Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-18

among the reported rivals Jack Lucas
Harry Murray, Judge A 5. Mahauh
of Waialua. Paul lsenberg. Charlie,
ChHIingworth and Charles Hustace
The new Citizens Party is getting
behind Hustace for mayor and c. 3
Wilson. formerly marshal of the king
dom, for sheriff.
His Honor is Worried.
Mayor Fern is visibly worried. and
his friends in the inner circle say he
is about to put something over" but
1.-THE exact nature of this proposed coup
lis not made public 1t Is known
though, that he has made overtures
to Senator Chillingworth with the
view of keeping the latter out of the
race. He has offered to get Chilling.
worth elected to the senate or house,
or most any other office he may
! wish, save and except the office OF
mayor. Some say he has offered to
back Chilhngworth up for sheriff.
! AS Chillingworth is a Republican,
Mayor Ferns oVertures have not been
heard with much approval by his par
ty men. Despite what the chief exa
utive of the city and county had done,
Chillingworth may be a candidate for
mayor. 1t depends, he says, on
whether Paul Isenberg stays in the
race. If the latter does, then Chill.
lingworth says he is willing to drop
out. And it looks at this time like
: lsenberg is going to run That he is
already engaged in lining up some of
the precincts is not disputed. Ma
! haulu may be dangerous candidate
While Murray is said to be out for the
job only to kill the chances OF an
other candidate, he also is expected
to poll a good number of votes. If
Hustace gets the solid backing of the
new party it means he will have at
least 1000 votes; almost enough to
get by. ...@ ..--.
The situation appears to resolve it.
self down to this: Mayor Fern will
be in the primaries for the Democrats,
there will be three Or four Republi-
cans out for nomination. and one La.
hui candidate. If this Lahui party
hangs together, survives the primary,
and votes solid at the general cleo
|, ton. there seems = to be, from this
view of it, a chance, of it being
pretty dangerous third party. Mayor
Fern has thought thisFaall out and
there is no doubt butHwhat the La
huis figure in his meditations these
days. He either wantsito swing them
over to him or break them up.
Mayor Slips the 6ueks1 e-.zT@z.- =. !
It doesn't look As likan9he can, do
either, for II is nnorejtp less of an
anti-Fern organization His runners"
who have been out for some time
now. are trying to put Supervisors
Petrie and Mcclellan in hole, cay.
ing that they are. to hlame. and not
his honor, for the unpopular acts of
the board and the municipal labor
condition. When Mayor Fern had a
Republican board. this was an easy
game for him. When the voters pro-
tested against something or - other.
all he had to dofwas toisay It'll was the
fault of the Republican board, and
that he was as sorry as the protest
ants about it. The situation has
changed since them; he has Demo
cratic board, which makes apologizing
or explaining a little embarrassing
and unsuccessful for him. |
But his honor. is playing the cards
left him-he is shifting the blame of
everything on Petrie and Mcclellan;
and, according to report. he is franz
ing something up thatihe may be car
ried into office again on popular /
wave. Whatever his, faults are, his !.
honor is. an astute Ypolitician. Hell
knows the game and he plays 1t to
win. Politicians are looking forward |
with interest to his next move"
And this next move may be. in the
appointment of successor OF, Sheriff /
Jarrett, who takes the office Of high |
sheriff the first of the month. or it ,
may be in his appointment of the
manager of the water and sewer !,
works, which will soon come underi
the jurisdiction of the city and coun-
ty. 1t is almost conceded by all who
are following the situation that Dep
uty Sheriff Rose will be made sheriff.
But there may be a string to 1t! Cap
tain Baker wants to be the deputy
sheriff, and so does Julius Asch, Jr.
A petition is being circulated support
ing Bakers candidacy. But Rose is
credited with being in favor of Asch.
His honor may see. political possibil-
tiles here and step in; and, candidly,
II looks very much like he does see
possibilities and will step in.
The appointment of a manager of
the sewer and water works is in the
same class. TheIe are several appli-
cants for the job, some asking for it