The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-12-13
OHIO NEGROES INSIST ON
APPOINTMENT OF COTTRILL
The President WiIlNamc
Him Unless Some
Other Position Is
Found for Him.
(From saturday 8 Advertiser.l J

(From Saturdays IS Advertiser.l
Developments of a day in the matter
Of the threatened appointment Of the
Hon. Charles A. Cottrill, of Toledo,
Ohio, as collector of internal revenue
for Hawaii, indicate. that the appoint.
mcnt VIII be made by President Taft
unless some other place for the Toledo
politician can be found
Yesterday, following up the inquiry
Of the day before, to confirm the Toledo
report that Cottrill was surely headed
this way, the Washington correspond
ent of The Advertiser eabled
The President has made up his mind
to nominate Cottrill. He could possibly
be dissuaded if some other position
were available for the Toledo candidate.
The negro voters of Ohio, who were
promised several appointments during
the campaign, insist on the fulfllment
of the' preelectio pledges, including
the appointment of Cottrill to the office
of collector of internal revenue in Ha.
wall. "
Kuhio Also Notified
Confirming the news cabled to The
Advertiser, Secretary Mcclellan yester.
day cabled as follows to the Delegate:
"Cottrill appointment impending
Cable President request to defer action
till your arrival"
Kuhio Says No.
Kuhio, however, declines to mix up
in the matter at all, stating that the
people here had had chance to agree
on someone and could not. In the face
of this he did not intend to interfere
with whatever choice the President
wanted to make.
Governor Frear stated the same
thing; that the President had cabled
him for the name of someone to ap-
point, that he had tried to get uran.
imous endorsement from the Delegate.
the National Committeeman and the
Republican executive committee, but
no agreement could be reached.
"The President was ready to appoint
whoever we would agree on said the
Governor, "but we never agreed on
anyone. -
The Governor also stated that there
could be no doubt that the appoint.
ment, if made, would be to the post
of collector of internal revenue, despite
the repeated mention of the office of
collector of customs.
oommends His Townsman.
"November 90, 1910.
"Editor The Pacific Commercial Ad.
vertiser, Honolulu, Hawaii Islands
Dear Sir: Permit me to call to your
attention, and through you that of the
good people of Honolulu, some facts re:
garding Hon. Charles A. Cottrill of this
| nj rtrbA ha1
President Taft to fill the post of col
lector of internal revenue in Honolulu.
81 have known Mr.. Cottrill for many
years, and can assure you that he is
young man of intelligence, character
and integrity, enjoying the confidence
and esteem of his fellow citizens in
! Toledo and wherever he is known. He
is thoroughly competent to fill the re.
sponsible position capably and to the
entire satisfaction of the government
and the people of Honolulu.
"Trusting you can use this matter
in the columns of your paper, I am
very truly yours,
ROBINSON LOCKE,
"Editor Blade. -
Who Mr.. oottrill Is.
Hon. Charles A. Cottrill was born in
Findley, Ohio, December 8, 1868, and
moved with his parents to Toledo in
1867, He entered the public schools of
this city and was graduated therefrom
in June, 1881, having been president of
his class during his entire senior year
in the high school.
He entered the United States internal
revenue service at Toledo August J.,
1881, as clerk to the collector, and by a
series of promotions rose to the posi-
ton of general bookkeeper for the tenth
collection district of Ohio. During this