The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-05-28
NEWS FROM
HAWAII ISLE
Items Run Mostly
in the Political
Line.

- H''N'INh OF lNt NNiNNWtNl ltilNiilll
Committee Will Doe held TN Honolulu on
the 18th inst FOR the purpose OF select
ing someone ~ succeed Hon ~. NJ Sew
all as national committeeman. It seems
that Mr. Sywall has taken up his rest
dcnCc In the states and viii probably not
return 10 Hawaii for some time As the
national committeeman has some intlu-
'cnoo with the Administration I'm the mat
ter OF appointments, the Territorial Com
mittce is of the opinion that there should
Dee resident OF the Islands appointed
before the next session of Congress. 1t
Is understood that Cecil Brown, Senator
from oahu, and sam Parker are In the
field for the place and that the friends
OF both candidates are working hard for
them.
1t is extremely doubtful il the national
committee of the Republican party will
take any dictatiou from the Territorial
Committee relative to the successor of
Mr.. Scwall as national committeeman, so
that the slower progress made In this
direction the better viii be the results.
1t is to be hoped that the person select
ed Will be one who understands organic
ing and who has influence with his par
ty. The national committeeman from
this Territory should be n man thorough
ly versed in politics and with cool
head. Mr.. Parker's acquaintance with
the delega ties at the last national conven-
ton may help him toward the goal. but
1t is doubtful II he would take enough
interest in a campaign to make him val
liable to the party.-HawaIi Herald.
This being the first Memorial Day since
the admission of Hawaii as n Territory
of the United States, unusual prepara-
lions are in progress to have fitting
celebration. The memorial sermon will
be preached Sunday evening, May Goth
by Comrade Cruzan in the Foreign
Church, who will speak on THE Debt We
Owe Our Patriot Dead" The church will
he deliberately decorated; the patriotic
music will be in charge of Mrs. Lewis
and the literary exercises in charge OF
Mrs. Terry Company ID, Hilo Light In.
fantry. will attend in a body and act as
escort to the G. y. Il. The Veterans
ana Sons of Veterans will meet In the
Library room at the Foreign Church at
I:2O Sunday evening.-Herald.
The Hawaii Herald says In "Around
the Coffee Shops:
'The mistake they made was I'm not
making Emmeluth plumbing inspector"
said the Cheerful Liar. yes; he would
AXE the job all right; | don't know any
lob he would refuse. He has cut a big
lole in the time allotted for the session
md that's about all he has done so far
rs | can see. He seems to he PLAYING
o the gallery on every proposition, and
t amuses me. I've known John for
wenty years and | have watched him
through his political career about as
me of the Provisional Government he
vas called the black angel and wanted |
he Queen deported. Why, he was so |
'adical that everyone else in the oil |
sarchy got scared because they thought |
lie was going too far in his ideas of n |
mango of government AS he was +. |
J. he had to be a soldier, and If l re- |
member rightly he was made a corporal |
n one of the militia companies and, say,
ou should see him on parade; he was
he funniest man i ever saw. In 1895 he
vas still soldier and cried louder for
he blood of Wilcox than anyone in the
unch. If I'm not mistaken, he even
ahmed Wilcox on one or TWO occasions
nd wanted to see him hanged or shot
Vell when annexation came and the
lection followed and John put himself
n record as wanting to see Wilcox go
D Congress, / looked about me for
etter model of consistency than Emmel-
tn could furnish. | was plum disgust
j when / read 1t in the newspapers and
e has done nothing in this session of
ne Legislature to convince me that he
anything more than a jackass. But
len the Legislative woods Is full of them
nd John Emmeluth Is by no means lone l.
; in his position. To prove that the man
Ill not judge thing on it's merits you
ave only to point to his record In the
ouse, when comment was made to an !
rticle in one OF the Honolulu papers, |
lie editor, or supposed editor Of which
an official of the Government Be
iuse he alluded to the members as Sim
ms, Emmeluth threatened to knife him
, the salary question when the Appro-
'iation bill came up. That Is not what
fellow can call square,"
HILO NOTES. -"
Charles Herwig, brothcr-in-law of V.
Enlnl.r lnl nj H.. III L