Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-02
NAY
resign; DEAL
IN DEMOCRACY
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From other sources it is learned
that the city engineer told Smiddy
that they. evidently meaning the
Democratic majority on the board
we're after Smiddy's scalp and 1t was
! minated that he might resign and
tins. to use a phrase that about sums
mn the situation, beat the can.
smiddy promptly filed his resignation
Yesterday.
City Engineer Whitehouse was not
in town this morning and nothing
could be learned from his office re-
earding Smiddy's probably success
or. but Supervisor Hardesty himself
confirmed the reports of what may
tske place. although he does not adj
nit that there is any such deal on
foot as has been outlined.
Immediately after Rivenburgh's ar
rival yesterday, the report began to
spread that he was slated for Smid-
.dy,s place. Later the developments.
indicated that the road committee
did not wish to take this action and
found another way to complete the
slate. through the expected dismissal
of Chief Clerk Cathcart.
Supervisor Hardesty stated this
morning that he had informed differ
ent members of the board of super
visors that he stood ready to resign
at any time, and gave as his reason
that he did not seem to be in accord
with the other members. and that
many of his recommendations, such
as the one he said he made more than
two months ago to have Smiddy put
on the carpet" were ignored.
Whether or not he will resign, he
said, depends upon the outcome of a.
meeting of the supervisors as COM
mittee this evening, when the matter
of the additional approximation for
Ieahi Home will be threshed out. He
refused to state, however, In whab
way the meeting viii have a bearing
on his threatened resignation, unless
il is found in his statement that be
will give up his position on the board
IL the mayor will appoint him superir-s
tendent of Kapiolani Park, position
which will pay $50 a month, or be
given the place left vacant by the
resignation of Smiddy. This position
carries a salary of 5000 month. I'M
der the new statute, tho mayor is
given authority to appoint successor.
to Smiddy to be approved by the
board. 49,
In speaking of the supervisor situs7
ton this morning, Hardesty stated
that he had never desired the positioA
and only became a candidate, for the:
Office after being urged by many of.
his friends. He said that the $50 a
month salary he drays as supervisor
hardly pays him for the loss of time.
and that bis present position also in
capacitated him from bidding for city
and county contracting work, because
of the law prohibiting one in the en-
sploy of the city and county to engage
in contracting work for the govern
ment.
: I told Mayor Fern some time ago
that / was willing to get out because.
we were not getting on well in the.
board of supervisors. wanted him to
give me: the. Job as keeper of Kapio-'
lani Park AT that time didn't know.
anything about the resignation OF
Smiddy. had tried to get him put
on the carpet because he spoke i'll of.
me, have been told, but the other
supervisors ignored my suggestion. It
was not until last Saturday that Super
visor Petrie, chairman of the road com
mittee. came to me and said that
Whitehouse and Smiddy were not pull
Ing well together. and said he thought
Smiddy, ought to be LET out. The next
i heard of it was yesterday when
WhitehOuse told me he had called for
Smiddy's resignation. / learned that
Smiddy handed in his resignation yes
terday, afternoon
haven't been promised his Job
yet. but | am willing to take it if /
am given a chance. When we meet
tonight maybe something will be said
about it. / will be glad to get out of
my supervisors job. It costs me too
much time and the results are moi
satisfactory. When we first came into
pffiee, Pacheeo, Wolter and / stood to-
gether, but before long Pacheeo got
too radical in fighting the roads de.
partment, so ! broke with him. Most
on the time I have been voting with
the other side and doing the best /
could
At the office of the mayor today 1t
was stated that nothing was known of
Hardestys contemplated Tesignatjnt,
The mayor says that If Hardesly
sho'lld resign, it will be mp to him to
III the vacancy by appointment, and
that no confirmation by the board is