The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-03
Three Before March and One lust
After-HiIo Position the One
Worth While.
10 CHANGE AT HONOLULU
Whether Governor or National
Committeeman Will Be Big
"It" in Doubt.
BY Ernest G. Walker.

Mail Special to The Advertiser)
WASHINGTON, November lS.-From
all over the mainland politicians are
beginning to take notice about post.
mastcrhips. BY that is meant, of
course, the Democratic politicians and
they are writing to the postofiice de.
partment to know when the four.year
commissions in the postoflices of the
presidential class expire The depart
ment is doing its utmost to answer
these requests, which, however, are be
coming so numerous as to be onerous
There viii undoubtedly be similar in
terest in Hawaii, although the post
Offices of the presidential class in the
I rritory are only 10 and few of these
pay anything of a salary to the post
master. But in due time the depart
ment will fill the places of these with
Democrats, presumably only after the
cncumbents have served out the four
year term for which they We're origin
ally designated by the President and
confirmed by the senate. 1t is to be
borne in mind that postmasters of the
presidential class can be removed but
there Is small likelihood that they will
be disturbed under the Wilson admins
tration till their terms are expiring
Honolulu and Hilo.
The two big postoliices in the Terri
tory worth while to the encumbents
are of course, Honolulu and Hilo.
Postmaster Joseph G. Pratt was renom-
mated as postmaster at Honolulu, Feb
ruarv %. 1910 which is less than two
mitted to serve till into the wear of
1914 for n if is the understanding here
at WASHINGTON that he has been a very
capable postmaster.
The four vear term of Postmaster
George Desha Mt Hilo will expire April
| 1o12 ohon+ n month after tbe new
Democratic administration comes in.
Very nrobablv the Democratic postmas-
tar M Uilo win he one of the first ap-
nointments in the Islands. The other
rstmasters of the presidential classes,
third class offices. in the Hawaiian
Islands, and the dates when their com
missions expire are as follows:
When Terms Expire.
1obr NJ G Williams Kphului. Maui,
III ! 1o19
StiiImon Kobola Hawaii. Feb.
20 loIa
IA t..,v Waol Tobaina Mani lime
90 loIo
~. c,rouford T,ibre Kauai March
,SN 1n,o
o. 80, 80? n 1;,asor poia Mani Feb.
paNio 1o,e ,'i'''
iu"lS NJ Gov, w,iolro Oabu
rdilea 20 Io1o
reutu"iS m 80 80 yvoil,1,u Man; De.
oo+aLor ia 1910
ceWuer Ip' ~. ~ Uo;nob,, Oobu Fob
49, On 1o1e
Zoo and EVA. in Oahu. were for
,,ori,, nostofrices of the presidential
L.. M oyoptuollv we're relepateG
hnol, +o offices of the fourth class. The
,,ostn,ostere of these fourth class offices
puo now under the civil service. Prob
abIy mo Democrats will attempt to dis
Id como of them but il is doubtful
OLeS+hor nnbIic sentiment and President
yu;Ison viii encourage sucb efforts.
eosa4s No, pIoo,,
S''o N'' -,
whether the dePar;Meht WIZ nam
postmasters at Walluku' honaia AM nn,
Waialua, at al three OF wnlcn the iou
year terms VIII expire pelore 'he her
administration pegihs, - e' " =
oenIons.ratet' 'Ii,. aLet insnnds 20 al most q
iecehty eI"s aio. ne iass" 90 " +bev occn
without regard TO the politics of tn
known as. frst.class, second.class an,
next administration. He is certain
however. TO be guided somewhat in tina
connection bv the attitude of the sen
ate for the Democrats can block tn
confirmation of nominations if they 8
desire.
other Fat Jobs.
Tbere ara several desirable fedora
oeices ~ Honolnm and i'm Hawaii. in
cimdin, tbeS collector of customs, tn
oniIactor NJ internal revenue. both O
wb;cb are comparatively recent appoint
ments the Tnito States district attol
nav and several others. II will have I
h ho established. of course, sooner q
"ter whom the President will recol
nize in naming Democrats to federl