The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-12-19
P|NKHAM WAS
IN RUSH At
THE END
Told Justice McKenna 1t Was All
Right TO Swear Him In But In
vestigation Showed 1t Was AD
Wrong Wanted TO Take Oath
Before Commission Had Been
Signed.
BY Ernest G. Walker.
Mail Special to The Advertiser,

Mail Special to The Advertiser)
! WASHINGTON, December Gov.
l.. +. Pinkham certainly has had many
obstacles to overcome on his way TO
| the highest executive Office in the Ter.
rtory of Hawaii. All Honolulu knows
what a long drag it was from the time
/ he received his nomination till the
/ Senate voted to confirm him and then
by majority of only two. 1t had
been the new Governor intention to
wait till he returned TO Honolulu be-
| fore taking the official oath. He want
| ed TO be inaugurated there as Cover
nors are usually inaugurated
But il became necessary under all
! the circumstances for Governor Pink
| ham to be sworn in here in Washing
! ton. Accordingly some days ago plans
were made ior that 10 be done. The
| Organic Act provides that Governors
of Hawaii qualifying on the mainland
must take the oath before the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court or one
of the Associate Justices. Accordingly
On Tuesday, Dee. >, Governor Pinkham
accompanied by retiring Governor Frear
repaired to the Capitol, consulted with
the clerk of the Supreme Court and re.
| quested Associate Justice McKenna to
administer the oath.
'Where is your commission?' Mr..
James Mahcr, the clerk Of the Su.
preme Court inquired, Of Governor
Pinkham.
"The department of the interior has
it, responded Governor Pinkham
alt is all right. ! have been con
frmed by the senate"
"Ah, but ! think Justice McKenna
will want the commission before him, -
Mr.. Maher courteOusly suggested.
Suppose ! inquire And Mr.. Maher
did inquire to bc told that Justice Me-
Kenna would gladly come off the bench
at any time to swear in Governor Pink
ham but thought it preferable the com
mission should be presented.
; Then there was an effort to learn
from the interior department about
the commission. That document had
been made out but was over to the
White House offices for President Will
; son S signature. And the President
was at the Capitol, delivering in per-
son his annual message to Congress.
Accordingly it was impossible to get
the commission of Governor Pinkham
signed at that time. 1t could not be
had till the morrow and Governors
Pinliham and Frear accordingly march
ed away from the Capitol and waited.
But on the morrow President Will
) son was sick with a bad cold in his
head and did not 20 to his office.
: Therefore the commission remained un.
signed and Governor Pinkham could
, not take the official oath. 1t was
two or three days later when the com
, mission was signed and the formal
tiles complied with by which executive
authority over the Territory of Ha
waii passed from Governor Frear to
Governor Pinkham.
1t had been Governor Pinkham s
: original intention to leave Washing
5 ton this evening and to 90 straight to
Hawaii, except for stay. of about
: three days enrOutc. But the delay
about taking the oath has made that
impracticable and he probably will not
get away from here now for two OF
' three days, perhaps not before Satur
! day or Monday. He wants to look
into some business matters before the
the Interior Lane, look after some de
tails regarding the new bond issue, and
so forth Governor Frear, who has
. been in Washington much Of the time
Z for month, is glad to be relieved OF
. his duties and to be private citizen
again.
Federal Building Must Wait.
r The book of estimates, forwarded to
/ the house at the beginning of congress
! this week carried many items for lla
. waii. The largest was $4,000 for
the Pearl Ilarbor Naval station and
r the next largest $4,000 for the cav
( airy post Congress is asked to ap
; propriate s2I 900 for Improvement OF
. Camp Kumuhahi; $4,000 for aids I,
v navigation NJ llilo; $4,000 FOR light
/ house depot az kauholn Point; 10000
= for n lighthouse depot at Honolulu
- $4,000 for Pearl llarbor; $4,000 fol
q Honolulu Quarantine; aud S25,OO0 fol
4 liilo postuillrc.
, Presumably most Of these funds vii
be- voted hy congress before the pres
r eut session aliuurus. The matter OF
I additional funds for the Honolulu pub
hr building 90 Increase further th'
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