The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-10

ate of Hampton Institute.
The Chairman. That is all, unless
some other member of the committee
wants TO ask some questions. We are
n UGH obliged to you. Senator.
Senator Mitchell Do you go out I'M
der this act?
Senator Carter. Yes. sir: I go out. ]
am a member OF the senate.
Senator Kearns. Do you approve Of
this act?
Senator Carter. 1 do approve Of IT.
STATEMENT OF HON. R. W. WILL
cox. DELEGATE FROM THE
TERRITORY OF HAWAII.
The Chairman. Mr.. wilcox. please
state your name in full. and also YOU
official position. so that we may have
IL in the record.
Mr.. Wilcox. AIy name is Robert W.
Wilcox; am the Delegate from the
Territory OF Hawaii TO Congress.
The Chairman. To which political
party do you belong!
Mr.. Wilcox l belong to the Home
Rule party.
The Chairman. You have heard the
statements OF Governor Dole and Send
tor Carter in regard TO this bill pro-
viding relief for the senatorial situa-
ton in Hawaii. II you will give us the
ht44tAN VI any may AdNt Oh
the subject. we will he Obliged to you.
Mr.. wilcox. In the present senate
there are only two parties represented
the Home Rulers. who have about
nine representatives. and six local Re
publicans. They call themselves Re
publicans. but 1 Shink they are no more
Republicans than the Home Rulers
themselves. OF course under the
organic act. fifteen OF them are elected
for four years and seven OF them for
two years. They do not know who TO
select out OF that number 1 think the
last part OF section 4S of the organic
act gave the power TO the governor OF
Hawaii to call a special session and let
| these members solves the problem by
selecting those who should serve for
| four years and those who should serve
, for two years.
| The only trouble is that the Republi-
/ cans do not want a special session.
The self-styled Republicans, the sugar
| planters. do not want a special session,
| because they do not want a contrary
law to be passed. There is party in
! Hawaii which does not want the gov
eminent OF the Territory like that Of
4 any other Territory OF the United
4 States: they want to have contrary
| laws. They want to have the old CEN
! trail form of government-that is, a
! government of one man-like the mon
archical government. except that now
9 Hawaii is a Territory. That is the
| only objection the governor has to
calling special session to solve this
| problem.
| Hawaii could settle it's own trouble
! IL il wanted TO do so. instead of COM
| ing here and bothering the members OF
Congress. The last part OF section I3
a special session. and let the members
] settle their own affairs.
The Chairman. But they We're in ses-
sion and failed to settle the question.
| II they should be called in special ses-
sion do you think there Is any likeli-
| hood that they would do at that ses-
sion what they did not do before?
Mr.. Wilcox. Yes. think so. because
was there on the last day OF the ses-
sion. when they failed to elect. The
! self-styled Republicans kept away
| from the meetings. They did all they
! could to draw the members away, so
that there would not be a quorum.
Senator Mitchell. They might do that
again, might they not? They might
stay away again IL that was the trou-
BILE.
Senator Kearns. You elect the seven
who go out again this fall do you
not?
Mr.. Wilcox. The trouble is that we
do not know who Is to go out.
Senator Kearns. But should they go
out you would re-elect them this fall
Mr.. Wilcox. oh. OF course.
The Chairman. That is. If you should
pass this bill to provide an election to
I'LL their places.
Senator Kearns. Then II would not
change the political situation in the
islands in any way until the LIST of
next January. would 1t?
Mr.. Wilcox No: 1 think not
Senator Kearns- There will not be
any session. unless there is a special
session. between now and next Janu |
airy?
Mr.. Wilcox. No; only a special ses-
sion. |
Senator Kearns Then. from the
time that you enact a law until the |
legislature is called together again in
next January. there will be no session? |
Mr.. Wilcox In next November We i
VIII have an election.
Senator Kearns. You will elect the
same senators who go out. IL any do |
go out?
Mr.. Wilcox. Yes.
Senator Mallory. Do I understand I
you to say that all the parties whose \
names are put DOWN mere unueT the
two-year rule-that is, who go out
would be reelected at the next cleo
ton?
Senator Perkins. They would be
elected for four years.
Senator Blackburn. The men who
are elected then would be elected for
four years7
Mr.. Wilcox. We do not know; some
OF them may be reelected or other
men may be elected
Senator Mallory. DO Won think men
OF the same kind of politics. men who
believe in the same political faith as
these individuals. would b. elected l.
succeed them IL they themselves were
not elected? In other words. do You
think the enactment of this bin would
make any change in the political pro
portion OF the legislature