The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-29
Mayor-EIect Lane Has the Three
Names Selected Lowrey
Guild and Quinn
lFroh Sunday AdvertIssr.l

A complete change is to be made in
the personnel OF the civil service com
mission by Mayor elect John G. Lane.
The appointment of the men to sue
eeed the present commissioners has al.
ready been decided on by the incoming
chief executive, and two Of the new
commissioners have been selected from
among Rcpnblieansj one from the ranks
Of the Democrats.
Chairman +. Il. BODICE has declined
to serve for another term, and il Is
understood that his place will be taken
by either +. d. Lowrey or Ella Long.
Attorney Glenn X. Quinn is reported
TO be the Democratic appointee;tolBe,
and George G. Guild the second Repub,
lican on the commission, the two sue
ceeding Peter Baron and Jesse Makai-
mai, appointees Of Mayor Fern.
These appointments are expected to
lie made at once upon the newly elect
ed supervisors taking Office. This is
partly due to the fact that ruling
has been made which holds that the
commissioners leave Office automatically
at the expiration OF their term, not
holding over, as IS true in most cases,
until their successors are appointed.
Many Want Dodge
Strong pressure was brought, from
both sides of the political fence, to
retain Mr.. BODICE in Office, and perhaps
the mayof-elect would have yielded to
this pressure had not Dodge given it
out that he did not wish and conld
not accept reappointment.
He has served on the commission Cor
six months, and judging il on the
basis of his experience, he finds two
vital faults with it--one is on the small
number of commissioners, the other on
it's powers. The commission should
have five members, he contends, and
its functions should, be extended TO
make il n police rs we'll az a civil.
service commission, with the sheriff and
his subordihates under its Jurisdiction.
More Extended Power
''The present act is all right as a
starter, he said last night, "but IL
must be carried further to make the
commission what IL really should be-,
In the frst place the membership
should be increased 10 five. A throe
man commission Is unsatisfactory, il
for no other reason than because II
is so easy for two Of the three to
get together and program something
through on the third.
'.Then, again, the eommission shoul /
have more power. II should have the
power Of police commission, with the
sheriff subject TO its jurisdiction. The
commission can accomplish very little
as II is nova mere civil service body
with a SET Of ambitious rules
Too Bad S.ill In the Ring
Ii iscxtrenely unlikely Tat another
meeting Of the present commissioners
will be held, They win probably 90
ont Of Office with the Banana Jaekp
Kalakiela middle still unsettled
Sheriff Rose has not let mp in his
effort 70 get q Banana Jack appoint
ell TO the clerkship at the station, and
the commission up 10 this time has
succeeded in holding out against him,
Jack was inl seventh nlace on the
eligible list for this position, two re.
moved from the number which the cont
mission gave. Rose from whi b to select
his clerk The sheriff has knocked out
one Of the two, thus bringing Jack
one nearer the goal
The sheriff still shouts his antag
onism TO the commission from the roof
tops. Many are wondering what his at.
tltnle will be. Ind what kind Of a
reception hewill receive when the new
Republican commission takes olliee.