The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-30
SST! THIS is NOT
FOR PUBLICATION
Democrats Under Oath to Be
Very Silent, but--HoId
Secret Meeting.
lF,rom Wednesdays AdvertiserA

FROM W eunesuay AuNeFtlseE.l
Sworn to absolute secrecy members
of the Democratic central committee
filed down the stairway from their
headquarters over the Criterion, last
night, each with his finger on his lip,
each suspicious of the other for fear
that he would break the oath of silence,
and all hoped that the discussion would
remain unpublished.
The fact is, however, that the meet
ing was held without the chairman be-
ing present, but policemen were there
aplenty. There were captains and lieu
tenants and bicycle policemen and foot
police, but none were on duty, and it
seemed like the good old times of the
campaign just past, when they could
crowd around like flies over a sugar
bowl
Even the mayor, who was present,
excused himself from making a state
ment on the ground that he had only
Just got into the meeting when it ad-
iourned A captain of police said he
was sorry, but he couldn't tell any
thing as he was under oath, but not
.efore he had replied to question
which indicated that the name of Har-
ry Juen formed a part of the discus
sion, bearing on the hope that the
sheriff may be induced to make vacan-
cy in the detective bureau for Mr.. Juen.
The hope is that the sheriff may give
Cnief McDuflie walking papers and in
stall Harry Juen as chief instead.
Shades of Vidocql
One of the members who attended
the meeting said-although he may not
have told the truth-that Sheriff Jar
rett was criticized for keeping McDuffie
in office, and that he was wanted out
of office so as to give Juen a place
Just to retaliate for the dismissal of all
of the clerks under Treasurer Trent.
who are to be replaced on January 9
by appointees of Treasurer-elect Shin
gle s choice.
AS a good many of those present were
policemen, the majority of whom are
politicians rather than officers of the
law, this statement was probably true
The sheriff was not present, of course
There is no likelihood that Juen will
be appointed to any responsible office
in the police department.
What Did Take Place
What really did occur at the meet,
ing was tine tact that Col. Z. j. Nc
! Carthv resigned as chairman of the com.
mittee, and Harry Juen was unanimous
ly chosen to fill that important office.
1t was decided by the committee to
make recommendations for Offices which
they hope the mayor and the sheriff
will fill. They have more faith in the
mayor to carry out their wishes than
the sheriff, and, of course, when they
feel this way it is because the sheriff
has no desire to part with Chief Nc
Dutfie, who is filling the office very sat
isfactorily.
1t is understood that the mayor, how
ever, was present long enough at las
night S meeting to acquiesce in the
policy of abiding by whatever recon
mendations the committee made to him
1t is reported that the mayor promised
to turn out undesirable officeholders al
the city hall, at least those whom he
had the privilege of putting out, ant
replacing by others. The undesirable
is the English form for the Hawaiian
word "snakes' which was used in this
connection.
In brief, Mayor Fern promised the
new county committee to be a st. Pat
rick for the job-chasing committee.