Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-06
Fern ayM Make
Effort TOOuSt
COP. Officials
Republicans Holding Appoint
i've Positions May Be Objects
of Democratic Fight

! 4 'le s.ggr-;r.n or AII.au r.
NAcs. un- Of Mayor-eIel; Fern CLOS
IS, pcnucaI advisors, mateTIaA1es,
cs,ry EFFORT Mil be made u the new
! Dtmoc:arIc mayor, working Under The
orders OF the Democratic Whips, 10
cust all the present Republicans now
| .D.ding appOlntlNe POSITIONS il tNe
! city and county government.
Miles speaking for the democrats
auI in the hearing OF and apparently
with the sanction OF Fern, declared
this morning Republican office hold
ers would be forced TO give way 10
| deserving Democrats just as soon as
| the right men for the right places are
| uneartned.
Everybody is happy down at the
police station today with a Demo
cratic mayor and a Democratic sheriff
shaking hands with each other.
Sheriff Rose and Mayor-elect Fern
both gave out short statements OF ap-
probation to the Star Bulletin.
In the first place thank the Star.
Bulletin for its fair treatment, said
Fern Il appreciate it. In the second
place | would like to state to the
people who elected me that l am more
than thankful for their support.
will continue my administration as
mayor of Honolulu in just as business
like and up-to-date manner as did
during my former six years tenure OF
office"
Fern said his campaign expenses
were very light-something around
5000. He has no announcements t.
make of appointments but AYERS that
probably with Republican board Of
supervisors some agreement will be
necessary to make and ratify APP
pOintmentS.
The Democratic party put me in
office and will leave it to the county
central committee to recommend pos.
sible appointees," the new mayor said
These | will propose to the board.
Sheriff Rose was in an especially
jovial frame of mind and although he
had fully expected to be returned to
office he did not expect such big
majority.
Il appreciate the support Of my
friends" he said, and take pleasure
in publicly thanking them through the
Star Bulletin. have no particular
announcements to make concerning
the conduct of my office 1t shall go
forward very largely'as before. l in.
tend to do what l think best for the
city"
McDuffIe to Stay, Says Rose
Sheriff Rose says his campaign ex.
penses were about $3.50, but would |
have been considerably more had not
his friends voluntarily rallied to his |
support II he had hired the array Of !
autos which were turned out for him
yesterday, he says it would have cost
him at least $1,000.
There will be no changes in the
personnel of his office, according to |
Rose, and he puts at rest the rumor
that Capt. McDuffie, chief of the de-
tective department, is to be removed.
Il have never found anything the
matter with Capt. McDuffie's depart
ment in spite Of charges and investi-
cations" he says, land of course have
no notion of disturbing his position so
long as that is the case"
Who will be the next county jailer
in Ferns place the sheriff did not
say.
Two brooms bearing tags were pre-
scented to Rose and Fern in the police
station at noon. 1t is presumed they
were to indicate a clean sweep in
Roses election ana another clean
sweep in Ferns appointments
Much Money Was Wasered
Deputy Sheriff Asch says he be-
Iieyes about $4,000 was waged on the
sheriff's election as bets on majorities,
not on the general result. He says
he has knowledge of but little money
being laid on Rose or Hopkins as the
man. Some who won consid-
cradle on Rose lost it in the last few
of the excitement last night
in 800 bets on Lane.
Rose says of the police force being
in politics and Of the charge that he
turned out his department to win the
that any work done for him
at the polls by his men was entirely
No men were sent to the
polls under orders except in their Of
fetal capacities on request from the
precincts.