Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-02
"WHAT CANDIDATE SHALL | SUPPORT ?'
NO. 5.-THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS


board of supervisors. ..
The men who legisate for the city and coun-
ty during the next two years will legislate dur
ing critical period. They will be in charge
of a municipality with rapidly expanding func-
tions and rapidly increasing responsibilities
during time when finances are uncertain and
economy is imperative. -.# .
They must be men of breadth--t0 meet an
emergency and recognize it for an emergency;
men of firmness-to hold to principles of eco
nomy against the inevitable tendency to loose
ness and waste; men who know can get eff
cient work ont of all the city departmental
make the most of the funds that are available;
men who grasp the necessities of the city not
only in minor detail but as a whole-to inan-
gurate new methods and prepare in advance for
new needs; men of energy-to be ION the job
themselves and set an example to every city
employee.
Nobody expects the supervisors to be para
CONS Of perfection, but on the other hand the
voters have a right to demand that their choices
be honest, sturdy, Woodworking and progress
sive. Experience too, counts for a great deal,
for, so long as the term of supervisors is linn
tied to two years, just so long will the first half
of any new supervisor term be spent largely
in getting acquainted with his duties and the
general situation.
The Republican ticket offers number of men
who deserve strong support by the voters. Sew
en- are to be named but there are more than
seven with merit in their candidates Seven
may be selected who will make up board rep
resentative of the people and combine expe
rience with ability and willingness to work.
Charles N Arnold ought to be elected He
is, as the Star-Bulletin has previously said dur
ing thisprimary campaign, both able and expe-
rienced. He showed independent thought and
ability to act on his own convictions, while a
supervisor in 1911-12 He has studied the good
roads question perhaps the most important
that now confronts the city, the frontage-tax
plan as means of getting good roads and we'll
paved Streets and is thoroughly in touch with
municipal affairs.
Daniel Logan is another candidate who has
had previous experience on the board. He serv-
ed during the 1909-10 term, was chairman of
the ways and means committee and under his |
leadership that committee was capably han
died and set a record for businesslike admins
tration He introduced the budget system of |
city financing He has always been keen stu
dent of public affairs and has devoted himself
to civic improvement. Since leaving the board
he has kept closely posted on city finances He
comes from section of the city which is nota- |
bly, active and progressive and where lack OF
proper representation on the board has been al
cause of complaint for some years.
John b. Enos has been making strong cam
paign and though he has had no experience in
office is believed to have the right sort of timber
for representative supervisor. He is Por- |
tuguese- American and had big following two
years ago. when he was nominated at the Re
publican convention, but like many another
good candidate he went down in the Demo
cratic landslide. He is workingman who has
made good; is type of sturdy American citi-
zen, and if elected to the board will give his
best endeavors to the cause of good municipal
government and the safeguarding of all public
interests, large or small
John L. Fleming is a candidate for two main
reasons, as he has frankly said: First, that he
believes there is need for business experience
and ability on the supervisorial board and that
he can be of service to Honolulu if elected to
the board; second, that he entered the race at
the urgent solicitation of many Honolulu eiti-
zens who felt he would be candidate who
should receive general support. Fleming is /
popular with all classes of voters; and his bust
ness experience, instead of eentering around a
small section of Honolulu as is often the ease,
has taken him all over the city and among
every element of citizenship. He is resident