Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-11
SPLIT OF HOME RULERS IS
LIKELY TO LEAD
TO new HAWAIIAN PARTY
Continued from Page H.

any trouble. There Is no question
whatever that he would have a large
following from this Island. Maui and
Kauai are not certain quantities yet
but there is no question that with or
ganized campaigning, Prince Cupid
could get following that would sur
prise Wilcox.
1t is stated on good authority that
the odd folks" of the party and the
women who did such an unnecessary
amount of squealing at the convention
yesterday afternoon, are now expert
encing an attack of cold feet" for they
know the power that Prince Cupid
could WELD as evidenced by his speech
in the convention on the afternoon OF
the first day. At that time. the conven.
ton had fully decided to follow the
advice of the "old folks" and vote
against the appointment of commit
tee to revise the constitution and by
laws. BY means of just few convinc.
ing arguments included in a speech
that did not last over two minutes,
Prince Cupid succeeded in turning the
tide completely and the result was that
the convention voted for the PROPOSE
ton. Had the Prince made up his
mind to speak on the matter yesterday.
there is no question but what he would
have been able TO sway the convention
as before but. as he says. he was so
Disguised at the breaking Of faith OF
the two recognized leaders of the Homo
Rule party that he remained sitting
not vouchsafing single remark.
There is another factor that has en-.
tered the field today which may prove
of importance in the future. w. II
COrnwell, one of the most important
members of the Democratic party, re-
ceived recently communication from
Senator Blackburn, one of the members
of the commission that is to come here
soon. in which he advised fusion OF
the Home Rule and Democratic parties
II the members of the latter party saw
tit to carry out such a plan.
Wilcox evidently knew of this plan
on the part of Senator Blackburn pre-
vious to leaving Washington for as
SOOu 40 NiN SpilN hhh NohNh bi"'N III 'hS
convention yesterday, he sent COM
municatiun to Mr.. Cornwell by means
, OF the secretary of the convention ask
| ing him for conference on the matter.
! II will be seen from this that there is
/ full realization on the part of tho
/ Home Rule party as it is at present
/ constituted OF the grave danger thas
| threatens. and plans are already being
made for a combination. Mr.. ,Cornweil
will meet Delegate Wilcox but 1t is not
/ likely that any understanding on the
/ plan proposed by Senator Blackburn
/ will come about. So far as the more
I intelligent portion of the Democratic
party is concerned, there is not much
love for Delegate Wilcox.
The advice all over the streets today
to the young men who left the conven'
ton yesterday afternoon Is for them Il
remain an Independent factor out fol-
the best good ofthe greatest number vi
people. BY doing this, 1t is said, they
will pull in many different elements
and will, with Prince Cupid for theiI
candidate for Delegate to Congress
surely win out over Wilcox with al
overwhelming majority
As has been already stated, the stu
alton at present is in statu quo and Il
will not be until this afternoon that ;
decision of any kind is reached as t.
the plan for the future. However, th'
young men who broke away YESTERDAY
are hard at work today and promise
something definite by tomorrow n
least. They realize the necessity 10
prompt action and for that reason are
doing a lot of good hard thinking II
order that they may be able to COM
before the people when the time l.
ripe. clothed in something more thai
ignorance and forlorn hopes.
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