Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-01
CHARTER COMMITTEE CHANGES
PLAN0F RECALL; Will Be HARDER

tof public affairs and as ex-officio
mayor, one for the department of f.
nance and supplies, one for highways
one for health and one fer water and
sewers
Governor Fear opposed this plan
fatty. He argued, and in support o.
his argument, quoted from municina
authorities to show that what was
Needed vas commission of ali
around men ard that they shoulC
choose the experts to handle the tech
nleal details while they were left free
to determine broad policies.
Mr. Church also vigorously opposed
! the plan as submitted. He told the
committee that he was one of little
group CT nineteen h2rd-headeda bust
ness men" who have been studying
municipal government recently, and,
that they favor the city manager
plan. Mr.. Church inclined to the
Grand junction, Col, idea of organ
iZation.
Whitney Takes Issue.
Judge Whitney here got back into
the discussion with rush.
, With Cue respect to the govern
or" he said Il am first, last and all
the time against his plan of commits
sioners elected without reference to
specific duties. The very essence of
success in the shert-ballot plan of
government is being able to put your
| finger on your public official and hold
him absolutely and finally responsible
for neglect of duty. To do this, We
want to elect men to perform specific
functions. We don't want to name
men generally, let them divide up tho
work and then throw all the blame on
some one else when things go
wrong"
Judge Whitney's ideas were quick
lily followed by those of other men,
bers and the debate became general
and prolonged Several motions and
amendments were offered and finally
the committee adjourned at 1890
O'Clock without having settled this
important point.
Chairman r. w. Shingle of the Re-
publican territorial central commit
tee, also a member of the charter
committee, declared himself heartily
in favor of the commission or short
ballot plan, but he pointed out to the
members last night that to load down
the charter with too many model"
IDEAS will inevitably cause its rejec-
ton by the legislature or the elector-
ate. S. p. Correa, Chairman Pacheco
of the Democratic territorial commit
tee and others also opposed trying to
make to sweeping changes without a
campaign of education among the
voters.
Secretary John Effinger heartily
advocated submitting the whole plan
to the people after a thorough educa-
tional campaign, point that seemed
we'll taken.
One of the matters taken up last
night was that Of giving representa-
ton to the Democratic county COM
mittee, a point which had hitherto
been overlooked because, as the gov
ernor says, several Democrats who
were consulted prior to the organiZa-
ton of the committee thought the
territorial party should be repre-
scented.
MIR. Pacheco brought the matter up
and it was promptly decided to give
the county committee representa-
ton also.
Several interested citizens occupied
chairs in the rear of the room.
among them being Supervisor Lester
Pctrie and William Thompson. Mr..
Thompson asked leave to speak when
the recall was under discussion. and
talked against an easy way of get
ting a recall election. He hardly fa-
yors the recall now, he said, but if
the recall was adopted as a feature,
certainly it should be we'll safe
guarded.