The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
POLITICS SYIRS up HAWAII.
REPORT THAT DOLE IS TO BE
DEPOSED CAUSES UNREST.
me Present Governor May co to wash
ington to Have . Talk About Island
Matters With President Roosevelt
senator Carter Already Summoned.

Senator Carter Already summoned.
HONOLULU, Feb. 7.-Senator George r.
Carter Is the most talked-of man In Hawaii
to-day. Carter leaves by the Sonoma
next Tuesday for Washington In response
to a letter from President Roosevelt asking
him for information on Hawaiian political
affairs. That he had received u a letter
was not made public by Mr.. Carter, but
the fact was telegraphed here by way OF
San Francisco to several OF the newspapers,
and when Carter was asked about 1t he
frankly admitted that he had received such
q letter.
The Washington dispatches In the San
Francisco papers Of Jan. 20 quoting Sam
Parker az saying that President Roosevelt
had offered him the G~overnorship and that
George r.. Carter was to be the Territorial
Secretary was on every tongue within
half an hour after the arrival OF the mail
ship. It created the most intense excite
ment. The natives and that portion Of the
white population which Is opposed to Dole
were jubilant. The business community
and the greater portion Of the white popu-
lation was much cast down. II was 90
sudden and unexpected. and seemed to Q
TO betoken so complete a reversal from the
conservative administration OF affairs which
L. Endorsed by the business community
almost universally. that business men were
stunned.
The later dispatches In which Sam Parker
was quoted In less positive terms on tho
subject, and the despatch giving the state
ment from Secretary Cortelyou that no
char ges had peer made or determined
upon, though the President was consider
ing Hawaiian affairs, were not noticed at
first and for n time the community be-
lieved that Dole had been removed and
Sam Parker appointend, During the next
forenoon these dispatches became more
generally known, and also the fact that
George Carter had received a letter from
the President asking him for Information
on Hawaiian matters. Gov. Dole stated
that he had received no communication on
the subject, and gradually the community
subsidized from Its wrought-up state and
began to view things more calmly.
This was reflected In the columns Of the
Pacific Commercial Advertiser. which said
editorially:
1T Is plain from this dispatches pub
llshed el .ewhere that a desperate attempt
is being made at Washington to deceive
President Roosevelt into the belief that
the interests OF the Territory and Of the
Republican party require the removal
Of Gov. Dole and the appointment Of Sam
Parker In his place. The time has come
for the responsible people OF Hawaii-the
men whom the President will naturally
trust TO give him full Information about
our affairs. He has been overrun with
e~x-monarchLts and j~ob-chasing carpet
ba ggers and by well-mesning people who
- - Ia.a - "a - know
our complex conditions. II IL tint that
the men who stand for the solid worth OF
Hawaii show the President that the
removal OF Gov. Dole would be a disaster
10 the business interests OF Hawaii from
WHICH the Republican party could not free
The Hdrdiidn Star, an afternoon paper.
said:
Anything to beat Grant WA moe q cry,
and among the crowd OF Royalists and
their sy1npathizers II b anything TO beat
Dole. But it is not Dole that they wtsh
20 beat as much as the spirit Of true Ameri-
canism which Dole has built up which
they wish TO overthrow. 49, But citizens
and investors must take a stronger view
of the situation. The financial crisis In
this country has been a serious one, but
happily 1t Is now passing away; That
it Is so passing away Is due to the con-
servative manner 10 which the work Of
the Territory has been conducted. and
that conservatism has been due TO Gov.
Dole's attitude. Had he not remained
as firm as he has done, in spite Of all the
abuse OF his enemies, the commercial and
financial position would have been very
seriously affected
The Star urges Gov. Dole 10 60 to Wash
ington and see the President himself.
The Bulletin, an evening paper, said:
The selection of Col. Samuel Parker
OF In any event the appointment Of a liberal
Republican as Governor Of the Territory
is "a magnificent victory for the Ameri-
can principles for which this paper has
fought since it came under the control
of the present management, and q COM
plete vindication OF its constant and honest
demand for the exercise OF liberal hmeri.
can principles in the administration oil
the local Government
Since it became known that Carter had
received a letter from the President ask
ing for information on Hawaiian anans
he has been sought by men OF all factions
and views seeking TO impress their views
upon him. Carter has announced that,
In view OF the whole situation, ana 'he
importance of the matter, he, VIII go 10
Washington in person, rather than attempt
TO write the whole matter, and that he
would like the views of all persons who
desire Ia give them, whatever their ponti-
cal convictions, as he desires 70 oe spis
shades OF opinion. he asks those who
cannot SEQ film personally 10 write him
their views.
Gov. Dole's friends are advising him TO
go 10 Washington in person, but he has
not fully decided whether he will or not,
though Il now seems probable that he Will.
George II. Carter Is q son OF the late H.. A.
p. Carter, formerly Hawaiian Minister 10
Washington. He wal born In the islands,
was educat ted at Yale and for several years
was In business In the State OF Washington.
He is about 10 years old and extremely
popular in all circles. He was elected TO
Tho Hawaiian Senate at the last election.
He is at the head of the Hawaiian Trust
Company and a man Of great business
ability and energy. His grandfather settled
here In the early part OF the Last century
but was not a missionary. His mother is a
sister of the late Chic: Justice. Judd and OF
Mrs. Z. X. Wilder. Her father was DR..
Judd, for many years the trusted adviser
OF the Kamehamehas.
Carter has no personal acquaintance with
the President, and It is said that the way
he came TO be selected by the President was
through acquaintances Of the President
who Knew Carter as an enthusiastic sports
man, a football player and a mar OF Affairs.
While the community has been wrought
up by the dispatches TO the effect hat Parker
Is to be Governor, there seems hardly any
doubt that the overwhelming senti-