Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-18
NJ GANDLESS
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ritory will be displaced by Democrats
Until the present holders have served
their terms. This, said McCandiess,
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 to the enormous press OF important
affairs in Washington.
Appointment Any Day.
Il do not think that in Washington
they are considering the present adj.
piinistration here particularly he
says, and for that reason do not ex-
pect to see Governor Frear retained
in Office until along in the fall. The
appointment of HIS successor may be
expected any day now.
While was in Washington / 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 bust
ness. Both the president and the see
rotary were very cordial. President
Wilson and / talked over the situa.
tion,- and / may say that have en-
pressed my views to the administra.
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 su.
gar, McCandless promptly denied it.
Il heard nothing of such an attitude
on the part of the administration, and
certainly nothing was ever said to me
to indicate such thing" he said EN-.
phatically.
| 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.
Riyenbrrgh, who has been working
| for Waller
Il was pleasantly surprised to find
how many friends have in Washing.
ton, 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 a
| great deal" frankly admitted McCand.
less, "and cannot say that they have
expressed definite decision on the
goyernorship. But they have gone
and are now going over the situation
carefully and am well satisfied with
the outlook. They know the needs
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 the
Republican federal appointees will be
| removed
! II can tell you nothing conclusive
on this he said, but the attitude
of the administration seems to be to
let Republican office-holders. provided
they are efficient men and there is no
/ strong, well-founded protest against
their retention of Office. remain and
serve out their terms. ] do not want
to say that this is the final attitude,
but it seems to be about this way"
J He was asked as to story appear
ing in morning paper some days ago
and declaring that, angered at his
failure to land the governorship, he
was returning from Washington to
fight the sugar interests here and to
line up local Democrats for free su.
gar.
Il have only this to say" he an
swered, when ] was campaigning for
the delegateship all kinds. of lies were