The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-12-24
drom an occasional torrrspondcntl

OFrom an Occasional Correspondent
ARLINGTON. Dee, All
| !" though there have been intro
| duced number 81 bills which
have special interest to Hawaiian. the
principal theme of interest among poo
pi, here from the Islands - thu utti-
tudc ~ the national committeeman
| from Hawaii. Harold NJ. Sewali. "a
| To the administration OF affairs there.
Mr. Spwall Is close To- the President.
having been an old classmate. and
what he can accomplish is a matter
of much conjecture
II was the common report when Ba-
wall finally came under the flag, and
Mr. Sewall was made special agent OF
| the state Department to represent the
United states during the times before
actual territorial government was IN
stituted, that he was in line for good
! thing under the State administration.
| He made n good impression upon sec
| rotary Hay. and as that oihclal diu
not have much to do with the poiiical
features of the preliminary WORN, was
| given good rank at the department.
Every one who knew how President
Mckinley stood, thought that he would
overlook the "pernicious activity OF
| the agent and reward him with
European ministry.
Since the accession OF President
Roosevelt however. there seems To
have been Il change in the direction OF
the ambitions of the former minister.
| " here his friends at the Metropolitan
| club formerly talked of him for one
| of the second-class legations, they now
say that his great financial interests
! i'm Hawaii draw him rather to that
Territory. and that h" VIII not seek 10
go to Europe, but wants to return to
the islands. 10 put 1t in another wa%.
| Il might nc said WA ,ru,h. .'eWdi, 10
going daft over the Soveruorship of the
| Territory He talks of nothing else,
and is ready upon the shortest notice
to deliver an Grafton upon the error
of permitting any one else to govern
the new Territory than himself. lie
has stock of reasons
In putting forward his claims for the
place, Mr. Scwall Is somewhat handl-
canned by the fact that he cannot
lopenIv attack the dominant element,
as he is also largely interested in SUI
gar. He is barred in this way from
making any charges against the bust
ness element as he. has admittedly no
other interest there than is involved in
his ownership of various stocks. and
that one Of his children is Hawaiian by
birth. This places his fight against
Governor Dole upon peculiar grounds
. lie insists that he was the only Ameri'
can candidate FOR the place. and thai
il was a grave mistake on the par
of President Mckinley in permitting
the inauguration of American system'
of government under the auspices %
another than himself.
He ran against II snag recently whci
ldiscussing the matter, in.the person ~
one who knew that the members %
the Legislature. of the Territorial com
mittee and leading Republicans IA
\ large, had placed themselves ON til
a ms endorsing the administration o
. iGuvernor Dole. Not only this, but the!
1 also paid high tribute to the persona
% | character of the local executive.
appears to Hawaiians here that tn
:. Republican party in the Islands is be
=, ing placed in a peculiar position b.
). Its national committeeman, who is run
u ming counter to its expressed wish |
= has become known here. too, that tn
- local leaders several months ago aske
- Mr. Sewal to resign. This fact ha
: been brought to the attention OF som
f of the leaders and will be made know
~ to others, So that If possible the prop