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Show HAWAIIAN POLITICS. Three Candidates for Legislative Honors All Same American. Sax Francisco, May 2) Latest steamer advices from Honolulu are to the effect that in accordance with tlnj proclamation Queen Liiiuokal&ni, the Hawaiian legislature legisla-ture w ill assemble in regular session today, being opened by the queen in person. There are three contestants for the presidency, Henry P. Baldwin, W. O. Smith and John I). Walker. After the election of officers an adjournment will be taken for one week. One of the most important subjects to come before the body will be the question of annexation an-nexation to the United States. This matter has been considerably agitated here for the past six months, and will be given a legal standing by means of a resolution requiring the legislature to submit the question to a vote of the peoplo. The sugar planting and other interests have been carrying on an active ac-tive campaign in favor of annexation and if the matter is submitted to a popular vote there is no doubt but what it will carry. Whether the United States will admit the islands into the L'niou is another question, but those behind the agitation say that it will Ik; time enough to go into the matter when admission is sought in compliance with the demand of the people. . m . |