The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-05-15
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LOCAL JOB
No Time Was Lost by South q
lima Man in Having His NJ
Confirmed by Senate as r
master for Honolulu - HI
Said to Be a Good Organize
BY Ernest q. walker.
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WASHINGTON, May This
been high old day for Honolulu
Washington. II win be May first
Hawaiian people to remember a "
This refers especially to the new
master, W. F. Young, once Of Spar
burg, South Carolina, and, indeed,
resident Of that place, although
has been rowing around the country
year and half. He is fe
townsman Of Representative jon
Travis johnson, long in the house Z
South Carolina and more or less
fuential member Of the appropriat
committee. Indeed he was a collea
on that committee with Albert s.
Lesson, who is now postmaster genera
Young was assistant postmaster
Spartannurg for, 10, many years, 81
twelve or fifteen according to the
count obtainable here. Spartanburl
quite a little town. When Mr.. Jc
son had the naming Of Democr
postmaster there he did not promote
Il. Young, who had been assistant u
master for twelve or fifteen years.
no. lie named as postmaster in
home town man named Pierre III. i
who had been the congressman Is SCI
tary.
Splendid Organizer.
Young seems to have been cut
about this nomination bit. He appe
to have been Democrat and had
enough or could make himself trou
some enough 20 Congressman John
to make the latter take notice. A
how Young soon blossomed out Will
place under the postoffice department.
special agent, travelling around to
spect city deliveries. II was given
at the department today that Yor
was splendid organizer and had b(
engaged in travelling around, organic
such great ohces as those at Cincinni
Duluth, st. Louis and so forth.
But splendid as that may sound
one who don Z care overmaeh about v
acity, it looks as though the new pd
master of Honolulu was not gr(
postal authority at all but simply
rather commonplace Democrat, W
needs the Job al Honolulu more I'll
the job needs him A very wise SO.
Carolina man, very familiar with 1
Palmetto State politics and who is 81
posed to know about everybody
South Carolina very much worth viii
said:
81 never saw Young but once.
never heard much about him, althou
he served in Spartanburg a long VIII
az assistant postmaster. His backe
oh, that is Representative johnson a
undoubtedly Johnson got him
place, To BIO frank with you, don
believe Young will set the rivers all
In Honolulu, if they have any rive'
out there. He viii make good enoul
postmaster, perhaps, If he is 5000 mil
AWAY"
Quick Confirmation.
Young Is now in Washington, bI
could not be located this afternoon.
was sad carly in the day at the Il
partment that he was probably at Il
Capitol looking after his eonfrmatio|
Ho very apparently was for the vel
rare thing happened that Young WI
nominated by President Wilson abol
| one O'Clock Tor Postmaster Of Hon0lul
and about six O'Clock this evening
was confirmed. As matter of fa'
Young was at the Capitol working iii
a Turk to get the confirmation throug
so as TO stave OF any protests th'
might come rolling in from Honolulu
Ordinarily, his nomination woul
have been referred TO the postofIiee con
mittee at the first executive session an
then, after a. few days reported back
the senate, il there were no valid oil
jeetions TO him. The report would ha,
then gone over for day and at II
next executive session would have bee
confirmed. But, instead of all thu
procedure the committee was polled an
il was represented to the senate thu
the case was urgent and that confirm
tion should be had forthwith. So il wi
rushed through and IL may be thu
Young has already hurried out of tow
TO catch the next boat to Honolulu an
also to get on the job where, as ca
pet baggor, he can draw big salary
such things look TO him.
The department has recently be-
handing out intimations that the Hon
lulu postofiiee was not in satisfaction
condition and some one was wanted fro
the mainland who could set it goii
right. Young probably will try to I
this. As a matter OF fact there
| probably measure Of doubt wheth
any trouble exists at all with the II
nolulu postoffice. But a henchmi
needed care and he has gotten the oiliC
Mr.. Young, personally, is described
an agreeable man.
Pearl Harbor Appropriation.
The appropriation in the naval b
for increasing the cost Of the Pea
llarbor drydoek to $4,5OO,OOO went o
| this afternoon on point Of ord,
made by Representative Hensloy,
Missouri. There was hot debate /
| the subject. Mr.. Hensley intimat
there was something dark and mysi
Tious aout the proposed increase. Re
preventative Underwood said he thong
| the matter should be investigated Il,
history of the ease was reviewed ca
nestly by Representative Roberts,
Massae who said he had Civ,
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