The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-02
SENATORIAL TERMS.

Th- length 20 which opponents Of
Governor Dole go In their efforts 10 s.
credit the Executive. are clearly set
forth in the statement made that the
appearance OF the Governor before the
House Committee on Territories was
disappointing 20 his friends. as his an
swers to questions were vague. The
report OF the hearing as given In the
Advertisers special correspondence.
does not at all indicate vagueness IN
the replies.
One point brought out indicates the
directness Of the Hawaiian official. IN
der all circumstances Although the
committee before which he was appear
ing had voted To report favorably bill
providing that the four year Senator'S
should be five Home Rulers and three
Republicans. when asked concerning
the matter. he was exceedingly direct
I'm his replies His criticism of the
House bill. for instance. was that II
did not follow any principle The plan
which he advocated was the selection
OF the short term Senators by the ieav-
ing At home OF those who received the
lowest vote.
- According TO the reports or the action
OF the House committee. that body act
ed tn the solution of this question upon
the basis of maintaining the relation
between the two parties. In the hold
ever senatorships. that existed In the
last legislature. To this method there
are objections In the first place the
ru,s. could be applied with Justice only
~ the members OF the Senate we're
zchosen from the entire group rather
than from districts. Granting the d.
viaon Of the Territory into districts
there can be no fair distribution of the
Senatorial prizes except by the consid-
Grafton OF the votes cast In those dis
tricss. In the bill as forwarded by the
Republican Territorial committee. this
course In followed. In the first district
two Home Ruler Senators are given
long terms. those retired being one
Home Ruler and one Republican. In
the second district two out OF three
senators are given long terms. one each
Tor the parties. the man left at home
being n Home Ruler.
While these aiignments are maintain
ed by the Home Rulers In their bill.
which was approved by the committee
"a u In the Third district. this Island.
uhere the fine work Is done. In this
district there are six Senators. four be- |
ING Republicans and two Home Rulers. |
II there II any plan In the course OF the !
COMMITTEES. IA should have found ex-
precision In the retention OF n clear Re
publican delegation here. The proper
ton OF Republicans To Home Rulers In
the district IN much greater than the
party proportion In the Senate. yet act
ing under some peculiar hypnotic In
asence the committee gives one seat
from this district to a Home Ruler.
man whose vote was not nigh.
When the opportunity offered. Gov.
Dole said that he considered the bill
unfair There In nothing vague nor
to his friends In this
statement IL Is squareiy In line with
Republicans here and IL Is safe TO say
hat his arguments will have weight
with Senators. even IL they come too
ate to be OF service to- the Territory
n the discussion before the House COM
usittce. II Ia fair to presume that Re
publIcans In the branches OF Congress
wMl not be unmindful OF the record
aade by the Home Rule majority in
he last legislature. and will assist Re-
,sbiIcans here to retire representatives
Il that party to private life.