The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-08
ENDORSEMENT
WAS UNANIMOUS
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about Iwilei when warships of other
| nations visited Honolulu. Uncle Sam Is
men appeared to be especially favored
| IN that respect.
Il. ID. Tenney said that he had had
| only limited business dealings with
Plnkham. The way the affairs of the
Board of Health had been administered
| by Pinkham had been of great value
to the community, especially as re-
garded the keeping open of the port
He had cooperated with the Federal
quarantine service and they had CO.
| operated with him. The result ha
| been that in trying time the port had
been kept open. Local merchants had
been able to get their goods in and
to ship their products out, without any
great degree of restraint When a good
man was in Office it would be exceed
ingly foolish to drop him for the pur-
pose of experimenting with somebody
else. He was heartily in favor of Pink
ham s endorsement.
Robert Cation had not been much
connected with Pinkham in a business
way. He would vote to endorse him
however, because he had kept the port
open. Another reason why he would
vote this way was because the Ad-
vertiser was so terribly down on him.
w. NJ. Giffard didn't think that a
better man could be found for the Of
fee than Pinkham.
W. Pfotenhauer said that all men
have their failings and that Pinkham
had his. He had made good presi-
dent. however, and the sneaker was in
favor of reappointing him.
F. L. waldron hoped to see Pinkham
unanimously endorsed
L. T. Peck said that he hadn't come
into contact with Pinkham a great
deal. The position of President of the
Health Board required a practical man
and one of great force He had observ-
ed the health department, and had
been led to the conclusion that 1t was
sl<ilfully and advantageously managed.
Pinkham was resourceful, and had
proved himself to be a man of ideas.
He had failed deplorably in some of
his utterances on matters outside his
immediate province. The speaker had
nothing to criticize in the way the
Board of Health had been run, and
Pinkham seemed to him to be genial
man to get along with. He had fallen
down on his figures and fancies in
connection with the Rapid Transit Co.,
and in this regard his statements had
been scandalous and scurrilous. Mr..
Peck had spoken to him, however and
trusted that he had SHOWN him the
error of his ways. He mad no doubt
that If reappointed Pinkham would
continue to go good faithful work in
the capacity of president.
J. A. Kennedy only had one objec-
ton to Pinkham. He was too officious
in ordering the IL. steamers to be
fumigated. He thought, however, that
were he in Pinkham's place he would
have done the same as the President
of the Board of Health had done. The
speaker thought that it would be i'm
possible to get a better man than
Pinkham, and that it would be hard
to find one as good. He thought that
all present should take a broad view
of the situation and look the facts of
the case squarely in the face.
E. H. Paris had always found Pink
ham to be an honest, straightforward
official He had made an honest, en-
ergetic and economic public servant.
The speaker didn't think that minor
infractions of the law should be taken
into consideration in discussing the en-
dorsement of Pinkham. He thought
that the enemies of the man had been
unduly vindictive. Good work such as
nized He heartily endorsed the in
cumbent of the office.
IT. Fl. Petrie endorsed Pinkham. He
had found him in his connection with
him as a member of the Shippers
Wharf Committee an honest, efficient
and effective officer of the Board of
Health. He had kept the port clean,
and had worked tremendously with the
Federal officials.
George Angus and G. H. Robertson
We're in favor of the endorsement of
Pinkham.
B. F. Dillingham; said that he
thought that he had known Pinkham
longer than anyone else here. He knew
him as long ago as 1892, and had lived
with him. Pinkham had worked In the
employ of his railroad for a number of
and had later secured an in
terest in the Pacific Hardware Co, of
which concern he was made treasurer
ana LOT WjllCt ne iitu WDIhGu SlICllu-
ously for many years. Dillingham; had
always regarded Pinkham as a man
with his peculiarities. as is the case
with all men. He didn't agree with
him on every point. He had often re-
marked of him durins his incumbency,
however. that he was one of the ablest
presidents that the Board of Health
had ever had. He was conscientious,
and tried to do his duty in every par
ticular. Pinkham had done much good
without publishing the fact for the
world to know. If all the charges
made against him were well-founded
he thought that his reappointment
would be undesirable. He could bring
to mind, however. no charge that had
been proven which would cause him to
vote against endorsement. He didn't
know where a man was to be found |
who would fill the position as salts
'actorily as Pinkham had done. If !
he had been dabbling in diplomatic |
matters, he ought to cut this out or
he might involve the country In serious
trouble. He had seen some reference
10 something Of the kind in the pub
IL r1,irtc Personally ba had had hfS