The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-29

Edgar Caypless, the well-known at
torney, who is at present the Secretary
of the Hawaiian Senate, is being urged
for the position of Third Circuit Judlse
of the First Judicial Circuit. Oahu.
which office was created by the Legisla-
ture during it's regular session. Mr.
Caypless has for his hackers the Re
publican members of the Senate, as
well as the Independents. Petitions are
being circulated by various citizens,
Senator George p Carter, Republican
member from Honolulu, having taken
the initiative.
Mr.. Caypless seems fairly assured OF
an appointment by the President, II be
ing understood by the Republicans that
lit was practically agreed in Washing
ton at the time he left there to return
to Honolulu that a judgeship could De
had by him upon proper representa-
ton of citizens here Although nomin-
ally an Independent man, and by them
appointed to the position of Secretary
of the Senate, Mr.. Caypless has friends
| in the Republican ranks. Behind the
circulation of the petitions, in which the
Initiative is being taken by Republi-
| can member of that branch of the Up
per House of the Legislature, there is
| a story of an agreement upon the part
of the Republican members whereby
they pledged themselves to support the
aspirations of Edgar Caypless for the
third judgeship.
| Representative Dickey introduced the
bill in the House of Representatives
providing for the appointment OF
third Judge for the First Judicial Cir
cult The measure was so introduced
/ by reason of an increasing amount or
court business requiring division OF
the various actions brought before such
courts. All went we'll until the bill was
about to be passed and sent to the Gov
lernor. when some Of the Independent
members advanced the theory that
iRepresentatfve Dickey was putting the
bill through In the interests of his son.
Lyle A Dickey. who now occupies the
Iposition of Second District Magistrate
lin Honolulu. They claimed that Rep
J resentative Dickey would bring the in
lfuence of the Republican party to bear
upon the claims of Judge Dickey for
the coveted third judgeship. The In
dependents boIted and the bin failed
of passage
Two or three weeks subsequent to the
killing of the first bill it was brought
Ito the attention of the Republican
members that il was Imperative that
provision be made for the appointment
! of a third judge. as the docket was
jammed with cases which could not
possibly be heard during the term with
: but two judges on the bench. Senator
George R. Carter brought the matter
up amongst his colleagues. and 1t was
agreed that it should be pressed and
: pains taken to dispossess the Independ-
lents of their fears that the measure was
T, being carried along In the interest of
: Judge Dickey or any other aspirant- j
!, B. Atherton was asked to confer with
: delegate Wilcox on the matter. Mr.
: Atherton vouched for the sincerity OF
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First Judicial Circuit of Ter. of Ha-
> wall:
: I the undersigned, do hereby tender my
: resignation as bailif of said above nam
: ed court Respectfully,
o. CHAs. LEWIS.
n Judge Humphreys promptly wrote tne
following at the bottom of the letter
: This resignation is accepted to take ef-
A. g. HUMPHREYS.
First Judge.