The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-11-04
MAKING BEST
Of A BAD
JOB
President Told Vardaman That
Pinkham Nomination Was the
Best He Could Get and Mississip.
plan Agreed to Back 1t Under
That Presentation-Frear Hur-
ried Committee Vote.
By Ernest G. Walker.


WASHINGTON, October 2S.-Many
people from Honolulu are in town and
for the first time in many weeks there
is some activity in Hawaiian affairs at
the Capitol The confirmation of l.. T..
Pinkham, as Governor of Hawaii, Is Mt
hand. There is now reason for expect,
some time next week or the first week
in November. l.. Tenney Peel; is hers
and was recent witness before the
senate banking and currency committee
to protest that the Currency Bill gave
no facilities 20 insular banks. Walter
and Harold Dillingham;, l.. A. Thurston
and Governor Frear are all in town.
On Monday Engineer Noble filed lis r..
port on the Pearl Harhor drydock with
the secretary of the navy. Several of
the Hawaiian visitors are here in that
connection, as are the two engineers,
Kinds and Smith, from San Francisco.
Governor Frear and prospective Gov
ernor Finkham have been in conference
here this week and nave already laid
foundations for tie transfer of the ter.
ritOrial business to the incoming official
Vardaman In Line.
There is some question yet whether
Governor Pinkham will take the oath
here in Washington or wait till he re-
turns to Honolulu, has had time TO sug-
gest bis preference for secretary, and is
ready to participate in the Inaugural
ton In writing this it is taken for
granted that Mr.. Pinkham will be con
frmed. There is yet opposition to him
in the senate but it does not seem Of
a formidable character. Senator Narda-
man, of Mississippi, has yielded. lie
told The Advertiser correspondent to-
day he was willing to follow the Pres
ident s Judgment. While Pinkham
might not be the mlp that Senator Var
daman would select for Governor OF
Hawaii the senator added that the Pres.
ident had done the best he could, hav.
ing told the senator so, and The senator
was willing to accept the President Is
selection.
As a matter of fact Senator Varda.
man voted for a favorable report on
Mr.. Pinkham s nomination. Senator
Williams, however, persists. He had a
hearing before the Committee on Paci,
fc Islands and Porto Rico and now in.
tends carrying his opposition to the
floor of the senate. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Senator Williams opposition
will not last for moro than one or two
executive sessions. The general con,
sensus of opinion around the Capitol il
that Mr.. PiTkham viii be confirmed
probably within the next ten days.
Frear Helped a Lot.
Governor Frear, on his return here re
Gently from New York, did something
to bring about action by the senate
committee. He conferred again with
Secretary of the Interior Lane, to whom
he described the situation and empha
sized his own desire to be relieved from
the gnbernatorial responsibilities. See
rotary Lane sent for Senator ShafrOtl
end the outcome was renewed effort
to get the senators of the committee to
gether. This succeeded and the nomina
ton was favorably reported
Mr.. Pinkhom has recently conferred
with Secretary Lane and has been max
ing his plans in some measure for the
future. Governor Frear furnished hin
with a copy of the annual report, which
is now in type but held in confidence
The two have discussed various matters
| pertaining to the duties of the Gov
ernor. There is the matter of the thiro
installment of the bond issue. GovernoI
Frear has acquainted his prospective
successor with that situation so that
Mr.. Pinkham, if he wishes, as he prob
ably viii, can attend to some preim
naries regarding the issue before h'
leaves the mainland and then send /)m,
one from Honolulu later to attend L
subsequent negotiations. In this ant
several other matters the two have co
operated fully. Governor Frear is doinl
everything he can to make il easy fo
| Governor Pinkbam TO take ", his new
duties.
The report of Alfred Noble abou
the drydoek is naturally of great in
terest to the Honolulu people here Tn,
text has not yet been made public an'
II may be some time before this vii
be done. Mr.. Nozzle in person gave hi
report TO Secretary of the Navy Dan
iels, who has turned it over to TIA,
Chief Of Yards and Docks II. r. stan
ford, The latter and Capt. Albert 9
Winterhalter the aid for material. ar
going over the text carefully aud actiol
] by the department may be~eXpcctoi il
do. b.