Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-17
kUHIO TO QUIT WASHINGTON
SAYS RUMOR,; D. {. METzGER
WILLING TO SUCCEED PRINCE
MANY CANDIDATES IN
FIELD FOR ANY JOB
OPEN Or LIABLE TO
BE OPEN IN FUTURE

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With the report which has Just ar
rived from San Francisco that Dele
gate Kuhio may not run for office
again, and I'm any event VIII not return
90 Washington in the near future, but
will journey to Honolulu from Paso
Robles, where he is now recovering
from an Illness, within short time;
and with the report which has come
from Hilo that Senator Delbert E..
Metzger is cut for the place now oc.
cupied by the Prince. new and inn
portant political situation has cropped
up, which promises TO develop In an
interesting manner.
In the meantime former Governor
George r Carter declines to make
public positively his position relative
TO the delegateship.
He says II the people want him he
will run
Prince Kuhio is expected here
shortly. Reports from Paso Robles
are that he has recovered. but wishes
20 return here rather than return to
washington. Sam Parker is with him
at the springs, and the two may jour
ney back IN company.
While new candidates for elective
and appointive jobs are springing up
daily, the new political party forming
on this island Is growing. tbs mem-
bership Is now said to be more than
$500. A meeting Of the members has
not yet been called. The statement
made some time ago that this new
party Is exclusively Hawaiian Is de-.
..f-Is g.. 81 Il <rcro ,,f1nro say a. oY1f.s
braces all voters. only having as one
sof its cardinal principles that the Ha.
waiians shall be given q square
deal"
There is good deal Of talk now
about Palmer Woods and what, II
any, position he viii get under the
new administration Woods has been
IN town for some time. II is known
definitely now that Governor Pink
ham recommended Woods to II. s.
District Attorney Jeff McCarn for the
II. s. niarshalship. but IL is almost as
definitely known that McCarn does
not favor this Recommendation and
has another man In view for the
place Only guesses car be made as
10 Who thiS .al6ll -. :. .;J5 Smfddy, for
mer road oYerseer of the city and
county, has the backing and endprse
ment of the territorial Democratic
central committee for the place. B.G.
Rivenburgh Is mentioned also for the
Job; also his name Is heard as the
next postmaster Of Honolulu Will
liam Fennell, liquor license inspector,
is out for the marshalship job.
McCarn Is not saying who he ia.
vors, though he has let 1t be dropped
that he Is not strongly in favor OF
Woods. Democratic politicians say
that Woods is going to be cared for.
There were rumors afloat this week
that he would be given the place OF
Joshua Tucker. land commissioner.
The governor has not confirmed this.
fuckers appointment was confirmed
by the last legislature. which seems
to give him a legal though perhaps
not an ethical right to hold on until !.
the expiration of his present term
More candidates are heard for may.
or. John Lane is said to have the
mayor bug. So. 1t is said. has Archie /
Mahaulu. This brings the number of
reported candidates. not counting
Mayor Fern. up to seven. the other
five being H. Z. Murray, Charles Chill
lingworth, Paul Isenberg. Joel c.. Co !
hen and Chas. Hustace.