The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-01-21
BERNDT URGES
BUSINESS MAN
Makes Suggestion for Governor
ship in Case Frear Should
Step Out.

If, in spite Of what can be done TO
prevent such a step, Governor Frear
should conclude to send in his resigna-
ton, n determined effort will be made
to induce the President to appoint a
business man in his place. There is a
growing feeling that if any change
must be had it would be well to place
the executive affairs of the Territory
in the hands of one skilled in admin
istration, and there is no doubt but
that strong pressure would be brought
to bear on the President to secure the
appointment of such a man.
Emil Berndt, secretary of the mer.
chants association and manager of
Dimond & Co., is one of those who ad.
vocate business mans administration.
HShould Governor Frear resign, be.
lieve that an effort should be made to
induce the President to name bust
ness man." said Berndt yesterday. "I
very much hope that the Governor will
not take any sucn step and / believe
that the great mass of people of this
Territory feel as L do about It. Frear
has been an excellent governor, he is
able, big and scrupulously honest and
to lose him would be a misfortune.
"The only criticism of Governor
Frear that l can think of is that he
may have been a little too secretive.
He has done what he considered best
for Hawaii and believe that time will
show that his Judgment was correct.
"But should the Governor resign, l
believe that some such man as L. E.
Paxton, j. P. Cooke, j. M. Dowsett,
Walter Dillingham; or E. Faxon Bishop
should be chosen to succeed him. To
be sure, such man might find it diff.
cult or even impossible to lay down
his own work and take up the affairs
of state, but can not but think that
could we have such Governor the
result of the experiment would be en-
tirely satisfactory.
81 am not suggesting any particu-
lar man, and the names which 1 men
ton are chosen simply at random;
there are Others in the Territory equal
ly fitted for the work and, outside OF
personal friendship, L should have no
choice between them. All are men ac-
,customed to directing large enterprises,
they have had large experience IN
spending money in the right way, and
they are men of tried executive ability.
"Why should we not have the affairs
of the Territory run on the same lines
as business houses are runl / believe
that the ideal Governor would be a
man of sound business training, and
should Governor Frear resign hope TO
see such a man appointed.
"But again / must repeat that / sin
cerely hope that the Governor will
abide by the counsel of his friends and
stay in Office, for ] believe that he has
the great mass of the people behind
him.
| Several other names were mentioned
on the street yesterday as possible
| gubernatorial timber. Cecil Brown
would doubtless prove satisfactory TO
a great number of people, while Walter
Dillingham; was mentioned in more
than one quarter.
There was some talk of the POSSIBLE
ity of the appointment of a mainland
err. This was but idle gossip, however
as the Organic Act requires that no one
shall be appointed Governor of Hawaii
who has not been resident OF the Ter
ritory for at least five years This
effectually disposes of the carpetbag
ger" bugaboo.