Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-28
PRAISE CHOICE
Of F. N. HATCH AS
new SUPERVISOR
Other Members of Board De.
lighted: Chamber of Com
merCe Pleased. Too

Approval Of he mayors selection Of
F. ". Hatch as supervisor % fiji the
vacancy lett b. the RESIGNATION 0f Rob-
ert W. Single was voiced everywhere
today
Mr.. Hatch has the cordial good
wishes OF the Chamber Of Commerce.
i am sure. declared Raymond c.
Brown. seCretar! OF the organization.
His reputation as man OF ability is
we'll established in the community.
He is the sort OF man We need IN
the board" asserted Ben Hullinger,
supervisor,
Il sent him A special delivery letter
urging him 10 accept Yesterday about
- minutes before he called on the
mayor to notify him of his acceptance
Of the appointment, so yOu know how
| feel about him." said Daniel Logan
supervisor.
I'M for him." announced William
Larsen. supervisor.
And 50 it was with every member
of the city administration
Why Mayor Made Choice.
Mayor Lane, in a few short sen
fences, gave his reasons for APPOINT
ing Mr. Hatch to the place Oh the
board. He is a man whose standing
in the CCmmunU' is ,lnQueStiOned, he
said. Francis NJ Hatch has been of
inestimable service TO the territory
and TO the city in the years that he
has lived here. He has connections
with businessmen and with territorial
officials that will prove of immense
benefit to the CITY. His recommends
tions will be listened To by the sub
stantial portion Of our citizenship
He brings to the service of the city
a fund OF infOr nation and experience
that will prove OF great help to the
supervisors. He is an attorney and
the board needs legal mind at times.
To my mind the city is to be cOngrat-
ulated on having obtained the services
of a man who has held as many high
positions in government service as has
Mr.. Hatch"
Electric Light Committee.
The new supervisor Is slated for the
craftsmanship o. the electric light COM
mittee and place on the special COM
mittee appointed to draw up a mem
orial to the governor setting forth the
reasons for a special session of the
legislature. Other committee places
have not been determined on as yet
Charles n. Arnold has resigned from
the electric light committee and has
been appointed chairman of the road
committee but there ale still several
committee vacancies to be filed.
Mr.. Hatch was first brought to the
attention OF the mayor by letter pub
lished in the Star-Bulletin in which he
expressed the opinion that the city
is getting off easy on its tax rate and
might go higher than at present.
Long Record Of Service.
Mr.. Hatch, or Judge hatch as he is
almost invariably referred to by the
old-timers, has bad long record of
public service and though in recent
years he has not been active in local
affairs, he has always been keenly in
terested in the progress of Honolulu.
He came to the islands in 1873 and
for almost all of the first 20 years of
his residence devoted himself to the
practise of law. He never held office
under the monarchy but was vice
president of the provisional govern
ment of Hawaii, minister of foreign
affairs of the republic under President
Dole, and one of the signers OF the
treaty of annexation. He remained in
Washington as the foreign minister
until annexation, and then returned to
Hawaii, resuming his law practise.
President Roosevelt appointed him
associate justice of the territorial SUI
preme court, where he served with
distinction. resigning on account of ill
health. He later became the repre-
sentative of the planters association
in Washington, also resigning this po-
sition to return to Honolulu
In politics Mr.. Hatch is a Republi-
can. though he comes from an Old-line
Democratic family, his grandfather
having been a jackson Democrat"
Since annexation he has been a con-
sistent supporter of Republicanism,
though in local affairs he takes rath-
er independent view and is for eff
cheney first.