The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-06-23
TERRITORIAL
TREASURER /
RESIGNS
d. L. conkiing, for Five Years at
Head Of Important Branch Of
Government, to Give Up Office
October ! - Won Position
Through Promotion ~ Colonel
Mccarthy Believed to Be Slated
for Responsible Billet.
(From saturday Advertlser.l

NfIOhi oatuFuay AdNcrtiafr.l
Following a request preferred yestcr.
day by Governor Pinkham, Tcrritorini
Treasurer ID. 4. Conklins will tender
his resignation today 20 the Governor.
the resignation to take effect on Oc.
tober next after Mr.. Conklings re.
turn from the East, lie expects to
leave for the mainland shortly after
Governor Pinkham g return from the
Island of Hawaii. The tiovetnof
leaves this afternoon by the steamer
Manna Kea on a ten-day Official tour
Of the Big Island.
While no definite statement WINS
made 10 this effect yesterday, il Il
known that Governor Pinkham has
selected City Treasurer Charles J. Me.
Carthy to succeed Mr.. Eonkline "a tor
ritorial treasurer and Il is SAID that
Colonel Mccarthy will make M. IL.
Drummond, former deputy collector OF
customs here, his deputy in the trcns.
urer's Office, Drummond succeeding
Deputy Treasurer Henry y. IIapai.
With Colonel Mccarthy out Of the
city treasurer's Office, IL is said that
the city fathers will experiences con
siderable difficulty in finding among
the Bourbon faithful cornpetent snc.
ccssor to Mccarthy. In some quarters
IL is stated that-J. j. Sullivan Is now
in the lead for the city treasurershin.
IL is pointed out, however, that there
u now a chance TO provide for Robert
W. Catheart, who has for sometime
been out for appointment to a rcmu
nefative position in the gift Of the
Bourbon political machine n. i.
Ryan, styled "'the unseen dictator Of
the Bourbons,n has also been mention
ed, but his name was dropped out en-.
tirely yesterday when the subject wis
discussed by number Of Democrnts
Whoever is selected to succeed Col
onel Mccarthy as city treasurer will
have but short life in tho Office,
since an election will be held In Mo-
vembef. That a Republican viii 10
elected at that time 10 the Office Of
city treasurer, was the prevailing
opinion in Honolulu among knowing
politicians yesterday.
oonlkling Has Fine Record.
Treasurer conkling was appointed br
Governor Frear and took Office as ter
ritorial treasurer on July /, 1909. on
the expiration Of his four-year term Of
ONCE he was reappointed, on July ! j.
1918, to succeed himself, his second
appointment by Governor Frear occur
ring, however, after the territorial SEN
ate had adjourned that year II IS
known that great pressure has been
brought to bear on Governor pinkhan
for the appointment Of a Democrat 20
take Conkling's position, This, the
Governor, who has more than once c2-
pressed absolute confidence in the nbi|
ity and integrity Of Treasurer cpnIs-
ling, has finally been forced 10 90.
Mr.. Conkling has been in official hfc
for many years. lie was made chief
clerk in the Governor 3 Office 10 1906
and held that position until appointed
treasurer. Previous 10 that time hc
was writer on The Advertisers, tho
Evening Bulletin and the Republican,
the two last mentioned papers being
now out of existence. With Ed. rol.
litz he started the Honolulu stock "a
change He was also for many years
in the employ Of the Inter.lsland
Steam Navigation Company, mainly a.
purser Of the Mauna Loa, the Kona,
Hawaii packet.