The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1913-01-10
THURSTON STILL
HOLDS THE FORT
Nominations by Mayor for Fire
Chief Turned Down by
Supervisors.
lFrom Wendnesday Advertiserl

From "Wednesday Advertiser)
Locking horns in their first grave diff
ference of opinion, the mayor and his
board of supervisors last night came to
an issue as to whether efficiency or poll
ties should prevail in tie fire depart
ment, the mayor losing out and the ma
jority of the board standing firmly to-
gether to retain Fire Chief Thurston III
Office.
Efficiency VS.. Politics were the two
principles involved and for the former,
Supervisors Mcclellan, Petrie, Mark.
ham, Hardesty and Cox stood shoulder
to shoulder, Pacheco and Wolter voicing
the opinion that party politics should
prevail and the fire department swept
c!tan of all Republicans.
The mayor appointment of NJ. J
Scully met with instant rebuke, for Me
Clellan and Potrie both shared the opin
ion that Scully was not efficient ~
the job, while Thurston had had fifteen
years in the department and began hi+
duties there before politics played any
part in its affairs.
Even when defeated in his first ap
pointment, the mayor offered another
appointee in the person OF Alexande.
De Fries, who was also unconfirmed.
The mayor ran out of names last night,
but warned the board that he had other
. names up his sleeve and would present
t"em at the next meeting.
Not Political Job.
"In the matter of the chief engineer
of the fire department, said Mculel-
| Ian, 81 feel that in position of that
sort politics should not enter into an
appointment. The present engineer has
been with the department about fifteen
years and has been found efficient aud
trustworthy and always ready at the
call of duty.
81 cannot see my way clear to su, "
port Mr.. Scully, because i do not be-
lieve he approaches the standard of
, efficiency of Thurstou.
During the last political campaign
F. we went out among the voters and said
: we would give them an efficient and
), economical administration of the city 5
affairs. BY changing the head of the
: fire department we are not keeping our
promises. / therefore move that the
e appointment Of Mr.. Scully be not con
= firmed by the board. -
$ Mr.. I'etrie Sc .onded the motion and
endorsed Mcclellan : views He also
referred to the promises made tho
voters for efficient government and by
changing the cuIet Of the fire depart
e ment the board would strike a blow
i at one of their promises.
/ 81 am opposed to bringing that or
9 ganization into politics. he said. Mr.
L Thurston went into that department
o long before politics had any connection
with the government. ! want to 90 OF
u record MS being opposed to the Demo
u cratic party bringing that institution
into politics. l nope my fellow-sup6r
o visors win feel the same way. ] can
not consistently support you, Mr.
d Mayor, and believe that ! am giving
II the city and county an efficient admin
n istration.'
IS Hot Air In Capitals.
n, Pacheeo leaped into the arena with al
NJ oratorcal outburst which drew ap
- plause prompted by "Soapbox' Bar
), ron, mounted on the highest stool in tn
room. The applause was repeated n
- Pacheco threw defiance at the othe
a supervisors for daring to oppose wha
-, he claimed was the desire of the peOpl
~ for a change in the fire department an
n he demanded that the ''people, (shoul
~ ing il in capitals) should rule.
- ''Thc principle question involved
~ one that goes right down TO the root o
~ American government shouted Ia
- cheeo. "lt is n government of and b
the people, aud that follows, for III
" :, people. II means that the people rule,
", and the last word was shouted an
y brought people 10 the windows of th
30 YOung Hotel. "The people voted la'
=. fail for change in office and am her
~ representing the people and say the
20 want change aud viii and must hay
u" IL, II this Is not done, then all en-
-. shy Is, God save the United states {
~ America.
M Major Wolter referred 10 the vote q
10 eeiycd by prlfe the highest given
~ any candidate here nnd that Shove
that the people wanted a change. 81
Ynu pn hHfi on thar you ure making
mistake. Mr. Petite, ruid the ma 30
,'l believe yoH need competent mu
ne there I Am NOT sfHrei. although
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