The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-07-28
Urom Mondays Daily,

Rule convention to be held today and
ex-Delegate Robert w. Wilcox will in
all probability be elected as president
OF the Home Rule party in his stead.
And IL Wilcox Is elected there will be
another split in the Home Rule party
led by Kalauokalani.
Today's convention is a Territorial
meeting and not a county convention
for Oahu alone as has been published.
Despite that It is more than likely that
the states Of the candidates in the va
rious counties will be decided upon at
caucuses to be held today.
The hour for the convention opening
is fixed at $3.50 this morning. though
It will be probably an hour later be-
fore the delegates get down to business.
Altogether there are present between
thirty and forty delegates from the va
rious islands, some Of whom have been
| here since the close of the legislature
while others only arrived on the Kinau
Saturday and on the Claudine yester-
day.
The meeting is to be held at the party
headquarters on Maunakea street
though there was some talk yesterday
of holding the convention in the Or
pheum. There have been some negotia-
tons with the Orpheum management
with this end in view but nothing def
mite has been decided upon as yet.
The convention Is wholly one Of or
ganization. officers Of the Home Rule
party will be elected for the coming
year as we'll as the general executive
committee OF seventy which will have
charge of the county campaign. Sena-
tor Kalauokalani is the president of
the party now and Jesse Makainai. late
assistant clerk Of the House, Is the
vice-president.
Kalauokalani has told his friends
that he will not be an active candidate
for reelection, though many of them
have urged that he stand for the NOM
ination assuring him their votes, and
promising that they have sufficient to
carry the convention. Kalauokalani
has said that he will accept the honor
II offered but will not make canvass.
He save he Is tired of the work and
has done his share for his party. Elk
Delegate Wilcox is the man who seeks
the leadership OF his party. His de-
feat for the highest Office within the
gift of his party has not curbed his am
bition and he believes that with him
self in control of the party organization
he can not only get the nomination but
carry the election two years from now.
Wilcox and Kalauokalani are no
intimate as brothers. A year ago 1t
was Wilcox who saved Kalauokalani
from losing the presidency after Kuhio
and his friends had bolted the conven-
ton.
1t Is only lately though that the two
| Home Rule leaders parted. And the
to run the party In the absence Of her
husband. But there has been a grow
| ing dsaffection among the rank and
| file from petticoat leadership. So when
last Wilcox went to Washington there
was an entire breakaway from Mrs.
Wilcox. During the legislature there
was an open rupture between Kalau-
okalani and the Princess. And the
breach was widened when the Delegate
returned and was told OF his wife's
troubles.
Now Kalauokalani charges that Will
cox has been trying to undermine him
In the party and he wants the dele
gates to decide. Jesse Makainai, who
is the vice-president, is not a candidate
for the presidency and the plum will go
to Wilcox who has been quietly working
for 1t since his return from Washing
tc'i' AAS 40 ohAu " AidNC MAUI SOllu anu
Oahu is also for him, now that Ka-
lauokalani Is out of the race. Wilcox
will probably be the choice OF the con-
vention unless a new candidate Is
sprung at the last minute.
mo. l have not declined the pres
idency," said Senator Kalauokalani
last night 'If my friends wish to elect
me 1t Is all right-if not 1t is all right
Wilcox has been going around trying
to get votes for the office. II he gets
1t I shall not follow him. am done
with the Home Rule party then. Mrs.
Wilcox can't run me. Women have no
business trying to run the party. II
Wilcox Is elected am out of 1t for
good.
"The meeting tomorrow will be for
the election OF president. vice-president
and secretary and other officers No,
l don't believe We will nominate county
though the Oahu delegates
may decide to do II, as they will all be