The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-10-22

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While the mail of yesterday brought
Governor F'rear no official notice of his
reappointment as executive for the Ter.
ritory, the cable brought him numerous
messages of congratulation from diff.
ferent cities on the mainland showing
that the dispatch published by The AID.
vertiser yesterday morning, announcing
that he would be reappointed, had been
sent out from the President s summer
house at Beverly, Massachusetts, to the
country at large.
81 have received no official confirm.
alton of the news relating to my reap.
pointment,'' said Governor Frear, yes.
terday, "but from the fact that the
cables of congratulation L have received
come from widely separated points,
should imagine that the dispatch sent
out from Beverly has been authorized
by President Taft. Like others, have
to read The Advertiser to get the
news.''
Governor Frear is naturally highly
pleased that the semi-official announce.
ment of his reappointment follows SO
closely upon the receipt of Secretary
Fishers recommendations to the Presi
dent, the fact indicating that the Sec.
rotary must have disposed of Kuhio Is
charges with scant but emphatic verb,
iage of concise paragraphs.
Yesterday the Governor was called
npon by many, who desired to extend
congratulations.
Finale to Kuhio Charges.
The Advertiser announcement OF
4hn 1N,tA -
point the Governor, which intention
drives the final nail in the coffin in
which Secretary Fisher had dropped the
corpse of the Kuhio charges, was re-
ceived with general satisfaction
throughout the city yesterday, while q
great silence arose from the Kuhic
camp.
huhio, during the past couple OF
years, has made so many and so solemn
promises to drop out of official life il
the Governor were to be given second
term that some, who have been taking
him at his word, actually looked fol
some announcement from the candidate
for reelection. There was none forth
coming, however.
Foregone Conclusion.
Although it was foregone conclu
sion with those who followed the recent
Fisher investigation that Governor
Frear would be recommended by the
secretary of the interior for reappoint
ment, still it was welcome news the
friends of the Governor read in The
Advertiser yesterday morning
Among good many citizens of Ho.
nolulu who were approached yesterday
and who expressed their opinion on the
Governor Is reappOintment, the follow.
ing about express the views of the ma,
jority
For Best Good.
"The appointment of Governor Frear
was not unexpected, If one studies all
the circumstances connected there
with, " said Senator Charles +. Chilling
worth. Gin view of the recent inves
tlgation conducted by Secretary of the
Interior Fisher, and the opportunity af
forded the Governor in getting in touch
with the sentiment of the people, 1t il
probably for the best good of the Ter,
ritoTy that he is to be reappointed.
believe he will take the people more
into his confidence in the future. in
matters pertaining to governmental AZ
fairs. than he did in the past After
all things are considered / fully be
lieve the late investigation was the
best thing that could have happened
10 clear away whatever misunderstand
ings might have existed, =
Pully Satisfied.
Z" ana very glad 10 hear the new,
that the Governor II 10 De reappoint
ed - sald John A, Mefaudless. ~
have felt fnfa VI along that bic reap