The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-09-20
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wished 10 do nothing not sanctioned
| by the Supervisors
| The Attorney General had turned
over TO him the prosecution of ali fell
/ ony cases in the Circuit Court and the
resulting work. without a District
Court assistant. was too much for any
/ man 70 do. He accordingly looked
around % see whom he could get cap
able OF performing the duties and one
in whom he could have confidence.
Mr.. Andrade had recommended Mr..
Brown and ne had also called upon
/ the Sheriff for consultation. The
| Sheriff agreed that Mr.. Brown was the
most capable of all the applicants and
one with whom he could work. well
and in harmony.
I have not consulted the Civic Fed
/ Grafton said Mr.. Cathcarr, laying
] particular emphasis on the mot nor
do 1 intend TO consult with that body.
| We have communication from the
| Civic Federation signed by Ed. Towse,
as secretary, and A F. Grif1ths. as
president. / would like to see the
/ prepared to believe that there were
i not more than three members besides
/ themselves AT the meeting. consult
ed the people who should be consulted
and none others
1 The County Attorney defended his
right 10 appoint Brown. as he and he
alone would be responsible for the re-
suits.
Is nv NJ, a
political appointment" he went on, Il
want TO made good and I want my
i department to make good. There is
not a man who can say anything
against Mr. Browns character. Even
the communication from the Civic
Federation does not state why objec-
j lions are made I expect the same
fair treatment from this board that
have always given it,
! SERVANT OF THE BOARD.
I The plea of the County Attorney was
+ listened to in silence by the member
of the board, but the minute he had
stopped speaking Chairman Hustace
cut in.
This matter of opposition to the
confirming of the appointment Of Mr.
Brown has been laid at my door, as
expected it would be. But want the
public of Honolulu to understand that
this board is composed Of seven Ha-
waiians who can do all their own
thinking. With all due respect to the
County Attorney. this board has the
power granted to it by the County Act
to confirm or disapprove of all the ap-
! pofntlnents made by the heads OF the
departments. This is not a matter OF
: politics, of Republieanisn or any such
: thing. [ fought in the election for Mr.
| Brown and I worked hard for him
which is more than he can say he did
for me.
but the people demanded that there
| should be a cleaning out at the station
| house and they put Iaukea in, and a:
long as Iaukea does the right thing ht
2 will have my strong support And
: want to say that if Brown had beer
: elected as Sheriff he would have had Z
| toe the same straight mark.
1.-THE County Attorney comes befor'
Ius and states that he has the powel
of making these appointments withou
us. The County Attorney is only tn
: servant of this board. He is only ou
legal adviser.
l
him if he had turned Republican. h
I laughed and said that he had not
0 Then accused him of playing poll
{ tics over this appointment of Brown
told him that this board would re
fuse to confirm the appointment an
he said that he hoped they would
: know that the Sheriff was opposed I
{ the appointment and all the member
: of this board know IT,
: 'aThe taxpayers Of this county ar
: saving that there is too much e1pens
$ connected with the department of To
: County Attorney, that he is having to
u many assistants, but I do not want t
IL cripple the department by refusing |
= vote the money to carry II on prop
: erly."
= CATHCART DENIES SERVITUDt
IT do not understand what Mr. Hui
tace refers to when he talks about
clean administration at the police sta
- tion. answered Cathcart- i expect
a have as clean an administration as ca
- ne. / have Iaukea's words in approve
= of Brown. Mr. Hustace says that II
"a Sheriff does not approve of Brow
I'll That is what Mr. Hustace says b
fF the Sheriff did, as I say, approve
m Brown. He did not do so in as man
N words, but If he had disapproVed
= would not have made the appointment
Browns going there has no more
NJ do with the fact that he was defeatf
a. in the election for Sheriff last year ina
~ it has to do with the health OF Il
st Empress of China.
40 II am not the servant of this boar
\ T am the servant OF the people OF Il
=. County of oahu. And if you think I'M
ne I am your servant. Mr.. Hustace, y
20 are greatly mistaken. II this boa
a. wants TO hamper me in the work
l. nv department, let it do so, but q
20 responxibiIity viii be on you. did n
see any of the Supervisors before ma
ing this appointment because th0ug
that there could be no possible oD1e
ton to me putting in man that
p thought was competent. This appoln
ment has never been before this boa
before. as Mr.. Hustace states Il
question of Browns appointment
il. nv deputy during the time that l vi
.ir away at the beginning of my term ~
st snoken OF and was opposed al
he different matt