The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-09-12

wanted to come together. Before the
men got down to business the meeting
was put off to await MeClanahan. Col.
Parker said he understood from Jones
that If they would unite the water
! would not be put at auction and at that
time Mechanism mentioned an official
of the government.
| Col. Parker said he did not sign the
agreement but left his power of attor-
ney with Fred Wundenberg.
A c.. Gehr asked Col. Parker if he
had told any of the other side that
Wundenberg had advised him not to
sign, but Parker could not say. Col.
Parker said that he did no. say that
he would sign the paper as soon as
Ballou had signed it, nor would he say
that he agreed to sign it If it contained
the points reached by agreement.
AS to the Saturday night meeting at
McCIanahan's office Col. Parker said he
was not certain, but he said the whole
idea of himself and Ballou was to go
in with the Gehrs to get advantage of
an inside pull they seemed to have. He
said he declared everything off to Wun-
denberg. He said he knew afterwards
that Wundenberg and his attorneys
were before the council asking for the
issuance of the franchise to Jones, up
to the receipt of the Ryan letter.
There was much talk at the McClan-
ahan interview he said, but he said
everything was preliminary and moth
ing was accepted, as he wanted to see
everything and have talk with attor-
ney. He said he was at the executive
council meeting and Ballou probably
then withdrew the application, but he
wanted the records examined. Then the
Colonel said that it was the governor
who said first if the opposing interests
<rnt a auction
Col. Parker said he received a letter
from Gehr at the Arlington Hotel,
Washington, and tore it up without
reading it.
Upon cross-examination to Senator
Thurston Col. Parker said an agree
ment was in existence between him
self, McCrosson, Ballou and McClana-
nan, and he didn't know where it was.
There was some talk over this but the
commission adjourned for dinner in its
midst.
NIGHT SESSION AT HOTEL
The night session was held on the Ia
mai of the hotel, and the way the Work
was done was enough to give the COM
mission an idea of how strong local
feeling may run. 1t was demonstrated
that Senator Burton has strong feel
ing as to the powers of the executive
mere, ana every OCCdSlCI LII AiAiik
a chance to show how he felt on this
subject. Senator Thurston suggested,
near the close that Governor Dole be
summoned to appear and refute certain
charges made, and seemed surprised
when Mr. McClanahan read letter in
which he summoned the governor per-
sonaIly.
After some preliminary skirmishing
Col. Jones was put on the stand and
told of the meeting at the Bungalow,
insisting that he held out no induce
ment except that furnished in the work
done by the men associated with him.
He said Mr.. Mechanism asked if Mr..
Boyd was not interested in the COM
pany and he emphatically said he was
not He denied also that he gave any
assurances that the franchise would be
granted if there was a union. He said
he had no plans for a settlement of the
matters.
Col. Parker created a mild sensation
by suggesting that Col. Jones had gone
to Mr.. Irwin and said he had something
good and that some capital would be
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