Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-15

With the arrival here. this morning
OF practically AZ. of the delegation
from Hawaii, IL became rumoreJ
shToad that new anti-Frear attacks arr
being planned by the anti-Frear VIM
1f the Republican party, which is sail
10 hare gained fresh strength durine
tle interim between election day and
the opening Of the legislature. Just
what steps are to be taken In this
direction Is being kept a close secret
by the Hawaii delegation, but one sot
tuem this morning admitted that az
least two prominent democrat solons
would be found ready and willing 4 2.
aid any effort to discredit the ,presen'
pministrafion He W0ul not mentio'
the names of the Bourbon lawmakers
Amo6e these .Kip arriFed sop - =
lnter.Isiand steamer Kilauea thi
n,nrhfnk we're N. X. Lyman, John w
coy. ID. n. Mefsgef. Dr. Archer rwtn
p. Goodness. 7. de Silva, r. H. MAXI
,tau. e. Makekau, Philip Pail and e.
ward Waiaoholo. :
Hardly had they landed when most
OF them were to be found at Republic.
an headquarters on the third floor OF
the Judd. building, where they went
into informal session on matters ana
plans pertaining TO the coming ses-
sion. None or them would allow their
names to be used in connection with
the reports OF the plans to attecp the
administration. In other quarters,
however, the matter was gone into
Thoroughly. and its was declared that
should the legislature fail to support
the plan, investigations OF the vari-
ous departments of the Frear admin
istraation would be undertaken, ana
II was beliebed that this scheme al
least would prove successful ,
The national guard and the depart
ment OF public works have been, II ls
understood, selected as affording the
best objects of attack. should the
friends of the governor succeed In
beating down the project for formal
investigation Of the entire administra'
tion.E
suffrasetts Movement
Among other matters which were
discussed by the new arrivals this
morning, was the proposed suffragette
measure. which has been in the hands
Of A. L. Castle, now on Kauai, but
expected home tomorrow morning,
with the completed bill. 1t is asserted
that the measure as Mr. Castle has
framed 1t, is merely petition in the
form of a concurrent resolution to
congress to permit the local legisla.
ture to provide for putting the matter
before the public here. In itself, says
rumor. the bill, while favoring the
idea of woman suffrage does not at,
= tempt to finally settle the matter.
The work on the direct primary bill
which has been in the hands Of Mr.. w
r. Rawlins, has been completed an
the measure will be ready for th'
caucus Monday morning. So will tho
measure on public utilities, which has
been handled by Mr.. Breckons. This
is a lengthy bill, covering more thar
ninety pages of typewriter matter.
The banana claims will be taken III,
at the caucus Monday morning, ant
definite plans for giving relief to the
sufferers ofth recent anti-mosquito
campaign will be proposed. Indeed
it is understood that there is already
q bill, ready for submission to- the
lawmaking body. 1t was stated this
morning that if the Republican eau
Gus has its way. some measures vii
be introduced along the lines of tho
bill governing the Indian claims
against the United States government
and imposing a penalty upon any OF
ticial Of the government conceHed IL
|. any way with such claims.