The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-08-22
SUCCESSOR 70 COZ. DOLE.
HOME RULERS AGAIN AFTER
SCALP OF EXECUTIVE.
Chairman Kaulia tells Executive Com
mittee to Discuss a Successor And
Ask President to Make Appointment.

A movement is on foot among a GER
tain element of the Independent Home
Rule Republican party to have a sue
cessor to Governor Dole appointed. The
plan is to have the successor appointed
Immediately. This matter is to be dis
cussed at a meeting of the executive
committee which has been called for
this evening. The continued i'll health
of Governor Dole is given as the rea-
son for desiring his removal from Of
flee.
The movement was inaugurated last
week at the special conference of the
executive committee of the Home Rule
Republican Party at which Delegate
Wilcox was present But Wilcox is not,
so far as can be learned, party to the
new plan the sponsor being no less a
parsonage than j. K. Kaulia, the chair
man of the committee. At the confer
ence, after Wilcox had discussed va
riouS matters with the committee, Kau-
liza arose and addressed the meeting on
the matter of asking the President to
appoint a successor to Governor Dole.
our Governor" Kaulia is quoted as
saying, "has been in bad health for a
long time. 1t is said he is unable to
transact the duties of his office and this
is the reason that Secretary Cooper has
been performing them. 1t is evident
from the continued absence of Governor
Dole that his health is very bad and it
is possible that he may never be able to
resume the duties of his office. 1t is
our duty therefore to ask the President
to appoint a successor to him, who shall
conduct the important office of gov
ernor. ] ask every one of you to give
this matter careful consideration and
when we meet the next time to be pre-
pared to offer the name of somebody
who you think will be the best candi-
date for us to endorse and send to the
President for appointment"
At that time the matter was not dis
cussed at any great length but since
the meeting many of the members of
the executive committee have been talk
ing over the affair. The fact .4at Gov
ernor Dole has been away for a num-
Der of months seems to them to be
ample indication that his health is too
bad to admit of his resuming the duties
of his office. They think that some man
should be appointed without delay and
with this end in view it is very likely
that some of them are giving the mat
ter much consideration.
Wilcox is mentioned as one of the
most available men. His supporters
contend that he has a personal ac-
quaintance with the President and that
the Chief Executive is in a good posi-
tion to judge of his capabilities to ad-
minister the affairs of the territory. II.
p. Baldwin has also been discussed as
an available candidate, while S. M.
Damon has also been mentioned.
1t is very likely however that the at
tempt to put forward a successor to
Governor Dole will meet with consider
able opposition. even in the executive
committee. Many of the members do
not approve of the plan or. take any
stock in it at all. They assert that it
originated in the fertile brain of Kaulia
and that he simply made the suggestion
to hear himself talk. The meeting when
the matter is to be discussed, has been
called for this evening but judging from
the failure of members to attend pre-
vious gatherings, not more than a cor
poraPs guard will be on hand to con-
| slider who they want to succeed Gov
ernor Dole.