Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-30
GETTING READY
TO GUST E. D. P.
POSTMASTERS

The pOstotfice department is even
now beginning to plan for tillir9 the
places OF the esidential pOstmaS-
ters in the Territory with good Demo
Gratis. according 10 dispatch TO the
morning paper. 1t is probable, how
ever. that III" present holders Of the
places will be allowed to serve Ort
their terms undisturbed.
The two big pOstoftiCes in the Ter
ritOry worth while to the enCumb-
ents are. of course. Honolulu and
HilO. Postmaster Joseph G. Pratt
was renOminatcd as postmaster at
Honolulu, February IS, 1910, which is
less than two years ago. He will
probably be permitted TO serve till
into the wear of 1914, for il lis the
understanding here and at Washing
ton that he has been very capable
postmaster
The four year term OF Postmaster
George Desha at HilO will expire
April l, 1913. about a month after
the new Democratic administration
comes in. Very probably the Demo
cratic postmaster at HilO will be one
of the first appointments in the ISL
ands. The other postmasters of the
presidential classes, known as, first
class, second class and third class Of
fees, in the Hawaiian Islands. and
the dates when their commissions eX
pire are as follows:
John y. s. Williams. Kahului, Maui.
April l, 1913
A. ]. Stillman, Kohala, Hawaii, Feb
ruary IS. 1913.
Arthur WAL. Lahaina, Maui, June
23A 1913.
Frank Crawford, Lihue, Kauai,
March 3. 1913.
David c. Lindsay, Paia, Maui. Feb
ruary s, 1916.
Charles A. De Cew, Waialua. Oahu,
February IS, 1913
Moses Z. Lyons, Waikiki. Maui, |
December Is, 1912.
John H. Travis. Waipahu, Oahu, |
February 20, 1916.
A;ea and Eva, in Oahu, were for |
merly postOtfices of the presidential |
class but eventually were relegated |
back to Offices Of the fourth class. !
The postmasters of these fourth class |
offices are now under the civil service. |
Probably the Democrats will attempt |
to dislodged some of them, but it is |
doubtful whether public sentiment
and President Wilson will encourage !
such efforts.
Whether the department will name
DOstmasters at Wailuku, KOhala and
at all three which the four
year terms will expire before the new
administration begins. is yet to be
demonstrated. President Taft has
said recently that he intends to fill
most of the official vacancies as they
occur without regard to the politics
of the next administration. He is
certain however, to- be guided some
what in that connection by the atti-
tude Of the senate. for the Democrats
can block the confirmation of nOmin-
atoms ii they SO desire.
There are several desirable fed
eral offices at Honolulu and in Ha-
wall, including the, collector Of GUS
toms, the collector Of internal rev
nnue, both of which are comparative
" recent appointments, the United
States district attorney and several
others. 1t will have to be established
VI course, sooner or later. whom the
President will recognize in naming
Democrats to federal places in Ha-
vail. The national committeeman
will probably have quite a voice. hut {
Republican Presidents have relied
much upon the Governor of the Terri
ory The strife for recognition in
making these recommendation prom !
ses to be something Of a feature in
he start-of as regards Hawaiian ap-