Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-31
ALL HOPE Or
4FREAR'S MEN
DISAPPEAR
Judge Kingsbury Also Will Go
i Down to Defeat with His
Friends, the iGovernor and
.Mott-Smith, Says Star Bull
Iet:n Correspondent
By c. S. ALBERT

Especial Star Bulle tin Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 1.-THE
confirmation of Governor Frear and
Secretary Mott-Smith has seemingly
become impossible. The situation OF
their nominations has heretofore been
hopeless. A point, beyond that stage
has been apparently reached. The
only remaining chance lies in pro-
longed and successful fight by the Re
puhlicans OF the senate, which extends
only d forlorn hope. .>.., q. -.
The Democratic senators, after six
weeks of pickering and division, vir-
tually arrived at a unanimous deter
mination to. hold up all Of President
tTaft's appointments, except those re-
ilating to the, army and navy and the
diplomatic service. This followed a
rejection by the Republicans Of their
proposition to, have a Joint committee
OF both parties decide Just what
places should be filled and those that
must 60 over for President Wilson.
Suggestion, S1Irned. < !. 49,. III. ~.
i The suggestion for committee was
promptly spurned by the Republicans.
They, in turn, announced they would
start a series of continuous executive
sessions and fight the matter to a fin
Iish. The Progressive Republicans
agreed to join In this movement. thus
giving the Republicans good, work
ing majority. Unless this fight proves
successful, and cannot. be broken by
the Democratic opposition, the, noInit
nations of Governor Frear and Secre-
itary MottrSmith must fail. M j; -. =
Judge Kingsbury OF the second cir
cult, will also go down with his
friends. The Democratic hold-up in
cfndes all judicial positions and no ex-
eeption will be made Of the Hawaiian.
A declaration Of Democratic, prin-
cip1es as applied to confirmatfons has
been drafted by Senator Gore. 1t will
be submitted; for approval to- the next
caucus OF Democratic Senator'S. It
follows, .k.... .,.s.f.,sss. 81.
"First-The Democrats should lay
down the universal principle. that no
man, who IS unfit shall be confirmed.
Second - That no nomination
should be confirmed where the ape
.pointment has been made In conse-
quence Gf a resignation or removal for
political purposes. ? =: e.. q,
Third That where vacancies have
been suffered to exist for months be-
fore the election for. political reasons,
no nominations shah be confirmed, 4 s
! .Fourth-No federal Judge, United
States district attorney, or other Judi
cial officer shall be confirmed. ~.
- That no, domination in any
state shall be confirmed without the
assent of the two, senator's from that
state" - ~ f.s3bts.. s1-F,,e>~5.< S.:
OF all the funny things in political
and legislative history, one of the fun
niest is the attitude, of Democratic
Legislators who. at the last session Of
Congress, put through a bill permit
ting consolidation OF customs districts
and are nov, fighting Yigorously to
prevent those consolidations In their
respective states. II, .n,fs =!
There are strong suspicious that
President Taft and; Secretary Mac
veagh are having much quiet enjoys
ment over. the whole thing, and that
they will have more before the affair
is ended. ]. II. has been. notorious for,
years that the customs service has had
a number Of ports and SUPPORTS of en-
try where practically nothing ever
was entered, but where certain col.
lectors of customs drew regular sal
aries and conducted whatever private
business they saw on the side. Some
of these ports cost the government
thousands of dollars year and paid
nothing in return The SUPPORTS were