The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-19
COLONEL IAlJKEH
WOULDN0TA ACCEPT
THE GOVERNORSAIP
Would Be Compelled To Decline
Honor II II Were Conferred
Upon Him. Ne Says
DID NOT AUTHORIZE r.r..s,
CABLE TO WASHINGTON
Presentation of His-Name TO
? Secretary Lane Was Made
~ Without His Knowledge Z,

~ have no aspiration for the Gov.
ernorship and would. be compelled to
decline it were the honor conferred up
on .ms,'' said Col. G. p. Iaakes, Sec
Rotary Of the Territory, last night, in
connection with the announcement
that lengthy eablegram, signed by
representatives Of the Hawaiian soci.
cites, had gone forward yesterday to
Secretary Lane asking that he be nom
inated as Governor of Hawaii to sue
coed Iucius f. Pinkham.
Colonel Iaukea says that he has no
direct knowledge that any such cable.
gram has gone forward, but that he
understands that it has, and IL II has
il was without his knowledge or con-
sent. ~
"with all due respect to the wishes
of those who are interesting them.
selves in my behalf in connection with
the Govetnorship, and who are no
doubt actuated by the best Of motives,
wish to say" said Secretary Iaukea,
in formal statement, "that If my
name has been sent on to Washington
for the Office, as is stated, it was I'M
authorized and without my consent.
Doesn't Want job.
"I have no aspirations for the gov
ernOrship and would be compelled to
decline il were the honor conferred
upon me, and furthermore, would
not be loyal to Governor Pinkham' q
administration. of which I am a part
were I to lend myself to any move or
action that would stand in the way
Of his reapPointment or retention in
Office.
"I believe that the present execu.
tive enjoys the full confidence of the
Administration and certainly has
proved himself q friend of Hawaii and
HRwaiians. Far be II from me to lend
myself to his undoing."
While the Secretary of the Terri
tory did not say so, it is believed that
the above statement, or one approx
mating il. has already been cabled on
to Secretary Lane, on the heels of the
cable asking for his nomination.
Didn't Bother With Pinl1ham.
ave have sent on our request ia
Secretary Lane that he. name Iaukes
rs Governor, said Rudolph M. Dun
can, a prominent Hawaiian leader, yes
terdRy. awe spoke to, Mrs. Iaukea
informally, about II an Saturday, and
he asked us to talk over the matter
with the Governor before We took pc
tion. But we have decided to MAXI
our recommendation, in the name OF
the Hawaiian people, without consult
ing anyone but ourselves. We did not
go back to see Mr.. Iaukea nor did We
bother calling on the Governor.
"What we have done is to make
our wishes plain to Secretary Lane
What he may do or decide is not for
us to say. He Is the man who will
choose the Governor, not us.
Hawaiians Back Iaukea
ct have been both surprised and
delighted at the unanimous manner in
which the Hawaiian leaders, as rep
resented by the officers of the main
Hawaiian societies, have rallied back
Of the request upon Washington that
Inukea be named While a number
signed under the understanding that
there will be no publicity given to che
matter until Washington is heard from
not one Of those asked to sign refused
to do so.
GAS Hawaians we believe thai
Colonel Iaukea has demonstrated hi,
fitness for the highest position in this
Territory, and as he is fitted for the
GOVernOrship We want him to bt
named for that post"
AS yet there has been no statement
from Colonel Mccarthy repudiatinC
the messages sent to Washington OF
his behalf for the position. As treas
urcr of the Territory he does not fee
under the same obligation as the See
rotary, apparently, to 60 down with
Ne ship when the new appointment
0rpGdO strikes.
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