The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-03-20
CARTER At
THE CAPITAL
His Visit at the
Presidents
House.
NO CHANCE FOR
SAM PARKER
Many Interesting Side-Lishts on
the Affairs of Hawaii at
Washington.
Especial to the Advertiser)

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Wv Mr.. George r. Carter, OF Homo
lulu. saw President Roosevelt
again yesterday. just before the cabinet
meeting. and was formally introduced
to the members OF the Presidents Off
cial family. The President requested
him to come for this introduction and
following IT, advised him to call on
these gentlemen personally, which he
will undoubtedly hasten TO do. Since
my telegram. telling briefly OF his pre-
viOus visits there and the decision to
ask Gov. Dole to come TO Washington.
that Is in brief all that has been ac-
cOmplished.
In the interim Mr.. Carter talked with
Representative Knox of Massachusetts
and other members OF Congress. about
the apportionment bill introduced re-
Gently. to provide the length of terms
for Senator's in the Territory. He had
hoped also to see Senator Foraker and
get away on Wednesday next for San
Francisco. where he wished to meet
Mrs. Carter and spend a couple OF
weeks travelling IN Southern California
before returning here to meet Governor
Dole at the White House However.
Senator Foraker has been Ill for some
days. and as Mr.. Carter has been un-
able to see him. he has decided to re-
main here at least all OF next week. so
he told me this morning He Is the
guest of Mr.. Clifford Pinchot. at the lat
ter's palatiai residence. 1915 Rhode ISL
and. Mr.. Pinchot was a classmate OF
Mr.. Carter at Yale College
President RooseveIt's reception OF
Mr.. Carter has been most cordial. Aft
er the conference Wednesday evening.
when Mr.. Carter dtned at the White
House, Mr.. Carter expected that his
work was DONE and that he could re-
turn TO Honolulu The President. how
ever. specifically requested him to be
here when Gov. Dole arrived, and. OF
course he will respect that request
While Mr.. Carter Is non-communicative
regarding President Rooseveits state
ments 10 him. II Is evident that thus
far the President has done most OF the
talking. Mr. Carter was met with a
series OF brisk questions about condi-
tfons In the Islands. which came with
such rapidity that he was hard put To
keep up with his answers 1t Is certain
that the President Is very anxious TO
have full and complete Information
about the Territory
As teIegraphed the last steamer in
brief. the friends OF Gov. Dole here In
town are. all In all, retOiced at the
Presidents wish TO see him and hear
his side OF the story. The conviction
Is very strong that he may make such
an impression on the chief magistrate
as TO undo the mischief that has been
caused by other advisers who nave
been talking in Washington while Gov
Dole has been attending To his duties
i'm Honolulu. Perhaps the feature 20 be
emphasized most is the conviction that
in any event Col. Parker will not be
selected for governor. There has been
no statement OF that character from
the White House. as far as known. but
that Is nevertheless the logic OF events
One OF the best qualified men here to
Judge of the gubernatOrial situation
said today that he was convinced that.
whether Gov Dole was retained or not,
Col. Parker would not be his successor
There Is talk in the air of II. p. Bald
win for governor. In a recent letter
stated that information had been re-
ce!Ved here leading to the opinion that
Mr. Baldwin would not accept the gov
ernorship were IL rendered him. That
was based on a misarprehensiOn- y
telegram. OF peculiar wording. was re-
CeIved here. apparently indicating that
MIR. Baldwin would not have the gov
ernOrship. II turns out that what Mr..
Baldwin dissented from was another
matter on which he had been consulted
Mr.. Carter has not met with very en-
couraging assurances as to the DassaE.
OF the appOrtiOnment bin by Congress
Chairman Knox told him frankly that
~ thought Congress ought not to in
terfere with such affairs I'm the Terri
tory. but Mr. Carter explained that it
wa an Imperative matter. which ap-
parentIy could not be settled except by
Congress. lie Is not resting on Nr-
Knox's statement. but will try 10 con-
vince that gentleman that something
ought 20 be done by Congress
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