The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-11-10
Republican, PARTY
/ SHOULD NOT DEAL
WITH PATR0NAGE.
Lorrin Andrews, Speaking lndivi-
duaIlN Opposes Suggestion for
official Distribution Of I0bs
49,
RULES or ORGANIZATION
PROHIBIT INTERFERENCE
Heads Of Departments RESPONSE
bIetO Public and shodldhot
E. Be Handicapped

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Iorrin Andrews, speaking individual.
y and not as the ehairipan Of tire Re
publican tefrit6riaI committee, Is vefy
strongly opposed to the suggestion Chat
the committees Of the party undertake.
to deal with any patronage Mr.. An.
dTetp points out that this question was
settled at the mst Republican rules con.
vention, 1T which action was taken that
makes any attempt on che part Of any
committee 70 deal with party patronage
the Republicans party Of the Territory
irregular and opposed to the best sen
timept Of the party.
Definitely Settled 'g.a
H, ssThe question as to whether the
Republican party in this Territory
should as an organization Interfere in
the matter OF appointments male by
county and territorial officials or even
suggest names for such appointments
was definitely settled At the Convention
held in Honolulu on the twenty-fourth
Of February, 1914, for the purpose OF
revising the rules and regulations OF
the Republican party OF the Territory
Of Hawaii, = said Mr.. Andrews.
An Precincts Represented
fsThis convention was mhde eip az
delegates specially elected from every
precinct for the purpose Of revising
the rules and regulations OF the Re.
Publican party In this Territory in
order to meet the new conditions
brought about by the new primary Law
and TO bring the party in touch with
the people and avoid those matters
which had caused friction and disor-
ganization in the past.
II" One of the Important matters which
has always been source Of unpleasant
ness and OF disOrganization was tho
fact shat the rules of the party at that
time placed in the hands OF the comfy
Committee the distribution of an spat.
ronage. This led, first, to constant
who were not named for Office: and
ond, to the disappointment and eohse
qnent bitterness Of the many applicants
who. We're not named FOR oiiee;ana.
third, to q feeling among the public
that il was an ATTEMPT. By the Repuf,l
hcan county organ zati6p 70 hsurp the
power Of the elected officials ana iii
The county positions with Worthless
centsring Responsibility
sThe conversation OF February "a be.
lieve that the time had come 10 sweep
awny this so.called appointive power
from the local committees and place
the responsibility for every appoipt.
ment where il belonged, in the hands
of duly elected or appointed officials. /
quote from the report of the committee
N charge Of the amendments to the
rules; ~
This section states that the conn
" committee shall have charge of
the distribution of county patron.
age: and in Section 0, Article v. 1
The executive committee of the
territorial central committee pro-
yides that e Every applicant or
candidate for appointment to Office
under the Territory shall secure
the Endorsement Of majority of
the executive committee Of the
precinct club to which he belongs,
and of the territorial central coin. 4
mittee. . We contend that il is \
! helf-eyident that the appointive
power rests In the department
heud, and that the department
head is responsible for the efficient
administration of his department.
Therefore, we advocate tho strik-
ing out from the rules OF all por-
lions Of sections giving 10 either
the territorial executive committee
or the county committee anything
to do with the distribution Of
patronage or appointments to Of.
ice.
Unanis:OnsTy Adopted
The provision as recommended by the,
committee was unanimously carried In
the convention, it being decided that
hereafter all appointments should be,
made by the elected officials aud that
no committee would have the right to-
file Applications, requests or demands
that any man or men should be partic-4
hlarly considered for any position.
Threw Away The Key
SIN a circular issued by Robert w.
Shimgle, chairman of the Republican,,
territorial committee, shortly after the
convention, addressed to the officers
and members OF the precinct clubs Of
the Republican party Of the Territory
of Hawaii the report of the revision
eOmmittee, chosen by the convention,
20 the territorial central committee
was quoted in full and among other
statements included the following,
A very radical step was taken
when the convention unanimous
ly went on record that the head
of a department is directly respon-
fible for its efficient administra.
tion and banished from its rules
any and all reference TO patronage
and indorsement for Office. If pa,
tronage is the "0pen sesame" 10
graft and machine politics the
convention not only locked the
door against this form Of eorrup,
tion, but threw AWAY the key.
Against the Rides
. cit is, therefore, against the rules
Of the party organization for the eoun.
tyfeommlttee or for the territorial com.
mittee to issue any application for Of.
fec or to endorse the same, and II is