The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-02
willing to Assist in Driving Out the
"HypOcritical Yankees, the Car
pet-Bag Politician Otis"
PETITION FROM G. D. GEAR
ALLEGING THAT MIR. WILCOX WAS
NOT LAWFULLY ELECTED,
And Accusing Him of the Strongest
Kind of Anti-American Utterances
His Expulsion Asked.


tanning charges was submitted to-day to the
House committee on elections No. against
Delegate Robert w. Wilcox, the Hawaiian
representative in the House. The charges
are made in writing by George d. Gear of
Hawaii, who submitted letters purportng
to be copies of letters written by Wilcox
to Filipino officials. The alleged letters are
of highly sensational character One of
the letters said to have been written by
Wilcox Is given in duplicate. bearing the
alleged signature of Wilcox. 1t is dated
Honolulu, Jan. 81, 1S99 and adressed to
DR.. Joseph Losada, Capt. Marti Burgos
and Seror j. Luna and introduced to them
"a friend of mine who is very able man
to help you in your cause" Among other
things the letter says:
"Mr. will be useful ally to fight
for the cause of the Philippines. One thing
is sure, that you could resist against any
army of invasion. You have population
of 1900 900 and already disciplined army
Of $4,000 we'll equipped with modern arms.
have already made up my mind TO join
with you in your country against America
in case they insist on ignoring the JUS
tice of your cause. know well my pro-
fession as an artillery officer. / have no
fear of the whole world when / fight for
a legitimate cause like yours. Between
General Aguinaldo's determination and
myself there would be very little chance
left to the invading army of the United
States to conquer your country. Tell Gen.
Aguinaldo / am already giving my service
for your country and am ready TO obey
orders to go to your country and fight for
the independence or your people ana coun-
try at eny moment
The foregoing letter bears the alleged
signature of Robert w. Wilcox. Another
81 am thinking to 60 to the Philippine
islands and give my assistance to Aguinaldo
against the invaders-the hypocritical
Yankees. the carpetbag politician Otis
Mr.. Wilcox declined to make any ex-
tended answer to the charges filed by Mr..
Gear. He says he has no fear of the
charges. He admits that he wrote let
ter to DR.. Losada, Captain Burgos and
Senior Luna introducing O. Caesar Moreno.
an Italian Of this city whom he had known
while the latter was in Hawaii in the
eighties. Moreno had a meteoric carer in
Hawaii For a few days he was secretary
of state. Mr.. Wilcox says Moreno is the
person to whom the unaddressed letter
filed by Gear was addressed, but he said
he was unable after a cursory examination
to say whether the letters filed were exact
copies of those he sent.
The petition of Gear recites that there
was no election machinery when Wilcox
was elected delegate, Nov. g. 1900, and that
many voters did not believe valid election
could be held without ii, and therefore
made attempt to vote. The petition
then brings personal charges against Will
cox relating to his marriage and also to
his career under the kingdom of Hawaii.
II is also alleged that Wilcox, in his
speeches prior to the election, made use
of the strongest kind of anti-American
utterances for the purpose of carrying the
election, telling the natives that the Amer
leans had stolen their country and that
vote for him was a vote for the restora-
tion of the Queen, and that If he were
elected the Queen would be restored; that
Wilcox was guilty of treason in that he
did, as petitioner is informed and believes,
since the annexation of Hawaii write and
send through the United States mails GER
tain letters highly reasonable in their ma
ture, wherein he did counsel and incite 9TH
ers to engage in open rebellion against the
United States, and did offer his services to
General Aguinaldo to go to the Philippines
and fight and engage in open rebellion
against the United States, copies of which
letters are herewith fled The petition
concludes as follows:
Wherefore. by reason of the foregoing
facts, petitioner submits that said Wilcox
is not entitled TO a seat in the House Of
Representatives during the Fifty-sixth or
Fifty-seyenth congresses, and that he
should be ousted therefrom for the follow
ing reasons:
'First-Because no legal election was or
could be held until mode OF holding the
same could be provided by the Legislature
of Hawaii
''Second-If said election was legal VIII
cox should be unseated and expelled be-
cause OF not being fit and proper person
to represent the Territory of Hawaii and
because he is guilty of the crime of big
amy
'Third-That said Wilcox should be ex-
PEELED because of having written and ut
tered reasonable language against the
United States within the two years last
past"