The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-26
PARKER IS
FIGHTING
Report That His
Friends Are
Working.
CONFERENCES WITH
SEWALL JUDGES
Fourth District Republican Con-
vsntion Will Meet on
Thursday.

~ UMOR has it that the steamer to-
EV day will take from Honolulu strong
- - letters to President Roosevelt,
urging Parker's nomination for gov
ernor. There has been some activity
among the men who have been all
along opposed to the executive chosen
by the late President Mckinley since
the return of Parker, and frequent
conferences have been held.
Parker visited the courthouse yester-
day afternoon and in default of
judges chambers had conference
with Judges Gear and Humphreys in
the hallway of the building. There was
quarter of an hour spent in heart-to-
heart talk. and then the candidate for
the executive chair drove away. While
members of the Sewall faction will not
talk of their fight, it is understood that
they are reinforcing the work of their
nonresident chief in every way possi-
BILE
Republicans are at work all over the
islands for the purpose of getting in
shape for the coming campaign, and
the making of. citizens, the listing of
voters and Strengthening of lines of en-
deavor are progressing in a manner
which cannot fail of effect.
One of the most valuable moves
which has been made is the inquiry as
to the status of the Porto Ricans who
are now in the country. It was the
opinion of many lawyers that every
Porto Rican who is here will be en-
titled to vote when the next election
comes off. There is nothing In the law
which prevents the naturalization of
the natives o. the West Indies, as there
is with reference to the Oriental peo-
pies, and the result viii be. without
doubt, the taking out Of papers in ac-
cordance with the opinion ot Attorney
General Dole.
The Fourth District Republican con-
vention will be held at the rooms of
the Republican Territorial Committee
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
The meeting will be held for the ex-
press purpose of nominating a candi-
date for the legislature, to fill the un-
expired term of the late A. F. Gllfllan.
The question of weight now is to find
a man who would accent the nomina
ton. The most prominently named
candidate is Joseph a. Gilman, but so
often has he expressed his determina-
ton to refuse to make the race, that in
the circles of the leaders his name has
ceased to receive consideration.
With the name Of Mr.. Gilman out the
seems likely TO go to Jas.
F. Morgan. He has been often men
ion but owing to the state of his
health and the demands of his business
here is fear that he also will refuse
he nomination. Chairman james II.
Boyd said last evening that the names
L.. av,Ixy fr.1
lave been called to his attention and
hat he did not have single candidate
himself for the place. He had been as
ured by Mr.. Gilman, he said, that
here was no condition which would
empt him to make the race. The name
# James F. Morgan had been mention
d, but he was not in good health and
night refuse to give the time and at
Jon such contest would need.
Among some members of the commit
ee, there is gossip that the only way
candidate may be secured at this
ime. when the honor is an empty one,
5 to make an agreement on honor, that
he man making this fight shall have
he support of the present committee
aen when the next nominating conven-
ion shall be held. This might prove a
ait, but the chances, according to the
most prominent members of the com
nittee, are slight. The only way out
Z the difficulty, one Republican said
esterday, seemed to be the impOrta
ion of man from the Fifth district.
The Home Rulers are caucussing over
he matter nightly, but there appears
. be only one candidate, Prince Cupid.
mo refused at first to consider the
latter. The members Of the Executive
of the party appear TO nave
o otner candidate at hand, ana thsy
ill take up the task Of persuadlns tle
'rince to make the race. at the NETT
lg on Thursday evening.
There is among Democrats dlsposI-
ion 10 not make any fight for the va
ant sas+ The leaders Of the party say
here IS nothing to gain in making
ontest now and they win await the
all campaign for their delernliheI
and. There may be a change in their
0si+ion later. but the men who made
10 last fight are not eager to get into
7a now when there is only title TO