Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-12
Wilder LODGES
FORMAL PROTEST
Upon GOVERNOR
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Federal fudge Dole will not be re.
/ appointed. said Judge Wilder shortly
after his return this morning You
! may bank on il that there will be
none but Democrats put on guard.
! though there are the kindliest feelings
! for Judge Dole personally.
AS for the bill which would allow
Judge Dole TO retire on pension, that
/ has very good prospects indeed. Sena.
tor O'GOrman. an influential member
! of the upper house. introduced the bill
there. "
coke's Chances Bright.
1T looks like a cinch for Jim Coke
TO get the district attorneyship, com
ments Judge Wilder, ''Of course, the
point is raised that he cannot be APP
pointed during the legislative term for
which he was elected, but that is not
settled Jim thinks il will not hinder
his appointment; personally, have
my doubts. But there have been a
great many strong Democrats of the
house and senate urging upon the de-
partment Of justice that Coke be rec
commended for appointment.
The president is taking a very
keen interest in Hawaii matters and
particularly in appointments to office
In Hawaii. ! know that he is watch.
ing appointments here.
Il asked Secretary Lane if he and
the department of the interior still
held confidence in Governor Pinkham.
He said, Yes, we have confidence in
him., and | gather that the interior
department does have strong conf.
dence in the governor But 1t is Ger.
tain that the president is considering
these appointments that have been
made and the protests against some
of them.
Hawaii legislation in general
stands very good chance of going
through Congress with the members as
well-disposed as they are toward the
territory There is, however, in my
opinion absolutely no chance for the
plan to go through proposed by
Forbes. of diyerting the customs reye.
nues
When asked as to what course he
win take now in emphasizing his pro,
test against the acts of Governor
Pinkham which he holds Objectionable,
Judge Wilder said:
Il am not out to Gust Mr.. Pinkham.
But what the responsible Democrats
of Hawaii object to and have a right
to object to is the appointment of Re-
publicans when good Democrats are
available 1t is this sort of admins
tration which we protest against, for
it is not the policy of the national
Democratic administration nor is it
playing fair with Hawaii
Open Letter Is Vigorous.
The open letter which Judge Wilder
has addressed to Governor Pinkham
was mailed to the governor from San
Francisco, dated January 3, and pre-
sumably was received by the governor
in the last mail 1t is as follows:
Sir:
In the issue of the Hawaiian Ga
zette dated December II. 1915, there
was published the following wire:
"Wilder's statement relative to my
health and intentions is a Pigment OF
his imagination and has been given
publicity for Interior motives"
If you caused this wire to be sent,
as / assume you did, propose to
show you how false its contents are.
In the first place. would remind
you that when | fight, fight in the
open, and what | have to say to
man, say it to his face. ! have never
yet stabbed friend or foe in the back.
In other words, l play the game as !
understand it.
In the second place, this contro-
versy. or whatever else you care to
call it, is of your own making and, /
assume, of course, because you de-
sired it.
Revives Charge Of Republieanism.
In 1918, the news that your name
had been sent by the president to the
senate for confirmation as governor
of Hawaii came as shock to the
great bulk Of Democrats in Hawaii, ir-
respective of what the balance of the
residents thought We Democrats
were not consulted whether you would
be satisfactory TO us or not. We, who
had lived in Hawaii since annexation,
knew that you had held office under
a Republican administration, paricu-
larly offensive to Democrats political
ly, with an undated resignation hang
ing over your head, that you then be
longed to Republican precinct club,
that you were then contributing part
of your official salary to a Republican
campaign fund devoted to defeating
at the polls good Democrats, and that
you were generally considered a Re-
publican in Hawaii One thing is GER
tain, and that is this: if you were
then a Democrat, you kept it to your
self
After months of weary waiting in
Washington, you were confirmed by
the United States senate one after
noon by a vote of % to "a, barely
quorum being then present, and, as
you know. a majority of the 25 sena-
tors that voted to confirm you were
Republicans, and, as you also know.
the 25th vote was delivered by Sena-
tor Perkins of California, who was
taken from a sick bed to deliver his
vote for you, while many of the Demo
cratic senators were absent on the
understanding that the matter of your
not be called up
that day.
Could Have Prevented Confirmation.