The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-06-17
Board of Trade Appoints Com
mittee to Aid in Filling
Maguires Position.
(Mail Special to The Advertiser.)

mail Special to The Advertiser.)
HlLO, June l3.-The ancient smile
anent Diogenes and his lantern still
hunt may quite ittingly be applied to
a new committee, which was appointed
by the board of trade at its meeting
last week, the purpose of which it will
be to assist the supervisors IN securing
as successor for Charles Maguire a
competent and honest man. The names
of the candidates who have already
been publicly mentioned for the posi-.
ton, were discussed, but with no en-
thusiasm, and while the board win stick
to its. old policy of backing no aspirant
for political office, it remembers the
| thousand, dollars which it cost il to
start the graft investigation, by the
employment of Expert Gooding Field,
too well to be altogether disintei ested
in the question of securing suitable
man for the position OF county auditor.
sou Appointment Discussed.
The matter was brought up by L. +.
Nichols, who said that he wanted the
question of the filing of the, vacancy
in the Office, caused by the retirement
of Charles Mcguire, discussed by the
board. 1t must be sure to get some
one in that Office who would not re.
peat the performance of Mcguire, who
had just pleaded guilty to charge of
embeZZlement.
Nichols added that the newspapers
had mentioned number of names of
supposed aspirants for the office, but
of these no one seemed quite satisfac-
tory, at least not in his opinion. George
Desha, Sr. was not lively enough. Eze-
kiel Vierra was hardly fitted to take it.
george Desha, Jr., was, thought Nj
chols, the best OF the candidates men
toned. He named some of the Others,
but concluded that he hoped that better
material could be found than that
which had come forward so far. He
believed that the board should express
itself in some way on the matter.
Castendyk said that he agreed with
Nichols to "a certain extent. When the
board, in the case of the proposed en-.
dorsement of Judge Parsons for reap.
pointment, had taken the stand that
1T would not take a hand in matters of
that kind, Castendyk had believed that
it was wrong, but very few agreed with
him then.
50 take it that you do not suggest
that the board OF trade should suggest
any definite name2' asked Chairman
Elliott addressing Nichols.
"No, | believe the board should name
no one in particular but it should in.
sist in the appointment of compe.
tent and reliable man." answered Nj.
chols.
1t will be quite proper for the
board of trade to suggest to the board
of supervisors that under the cireum
stances it must exercise every care,
said DR.. Elliott.
Nichols believed that in view of the
fact that the board of trade had
| brought about the first graft investi
4 CATION, which had brought the tanglt
to light, the supervisors would prob
ably pay considerable attention to its
recommendations.
1.-The supervisors might suggest d
name for the board of trade to endors,
before he was finally appointed, sug
gested Lindsay.
Have you any man in mind, Nj
cholsi' asked Holmes.
no." answered Nichols. al only
brought the matter up for discussion.
May Advertise for Candidate.
sit might be well to advertise for {
man, suggested Lindsay. Elliott men
toned the fact that this course wa,
quite frequently followed in othel
places. The board of trade was in al
awkward position owing to its wei
known policy. The supervisors wer,
considering the matter carefully, ant
were eager to get the most efficient
person possible for the POSITION, as tn,
recent disclosures had shown them thai
1T is necessary to get as auditor mar
who has some knowledge of his duties
II was tue that most of the namei
which had been brought forward Sc
far, were unsatisfactory, but there di,
not seem to be much competition
for the job. 1t would be well to ap