The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-01-04
P|NRHAM|S CHANCE
OF RETAINING JOB
GROW|NGSL|MMER
Even Friends Ne Had Four Years
AgOAr6now LukeWarm, Says
Washington Correspondent
HUI HlNS HND COKE
REGARDED STRONGEST
Links Candidacy Considered a
Joke, Even II He Did Stuff
Senators Like StalIiFed Oxen !
BY ERNEST q. WALKER
Mail Special 10 The Adyertiser)

Dy LASHNGaoA W. w kA1AEfn
mail Special 10 The Advertiser)
WASHINGTON, December 22s-The
Governorship Of Hawaii for the next
four years is believed TO be hanging in /
the balance II Governor Lucius Y.
Pinkham is to be renominated to the |
senate Il doth not yet appear. The i'm |
preston around Washington in circles
supposed to have Hawaiian information
is that he will not be- Perhaps this |
impression grows much from the fact /
that he got through the senate on his |
confirmation vote four years ago by |
the narfowest possible margin. The re-
port, current then, that Governor Pink
ham Is &C heart Republican and al |
ways had been q Republican, caused |
much opposition among Democratic |
senators and is the cause Of much OPP
position to him now. A considerable |
group of Democratic senators swear by |
the great horn spoon that they want |
n Democrat for Governor Of Hawaii,
and do not propose to vote to confirm \
a Republican for that Office. \
This Democratic attitude, which Is
very virile, might count for something
il the President should name Governor
Pinkham for a second term. Just how
much the President thinks Of Governor
Pinkhafm is by no means plain, but 1t is
known that some Of the Governor s
very best friends when he got his nom
ination four years ago are now rather
lukewarm. And after all, Il is worth
while remembering that with all the
brave talk of Democratic senators,
how they never will vote again to con
firm a Republican for Governor of Ha-
waii under a Democratic administra.
ton, the said Democratic senators
might humbly right about face and
vote to confirm Governor Pinkham If
The President said lie wanted that done.
Fh6t is the kind Of stuff in ninety per-
eent7of the senators and representa-
lives of all parties now in congress.
I They Drag. their Blooming heads of, but
Ntheir words mean next to nothing.
Link2 Hal Ha! Hawl Hawl
One thing stands out boldly, which is
that "Link'S McCandless will not be-
nominated for Governor. All Washing
ton, who knows anything about the sit
nation in Hawaii, Is Laughing out loud
about tie MeCandless candidacy, and
the four Democratic senators who came
Z back from. Hawaii, declaring in clarion
tones that, by gum, q Democrat should
be the next Governor Of Hawnii and
TINT his name should be McCandless.
Why, tI.ink', had simply been Smelling
out for Hawaiian Democracy for sew
eral years and 1t was a crying shame,
il surely was, that fLink' should not
be Governor. Z
Well, with certain exceptions, one or
two exceptions, the Democratic sena-,
tors who went to Hawaii in recent
weeks measure their Influence in the
upper legislative branch by one vote,
and the White House has the data on
them. There is surprise that such a
good man as Senator King of Utah
should be tied up in that way, but all
the same, il is known, as a certain In
fluentiaI person told President Wilson
hardly twenty-four hours ago, that
dI4ink" wined and dined these Demo
cratic senators when they were on the
Islands to a point that was almost q
crime against MIXTURE. This influential
personage told the President that the
senators stood the feeding like stalled
oxen and came away to shout for
s''Link" for Governor. -.
But it promises to do the Honorable
"Link" small benefit, for the story
runs with particularly that the infiu-
entail parsonage declared certain cruel
things about "Link, Pc that the Presi-
dent added: "McCandless, yes know
about him. He is what you say he Is,
and he will not be appointed"
Now it is being claimed that the Nc
Gandless candidacy may serve to fur
Their the denomination of Governor
Pinkham For these highly fed Demo
cratic senators, clamoring in behalf of
their bounteous host, may stir up such
a controversy as between MeCandless
and Clinton j.. Hutchins or james l..
Coke, or Professor Bryan, it may be-
come the easiest thing for the President
to say: "Well, there is 80 much dis
sension about getting some other man
in Pinkham's place 1t may be better TO
let Governor Pinkham serve on.p
ri A very pleasant feeling exists here in
official circles toward Judge Coke, and
III n believes IbHtlfe we'll informed that
he may be aieseu Goyernor. Ae; has
been in Wilmington quite a lot and
come in contact with influential off.
cials. The Democratic senators quite
generally know him and had emporium
ity TO observe him long before he was
being considered for the Governorship
s. The delay in nominating a Governor
apparently works somewhat in favor OF
Mr.. Hutchins, who has been in Wash
ington fortnight. Mr.. ,Hutehins, as Ii
! known in Honolulu, is not eligible fol-
Governor OF Hawaii till February, by
which time be win have gained a legaj
residence there. He has had a long
talk With Secretary of the interior
Lane, who asked him to file papers ant
submit some information, regarding
himself and also regarding certain Ha
waiian business Mr.. Hutchins hai
good backing among senators and hat
made an excellent Impression during
y his stay here.
Senator King said the other day h
believed a Governor would be norni
mated for Hawaii very soon, but II al
depends upon the action Of the Presi
dent, He has very many official care
and does not get around readily Ties
war DAYS to matters OF patronage II
may delay good while yet before tn
nomination il made, One simply CD
NOT predict with any accuracy about il