The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-11-15
ASK FOR
FACTS ON
JUDGES
Knox Not Ready
To Name a
Third.
ALBATROSS WILL
MAKE SOuNDENGS
Commissioner Bowers Discusses
Plans for the Investigation
of Fisheries.
Especial Correspondence

VXTAsHrNGToN, d. c. Nov p
w There has been a halt IN the
appointment OF an additional
Judge for the territory of Hawaii If
the appointment IS not made by the
beginning of the new year IT need not
be any surprise. For some reason Pres
ident Roosevelt and Attorney General
Knox are not altogether satisfied with
the representations made to them by
Judge Humphreys, Chief Justice Frear,
National Committeeman Harold Sewall,
and numerous others, and some little
time ago the Attorney General address,
ed letters to certain of the Hawaiian
judges at Honolulu inquiring about the
necessity for an additional judge and,
1t Is supposed, about the qualifications
of candidates.
The impression prevails here that
President Roosevelt may eventually
step outside the list of candidates,
mentioned in one of these dispatches.
recently. At first blush one would
hardly expect him to do so, for he and
Mr.. Sewau were college mates at Har-
ward, and, as far as can be ascertain
ed. the relations between the two men
are cordial. But the President is very
jnsistent that all selections for the
judiciary shall be of the very highest
class. He has demonstrated that twice
recently in his nomination of eX-GoV.
Thomas G.. Jones, a Democrat, TO be
Federal judge of Alabama, because no
suitable Republican could be FOUND
and at this writing it is supposed that
he win select Henry c. Mcdowell OF
Big Stone Gap, Va, grandson OF
Henry Clay, TO be Federal judge of the
Western district of Virginia, to fill the
vacancy caused today by the death OF
Judge John Paul. In neither case has
the President honored the endorsements
OF the regular party organization. 1t
may be that when he and the Attorney
General are convinced that the time is
ready for appointing Hawaiian judge, I
they will honor the endorsement Of Mr.. |
Sewan and Mr.. wilcox for Mr.. Edward
Caypless, but it will be seen that there
are two recent precedents for the PreSl- ;
dent to do otherwise.
a list OF the Federal appointments !
and reappointments, which the Presi- /.
dent will have to make in the Hawai- |
ian Islands in the next few months, un- |
der the Department of Justice, was /,
taken to the White House on Thursday, |
october 81, and will be kept by Secre- |
tary Cortelyou for Mr.. Roosevelts ref /
erence. With the departure of Secre-
tary Henry L. Cooper, Mr.. SewaH ana ;
Col Parker there has been little doing /
in Hawaiian affairs at the White House
or in the Departments and the ques-
tion OF appointments has been In
allegiance. 1t is not likely to be re-
ceives answers from Hawaii regarding
the queries he has propounded.
The annual report of Acting Governor
Cooper OF Hawaii was released by the
Interior Department October 30 to be
printed in the newspapers in the states
on November 4. The Interior Depart
ment insisted that there should be some
recommendations for change in the land!
laws OF the Territory as affecting
leases, particularly for irrigatinS
bitches. 1t appears that there will be
strong pressure on Congress this win
ter to ratify the leases for irrigating
bitches over public lands. for the law
authorities seem to be of the mind that i
those leases viii not stand the test of :
the courts. The Interior Department
officials declare that if anyone, some d
of these days, takes a notion to test the
matter I'm the Federal courts il viii re-
suIt in the leases being abrogated. to ,
the detriment, of course, of the parties
nov, oreratine, these bitches and own I
ing the extensive property involved.
Col. Parker, in his efforts which he IS
expected to make this winter to that :
End. will probably have the support OF +
the Secretary of the Interior who viii 7
that the leases already