Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-29
POLICEMEN IN
POLITICS lobe
PROTESTED NOW
7. J. Ryan to File Objections
With Civil Service Com
mission
M'CANDLESS MEN THINK
ROSE LEANS OTHER WAY
See Signs That Sheriff is Sid.
ing With McCarthy-Pink-
ham Faction

Formal protest against the activity
Of members OF the police force In 10
cal politics is to be filed win Chair
man Lorrin Andrews OF the civil ser
vice commission by T. ]. tHilo) Ryan
as the result Of Democratic primary
nominations last week.
Four members of the police force
and one deputy sheriff are running
for the Democratic territorial central
committee. Three of the five are said
to be under civil service.
The men to be protested are Deputy
Sheriff "Wallie" Davis of Koolaupoko,
Jailer Joseph J. Fern and Police Off
GERS NJ. H. Sanders, r. w. Holt and
Robert Ahuna. All of them are
claimed to be supporters Of Sheriff
Charles II. Rose, and the McCandless
wing of the Democratic party assert
that the signs indicate that Rose Is
lining up with the opposing faction,
the so-called "McCarthy-Pink
wing.
There is evidently a mix-up regard
ing r. w. Holt. There is a policeman
named Chris Holt, but r. w. Holt
is not on the police force, said Sheriff
Rose today.
Neither Fern nor Davis is under
civil regulation, so the protest may
not be lodged against them.
There is aswhole basketful of local
politics mixed up In this plan Ito
protest the political activity on the
police force. Ryan Is a McCandless
supporter, which Is understood to be
one Of the reasons why he objects TO
the policemen taking active part in
politics., their activity being presum.
ably for the cCarthy- Pinkham group
and against McCandless. r.
At the same time the principle that
members Of the police and fire depart.
ments should not take active part II
politics has been once officially recog.
nized by the Honolulu civil service
commission.
The first civil service commission
adopted police manual in 1913,
which included the following:
The right of every member of the
department, active or otherwise, to
entertain political opinions and the
right Of elective franchise is sacred
and inviolate. but no member shall be
. delegate to or member of any
political or partisan convention Or
take active part in any political com
bine and shall refrain from political
discussion while in quarters or on
duty
Inquiry at the county clerks office |
this morning brought out the informa-
ton that this manual was repealed BY |
the present civil service commission, |
and that while the principle of non
activity is supposed to be recognized, |
nothing 10 done to enforce It.
Deputy Clerk Van Gieson, who Is
now clerk OF the civil service commits
sion, said that the present commits
sion repealed the former Commissions |
rules. but left the matter Of drafting a |
suitable set of rules for police |
manual to Sheriff Rose. The sheriff |
has never submitted the proposed sub, |
stittto rules, says Van Gieson. !,
The civil service commission is now |
proceeding under general rules adopt |
ed June Z, 1915. which do not contain |
the prohibition against politics. The
rules now relate merely to appoint |
ments. examinations, etc.
Both Chairman Andrews of the CON-
mission and Sheriff Hose now defens
the activity Of the police officers in
politics.
Sheriff Charles II. Rose. when asked |
yesterday for his opinion on the fact
that police officers ad a deputy |
sheriff are participating in the election
BY holding positions as can.
Iidates on the Territorial central com
nittQe Of political party, said that
be sees no harm Ia it.
IL. H. Sanders, named as a candi- /
late nom the fourth district, is BIZ