Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-13
NEVADA PAPER
SAYS HALEY IS
RESlJLT.GETTER
New Internal Revenue Collector
Praised in Former
Home

Concerning John r. Haley. recently
named internal revenue collector, the
Nevada Democrat says:
y. r. Haley, who Is known to a ma.
iority OF the residents OF Nevada. Is
respected by all who know him and
highly esteemed by his numerous
friends, was on Wednesday OF this
week nominated by President Wilson
as collector OF internal revenue for the
Hawaiian islands Several days pre-
Yious the Democrat had wire from
Washington stating that the nomina.
tion would be made az an early date.
Senator Pittman secured the APP
pointment, being supported in his eff.
forts by very strong and cordial in
dorsements from few influential Ne
yada Democrats. He has been work
ing on the matter since last October,
when he met Mr. Haley In San Fran
cisco, while the latter was ON a visit
to the mainland for his health, which
had broken down under the strain Of
hard newspaper work IN Honolulu. He
IS gIutt0n for work. anyway. and in
that particular alone displays less
sense than the average man. while In
al other respects Jimmy Haley is as
wise as the proverbial serpent; also
as harmless as the proyerbial dove
ae general rule. Those who have
known him intimately know that he Is
q knightly gentleman and loyal
friend
Hawaiian politicians were probably
surprised when they heard Of his ap
pointment, as he employed no public
ity bureau or brass band to promote
his candidacy. Factions OF the weak.
disorganiaed Democratic party In the
islands were fighting among them
selves for this and other federal
places. paying no attention to him;
Ewing him a chance to slip In when
no one was looking land he was
never known to overlook a bet. II
Il said that this faefi6naa strife has
,RreEented the administrator from sp-
limiting residents to several import.
,srk positions. necessltating the send,
1,.,y In OF men from other sthtes, es-
Va 1iaily from the South, who are get.
s 1g taste of their own old medi-
I,5,e, in being designated By that 30
4 iQuet OF III will. scarpetbaggef But
Is they. are getting the money along
with II. they will probably survive the
taunf.
Haley being a resident and not mix.
ed up IN local political feuds was one
Of his chief elements OF strength. He
went TO the islands from San Diego
OVER two years ago. unknown, secured
position on one Of the Honolulu
dailies. was quickly advanced on his
merits to the position Of city editor
and. so says w. u Haworth, of the
Austin Reyeille. who spent several
months there last year was acknoNl-
edged 70 be the livest wire IN the busi.
ness which was merely sustaining the,
Reputation won wherever he has work
.Mr. Haley lived IN Nevada for ten
or q dozen years. being engaged con-.
tInuously IN the newspaper business.
most Of that time IN Reno, q year or
more az Ely. Governor Dickerson ap-
pointed him bullion tax collector. in
which position he broke al previous
records. hunting down the most skill
lul dodgers and forcing all of em to-
come across with the percentage due
the state. When the Gazette appeared
61 the street Wednesday evening an
nouncing his appointment, everyone
you met had something to say about
Il. expressing qualification that Jimmy
Haley had landed what he wanted "