The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-08
NoOtherHawaiian
Can Be Named
Governor.
DELEGATE LAYS
DOWN THE LAW
Tells Followers MaIihinis Are to
Be Given Office-Wise as
Legislative Candidate.

HOME RULERS are looking to the
n meeting OF the Executive Com
"a rnittee Of that party tomorrow
evening for a declaration which will
mean much to them as to the future
policy In the matter of affiliations.
Upon the nomination made by the par
ty's ruling committee it is understood
there will hang determination as to the
assumed amaigamation of the Home
Rulers and the Democrats. in opposi-
ton to the Republicans.
There has been made a careful can
vass. which has extended to all the ISL
ands Of the group. and the belief is
that a majority of the Democrats hope
to find their place In the ranks of the
Home Rulers against the Republicans.
The issue OF the acceptance of the dec
larations OF fealty of the Democrats Is
expected to rest upon the action of the
committee, when the declination Of Jo-
nah Kalanianaole Of the proffered nom
ination for representative is given to
the committee. II Home Ruler of the
dyed-in-the-wool stripe is named for
the place. ]. K. Nakookoo for instance,
the Democrats will believe that the
majority party does not believe In the
expressions OF loyalty which have come
from the Democrats. for tneir candi-
date for the nomination for the Fourth
district vacancy IS John Wise
Wise stock Is above par for many
reasons. The most cogent of these is
the fact that he is close friend of Mr..
Kalanianaoie. and also Of John F. Col
burn. whose fine Italian hand is ex-
pected to be felt in the coming CAM
paign. owing to his personal repre-
sentative in the committee. Wise a
Gratis, for in addition to being the one
of the delegates TO the national con-
yention Of that party which nominated
Bryan, he was a member of the COM |
mittee on resolutions, who committed
the party to free silver. despite the fact |
that when he came home he was not
able to tell q mass meeting whether
free silver was tariff schedule or a dis |
ease which should call for quarantine /
There will come before the commit
tee another question which will be the
subject OF much discussion. This is
that which is raised in the letter of
Delegate wilcox, which was read at
the last meeting of the committee. and
printed in whole In the Home Rula of
4th While the delegate seems
To say that he IS at the disposition OF
the party he let's 1t be seen that he
deems the position of delegate of great
er weight than that OF Governor of the
Territory. This leaves it to the party
to declare whether or not he shall stay
at Washington or try TO be the Execu-
tive OF the Territory. It is understood
that there will be introduced at the
meeting a resolution declaring that
wilcox shall accept the governorship,
Ind that KaIaniauaole shall make the
ace for Congress. There will be great
strength developed for such resolu-
ion and the chances are that 1t VIII ,
Ass. The view of affairs at the ma
iouaI capital taken by wilcox is shown ,
n the following letter of which Mrs. ,
Wilcox, in her paper. made translation '
My OF that part which relates to the
aper oil: y
Two bills have been presented by me =
hat are of any consequence bill for
he dividing up OF the public lands into t
Omestsads OF forty-acre lots. This bill! Il
;ill be revised and put into proper
hape by the Commissioner OF Pubic
.ands. and L am making an effort 70 y
ave IL so that all born citizens Of Ha- Ii
ali will get homesteads free If posi- e,
Ie. We Will await the outcome. The =