The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-08-29
THE KOHALA NATIVES
REPUDIATE WILCOX

Infuriated against the treachery of
their would-be leader the natives OF
Hawaii with one accord have risen
against him and drove him out of Ko-
hala. 1t was not any brilliant defeat
either but pell nell, heller skelter re-
treat like his Diamond Head sprint.
The Home Rule candidate was routed
completely. Not only did the natives
refuse to listen to him but they took
rocks and stones and dirt and fairly
drove him from their midst. In fact
they all but rotten-egged him.
News of this revolt in the native
forces was brought this morning by the
steamer Helene which arrived from Ha-
wall ports. The present stumping tour
of Hawaii, which Wilcox and his fol-
lowers thought would be accompanied
with the sweeping ovations, has proved
to be a veritable Waterloo. Instead of
receiving the glad political hand, Rob-
ert Wilcox got frozen face that sent
chill through his narrows. Friends VINO
had welcomed him before stood aloof
and refused to have anything to do
with him, while political leaders who
had supported him in all of his previous
campaigns, turned entirely against the
man and took an active part in the act
of stoning and driving him from the
place.
Only a few of the details of the at
tack on Wilcox were brought today by
Captain Nicholson of the Helene. Will
cox accompanied Samuel Parker and
Senator Burton and the rest of the
hunting party as far as Kawaihae last
week from Honolulu. The crowd went
ashore from the Helene last Friday,
Wilcox there received the first intima-
tion of what was to happen to him on
his trip. There was no body on hand
IN Dn rhnnrinur n
fact he was white chip along side the
| members of the Parker party, for the
natives paid no attention to the Dele
gate. Evidently Wilcox felt the slight
for he saw there was no use to try to
make a speech during the stay of the
vessel. He lost no time in returning
Immediately to the steamer. The ves-
sci sailed for Mahukona. Wilcox an
nounced that he would remain a week
or ten days in the KOhala district as
he intended making thorough cam
paign
He got to Mahukona last Friday
morning at II o'clock and there went
! forth on his campaigning tour. Moth
| ing was heard of him by the officers of
| the Helene until the following Wednes-
| day, when the Helene met the Claudine
at Laupahoehoe To the surprise of the
| officers of the Helene they learned that
instead of being in Kohala, Wilcox was
a passenger aboard the Claudine, bound
for Hilo. 1t was then that the reason
for his sudden change of base was
| learned.
From Friday August % to Tuesday
August 26 must have been about the
! liveliest time Wilcox has known since
! the revolution. His own people turned
! against him openly and repudiated the
man. 1t seems from the information
| secured from the Claudine, that Wilcox
| and his party started out to make their
usual speeches but instead of attracting
/ the usual crowds they were surprised to
find that the sentiment of the KOhala
natives had undergone a marked
| change. Instead Of being friendly dis
posed toward Wilcox as formerly, they
were at first sullen. Finally the most
aggressive ones began to interrupt him
| during his speeches with questions as
to what he had done for them in Con-
gress,
The older natives seemed to entertain
the deepest resentment against the
man for his latest treachery. His lat
| est political coup by which he sought
| to switch the Home Rulers to the De-
mocratc party was the thing that stuck
| in their throats. He had tried to make
the Home Rule party Republicans a
| year ago and now his latest scheme OF
| treachery took the form of trying tC
make them Democrats This attempt
at double dealing simply infurated the
older men and it was from them thai
the more striking form of rock and dir
throwing began.