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

among the reported rivals Jack Lucas,
Harry Murray. Judge A. >. MahaHlu
of Waialua, Paul Isenberg. Charlie
ChIllingworth and Charles Hustace.
cThe new Citizens Party IS getting
behind Hustace for mayor and {. B.
Wilson formerly marshal OF the king
,aom. for sheriff.
CHS Honor is Worried.
81 Mayor Fern is visibly worried, and
, his friends in the inner circle say he
is about TO put something over. out
the exact nature of this proposed coup
I is not made public. 1t is known,
though. that he has made overtures
to Senator Chillingworth with the
, view of keeping the latter ont or 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 Chillingworth up for sheriff.
! AS Chillingworth is a Republican,
Mayor Ferns OvertuTes have not been
heard with much approval by his par
ty men. Despite what the chief exec
utive of the city and county had done.
Chillingworth may be 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
Isenberg is going to run. That he is
already engaged in lining up some OF
the precincts is not disputed. Ma
haulu may be a 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 a
pretty dangerous third party. Mayor
Fern has thought this all out and
there is no doubt but what the La
huis figure in his meditations these
days. He either wants to swing them
ever to him or break them up.
Mayor Slips the Buck.
1t doesn't look like he can dc
either, for it is more or less of an
anthem organization. His runners,
who have been out for some time
now, are trying to put Supervisors
Petrie and Mcclellan in hole, say
; ing that they are to, blame, and not
his honor, for the unpopular acts OF
the board and the municipal labor
J. condition. ~, When Mayor Fern. had 9
Republican board. this was an easy
game for him. When the voters pro
tested against something or other
: all he had to do was to say it was the
fault of the Republican board, anC
that he was as sorry as the protest
ants about it. The situation ha!
changed since them; he has a Demo
cratic board, which makes apoiogizins
or explaining a little embarrassing
\ and unsuccessful for, him.
But his honor is playing the cards
left him-he is shifting the blame O
i, everything on Petrie and Mcclellan
and, according to report. he Is fran
ing something up that he may be car
! ried into office again on a popula
wave Whatever his faults are, hi
honor is an astute politician. HI
knows the game and he plays it t.
, win Politicians are looking forward
with interest to his next move.
And this next move may be in tn
I appointment of a successor of Sheriff
Jarrett, who takes the office of higl
sheriff the first of the month, or j
4 may be in his appointment of tn
manager of the water and sewe
works, which will soon come undo
the jurisdiction of the city and coun
ty 1t is almost conceded by all VIII
are following the situation that Der
uty Sheriff Rose will be made sheriff
But there may be a string to it! Cal
f tain Baker wants to be the deput
sheriff. and so does Julius Asch, u
I A petition is being circulated support
. ing Bakers candidacy. But Rose
! credited with being in favor of AsCf
q. His honor may see political possibi
tiles here and step in; and, candid!
\ it looks very much like he does Sc
,. possibilities and will step in.
The appOintn Of a. manager G
=. the sewer and water works is in tn
same class. Thele are several appl
: cants for the job. some asking for
I on merit. others on political backing
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