The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-14
SENATOR COKE SAYS
GOVERNOR IS SOLID
WITH WASHINGTON
Administration OF Affairs Here
Has Been Investigated and
Found Satisfactory
T.. ~
Mr.. PINKHAM WILL !
NOT BE SUPPfANTED
Territorial Scion Thinks PreSi-
|" dent Wilson Is Strong Enough
To Win Election

Senator James l.. Coke, with Mrs.
Coke returned to Honolulu yesterday
in the Great Northern after an absence
of nearly nine months spent in the
: mainland on business and pleasure. A
great deal Of their time was spent with
the relatives Of himself and wife and
Coke managed to get in some good ticks
for territorial affairs which-haye come
up before congress. 90
lie assisted materially in the propo-
sition of the hotation of the new re-.
funding bonds of the Territory and got
the consent Of the President to the is.
sue through the secretary of the inter,
Tor. The treasury department., through
the efforts Of Coke, has given the new
issue of bonds the same concessions as
the bonds they are to replace and Coke
says that the bond lawyers, In New
York who pass on the legality of the
issues, assured him of the cont nued
popularity of the offerings from Ha,
waii on the bond market
Speaking Of the report which has
gained credence. of his not returning to
the Islands, Coke said:
Hawaii is my home. It~has been
for twenty years and always will be.
I expect to open an Office for the prac.
tise of law very soon and get back
into the harness. Nine months, rest
and vacation is a long time and will
have to go to work to pay for fun.
Governor Strong In Washington
'"G am not looking for any political
preferment and am not seeking any
thing in the gift of the voters. | do
not anticipate That ] will take, any ac.
tive part in the Democratic primary
election to be held here in a few days,
but If there. isl'anything | can 10 to
help out | wilFiBe glad to do so.
"Whiie in Washington 7 did NOT get
very close to.ftRt President but had
several very pleasant calls on the sec.
rotary of the interior He is a govd
friend of Governor PinkhamN apd has
every confidence in him. Mr.. Lane
told me that there had been so much
rubbish written TO the department re-.
garding the con,luct of affairs here that
he had quietly had man Il sent out
here who had investigated things and
male q report Of conditions very much
in favor of, the Governor and his admin
istration. 7 do hot know who the man
was but know that he was here quite
while and went thoroughly into
things.
"Mr 1Pinkham is NOT to- he super
seeded in the position be nov hollis so
far as T. know and an 'th3 'Gomplaints
about him sent to Washington now
are passed up to the scrap heap'or the
letters damr1inv him sent back here to
him for his information.
President Wilson Strong
"When i comes to. predicting the
political outcome in the, mainland it is
"A hard matter The President has mapy
warm friends and these, are especially
among the financial interests. The dig
| bankers and manufacturers are with
/ him on account of his victory in the
matter of establishing the credit of the
country by his currapey law which was
| fought so hard at first. 1t has worked
out splendidly and the other day in Cal
ifornia one of the biggest bankers
there told me that although he had
heretofore been a Republican he was
/ going w tne ~. lLOuhS COiife as
a Wilson delegate. n, nsg-..
"There are many things which might
happen etween now and the election
but | am sure Mr.. Wilson will receive
tthe party nominations aud feel that he
/ has every chance of being reelected.
"You may think that the Islands are
prosperous, but every business in the
country is prosperous and. there was
never the business in the States that is
there today. Everyohe is making mon
ey and all are satisfied. OF course the
administration is coming in. for its
! share of the credit for the prosperity
National Park Assured
Just before / left Washington
was assured by Scott Ferris, chairman
of the house committee on public lands
that the national park bin Would surely
pass. This seems TO be the impression
Of all in congress. The sug"r legisla
ton also will be passed in little
while" -
Coke had nothing to say ION the mat
ter of an extra session of 1.-The legisla
ture, explaining that he had Just hear
that it was being advocated on his ar
rival here. He and Mrs. Coke are
stopping at the Alexander Young Ho
tel. a.
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