The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-02-13
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POLITICAL CIRCLES
HoIstein, II Is Reported, viii Have.
To Battle For His Post I.
In the Chair
FORBES AND GOVERNOR
ALSO FACE OPPOSITION
Both Branches Of Legislature Re-
publican and Prepared To
Toast Superintendent

| Toast superintendent
with only eleven days until the leg,
islature Of 1917 conyenes, members Of
tho two houses are busy getting ready
for the work Of the session and laying
plans for the organization Of their re-
| Pectfve branches OF the law.makins
body. HF &
II was announced soon after the cleo
ton last November that III. l.. Holstein
would again be speaker Of the house
ana vnal Ies n. Chillingworth president
of the senate. Holstein has been
speaker so long that the job seems
rather to belong to him. 3sg
But, according to rurnors in circula-
ton now, Ne is not to resume the posi-.
ton without opposition. Whether or
aot this opposition viii develop into an
open contest is problematicaL II may
be remembered that for years back
there has cropped up prior to each sest
SION Of the legislature rumor that
Holstein was to be dumped into the dis.
card and a new speaker installed. And
then, when the house was organized,
Holstein marched up and took his seat
in the red plush and gilt chair as Of
yore.
Andrews Hinted At
Who is to be put up to oppose Hol-
stein for the speakership remains a
secret in the minds of those who would
like to see new ruler of the lower
house. Lorrin Andrew g name has been
mentioned, but rather hesitatingly and
not with over much conviction. That
he would prefer to remain on the floor
Of the house is not improbable. ..
So far as is known, there is no OPP
position to ,Chillingworth for president
IF the senate, s-s T, 49,. a.. J.. 4.
The most persistent rumor is that the
Republican members of both house and
senate are heating a griddle on which
they propose to broil Governor Pink
ham and Charles r. Forbes, superin-
tendent of public works. Both
branches Of the Legislature are over
whelmingly Republican in complexion,
and IL is no secret that many members
strongly disapprove of many of the
Governor actions, and more strongly
IF his inaction. Particular and violent
criticism is expressed of his policy tor
ward the homcsteaders, and the state
ment is made in many quarters that his
land policy is TO be violently attacked,
particularly by the members from
Kauai. ta. Xxx. /.
To Revise Tax Laws tia W. r..
One Of the important matters to come
before the Legislature during the com
ing session is the revision of the tax
prepared by the tax commission, which
was appointed two years ago to go over
he tax laws. These bills, ii is known,
10 not in many respects meet with the
approval of the territorial Republican
Central Committee. The latter body
has ideas of its own, which are said to
be n compromise between the present
laws and the changes proposed by the
tax commission. E @ il .a.'a
Another matter of great importance
to be taken up is the proposed new
charter for Honolulu The Oahu mem.
beers of both houses have been holding
conferences on this matter for some
time back and are still working on il.
Another matter which ought to be
taken up is the redistrietin9 of the
Territory on the basis of voting popu.
lation, as provided for in the Organic
Act. But there is decided disposi
ton on the part of members from the
other islands to sidestep this issue, and
whether or not it can be forced before
the legislature remains TO be seen.
No Party Fights
From a party standpoint there are
no ights in sight There cannot well
be, as the Democrats are so far out
numbered by the Republicans as to he
a negligible quantity when voting
along strict party lines. In the senate
there are only three Democrats to
Twelve Republicans, while in the house
xix Democrats win stand opposed to
twenty-four Republicans.
TA6 composition of the house and
senate, with the political affiliations of
the members, is as follows; B
SENATE
oahu-R. w. Single, s, p. correa, A.
l.. Castle, C. f. chillfngworth. f. w.
Quinn. Republicans; NJ G. PachecS,
Democrat
Knuai,-J. II. coney, Republican; M
A. Makaele, Democrat.
Maui---H. A. Baldwin, g. p. Cooke,
w. T. Robinson, Republicans.
Hawaii Robert Hind, q. p. Kamap-
oha $. L. pesha, R. II. Makekau, Re-
publieans.
.~ HOUSE I.
Onhu--Lorrin Andrews, CLARENCE II
Cooke, James X, Jarrett, Charles N,
MARQUEE. =, H. Petrie, Gerit p. Wa.
der, Eddie X. Fernandez, Republicans;
William r, Miles, d. M. Kupiheh,
Robert Ahuna, Joseph Kalana, William
+. Mossman, Democrats.
Kauai--C. H. Wilcox, James X. Lota,
u de @. Jervis, James X. Kula, Repub'
Leans. N,.t3I ta.
Maui--John Brown, Levi Joseph. NJ.
@. Pascboal, a. i. Tayeres, Ed. Waia-
holo, John j. Walsh, Republicans n
Hawaii---John Leal, Democrat; Ber-
nard Kelekolio, Norman X. Lyman,
Evan ds silva, II. L. Holstein, +. X.
Kaaua, q, X. Kawaha, Henry l.. Ka-
wehiwehi, Republicans.