The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-07-01
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In Running
Order. 4
Territory Made Formal
Transfer Last
Night.
The old regime passes.

The old regime passes. The new be
gins. = 4
County government was inaugurated
in Hawaii last night, and Territorial
control in local affairs came to an end
The passing was peaceful. 1t was
planned indeed, to have it as harmon
tous as possible, to make of the occa-
sion a kind of love feast for the healing
OF the breach in the Republican party
that came of the county election fight.
Secretary Atkinson, acting as Cover
nor in the absence of George r. Car
ter, sent out invitations early yesterday
morning to the county officials elect of
Oahu county, and to the heads Of the
several departments of the Territorial
government to meet him at the Cover
nor's Office in the Capitol. where 1t
was arranged that Justice Wilder Of
the Supreme Court should swear in the
members Of the Board Of Supervisors,
and such other county officers as had
not already taken the oath of Office.
Sheriff Brown, Treasurer Trent, Audi
tor Bicknen and County Attorney Dou-
thitt had already taken cath before
notaries. This left the members of the
Board of Supervisors. and Clerk Kalau-
ckalani to be sworn.
The hour set for the ceremonial gath
ering was half past eleven last night.
Long before that hour, representative
and interested citizens began to appear
at the Capitol and to throng up the
stairway and into the Governors Of
fee, The three rooms on the Eva side
We're thrown open. and all We're filed
with men.
At half past eleven, while the band
stationed in the stand in the grounds
was playing, Justice Wilder called the
members of the Board of Supervisors
before him, and each one of them took
was the first. Then followed, in order,
Supervisors Smith, Lucas, Moore,
Archer. Pace and Cox. After the last
of the Supervisors had taken the oath,
Clerk Kalauokalani was sworn In, and
lastly Deputy Sheriff oscar Cox, OF
Waialua.
This ceremony ended, the Supervisors
were asked 20 pass into the Governors s
room, where toasts were to be drunk.
Acting Governor Atkinson saw his
guests as many of them as he could
see, served and raised his glass. Then,
the whistles began to blow, and the
band could be heard playing the Dead
March, This changed, Instantly, into
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight"
and there was a shout from the people
in the grounds.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Atkinson, Il
was not here during the late tropicai
county election, and its WOUNDS passed
me by. know that it has left wounds.
But 1 think that 1, better than any
living man. can ask that these wounds
shall be allowed to heal, and that the
bitterness shall be forgotten.
[ have asked you here partly to say
this. daS
ST want, the Territorial officials all
want, to see county government MADE
q success ] was on a commission that
drew a county law that failed. Inc
that drew this law de-
serves public thanks for it must have |
i:ut in arduous work upon it. 1t mas
stood the test of the courts, and is here
to stay We have tried, on the part |
Of the Territory, to start county gov
arnment as effectually and as smoothly !
as we could. I want to ask of the |
county officials, now, that there shali
De no revenges worked out and no re-
prisal. Do not attempt l ask you, 10 |
punish those men who worked against |
some of the candidates on the Repuo-
ican ticket in the late election, and l
will answer for it. that we, the Ter
'itorial officials. will make no attempt
o punish tEe men in our employ VINO
worked against the administrator. Let
is all get together and work for the
success and the glory OF the Territory.
drink TO the county of Oahu.
TN behalf of the county officials or
Oahu said Supervisor George w.
Smith in reply to this, Il beg to say
hat there has been no friction. The
Territorial officials. as we have felt,
rave all worked with US and for US,
md we appreciate it and will try to
rive the people an honest administra-
ion, and to earn their support at the
lext election
Alex. Robertson, chairman Of the