The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-02-06
ROOSEVELT ASKS
ABOUT HAWAII
SENATOR CARTER RECEIVES A
PERSONAL LETTER FROM
THE PRESIDENT.
FARRER's CLAIM THAT HE WILL
BE GOVERNOR.
The Senator Will Probably Go to
washington-Omcial Denial of a
Promise to Parker.

Senator George II. Can ter received
letter last night from President ROose-
welt, asking him for his views of the
Hawaiian political situation Carter
will probably go to Washington to
present the matter in person though
he has not yet decided what to do, He
does not know why the President cali
ed upon him for such a 9tatement nor
exactly what Information tlie Presi-
dent wants,
IT feel that it is great RESPONSE
bihty placed on my shoulders said
the senator, "and most difficult task.
L do not think 1 am competent to write
a fair, complete and satisfactory state
ment Of the situation here 1 do not
think anyone is. We are all Of us
more or less Influenced by our opIn-
ions, and i'm Hawaii when men differ
they seem to differ very strongly
and they don't always agree to differ
as they do i'm other places.
"I have never been candidate Tor
the governorship, as is stated in some
oe the dispatches. There has been no
compromise by which ] am to accept
the secretaryship, and / have never
been a candidate for that either. No
friend of mine has ever presented my
name for any office at ALL as far as
1 know.
'The first intimation 1 had that the
President knew I was on earth was
when I called on Judge Davis, on the
latters return, to try and find out
what was the meaning of previous
telegram I had received from Parker
asking me to meet him in San Fran
cisco. Judge Davis told me that the
President had asked him about me, and
I found he had asked others. TnIt is
all 1 know about how the present sttu-
alton came about
Asked if he would consent to be sec
~. M Ng,.v In laa n
a change being decided upon, Senator
Carter said: Il am not candidate
for any government office of any kind.
1 am considering now what to do, and
am consulting with my friends.
Carter stated that he would comply
with the request of the President ana
furnish the desired statement, Gy let
ter if he did not go to Washington. L
am inclined TO think it would he i'm
possible to write satisfactorily said
he, "and that perhaps l owe to the
public end the President the sacrlhce
of making the trip,-going straight to
Washington and simply saying Here
I am. What Information 90 you
want?'
Before leaving, if I decide to so, I
NAV interview people here, and get
others views, so that / may become
familiar with the various positions
taken by people in Hawaii. On the
other hand, il might be better Tor me
to simply go and state my knowledge
and give my views
Senator Carter said that he had no
knowledge. further than that in the
Iress dispatches, of what was the
meaning of the action of the President
president Roosevelt" he said, Us not
a man who gives out his views or IN
teutions. He receives other people S
views, and when the time comes Tor
action he acts as he pleases.'
In addition to the new dispatches
telling of Parker's statement that he
had been promised the governorshlI
and that Carter was to be secretary.
Il number of private kilograms anu
letters were received in Honolulu tell
ing of the reports in Washington, to
the effect that changes were to be
made.
The report that Parker had
bsEged the gOvernorship was cir
cuIated on the streets yesterday, as
soon as the HongkOng Maru arrived
It quickly spread all about town, ano
by the time the newspaper dlspatches
had gained circulation, some of then
. containing Parker's own statemen
tbat he had been offered the place
there was a good deal of excitement
At the postohice, where many people
gathered to get mail, there was gener
al discussion of the reports home
Rule Republicans and Repuplcai
Home Rulers were inclined to cele
brate and many of them, seeing ONLY
the larger dispatch in which was the
somewhat sensational statement tina
Dole was to be removed and failing Il
notice the shorter official denial IRON
washington, thought that the mattel
had been settled.
The consensus of opinion amonl
those who read all that was to be seel
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