The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-11-01
HAWAIIANS AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL
,Special Correspondence.)
VYYAsHINGToN, d, c., Oct, Is
" Prominent Hawaiians have rem

wv Prominent Hawaiians have rem
" dezyoused here somewhat nu-
merously this week. Col. sam farker'
having returned from New York. TOOK
up apartments at the ConGressioNai
motel. Secretary Henry r. Cooper re-
turned from Boston, where he mas peeh
visiting old-tine friends, and register
ed at the Albany on October a. MT
Harold Sewall, ex-Minister from the
United States to Hawaii, and Repuoi-
can National Committeeman IRON the
Territory ran over from New YORK anu
was registered at the Albany octopeF
IS. Is and II. Chief Justice ana MIS-
Frear, of Honolulu. likewise came over
from New York and for two days were
at the Cochran, before starting iur'nei
east again to attend the biccntennarS
Of Yale College. of which the Chiei JUS
tice is an alumnus. Mr.. w. ID. Alex
ander. Of Honolulu, has likewise been
in Washington.
All of these notables have been con-
sulting with the high authorities OF the
administration as to Hawaiian afrairs'
although nothing specific has been uoIe
affecting patronage as far as can DC
learned. They have been seeking 10
learn the lay of the ground and TO ger
in touch with the new men so that III
the future when things must be zone
they may be able to approach THESE
tasks with greater familiarity. 'hiei
Justice Frear insisted that he caiie
over to Washington chiefly TO rene"
acuuaintances with old friends ana that
he decided to do this only after Eet'ihs
to New York. However, he called OH
the Attorney General, Mr.. Knox, octo-
her is, and had a brief chat. touchins'
it is said, on the appointment OF an au
d,tional Judge for the Territory. lie
also went to the White House in com
pany with Mr.. Sewall, who is mere tor
interests affecting his fathers estate
quite as much as Hawaii. and paid ms
respects to President Roosevelt. Both
gentlemen have n common bond with
the President. Mr.. Roosevelt 6raduat-
cd from Harvard College in 1850 an!
MI. Sewall graduated from the same IN
s,ltution in 1882 so that they were at
the univei sity together for two years.
Mr.. Rouse welt is also soon to have tht
degree of LII. ID. from Yale and then
he will be a fellow alumnus Of Yale
with the Chief Justice of Hawaii. In
fact all the Hawaiians have been get
ting on in capital fashion with the
President. October Il, the day follow
ing that on which Mr. SeWall and the
Chief Justice called, Mr.. Sewall and COT
Parker called The latter interview was
more interesting to the people of the
Hawaiian territory. Col. Parker is a
ranchman and cowboy. as is the Presl-
dent, and the two had a very spirited
conversation of the pleasantcHt kind
The discussion as to Hawaiian politics
was only of a general character. The
President inquired regarding political
conditions and the strength of Delegate
Wilcox's following Further he declar-
ed to Col. Parker and to Mr. Sewall
his sincere wish to see the native Ha-
waiians impressed with the duties of
American citizenship and to see the ter
ritory rapidly developed along the lines
common to territories contiguous to the
states. Col. Parker is DESTROYS of dis
GUESSING the public land situation with
the President but has had no oppoitu-
nifty yet.
Col. Parker has been cultivating the
acquaintance of Attorney General Knox
and many other officials with whom he
expects to have considerable business
this winter. He is going back To Ha-
wai' IT. few days but expects to tarry
in Honolulu but little while, when he
will return 10 Washington and under
t,ka IN secure legislation from Congress
that vii, enable him To dig bitches
,cross tho nnh,ic lands In North Ko-
h,,a No viii also seek other ,.rlsla =
,i,, for tho islands Secr,t,rv Cooper
has already mad. recommendations in
hi. ,r,u,I rsnor, 70 IN. Secretary a,
m, Ir,erior AR Hitchcock that no
onangos ha made in tbe nres.nt land
law. also that the fisheries oi the isl
ands he nrotected
A,,houyb col p,rk,r Mr. SewalI and
,hi.f Justice Ere,r have all seen the
Aitornav Genera, nothing definite has
vi occurreo regarding the additional
iudge save tho Attorney Generals
on;ninn that the act of the territorial
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