The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-07-04
OAHU COUNTY
NOW RUNNING
trrom saturdays Advertiser,

r (From Saturdays Advertisev.)
The old regime passes. The new be-
gins.
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
ious 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 Bicknell and County Attorney Dou-
thitt had already taken oath Before
notaries This left the members of the
Board of Supervisors, and Clerk Kalau-
okalani 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
flee. The three rooms on the Eva side
were thrown open, and all were filled
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
the oath. Supervisor at Large Adams
was the first. Then followed, in order,
Supervisors /, Smith, Lucas, Moore,
Archer. Paele 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 to pass into the Governors
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 shout from the people
outside in the grounds.
Gentlemen" said Mr.. Atkinson. Il
was not here during the late tropical
county election, and its wounds passed
me by. i know that 1t has left wounds.
But 1 think that !. better than any
living man. can ask that these wounds
shall be allowed to heal, and that the
surviving bitterness shall be forgotten.
I have asked you here partly to say
this. ~
1T want, the Territorial officials all
want. to see county government made
a success. was on a commission that
drew a county law that failed. The
commission that drew this law de-
serves public thanks. for 1t must have
put In arduous work upon it. 1t has
stood the test of the courts, and Is here
to stay. We have tried, on the part
of the Territory, to start county gov
eminent as effectually and as smoothly
as we could. 1 want to ask of the
county officials, now. that there shall
be no revenges worked out and no re-
prisal Do not attempt, I ask you, to
punish those men who worked against
some of the candidates on the Repub-
lican ticket in the late election, and
will answer for 1t, that we, the Ter
ritorial officials, will make no attempt
to punish the men in our employ who
worked against the administration. Let
us all get together and work for the
success and the glory of the Territory.
drink to the county of Oahu"
"In behalf of the county officials of
Oahu" said Supervisor George w.
Smith in reply to this 81 beg to say
that there has been no friction The
Territorial officials. as we have felt,
have all worked with us and for US,
and we appreciate it and will try to
give the people an honest administra-
ton, and to earn their support at the
next election"
Alex. Robertson. chairman Of the
Republican Territorial Committee,
spoke for the party, but asked the off,
Gals not of the party, Democrats and
Home Rulers, to come forward and help
to give the county an honest and capa-
BILE administration. Captain Lucien
Young, of the Bennington, also spoke,
expressing his affection for Hawaii and
the Hawaiians, and his JOY at being
present when long step was being
taken in the line of true Americanism
"a government of the people. for the
people and by the people.