Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-02-11

Washington, Jan. 26.-CIol. Samuel
Parker, one of the wealthiest aud
most progressive native business men
of Honolulu, has been selected by
President Roosevelt to displace San.
ford B. Dole as Governor of Hawaii.
Governor Dole's term of Office does
not expire until May. 1904, and his re.
moval is due to general dissatisfac.
ton with his conduct Of affairs. This
Is particularly true with regard to his
rulings in land matters, which have
been repeatedly overruled by the In.
terror Department. Another reason
for the change Is the continual i'll
health of Governor Dole, which has
prevented him from giving his person.
al attention to the duties of the OF.
fee. 1t has been reported that for
that reason he wished to resign, but
has been persuaded to hold on by his
political associates until they could
name his successor. The Administra.
ton has not been pleased with Govern.
or Doles course toward the Hawaiian
Legislature, In which a majority is Of
the native party, his action in some
cases being considered almost high.
handed.
The removal of Governor Dole car.
ries with II the displaCing OF Henry
T.. Cooper. the Territorial Secretary,
by George X. Carter, son of the former
Hawaiian Minister at Washington, and
now prominent young business man
of Honolulu. In fact, the appointment
of Parker is in measure dependent
Tnrtnr'g nf tho Co..
retaryship. A letter has already gona
to Honolulu rendering the Office to
Carter and both his appointment and
that of Parker as well depend on his
reply. Carter is a graduate of Yale
and belongs to what is known as the
Dole or missionary party but is one
of the most liberal and progressive OF
that faction.
Colonel Parker is a native of Hawaii
and a Kanaka. He is one OF the
wealthiest men in the islands, owning
large sugar plantations, cattle ranches
and extCnoive real estate in Honolulu,
He was Prime Minister in the last
! Cabinet of Queen Liliuokalani. but
upon annexation of the islands by the
| United States strongly advised the ma,
tives to submit and probably more
than any other man influenced them
in that direction. He was one of tho
delegates from Hawaii to the Repair
! lican National Convention at Phila
delphia and was member of the con
mittee appointed by that convention
to notify President Mckinley of hi7
nomination. He was the Republican
candidate for Congress from the Ter.
ritory and was defeated by seventy
votes by Wilcox, the native candidate
in three-cornered race. the DemCfrat'
ic nominee being Prince David, u
nephew of Liliuokalani.
Prince David, as a delegate to the
National Democratic Convention, cast
the deciding vote in the Committee
on Resolutions which committed the
| party to the silver plank of the Kan
sas City platform. Col. Parker and
| Prince David have for years had close
business and friendly relations, which
were further strengthened three weeks
ago by a double wedding in San
Francisco, when Mr.. Parker married
Mrs. Campbell, a wealthy widow o!
| Honolulu, and Prince David married
her daughter. The two couples are
now in Washington on a wedding drip
Mr.. Parker's first wife died in New
York a little more than a year ago
while they were on their way to e.
rope.
Col. Parker Is of handsome appear,
ance, feet 3 inches tall and broad