The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1901-05-31


torney. who is at present the Secretary
of the Hawaiian Senate, is being urged
for the position of Third Circuit Judge
OF the First Judicial Circuit, oahu,
which office was created by the Legisla-
ture during its regular session. Mr..
Caypless has for his hackers the Re-
ptpfican 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
it was practically agreed in Washing
ton at the time he left there to return
to Honolulu that a judgeship could be
had by him upon a 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 OF
court business requiring a division Of
the various actions brought before such
courts. All went well until the bill was
about to be passed and sent to the Gov
ernor, when some of the Independent
members advanced the theory that
Representative Dickey was putting the
bill through in the interests of his son.
Lyle A, Dickey, who now occupies the
position of Second District Magistrate
in Honolulu. They claimed that Rep
resentative Dickey would bring the in
fiuence of the Republican party to bear
upon the claims of Judge Dickey for
the coveted third judgeship. The In
dependents bolted, and the bill failed
OF passage.
Two or three weeks subsequent to the
killing of the first bill it was brought
to the attention of the Republican
members that it was imperative that
provision be made for the appointment
of a third Judge, as the docket was
TANNED 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 II was
agreed that 1t should be pressed and
pains taken to dispossess the Independ-
ents of their fears that the measure was
being carried along in the interest of
Judge Dickey or any other aspirant. j.
r. Anterior was asked to confer with
Delegate Wilcox on the matter Mr..
Atherton vouched for the sincerity of
the Republicans to the extent that it
was not party move, but in the inter-
ests of justice. Mr.. Atherton asked the
delegate to use his influence with his
party members in both houses of the
Legislature to pass the bill. The indie
pendents mentioned the name of Edgar
Caypess for the judgeship, and the Re-
publicans agreed to endorse his candi-
dacy Without further ado the bill was
carried along nicely to ultimate pass
age in both houses and was signed by
the Governor.
Representative Dickey Is said to have
at once begun an active campaign in
the interests OF MS son, Judge DlcKey,
and again the Independents looked as
kance at the Republicans, and the faces
bore marks OF inquiry as to why the
Republicans should permit Judge
Dickey's endorsement in view of an
agreement already made, The matter
reached a stage where Senator Carter
found that 1t was necessary that the
agreement should be carried out to the
lat nd OF mn Ia ha
titions and personally has been can
vassing the city securing hearty en-
dorsement OF Caypless The Republi-
cans desire TO express their sincerity to
the Independent members to whom
they had pledged themselves In the
premises by this means Edgar Cay
pless, should he be appointed, will be
under no greater obligations TO the In
dependents than TO the Republicans.