The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-08
GOVERNOR
SUSTAINED.
Party Stood by
Him From the
First.
mo SPECIAL
ACTION TAKEN
Republican Members Of Lesisla-
ture in Favor of Shutting
Off at Time Limit.

Four or five days before the end Of
the session of the Legislature the ques
ton of whether or not an extension
would be justifiable was brought up in
a Joint caucus of the Republican mem
bers of both houses. 1t was unanimous
ly agreed they should recommend to
Governor Dole that such an extension
should not be granted. This result was
not made public.
At Monday afternoons meeting OF
the Republican Central Committee it
was not decided to support the Cover
nor in his refusal to extend the ses-
sion, because that had already been
done ten days before he refused. Mr..
Dole was acting, in bis refusal, in har-
mony with the Republican members OF
both houses. The Republican caucus
| of Monday was participated in by the
Republican members of both houses,
and the members OF the Repubii-
can Central Committee, among whom
were Senator Cecil Brown, Senator
| Baldwin, Senator Crabbe, Senator
Paris, Senator Carter. Representatives
A. G. M. Robertson, J. w. K. Keiki,
Archie Gillian, VIM. Aylett, Jonah
Kumalae, w. II. Hoogs and T. Nc
Giants Stewart and B. H. Wright.
The members were sworn to secrecy,
after a long debate as to whether mat
tiers discussed by the representatives OF
| the party should not be given to the
members of that party. Stewart and
Carter were both in favor of telling
Republicans what was going on, and
both objected to star chamber methods.
1t was finally agreed that at the pres
ent time there were matters of vital
interest to the party and to the country
which, if kept quiet for the nonce,
would probably bring better results in
the end.
This meeting Of Monday was the
third of such gatherings which has
been held within the past week. One
of the most important matters discuss
ed was that of taking steps to meet
the charges made by the Home Rulers
against the Governor in the so-called
"Beckley," or concurrent resolution,
asking the President Of the United
States to remove Mr. Dole. The mem
bers are unanimous for taking such
course.
The other principal subject of dis
ture has failed to designate which Sen
ators shall hold the short, and which
the long term, which it was their duty
to do, in accordance with the Terrific
rial Act.
It is the opinion of the Republican
members of the Legislature that there
having been a failure to designate who
shall be the long term Senator'S, there
is no way of deciding such question
now except by asking Congress to pass
a special act. They will recommend to
Congress that the decision be in &C
cordance with the terms of the resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Cecil Brown
and rejected by the Home Rulers, viz:
that those who received the lowest
number of votes shall hold the short
terms, and those who received the
highest number, the long term, ire
spective of party.
| Sam Parker is going to San Fran
cisco, but his going has nothing to do
with the resolution recommending the
removal of the Governor, as it is claim
ed by the Home Rulers, his visit be-
| ing in accordance with plans perfected
some time ago.