The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-10-20
RAYMOND TO Be
SECRETARY OF
TERRITORY WHEN
TAAYER RESIGNS
Provided Maui Does Not Send
Him To the Senate, Which ls7,,
~. Hardy Probable
.a-, a,E $780, T..r,
SECRETARY WAITING TO
SEE HOW THE VOTES GO
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Maui Doctor Logical Successor
To Post Of First Assistant
To the Governor
SECRETARY WAITING TO
{ SEE HOW THE VOTES GO

Wade Warren Thayer out and DIR.
John II. Raymond of Maui in as Secre-
tary On the Territory. Such is the lit,
tie political plan, provided the good
people Of the vdliey Island decide that
they prefer someone beside the cattle
raising medieo for the representative
in the august senatorial chamber at
this coming session Of the Legislature.
That is the reason the present 6ecre-
tary of the Territory, Wade Warren
Tbayer, is keeping so mute about his
plans for entering into the more lucra.
tive private practise of the law, and
Why Governor Pinkham is so confident
that all has been peace and harmony
between the two rooms at the mauka
and maksi ends Of the old Capitol.
At least 50 shy the politicians who
ARE supposed to know everything, but
neither the Governor nor the Secretary
has altered bis attitude of careful
aloofness from the question Of Mr.,
Thayer's resignation.
1his Is the pan
Here is the plan in all its simplicity.
Mr.. Thayer is 70 resign from Office, his
resignation 10 take effect January l.,
1917, or before, according to circum-
stances and political developments,
those political developments being the
victory or defeat Of Doctor Raymond
at the polls in Maui Mt the coming cleo
ton. Should the good doctor go down
to political disaster in November, then
the resignation of Mr.. Thayer will take
greet Immediately or thereabouts,
while IL success should crown the doe.
B. tors rapidly thinning locks with the
Bays Of victory the Office of the seere
,taryship would remain flied by the in
eumbent until such n time az the Gov.
ernor shall have had an opportunity TO
gore shout him and find another cab.
met official '.t
Reeigna.ion Not Unexpected
Political wise ,uns who nave been
following local Developments of late
were not surprised by the announce
meDt made In the columns Of The Ad.
vertiser some days ago that Mr.. Thayer
intended TO quit his post under the gov
rrnment and get him private Office of
his own. Rumors of certain frigid-
ity between the Offices on the upper
, foor Of the Capitol have been rife for
some time, and the resignation Of the
Secretary limited at even before he left
for his long summer vacation, with the
Governor sitting on the lid in his abb
Sence and Eben 3. Buckingham doing
the work. sE
80 When, on his return, the frosty
weather continued, the Tumors revived
and stole out into the realm of prae.
teal politics. Certain ambitious per!
sons with the belief that they could
bold down the job now held by Mr..
Thayer, began to pull wires with the
GoyHrnOr = friends in an effort to land
both feet in the governmental trough.
Aspirations Nipped
Then came the chilling whisper that
IL WAS true that Thayer intended to re.
sjgn-cven that his resignation had
been made out and was in the hands
Of the GovernOr-but that for them the
post was hopeless, for arrangements
had already been made to Gil the va,
cancy. Doctor Raymond, one of the
best friends Of Governor -Pinkham in
the Territory, and closer TO His Excel
leRey even than Charles B. Cooper, an,
other doctor of medicine, had been Sc,
leeted for the post. .-. g..
IL was recalled that at the outset OF
fhe administration upon its current
journey Doctor Raymond had dons
much 10 shape the course of the Pink
ham bark, and it was asserted that
Governor Pinkham has wanted the
helping hand of the Maui Statesman N
various stages of his voyage and could
not have II in time.
Election Chances Slim
- Other significant things have com,
q 10 light, also, say the politicians. Tn,
chief of these is the vote ut the reeen
primary election on Maui. Harry "A
Baldwin, Republican candidate for tn
nomination 70 the senate, toiled not
psither did he spin any political webs
while Doctor Raymond was busy lit
tie spider whose web covered the who'll
Of the island, yet when the votes wer,
counted Ii was found that Raymond
led baldwin by but a seant five votes.
This was sore Jolt TO the doctor. i
is even DECLARED that, having resigned
Abis post as supervisor, his other Office
with and without emoluments, AM
oven sidetraeked some of his privat
sffairs 90 leave himself free 30 sit i
ihe senate for his people, he felt hui
~ thirk that his sacrifice was no bet
tir appreciated.
,.. " ~ pas even declared yesterday tina
I Doctor Raymond had told friends her
that Y be contemplated ,withdIawin
ON the Taee. but had changed hi
e ! ind and determined to see the strue
rs through TO its bitter ending abou
4 inc clock on the evening Of NoVen
Isr 7, He was no gutter, he assert
90 'rrt has a reputation as a fighter :
Sustain, t-
T'hrYe then. the matter rests. l
Raymond Is victorious. a senator h
z y We; " defeated. the Office Of Sec
rtory Of the Territory awaits hi
.5iseeting hand.