Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-02
PETITION OUT
FOR THE SCALP
OF WHITEHOUSE
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broke with whitehouss when his
friend Kennedy was let out. and who
has been feeling a crouch against the
roads committee since II took up the
axe and discharged number OF men
Ia crouch based upon being ignored
by the committee. he says and not
.sumomned to its meetings-is said
to be one of the leaders of the petit
toners.
Paeheeo Opposes Whitehouse.
There are other Democrats more or
less well known who have gone on the
petition. Pacheco has been openly
opposed to Whitehouse for some time;
cnce he made motion before the
board that the latter's resignation be
called for. But so far he hamnot
signed the petition. He comedies
i that the engineer is capable. but
.inds fault with him on political
! grounds; he says that politics and
not ability has been the bane Of
the department
This petition with It's $50 sigma
lures is to be presented to the super.
yisorslat their meeting Tuesday even
ing. it Is said.
| Though Whitehouse is a Republic
can and the board straight Demo
cratic with the exception of Super
visor Cox. who is Republican-the
majority members have fought all
along the line for the city and county
engineer, asserting that he should not
be removed for political reasons sim
ply, that he is the best and most COM
petent man available for the place.
In this way Whitehouse has had the
backing of the Democrats in control
OF the board. But there has been al
ways an element working against
him. Numerous reasons why he
should go have been set forth, but
the roads committee Of the supervi-
sors, answering for him, has declared
that a good man should not be lost
Fin the rush for spoils. And it has de-
feated any movement To. GUST him.
Hardesty Leads Opposition.
When the secret caucuses were held
recently. and scandal revealed in
the road department. which resulted
III Kennedy along with about 20 sub
crdinates being discharged, Hariesty
took UP the cudgels Of the road over
seer. He is q member of the road
committee, yet was not present at the
secret meetings This, he let 1t be
known. did not please him. The other
supervisors say, however, that he was
told of the meeting and was lot able
to attend because OF the Illness of his
daughter. This Is no doubt true. but
Hardesty Is found TO be offended
nevertheless and watching for q
chance to put Kennedy back and take
punch at Whitefoase.
On the board, he has reasonable
grounds to believe Supervisor Pa
checo and Supervisor Woltef. will
support him in a movement to Ere
Whitehouse and put Kennedy back
But with them voting with him he
still would lack one vote OF haying
enough to control the situation SUI
pervisor Cox, Republican,, but not
taken to be altogether in sympathy
with Whiteheuse, has the balance Of
power. If he would vote with them
everything wished for could be done
What success the trio had with Cox Is
not known. But it looks like, fr0ilI
the resort to the petition, that he
would not stand in with them; and
so another tack was taken.
Mayor Fern in the course of tile dis
cussion of the petition by the board
declared that Whitehouse would have
to go.
"If you supervisors" he said, want
to get out Of politics and not rim. for
office, you can keep Whitehouse;; but
if you are after re-election, yot'''e got
to dump him."
Whitehouse fred the mayors two
sons recently for incompetence
Several OF the supervisors openly
declared this morning that the com
ing of the petition would result in a
decisive stand taken by members OF
the board for and against the engineer.
The signatures on the petition, 1t is
said, are mostly from city and county
Iaborers.
Hardesty denied this morning that
he had taken an active part In the
circulation or preparation Of the petit
ton. He admitted he had seen it, but
denied having read 1t.
Some laborers, . he said. called on
me one evening and presented the pc
tition to me, asking me to sign it and
present it to the board. refused. "
notwithstanding iHardesty's state
ment supervisors who are close to him
say that he has had great deal to
do with the history Of the petition.
A copy of the petition could not be
secured this morning, nor a list of-the
signers. According to Hardesty there
are $50 signatures on the petition.
Supervisor Pacheco states that It not
only asks for the resignation of White
house but demands that Kennedy be
restored to office. .-
The caucus lasted two hours. Con-
siderable time was consumed in the
discussion of the unemployed problem.
the offer Of the Associated Charities to
put, without cost to the city and coun-
ty, 200 immigrants to work on public
roads No decision was reached as to
whether this offer should or should
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