The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-11-14
LOCAL DEMOCRATS
WORRY At TRIP Of.
MALCOLM v FRANKLIN
Many Turn Ambitious Eye To
Post Now Filled BY Gov
ernor Pinkham
COLLECTOR OF PORT SAID
TO BE AFTER THE JOB
Other Names Are Being Whisper
ed BY Those who Know"
In Bourbon Ranks

Local Democrats who have an am
bilious eye upon the governorship and
who hope that when the term of Luc
ius f. Pinkham expires in November
Of next year the lightning may strike
them are squirming with unrest and
suspicion during the absence from the
Territory Of Malcolm franklin collec
tor of the port.
II was given out when Franklin left
Honolulu a couple of weeks ago that
he had gone to Washington on official
business--also that he bore many mes
sages from the Unterrified Of Hawaii
to their political brethren in the Ma
tional Capital
But there is considerably more than
n suspicion in their uneasy minds that
Frnnkhh's business was not entirely
connected with his Office. And there
is no use in their binding their eyer
to the fact that the collector of the
port would be glad to exchange his
present job for the gubernatorial chair
In fact, he Is reliably credited with
having said as much.
Good Job Looks open
There is little expectation that Pink.
ham will be reappointed even should
he desire it. SO it looks as If there
would be a perfectly &, cd job open for
some deserving Democrat" in about
a year-and the wood, are full of de.
serving Democrats when the pie is be.
ing passed around.
Moreover, the Democratic party has
gone on record in its platform as de-
handing the appointment of bona fdG
Il Af
territorial vacancies to be filed.
Franklin 3 name is not the only one
that is mentioned in connection with
the governorship. One local Bourbon
at whom other aspirants for the office
look with apprehension is Richard J.
Trent. Trent is known as consist.
ent Democrat, and he could undoubted,
ly get strong local backing for the
position. 1t is not considered probable
that the President will make the mis-
take again Of appointing az Governor
man who is practically without local
support.
Rivenburgh Also Mentioned
Another Democrat who would not, il
is believed, have to be urged to take
the appointment as Governor is Der.
t'am G. Rivcnburgh, at present terri
tona land commissioner Rivenburgh
has FOR years been active in Democrat.
&c politics, and has received some re.
wards for his party loyalty.
RiVenburgh was the confidential ad
Wiser Of Joseph J. Fern when Fern was
mayor of Honolulu. Later he was
member of the Panama Pacific exposi
ton commission from Hawaii and pre-
sided with much dignity and silk
hat at many of the functions given at
the Hawaii building at the big show.
He was superintendent of KapiOlani
Park, and more recently was appoint
ed head of the land Office, where he has
done good work. Rivenburgh, his
friends believe, is entitled to consd
Grafton when the task of selecting
new Governor for Hawaii is taken u
by the President
And, of course, there is Wade War
rem Thayer, at present Secretary of the
Territory. However, it is the general
understanding that Thayer contcm.
plates returning to the private practise
of law about January |, and it is un-
certain whether he would consider re
naming in public office, even if the of. |
fee were that of Governor of the Ter |
ritory.