Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-04-05
DECLARES
F REAR MAY
STAY
By C. S. ALBERT
Special Star Bulletin Correspondence

Especial Star-Bulletln correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 81
| II the Democrats are unable to unite
on a suitable man for. governor of
Hawaii, and agree in recommending
him, Mr.. Frear may be permitted to
| continue his service indefinitely.
This was the new and startling al
|. tentative suggested by Secretary Lane
I of the Interior Department, when he
became weary of receiving delegations
and reading endorsements Of candi-
dates for the governorship. He evil
IDENTIFY believed the suggestion would
cause the Democratic factions to have
n harmony powwow and the net result
would be one candidate for the place.
He did not mean the service Of Mr..
Frear would continue during the next
four years. He simply intended to
throw fight into the warning camps,
but he did mean that Governor Frear
might hold on for several months un-
I'll all the facts and conditions could
be clearly laid before him.
The net result of Secretary Lanes
scare was rather surprising. 1t caused
la brand new protest to be filed against
the reappointment of Governor Frear.
w, A Kinney came here at once. Act
ing as counsel for Delegate kalania-
naole he proceeded down to the In
terror Department. He frankly in
formed Mr.. Lane. that in all proba-
bility he would never read the testi-
mony accumulated in Hawaii when
Secretary Fisher visited the islands
and conducted his investigation as a
special commissioner on behalf Of the
president. Mr. Kinney told the secre-
tary that he appeared simply as a
lawyer and did not desire to take any
part in the claims of various Demo
cratic aspiraRts for the goTernorship.
Mr.. Kinney briefly outlined to Mr..
Lane conditions as they exist. He
told the secretary that no man should
lie selected to impartially represent
| capitaf and labor who has any connec-
tion with the plantation owners. He
must be free from any bias il that
direction. This was construed as be-
ing backhanded slap at Mr.. McCand-
less. H.. 49,. 49,. -.
Beyond appearing before Secretary
Lane as attorney for the delegate, Mr..
Kinney took no part in the governor
| ship squabble. He was in town but
enc day. ......@.-. r."
Edward M. Watson has been
dropped from serious consideration.
The condition of his health has caused
leading public men to believe that 1t
would be a hardship for him to I'M
dertake the office of governor.
1t will be Waller or McCandless, Tll-
less the quarrels of the two factions
compel the selection OF some compro-
mise candidate, which is not yet in
sight. Both these men are far adj
yanced in the running and it would
he difficult for them to be ovsrtaken
by dark horse.
William F. McCombs, chairman of
the Democratic National Committee. is
now taking lively interest in the
governorship controversy. It now
seems certain that he will go over the
entire matter and, recommend man
for the place He will not intimate
which has the preference-Waller or
McCandless.
At the beginning of the contest Mr..
IcCombs manifested disposition to
have it settled by the president and
Secretary Lane. Recently, he has in
elevated on several occasions that
later he. would suggest the winning
name to the president
1t has become self-evidcnt that
nothing will be done toward filing
Governor Frear's shoes until after
congress reassembles. April 7. 1t vas
early announced by President Wilson
that he would make few if any recess
appointments. Such a course would
throw the governorship over untH the
extraordinary session of congress con
Yened.
1t is now believed that along toward
the middle of April the president an !
Secretary Lane will get their heads
together and take up the gubeTratorial
Iioblem. The outcome will be to
either make a selection right off the
! lat or notify the Democrats that they
must adjust their differences and
agree on some mutually acceptable