Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-11-07
THE THIRTY SEVEN DWlAt L IS
DOWN III THE TWENTY
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ilItUUS nhu bnnTCdtUtV lnt speaker,
but he decidedly objected to passing
such resolutions regarding man wno
sat on that bench.
Mr.. Thurston stated that Mr. Bit.
ting signed a set of resolutions of vir
tuaIly the same tenor the day before
these were prepared. Mr.. Robertson
Currobnrated the statement. Mir. Bit.
ting related an open reservation he
made to MIR. Robertson on that ocCa.
sion.
MIR Stanley considered that Mr.
Ditting misunderstood what the com.
mittce said. They had not said that
Judge humphreys was not good
judge, a quick judge. an astutc Judge,
nor mad they anlmadyerted ON uis
qualifications as lawyer. Charges
were formulated under nye headings
and the report was confined to those
five charges. The speaker summariz.
ed wnaJ ne deemed the graYameu Of
the charges.
WAS Hot Shots.
J. VI. Nivas spoke in substance as
follows: | was not present at the
meeting when the commJtce was ap.
pOInIod, chiefly in consequence Of my
lIl.nealth. The press engaged in at.
lacking Judge Humphreys insinuatGd
at the time that members aDsenIinS
themselves were towards. None who
have known me can accuse me OF
cowardiCc. can say honestly how.
ever, that | do not know anything OF
my own knowledge which should
make me sign my name to these
charges against Judge Humphreys.
| am sorry to see the matter again
stirred up. II reminds me of what
II too often seen, when attorneys
walk out of court after losing case.
smiling as they leave the courtroom
but when they get outside, cursing
the judge and the other side. have
never received favor from Judge
Humphreys or expect to receive any
favor from him. have been in poll
tics long enough not to expect favors
from anybody high In political posi-.
ton, but | do not regard Judge Hum.
phreys as being in a political position.
am sorry to see the Bar Association
composed of the most intelligent men
in the community, taking this action.
! have only read the newspaper re.
ports of the controversy when carried
10 Washington. | believe have more
friends among those who oppose
Judge Humphreys than among those
who support him. Therefore. am
against having this Bar Association
made the tool of politicians. wish
ia place myself on record as voting
against these resolutions. The future
will tell whether Judge humphreys
IL right or wrong. II the thirty.
seven" are correct the future will tell.
Judge Humphreys Is young man
and few years will tell whether he
Is right or wrong.
Again ! say object to this Bar
Association being made tool of
some politicians. outside OF Judge
Humphreys being severe, have new.
Gr seen anything wrong with him.
have got some pretty hard knocks
! fiom him myself. but | do not Jump
up to sign resolutions against him.
Ny remarks may not please every
one Of the members. but / do object
to having politics brought into this
association. Every memb of this
association is n politician outside. yet
no politics ought to appear inside the
OF ganization. Let the future tell It's
story.
/ Mr.. Brown arose to assure the pre-.
vious speaker that there was no poll.
| tics In this. II was just because they
wanted to keep politics out of the
courts that they had taken action.
Mr.. Matthowman quoted Scion
and said he was sorry the number b..
| hind the resolutions was not thirty.
eight, he having been absent at the
Coast when the previous meeting was
held. He thoroughly endorsed the
work and the report Of the commit.
tee.
Mr.. Andrews spoke of the arduous
and unpleasant task of the commit.
tee. who did their duty. Ii was absurt.
TO say that the meeting last spring
was bullied by politicians. Those
who found fault with the resolutions
and the report themselves condemn
ed Judge Humphreys by their own
words. They meant to treat Judge
Humphreys with the dignity and re.
spect due his position. They were
not trying to wipe out the report oi
Attorney General Knox.
Mr.. De Bolt. as a member of the
committee said let every member vote
as he pleased. They ought to main
tain their own self.respect while re
specting the dignity of the court. He
also spoke of the arduOus task
Whether II was a judicious and good
report they submitted was for the
members to decide. The report was
simply that certain charges were
made and sent to Washington. There
were some comments on facts, but
these were the committees own
Whatever was In that report was
their right to place there. II was a
bad day when the bar should craw
70 the bench.
Thirty seven Dead.
Mr.. Vivas replied: II never craw
to anybody. have not done so t.
Judge Humphreys and shall not t.
MI. De Bolt II he becomes Judge. NJ,
policy is to let die what has beer
killed."
Mr. Robertson-"Who's died?"
Mr. Viyas-"rhe case of the thirty
seven, at the hands OF Knox" laugh
: teri
Mr., Weaver said Attorney Genera
Knox never saw anything. The com
mittee acted as the eyes Of the asso
, citation. 1t was Just as easy to SO,
, the facts here on the ground as tn,
different processes in the house tina
Jack built.
Courage but no Sense.
Mr.. Magoon admired the cOurag
OF those who had opposed Judge Hun
. phreys despite the power of his pos
, ton. The reversal of their case "
5 Attorney General Knox was. however
. a historical event. II was doubtful