The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-10
Gov. Dole Will Be
Ready to Act
Today.
COUNCIL TALK is
NEEDED TO SETTLE
Senatorial Situation May Lead to
Complications If Home Rulers
Stick to Plans.

Governor Dole, it is expected, will
issue his special call for an extra ses-
sion after he consults with his advisers
this morning The Governor declared
Saturday that he was of the opinion
that the session summons would come
out during the day, but that it had
been set over until today for the pur-
pose OF permitting some further dis
cussion of certain features
There has appeared very little oppo-
sition to the plan of Governor Dole to
take care of the public business
through such session, and the objec-
tions are mostly hypercritical. One
declaration which has been made by
the opposition is that the old senators
will continue to hold Office until the
next February, and there was rumag.
yesterday that in case there is call
the old men will assemble and claim
their places on the floor, and the right
to vote.
This is not given serious considera
tion by the Republican leaders, or the
government, for they maintain that
had there been any exigency which
called for. an extra session of the leg
islature two years ago at this time, it
would have been perfectly competent
for the governor to call the body to-
gether. and without doubt the men
who would have answered the call and
been legally seated would have been
those who had just been elected. This.
it is argued, would settle any conten-
tion as to the date of the beginning of
their term, and their successors, there
fore, must be the men chosen on Tues
day last, and their seats must be given
them in the event of the calling of
an extra session.
At the meeting of the Republican
central committee yesterday morning
the business hours were given over to
the consideration of letters telling how
it was done, and others eongratulating
the committee on the outcome of the
election. There were many of these,
and they told of the hard work done
a. many portions of the islands.
Certain facts brought before the
committee relating to the election of
Fernandez, from the First district on
the face of the returns, were consider,
ed and the committee appointed Sec
retary Atkinson to investigate and
handle the contest of the next highest
candidates, both Republicans, in case
such action is decided upon in the fu-
ture.
The returns from the First district
show that the greatest vote after
Prince Kuhio was that of Lewis, the
Aloha Alma man of Hilo, he securing
ess. as against 645 for Desha. Fer
nandez. whose election may cause a
contest. has. on the face of the returns,
SOC. while Patty. of olaa, has 500 and
Pritchard has 496. The two may make
the contest, owing to the fact that they
are so close together that even If one
fails there might be sufficient change
to elect the other, which would not be
counted unless the contest was noted
Returns from the First precinct OF
Kauai, which includes the island OF
Niihau. give Prince Kuhio 26 and Will
cox q The candidate for the Senate
tied with the Prince, but the represent
atives ran ahead of him.
The members of the legislature have
heen talking among themselves over
the organization of the lower house
and those resident here are OF the opan-
ion that they will organize the body
There may be something said by the
outside, however, according to the De-