The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-07-18
ODDS ARE ALL
ON WATSON NOW
30 Says Senator Metzger, Who
Brings Back Latest News From
Washington Regarding Federal
Office Possibilities - Patronage
Being Held Up as a Club for
Tariff Bill Purposes.

ocihS helu up us II CluD IOI
Tariff Bill Purposes.
f. NJ. Watson, for Governor, aud
James l.. Coke, for United States dis.
triet attorney, will lie appointed by,
President Wilson in successiontfo Gov
ernor Frear and District Attorney
Breckons, is the opinion of Senator ID.
Il. Metzger, who returned from Wash
ington yesterday on the lIonolulan.
He, himself, is a candidate, but his
candidacy is only in the event Of Mr..
Watson being found unavailable.
81 had an interview with the Pres
ident on Island matters" said Senator
MetZger. "While ! had no assurance
from the President that | would he
appointed Governor, ] did receive as
surance from influential men of the ad-
ministratlon that Watson would be
given the appointment. did not go
TO Washington to try to secure the
Governorship for myself, except in case
f.. M. Watson was not TO be consid-
cred for the Office. believe Mr.. Wat
son will be Governor of this Territory.
"When | left Washington I thought
| would nave the commission for dis
trict attorney for Jim Coke in my
pocket. 1t seemed that all that had
to lie done when ! left was for the
President to announce his nomination.
] don't put any faith in this Colonel
Bail of Missouri story, and feel posit-
i've that Coke will get the appoint
inert. -
Senator Metzser said he was surprised
TO hear that Professor Bryan of the
College of Hawaii was in the running
for Governor Although both men
Travelled in the same boat from San
Francisco, Metzger was not aware that
he was not the only candidate coming
home.
Metzger's talk with Secretary Of the
Interior Lane over the Governorship
inclines him strongly to the opinion
that the secretary is more friendly to
the Watson candidacy than to any
other. He believes, however, that the
appointment will be delayed until af
ter the tariff legislation is concluded
In fact, comparatively few appoint
ments have been made by the Presi
dent and it is the general opinion all
over the mainland, says Metzger, that
the President is holding of appoint
ments as II club to bring the tariff
measure to a successful vote in the
senate.
Metzger learned, or believed he
learned, in Washington, that "A number
of ootlice holders here would be per
mitted to serve out their terms. and
~, -, "a, a II II
be made. He saws that the collector
of office holders here would be per
enuc and postmaster, will probably
servo their terms out,
Will Resign Superintendency
The senator will return to Hilo today
in the Mauna. Kea and will resign as
superintendent of the PHILADELPHIA
Breakwater Company. The company
he states, is to be reorganized and the
new company will proceed with the
Hilo breakwater construction with an
other superintendent.
While in Washington, Senator Metz
ger went over the bgelkwater contract
with General Bixby, chief of the corps
of engineers of the army. He told
the army officer that the present
method under which the company was
compelled to work on its contract, gave
them no lecway and retarded the work.
He stated that the company had adopt
cd the sccw plan of dumping rock and
runring the core out as far and as
fast as practicable, and this system
seemed TO the contractors TO be the
better way. The local army engineer.
however, required that only 300 feet
of the substructure could be run out
at one time and upon this the Gaping
of stone must be laid. This compelled
the contractors to run two or three
classes of rock ON the job at one tire.
Metzger secured the promise of the
army engineers mt Washington to run
the core out to 1000 feet aud then lay
the protecting cap afterwards About
900 feet OF the core has been buit.
Charles L. Wood, vice president of
the Philadelphia Breakwater Company,
who came ont here from Philadelphia
and organized the contract work left
the Islands last November, quitting
the job and the company. 4 feor.
ganization followed. A trust company
of Hilois said to lie fnane pg the con
tracing company, and III Isl res ponsible
to some extent in the plan FOR the re.
organization which mBT- be effected
this week or next. HI