The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-18

TO RESIGN
First Judge Will
Send Papers to
Capital.
WANTS TO QUIT
IN THE SPRING
Many Candidates Are Out for the
Place and Old Fights Are
Revived.

Judge A. s. Humphreys, First Judge
of the First Circuit Court. will send his
resignation TO the Attorney-General of
the United States in the mail which
goes to the coast on Friday. This de-
cision is said to have been reached re-
Gently and has been made known TO
many of his friends in political life in
the city. 1t is said to be the intention
of the Judge to re-enter the practice OF
the law, though it is intimated that he
viii spend some time abroad before
making any combination which is to
lead to a lasting partnership.
The fact of the approaching change
in the Office of the first judgeship has
been common knowledge among certain
lawyers for several days past, having
been talked of as a thing which was
expected TO come to pass for several
months. One of those who knows of
the intention of the Judge is T. Nc
ICants Stewart, to whom the decision of
the occupant of the bench was com
nlunicated within the past ten days.
Stewart said yesterday that the matter
was not given to him as a secret in
any way, but as a matter of decision
just reached by the Judge. He said
further hat it was his recollection that
the resignation, which is to be sent for
ward is to take effect upon the first OF
March next
Already there is much gossip about
the successorship, the amount of work
which was done in connection with the
third judgeship standing the many can
didates well in hand now. It is the com
mon belief that with the presence OF
Edgar Caypless upon the scene. owing
to the many friends he has among
Western members of Congress. he has
a great chance for one Of the two
places, which will be made available by
the resignation Of the first Judge
Many attorneys are of opinion that
there will be more done during the stay
OF Sam Parker and George A. Davis in
Washington than merely to look out for
the interests Of the Kohala water prop
osition.
Among the candidates whose names
are freely talked Of in this connection
the chances Of w. ]. Robinson, United
States Court Commissioner. are liked
by a great number of the attorneys
who are discussing the matter. There
has been a great mass OF endorsements
sent to the Capital for Robinson. and
his friends appear to be confident that
with a vacancy. and a new place to fill,
there will be no question but the com
missioner will be one Of the men chos
en-. Mr.. Thompson is another candidate
whose chances are thought to be fair.
as it is reported that strong endorse
ments from the bench have gone in in
his favor Before leaving for the
States Thompson said he was not in
the fight as he wanted TO devote his
to the practice of the law, and
a partnership was said to have been
formed between him and Thos. Fitch
for that purpose.
There are many persons who are OF
opinion that the Judge Of the First Cir
cult when he retires. will become u
member of this partnership
Incidentally il is recalled that Judge
Humphreys stated, in an interview
some months ago that if he resigned it
would be in favor of Alfred Carter.