Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-12
THAYER NAMED SECRETARY AND
4 OUARLES FOR SUPREME COURT
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cable messages and letters he sent TO
Washington last Saturday.
The correspondence Is as follows:
March g. 1914
The President, Washington, D. c.
Mr. President beg to confirm
my cable OF today's date as follows:
March s, 1914.
The President, Washingt0ns
Have waited one year for ap.
pOiufment my successor and
while respectfully appreciatite
ann not part your administration
hence now compelled tender my
resignation Secretary Hawaii fl
nalIy effective March fifteen.
MOTT-SMITH,
Secretary Hawaii.
THE appointment OF my successor
will greatly facilitate Governor Pink
hams work in Hawaii. Without such
appointment he is in a position of
great difficulty and uncertainty. For
several months have been and am
now engaged in organizing and set
ting in motion the Public Utilities
Commission of Hawaii, new COM
mission created by the last territorial
legislature, and am hampered and
INSTRUCTED in that work by being
obliged to continue to perform the
duties Of the office of secretary of Ha-
waii. For this and other reasons.
am Of very little assistance to Gov
eriior Pinkham in the executive Of
fees and, as / am not Democrat,
am In the way of his establishing his
permanent organization in those Of
fees.
II is generally conceded here that
Mr.. Pinkham will make good gov
ernor il he is given a chance. and the
more so if he receives support from
Washington, and is Enthusiastically
known as your representative in the
administration of local affairs.
Il know of no better appointment
of a Democrat as my successor than
Hon. Wade Warren Thayer, the pres
ent attorney-general of the territory.
He was appointed to the position of
attorney general which necessarily is
not popular position. by former
Governor Frear in recognition of his
ability and irrespective OF his politi-
cal faith.
Yours respectfully
e Al. MOTT-SMITH,
secretary of Hawaii .
Letter to Secretary Lane
March s. 1914
The Secretary of the Interior,
Washington, ID. c.
sir beg to confirm my cable of
todays date as follows:
Secretary Interior, Washington:
See my cable resignation Pres
idenf today. urge immediate
action. Thayer best appointment
I'm interest good administration.
MOTT-SMITH,
Secretary Hawaii.
81 also beg to inclose for your in
formation copy of my letter of today s
date to the president.
..In taking this action am moved
by no desire to cause embarrassments
in Washington or Hawaii. 1t is as
much your interest as it is mine that
should have done so. because the
object. which we share in common,
and the responsibility which you and
the president alone bear, is efficient
rogernment in Hawaii. The present
conditions of uncertainty and lack OF
action in territorial affairs has had
and is having. though Internationally,
4 very detrimental effect on such
government and | have presumed
that in justice you should be so in
formed in the most forcefnl way
could bring it to your attention.
yours respectfully, ~
&c. A. MoTT-SMITH,
Secretary of Hawaii.
His Third Resignation, @... 49,.
Secretary Mott-Smith's determine
dion to retire from office on March Il
whether or not his successor was APP
pcinted was taken only after long con
sideration. AS a matter of fact, this
is the third time he has resigned, the
force of circumstances each time
making it definitely impossible for hin
"a reIinquish the duties Of the office
On December Is, 1911, he resigned
his commission. and the resignation
was accepted by President Taft sub
iect to the appointment and qualifica
ton of his successor. The long Ku