaii will have
to settle their own differences. L pay
no attention to them.
81 do not think the ex-queen will
oppose he affiliation of Home Rulers
with Republicans. She is holding aloof
and taking no part in politics now."
The delegate was asked what part the
ex-queen had had in the fusion-dis-
cussion, but said she was not doing any
politics. He had talked the matter
over with her. II explained my. posi-
ton when 1 called upon the queen,
said Wilcox.
Wilcox severely roasted the Home
Rulers last night for the failure OF
their legislature He scored them fol
the weeks of inaction by reason ot
which they are now at the end of the
session with nothing done. The dele
gate is as deeply disappointed as any
leader at the results of the meeting!
of the Legislature which began will
promises to do so much.
"They have wasted their time" hC
said, but it cannot be helped now
have tried to make them work hard
er and have given my advice, but
didn't come here to run after then
and they must look to their own busi
ness" The former cordial relations d.
not exist between Delegate Wilcox ant