The Honolulu Republican

SCARCELY ANYONE
COMMENDS THEM

What People Think of
Registration Board
Appointments.

WILL INJURE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

DEMOCRATS HIGHLY ELATED

OVER THE GOVERNOR'S

BLUNDER.

Dr. McGrew Says Thursday's Work
Will Result in Strengthening
Democracy and Enabling it
to Carry the Election.

There has probably been no official
act here for years, and certainly none
since annexation, that has so aroused
public sentiment as Governor Dole's
action in making appointments for the
registration boards.

It has been the subject of general
discussion on the streets for the past
two days. The strictures on the ap-
pointments come from all sorts and
conditions of men, without reference to
party lines. They are condemned by
Republicans, Democrats and Indepen-
dents alike, with very few exceptions.
and some of the severest criticisms
heard have been made by the former
political supporters of the Governor's
faction, who, for "auld lang syne,"
wish their expressions of opinion with-
held in the hope that the appointments
will be recalled and non-partisan or bi-
partisan boards appointed.

The general feeling seems to be that
new appointments should be made
more fairly representing all political
parties in the Territory. There has
been no objection to a majority on the
registration boards being Republicans;
the objection is to all the members be-
ing of that party. Among a large num-
ber of opinions expressed to The Re-
publican yesterday, the following will
be found typical of various shades of
opinion:

"I consider it an outrage," said Clar-
ence M. White, a lifelong Republican
and a prominent member of the late
Republican Convention. "I
am in favor of an equitable distribu-
tion of the members of the boards of
registration, according to representa-
tion to the Republican, Democratic and
Independent parties. As it is now, the
Democrats and Independents are en-
tirely without representation."

Mr. White roundly condemned the
selection of Lorrin Andrews as chair-
man of the Oahu board, stating that
he was in no way a representative of
the party.

"I want to congratulate The Repub-
lican," said J. S. Martin, the Tam-
any Sachem of the local Democracy,
"for the able fight it is making for all
parties in this board of registration
matter. What kind of a Democracy
have we without representation?"

W. R. Farrington, member of the
Republican
Territorial Committee,
said:

"The most serious mistake in con-
nection with these appointments is the
precedent established of making the
registration board representative of
only one party. As a Republican, I do
not think the appointments will either
make or break the party. I shall do
all I can at all times, in every way
possible, to secure the success of the
party at the polls. If the Governor has
made a move which is likely to endan-
ger the success of the party, I consider
it my duty to work all the harder for
the party, irrespective of any appoint-
ments or preferment of which I may
or may not approve. I am first, last
and always a party man, and do not
believe in violating party principles
and precedents."

Dr. McGrew was seen yesterday
evening. Raising his hand in the air,
the doctor said with emphasis:

"It is just the best thing the Dole
government ever did for the Demo-
crats of the Territory: I believe these
appointments on the boards of regis-
tration will insure the Democrats a
victory at the next election, and you
may be assured we will take every ad-
publican appointees to beat the Re-
publican party with. The Democratic
party of the Territory will be heard
from in no uncertain way before the
first elections are held."

Ed Towse, a member of the Republi-
can Territorial Committee said: "Let
the central committee take it up. That
body must answer for the administra-
tion during
the approaching cam-
paign."

Mr. Hugh McIntyre said with great
diffidence: Well, what did you ex-
pect? These appointments are not a
surprise to me, and they should not
be to anyone that is acquainted with
the past methods of the faction repre-
sented by Governor Dole. If you tax
him about the matter he will simply
say he did not know what the politics
of the men selected were, and what can
you do? -All you can say is that the
Governor is a pretty good guesser: It
is simply a repetition of the political
star-chamber proceedings of the past.
In
the appointment of the registration
boards they have simply knifed their
own party, as they would any other."