Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-05
Majority Report of Sui: Com.
r,littee on Charter Adopted
. BY Committee of rs

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In favor Of the majority report:
Joseph q. Fern, Lorrin Andrews, les.
se uiuihi, Clarence crabbe, EDWARD
| p. Foparty, Eli J. Crawford, c. ]. Gay,
z. X. Ain. Opposed 10 majority re
port were 2. J. Green, n. w. Esmes,
q. .. johnson, Charles N. Arnold and
G. 2. Bush.
After two hours and half of argu-
ment the committee OF Is Of the char
ter convention adopted the majority
report Of It's subcommittee Of five last
night by a vote OF eight to- five.
Throughout the discussion the objec-
tons were generally started from 10
group OF -four men sitting side by side
Ct one end OF the line Of tables in the
supervisors assembly hail. The tour
men were Francis J, Green, G. II
Bush. H. s. johnson and Alfred w.
Games, and on almost every, question
the solid four picked up one auxiliary.
Overwhelmed four 10 one ii the sub
committee, the feature OF the discus.
sian last night was the strength or the
progressive minority five votes out
Of 13l s II:
As finally adopted by the commit
tee, the report OF the subcornmittee
was literally amended. y, ., s|'}.s. Prs.
The civil service In the city and
county Of Honolulu was wiped out,
The supervisors were fixed ct four
from each representative district. can.
iidates for mayor to run at large.
The right to sit on the board OF
equalization and taxation with the 50.
peryisors was taken from the heads OF
departments, making the latter abs0
lLtely administrative Offices and the
former entirely legislative. q
Twenty sections were lifted at one
move when the parts of the report
having to do with the frontage tax
we're stricken ont by q practically i'm.
anirnons vote. The tenure OF office
was limited TO two years. ~ 81
Gay Backs Refefcudum. s..5...
A change Of great Importance was
The Introduction Of the referendum on
the motion OF E. ]. Gay BY his mo-
tion any amendment to the charter
may be nlade ON the petition Of 80 per
cent of the voters. IS 81
Talks BY L0rfin Andrews. represents
Ing the majority report sofs he sub.
committee, and Francis Green, repre-.
senting the minority, opened the meet.
ing. Andrews .expla liis position
with his accustomed force and clarity
). The only need for the short bal
lot, he said, SIS to BEE that the indi-
yidual Is not obscured by the office,
and We can secure this result by the
report which the subcommittee Ten-
ders to you I have here q book writ
ten by q great authority. on the sub.
ject, and be has to say, upon the. point
of the short ballot Il
Z, when was the book printed, Lor.-
RIM called q gentle voice from the
rear. ~ Is e
IN 1911, said Andrews, ,-but j
mere matter Of four years makes no
difference IN 4 thing like this. {
The minority smiled. : 81 4
It2swns . hard blow To Andrews ar.
gument, for he had eYidently center
ed his efforts around the Knockout
which would be supplied bf the QUO
tation from the book. He wound ID
by making . rambling defense of the
ward system ssds the opposition papers
choose to call our plan He also
mentioned the fact that the mayor
should be given the power OF appoint:
ing magisfrateB. ss 81 a. ~
Francis ]. Green; 10 reply sketched
briefly the causes Why ne was In
opposition to the majority. q
Ward System Corrupt. ss I l..
Il cast my first vote in 1884 for
James G. Blaine" said Green. II cast
that. vote in New York New York
used the ward system. In New York
at that time to be connected with poll
tics was TO be damned forever. Peor
pie who went through those times IN.
der the rule OF ignorance and corrup-
tion are not apt to forget what the
ward system means" 40 ~ \ i
Passing briefly from point to. point
Mr.. Green stated that the creation OF
the new office, the superintendent Of
city works, Is full OF danger.
HE should not be elected. 1t IL too
great q danger TO allow an office of
such immense importance lie open to-
the schemes OF the; politicians" ~
Furthermore, he showed that the
new officer, the great feature of the
charter. IL not by any means
. compromise with the city manager
idea. : :, :. x, III = So :.
Charles N. Arnold and Alfred w.
Eames bitterly opposed. the, proposed
division of the city into the two rep.
resentatiye districts for the purpose
of electing the supervisors. Arnold
representation for taxation,
but he did not want the supervisors
Of one district pitted against those Of
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Cites Fifth District. :.
Fighting for the election. at large,
he pointed out that. the fifth district