The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-04-16
MAY BE OPPOSED BY RABID
HOME RULE PARTY MEN.
Some Think That Doodle" is Mixed
Up in the Deal-Ex-Quee is Willing
With Certain Conditions.
Am l a Republican?
SNNTan tpuiyht-'

"Wef tonight"
This represents the attitude of many
Home Rulers today, Wilcox has made
his proposition and the leaders of his
party are discussing it, with view to
making a decision this evening In any
event. there are some who will never
switch.
Can Wilcox deliver the goods? What
does her majesty on Beretania street
say? If at the meeting tonight the
proposed fusion is accepted, how many
OF the all-important country voters of
Home Rule faith will really fall into
line? If the combination becomes
reality what shall become of the simon
pure Republican and the simon-pure
Home Ruler who opposes it?
Much politics is being done in Homo
lulu today and the above are questions
on every tongue. Behind the ever
smiling face of R. w. Wilcox there is
the quiet but all-pOwerful influence of
the eX-Queen to be reckoned with and
if WilcoXs plan to fuse the Home
Rule and Republican parties is reject
ed by the former, her majesty of Bere-
tania street may take the credit for it.
The eX-queen is credited with having
spoken and there is nothing for it but
to heed her words. She is willing to
have Home Rulers fuse with Republi-
cans,-if they fuse with the right Re
publicans. The first brOaching of the
Wilcox proposition found the eX-queen
opposed to it. She declined to turn over
her following of voters to the party of
annexation.
Now the eX-queen is said to be will
ing-on conditions. If it be understood
that the Home Rulers are only going
to join hands with men who are salts
factory to her majesty of Beretania
street, she will say fusion is good. 1t
must be Home Rulers swallowing Re-
publicans and there must be no bury
ing the hatChet as far as the eX-
queens enemies are concerned. On
this basis her majesty and the Honor
able Wilcox are said to have reached
an agreement and this evening will see
the result.
The result means, in the opinion of
many, confusion of parties in the
near future. If there are Home Rulers
who do not want to be Republicans
there are also Republicans who will
not stand for the fusion scheme. The
terms of the compact demand that
some leaders be read out of the Re-
puDucan party. IhlS raises a prospect
OF TWO Republican parties and two
Home Rule parties as well.
Join the RepuDican party" says
Wilcox, and you Will have influence
at Washington. If L go back as Re
publican L snail be able to do much
more for Hawaii" This in brief is the
argument Wilcox made at the meeting
last night and 1t had much effect. Will
COX tOlu his IrlenuS ana supporters tuat
the only way for them to nave stand
ing in Congress was to join one of the
American parues. the hepuOuCans
are in power and will probably stay
in power eight or twelve years." he
said. Let us become supporters of
the administration ana the administra
ton Will do something for us"
WilcO&S arguments and policy have
raised up some strong enemies against
him and it is quite certain that he can
not carry the whole Home Rule party
with him to Republicanism. His oppo-
nents are bitterly attacking him for
going back on the Home Rule party
and they talk angrily of Doodle. The
rabid Home Ruler who wants to remain
anti-haole to the last accuses Wilcox
of having been bribed at Washington
to throw over his party.
The bill in the House to set apart
$4,000 ':for the use of our Delegate at
Washington" has suddenly come to the
front in the discussion and WilcoX's
enemies point to it as an effort to bribe
him. 1t was introduced by Gilfllan, a
Republican. Yesterday it was summar-
lily rejected without a first reading, but
1t is not dead. The Home Rulers got
a severe toasting last night for SQUASH
in the scheme and an order went forth
that they must bring it up again.
Last nights meeting was held in
Fosters han on Nuuanu street. The
time was taken up by WilcoXs state
ment of his views. The delegate talk
ed to the Home Rulers about Washing
ton telling them what he had done,
and giving the reasons why he thought
they ought to be Republicans. After
his address an adjournment was NOV
ed without discussion, and tonight the
matter will be discussed and probably
decided.