The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-30
Republican County Committee Is
UNFOLDING Principle of
Efficiency.
THE POLITICAL POT BOILING
Party Loyalty to Rank Second
as Recommendation for
Appointment.

Efficiency first, party loyalty second,
are to be the standards for office hold
ing under the new board of supervisors
which will assume Office next Tuesday.
This was the conclusion reached at
meeting of the Republican county com.
mittee held last night at headquarters
at which were present some of the
supervisors.elect. The meeting was one
of the largest so far attended since
the election and deep interest was
. manifested in the new policy decided
upon by the committee.
A large list of names was placed
before the meeting, each one represent
ing an applicant for a position under
the new city administration. The list
is bulky one and requests are therein
named for positions ranging from clerk.
ships down to mere road jobs.
New Suggestion.
( B. Won Damn offered a long sugges-
! ton relative to the method of estab-
fishing an endorsement list to be sub
omitted to the board of supervisors. He
I suggested an "a' and OBJ schedule,
the first letter representing efficiency,
! and the second letter, party loyalty.
J The suggestion was debated for about
{ an hour. 1t was torn to pieces, knock.
/ ed and banded about and finally the
[, pieces were put together and the sug
gestion was adopted almost as the NOV
er had outlined it.
B During the discussion there was a
\ manifest desire to rid the committee
of the burden of having to provide
offices for mere job chasers, hangers on
| and other undesirables, whom the COM
mittee well knew would bring little or
no efficiency into any office to which
they might be appointed.
Double Pruning
1t was decided, finally, that the com
mittee should 60 over the list, cut it
down about fifty per cent, rearrange
the remainder and then recommend
them to the supervisors for a pruning.
The supervisors will do pruning on their
own hook and pass the remains back
to the committee which will then
remodel a final list of recommendations
and will name their preferences in one,
two, three order The supervisors are
expected to act on these recommends
tons, and, where possible, to take the
first choice for appointment.
There is some likelihood that list
will be made up to include almost every
appointive office under the city admin
istration, whether the mayor or the
board appoints. There is some prob
ability that the committee may name
it's own choice for road supervisor for
Honolulu and the persons who hold Of
fee under that official. While the
mayor has the power to appoint many
of the officials, the board ratifying,
there is a disposition among some of
the Republicans to name all officials.
1t is understood that Mayor Fern, at
the meeting of the Democratic county
committee on Tuesday night, said he
would abide by whatever decision the
Democrats arrive at for nominees for
offices, irrespective of what the super.
yisors might do, and they could go to
law about it.
There is feeling among the Repub
licans that the courts may be called
upon again to decide knotty questions
regarding appointments. Less than a
week remains for the old board to &c
out of office, and in that time the job
chaser s pot will be kept polling.
The board of supervisors will hold
meeting today, when most of theil
final work will be wound up. All bills
are supposed to be in by today or to
morrow, so that the present board
when it meets at eleven-thirty next
Tuesday. may know about where il
stands financially, and just how much
it will be able to turn over to the
incoming board