Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18


ritory win be displaced by Democrats
Until the present holders have served
their terms. This. said .McCandless,
seems to be the policy of the Demo
cratic administration.
McCandless thinks that the chief
reason, perhaps. why the matter of a
successor to Governor Frear has not
been settled is that neither President
Wilson nor Secretary Lane has been
able to give it the necessary time ow.
ing 20 the enormous press OF important
affairs in Washington.
Appointment Any Day.
Il do not think that in Washington
they are considering the present adj
DfinistratioH here particularly. he
says, and for thatreason do not ex-
pect TO see Governor Frear retained
in office until along In the fall Tho
appointment of his successor may be
expected any day now.
While / was in Washington I saw
President Wilson once and Secretary
Lane twice, each engagement being
by appointment, for they are over
whelmed with work and there are
hundreds Of people at the capital an.
xious to see them on pressing BUSH
ness. Both the president and the sec.
rotary were very cordial. President
Wilson and / talked over the situa-
ton, and l may say that have ex-
pressed my views to the administers
ton on the sugar tariff matter, but
do not feel at liberty to say any
thing further"
| Denies One Rumor.
Asked as to the rumor that candi-
dates for the governorship were be-
ing asked to ''get in line" for free SUI
gar, McCandless promptly denied 1t.
Il heard nothing of such an attitude
on the part of the administration, and
certainly nothing was ever said to me
to indicate such a thing he said EN-.
| phatieally -
| During his stay in Washington the
Bourbon leader met all of the Demo
cratic candidates with the exception
of Waller. He also saw Bertram G.
Rivenburgh, who has been WORKING
for Waller.
Il was pleasantly surprised to find
how many friends have in Washing.
Itonp said McCandless referring to the
work being done there in his behalf
Il have received welcome assistance
not only from the West Virginia dele
CATION but from eastern states, among
them Massachusetts and from middle
and northwestern states. National
Committeeman Wilson had a talk with
Hugh Wallace, of Tacoma, who is
close to the president. and | met the
state leaders of both Washington and
| Oregon and feel that they are friends
of mine"
Both the president and Mr.. Lane
are men who say little and listen q
great DEAL" frankly admitted McCand
less, "and / cannot say that they have
expressed a definite decision on the
governorship. But they have gone
and are now going over the situation
carefully and am well satisfied witt
of the territory and the political con
ditions here"
Federal Patronage Matters.
He does not believe the present col
lector of internal revenue, postmaster
collector of customs or other of thu
Republican federal appointees will b,
I. removed.
81 can tell you nothing conclusive
on this" he said, 'but the attitude
of the administration seems to be t.
let Republican office-holders. provided
they are efficient men and there is M
strong, well-founded protest agains
their retention of Office. remain ant
serve out their terms. ] do not wan
to say that this is the final attitude
but it seems to be about this way"
He was asked as to a story appear
ing in morning paper some days az
and declaring that, angered at hi
failure to land the governorship, b,
was returning from Washington I,
fight the sugar interests here and Il
line up local Democrats for free SD
gar
81 have only this to say" he an
swered, when / was campaigning 10
4 tho delpoatpShiD all kinds of lies WeE