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 whom his
friend Kennedy was let out. and who
has been feeling crouch against the
roads committee since II tuck 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
10 be one of the leaders of the petit
toners.
Pacheco Opposes Whitekouse.
There are ether Democrats more or
less well known who have gone on the
petition. Paeheco 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, has not
signed the petition. He comedies
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 its $50 sigma
lures is to be presented to the super.
visors at their meeting Tuesday even
ing, it is said.
! Though Whitehouse is 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
or 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 superyi-
sors, answering for him. has declared
that good man should not be lost
in the rush for spells 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 SUBJ
erdinates being discharged, Hardesty
took up the cudgels of the road over
seer. He is 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 a
chance to put Kennedy back and take
a punch at Whitehouse.
On the board. he has reasonable
grounds to believe Supervisor Pa
eheco and Supervisor Wolter viii
support him in a movement to fire
Whitehouse and put Kennedy back.
But with them voting with him he
still would lack one vote of having
enough to control the situation. SUI
peryisor Cox, Republican, but not
taken to be altogether in sympathy
with Whitehouse, has the balance OF
power. If he would vote with them,
What success the trio had with Cox is
not known. But it looks like, from
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 the 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 reelection, you've got
to dump him."
Whitehouse fired 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 J
decisive stand taken by members OF /
the board for and against the engineer
The signatures on the petition, it is
said, are mostly from city and county |
laborers
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 it.
SOME ldUOTOES, uG SdIu, Cdlltu vi /
me one evening and presented the Pc
tition to me. asking me to sign it and
present it to the board l refused
notwithstanding Hardesty'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 he |
secured this morning, nor list of the /
signers. According to Hardesty there |
are $50 signatures on the petition. /
Supervisor Pacheco states that IL not /
only asks for the resignation Of White
house but demands that Kennedy be I
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
this, offer should or should
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