The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-17
Official Most interested Denies
Accuracy Of News But Re-
" fuses Interview
CAPITOL GIVES FULL
. cREDENcE TO REPORT
Lack of Harmony Between Gov
ernor and Secretary Said To
Be Reason For the Step

According TO widespread and most
cireumstantial reports, Wade Warren
Thayer has resigned as Secretary of
Hawaii, but Mr.. Thayer makes positive.
denial that he has resigned--as yet.
However, it is taken for granted
around the Capitol that the resignation
is to be made at once
The resignation is to take effect on
January /, next, by which time, it is
expected, Mr.. Thayer's successor will
have been appointed and INDICTED into
Office.
Mr.. Thayer win return to the pri.
Vate practise of law, which lie set aside
when he was appointed attorney gener
al of the Territory under the Frear adj.
ministration, resigniug this Office when
he was appointed Secretary of Hawaii
by the President.
official Fails To Confirm
This is the definite information re,
'eived yesterday morning by The Ad-
vertiser,, information which came from
several reliable and authoritative sour.
ces. Mr.. Thayer, himself, refuses, to
confirm il, however. -
High officials under the Pinkham ad
ministration when asked yesterday
stated that they knew Mr. Thayer was
contemplating the step he was said TO
have taken. Some went so far as to say
hat the resignation of the Secretary
Of Hawaii had been rendered to the
President.
Mr., Thayer Enters Denial .a,
Mr.. Thayor was not in his Office yes
terday when representative of The
advertiser called to interview him. Ev-
'rybody in the Capitol, when question:
d, admitted the correctness of the in.
formation.
~ don care to be interviewed in
he matter Mr.. Thayer informed The
Advertiser later, when The Advertiser
rot in touch with him s6ver the teles
pbOpc. Mr.. Thayer was abrupt in his
manner.
"Mr. Thaver, The Advertiser has in
1rmRtion that you have resigned as
ecretary of Hawaii and that your re.
yna:ion will take effect the first of
nuary, next" the official was in
rmed. 80.
"T have not resigned" replied Mr..
hayer. =
do you contemplate resigningi"
."No. L do not contemplate doing so
at the present time don t care to
ak for publication
This closed the interview.
'verybody Else Agrees
1t developed yesterday that Mr.. Thay.
r has been contemplating the step h."
las now taken for some time past-six
months. 1T least high official said
All but Mr.. Thayer agree flat in
~esiguing he does so TO return to the
rivatc practise of Jaw, which he finds
ruch more remunerative than the of
Zee he now holds, ~"
One source Of information had it yes
'crdny that relations between the Gov
'rnur and the Secretary of Hawaii have
0o' bee" cordial for quite some time
past. They have not been in agree,
PINT on many occasions on matters of
nolicy, il is claimed
In Interest of Harmony
Ir view Of the fact that during the
Governor absence from the Territory
b. Secretary Of Hawaii is, under the
organic Act, intrusted with the Teigns
VI territorial government as acting
iovcrn"r, it is held that relations be-
tween the two high officials must at all
ines be- cordial and that they mus
!lSo b" in complete agreement in gov
'rHmcntaI matters, policy and all that
As to just who win succeed Mr.
rhmycr, whom he leaves office, nothing
= known. Several prominent Hoholu
ans. notably Palmer p. Woods, have
been mentioned, yet nothing on this
'cor" is known. r..
- have heard and ] vas informed
arlv this morning that Mr.. Thayer had
"signrd," said Senator Ambrose J
"irtz Yesterday. when interviewed OF
he subject, h'r2
Senator Writ had been unduIy busy
Turing the day calling on local Bohr.
1ouS Of the more prominent tyne. He
rad called on Federal Judge Vaughan
'ut found him absent. He next visited
he Judiciary Building, where he wa
cen 20 approach several ranking Demo
rats.
senator wtrtz Has His Say o..
~ have no idea who is in line or In
lew 10 succeed him, - he said. ct am
certainly not candidate and I don't
Cnrw' who is. Any one whom thu
Democratic party, Through its local con
'tuird officials, baclS up for Mr.
rhrv"r's place will have my support.
"Cnbinet" officials agreed yesterday
'hrr the selection of Mr. Thayer's sue
>ssor will rest a good deal with Gov
vernon Pinkham. Usually the Gov
! rn"r Of the Territory, when former
vacancies in the office Of the Secretar,
/ IT Hav all existed. was consulted anf
rs rule his desires in the matter wer'
allowed by tn" President, IN the inter
IT. Of harmony and. further, in view
f the fuct that when the Governor Il
"'" from the Territory the Secretary
# Hawni il tcmnornrily the Chief Elk
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