The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-01
At THE
NATIONS
CAPITAL
Things of Interest
To Hawaii
Nei.
SEWALL AND PARKER
WORKING TOGETHER
Humphreys viii Soon Resign.
Delegate Wilcox Still
in Bed.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

an fASHINGTON, d. c., January 20.
wv The coming of Mr.. Harold
Sewall of Bath, Me-, in con-
junction with Col. Sam Parker, who
still tarrics at the Capital City, has set
some of the political tongues wagging.
Mr. Sewan came down to Washington
Saturday evening last, and had his grip
packed to the New Willard. Col. and
Mrs. Parker are still at the Raleigh.
only two or three blocks down Penn
sylvania avenue.
There was an early exchange of calls,
FOR .he Honolulu people do not forget
to be cordial wheii they get SO far away
from home. Last evening Col Parker,
accompanied by Mr.. C. T. McCros5on,
tramped up Pennsylvania avenue to
have little chat with Mr.. Sewall. The
colonel is hearing echoes from Hawaii
occasionally about the governorship,
but he is giving them little attention.
Sewall is not candidate for Govern
or, and does not want to be Governor,
reiterated the Colonel, the while he
smoked a fine Manila cigar that came
west via Honolulu. Sewall will not be
the next Governor Of Hawaii, and you
may quote me as saying so.
The fact is, the Washington end of
Hawaiian politics is really quiet at
present, with little doing except the ex-
change of gossip among the colony OF
Hawaiian people here. Harold Sewall
is interested in the ship subsidy bill,
and has come down here to see what
the prospects are of its passage. He
also has considerable private business
here in Washington. connected in one
way or another with the fleet of ships
belonging to his fathers estate.
There is one candidate for the Gov
ernorship, who is the only man formal
Iy on file in Washington to succeed
Governor Dole. That is Judge Little.
At least that is according to the best
information here. The Judge wrote
here some time ago. enclosing aewspa-
per clippings, a biography and also a
photograph of himself
a letter was received here a few days
ago from an intimate friend of Judge
Humphreys. stating in unmistakable
terms that the Judge would soon re-
sign. People here would not be sur
prised if it came by any mail. The be-
lief here is that the Judge is trying TO
arrange things 50 that man of his
own choice may succeed him. That
may be a difficult matter to arrange,
m view of the attitude of the Depart
nent of Justice towards him. Judge
Humphreys cannot get from the De-
oartment the same consideration in
seeking the appointment Of his favor
te as when seeking to hold his own
seat against charges, the upholding of
which would be a slap at the Presi-
lent of the United States, whose per-
sonal selection Judge Humphreys was.
Nevertheless Judge Humphreys is be-
ieved here to be pulling the wires for
he appointment of Frank Thompson
IS his successor.
Delegate Wilcox is still in bed, but he
5 picking up and his physicians say he
$ making as good progress towards re-
covery as could be expected. 1t will be
several weeks before he is out OF
loOrs again.
Colonel Parker is feeling very happy
1ver an election to membership in the
Metropolitan Club, the most deslraDie
organization of the kind in Washing
on. Il is the club of the diplomats ana
prominent official people. Col PaFheI'
# course. was elected as a noh-IeSI
lent member There are seVeraI non
,luIu people in the club-Hon. william
-Ia1-uood Jud1e A S. Hartwen. who Is
wing this winter at 1199 Sixteenth
.+raa1 n. W. and Mr.. Harold SewaI.
Colonel Parker has had no extended
an, with President Roosevelt yet
boI,+ Hawaiian matters. The Presi-
1ant exchanged few words with MN
hoIt Hawaii the night Of the official
.to- rsferred 70 in the last letter
., the Advertiser, as he invited Colonel
nd Mrs. Parker behind the line, an
unusual honor And when the recep-