The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-04-04

Ot all the clever men IN This city
give me Sam Johnson. l have often
wondered why some big plantation has
not snatched him away from the coun-
ty to give him year or two in train
ing and then boost him way up. Ger
tainly there is no man in this city who
can handle men as well as he can. By
this do not mean the men under him
in the road department, or in the Ma
tional Guard, though he can hold his
own at that. mean men in general.
The reason that l have been set to
thinking about this is the recent de-
velopment in politics. In the last
election the Advertiser went after the
mild and meek Samuel, without even
light weight gloves, at any rate there
was a horseshoe in the gloves if such
an equipment was used. Nothing was
too bad to say about him. 1t was Ka-
kaako ballot stuffing, beer distributing
at public meetings and every other
crime of the calendar that could he
limited at or even openly declared And
there is no question of the worry whic
it occasioned. His sponsor, Charley
Hustace, who was then candidate for
supervisor, was just as bad, though
hardly so stepped in crime.
Then after election came a sudden
switch. Sam decided to get complete
ly out of politics" Only too glad 20
know that they would be rid of him,
even his enemies, on the strength of
this pledge, rallied to his assistance
and he was kept in his job. The Ad-
vertiser, on the assurance that ne
would quit his nefarious practises,
stood aloof and refrained from shifting
him with the jawbone of an ass.
That was chapter two. The third
chapter quickly followed. The ac-
quaintance of the political man on the
paper was curried. Now anyone who
comes into personal contact with Sam
generally likes him, particularly if Sam
wants to be liked. Then through this
opening wedge, his buggy used to be
hitched near the Union Grill quite
often in the evening, though he never
was at that resort nor yet at the Elks
when 1 sought him there.
1t was not long before the Advertiser
began to TEEN with copious accounts
of the unusually fine work which the
road department was doing. Then
with stories of the fact that Honolulu
had the finest National Guard in the
United States That was about all
with the exception that the attacks
on Hustace in the Board of Supervisor!
ceased to appear and when Ach1 tried
to form coalition to GUST Sam it was
exposed and hammered to the limit b!
editorial and news comment.
l have been rather disappointed tina
some Territorial official with a salary
of about $4,000 per year has not re
signed Just so that l might see whC
would be the Advertisers candidate
Oh, yes. Sam now says that he hal
left politics for good (unless the bust
ness men of the city ask him to taxi
them up again. The betting is abou
two to one that Sam will be at the OLE
: stand when it comes time for election
: but he will hardly train with the sam
crowd. l wonder if he has reformed
or has he reformed someone else.
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OF all the good friends to the news
paper men C. j. Hutchins is one of tn
most amiable In connection with hi
plans for installing wireless across tn
Pacific to San Francisco he has Away
been ready to give out information an
usually has a pocketful of cigars iron
which the reporter who interviews hin
receives share.
This last feature came under dis
cussion the other day when four loca
newspapermen were standing on tn
corner of Fort and King streets an
happened to see c. ]. walk into hi
Office. The plot was quickly worke
up and went through like charm. On
after the other all four, at intervals c
= about ten seconds, entered Mr.. Hut
chins' private Office.
The first man was cordially greete
and invited to take chair. The mex
man came along and was also seated
leaving about half a cubic foot of spac
in the Office unoccupied In came tn
1.-TWO others, or at least they stood i
the door. A puzzled look came owe
= the magnate's face. Then he smile
and asked? well, what have done I
deserve this pleasure?"
'Why, we just came to discuss wire
less" said one.
There was a momentary pause.
"By the way, Mr.. Hutchins," said
second, 81 understand that you are il
terested in the growing Of tobacco"
well, am just little more il
terested in smoking tobacco instead {
raising it. But by the way won't 20
have a smoke with me?"
Then the expression which came owe
r HIS face when the four all burst OF
laughing and filed out was worth tn
trouble that had been taken.