Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-19
NEW SYSTEM FOR
|. OAHU ELECTIONS
UP At HEARING
Continued nom page one,

every TWO years thereafter. r. a.
Under the present law the mex
county election would take place Il
November, 1916. simultaneously wit
the territorial election. Thus unde
the provision OF House Bill "a, tn
present county officers would serve al
extra year. i
AS result of the open debate yea
terday evening Chairman A. l.. Castl
announced that many new ideas hal
been given his committee and that tn
measure would likely come out Of com
mittee with a number OF materia
changes.
A suggestion first advanced by Sen
ator Al. Writ and discussed AM
enlarged upon by several other citi
zens. notably W. C. Achi. Jesse Uluih
and Albert Waterhouse, was that Ho
Modulus city and county officials b,
given four-year terms in place OF thu
two-year term at present In effect
Writ thought the Interests Of the PEG
pie could be protected against ranl
inef1ciency and possible eroOkedness
on the part OF officers elected for tbs
long period by inserting the recall pro
vision.
T. NJ. Church and C. r. Hemenway
the latter speaking for the Chamber
of Commerce, and Fred 7. p. Water
house all heartily indorsed the present
measure. They asserted the shorter
ballot would give the voters better op
portunity to select candidates who
could give the city efficient service
Church thought Il would tend to elimi
nate petty politics and partisanship in
municipal affairs, which he regarded
the bane Of local government.
Writ opposed the elimination OF
partisanship feature, declaring the BIZ
partisan politics, as exemplifed by
Tammany hall in New York and in
the municipal politics of other large
cities on the mainland, is far nastier
than the partisan brand. Men elected
on party platform, with definite writ
ten pledges, are more tightly bound
to live up to their promises than the
Independent or non-partisan kind, he
thought.
sIf this law is passed" announced
w. c. Achi. 1T will not surprise me
If my good friend Mr.. Hemenway is
bofnre Ire loeislat,,re two wears hence
sstine On behaif az the Chamber Of
Commerce thaf II he renealed
aThis scheme win not eliminate pol
itics II can,t The officeholder must
continue to play politics just as be-
fore, I believe. II a candidate goes
before the neople and saws to them.
when get into office I'm going to
emf ont uelifics. who Il going to vote
for him? 8
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you must nave tne Two elections
separated, then give the county ofn
Gers lotr-year Terms
DeEiq kaiauokaiani, city ana eoun.
9 clerk, INFORMED the commlttee tnai
4 tne Dill became law tne county
clerk would pe naru MT. as ne bears
the next municipal election on Oahu
me prunt Of arranging lot tne cleo
IONS
he pointed out that some mlnoI'
changes would have 70 pc made IN the
bill to harmonize with the primary