The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-08-12
At THE
FEDtrAL
CAPITAL
No Regret Over
Humphreys
Move.
Especial to the AdycrtIserD

[" OF Justice today that judge
humphreys resignation from
the Territorial bench had been accepted
to take eject September ]. To this was
added the statement that nothing
had yet been heard OF prospec-
tive candidates for his successor.
However, it may be that there are
aspirants whose papers have reached
Washington ere this and now repose
in the custody Of President Roosevelt.
The President is at oyster Bay and
Attorney General Knox b. out of town
so that il is impossible to learn any
thing of a definite character.
1t was plain from what could be
learned at the Department that there
is great satisfaction over Judge Hum
phreys' resignation. He has been
thorn in the side of the administra-
ton for long time, but 1t was deem
ed expedient to allow him to get out
OF the way, IL possible, without any
outbreak, as he was an appointce of the
late President Mckinley. 1t is impos-
sible to say how soon President Roose-
welt contemplates making an appoint
ment, but it is altogether probable that
he viii walt sufficient time TO hear
from the Honolulu Bar Association.
In town for a few days He says he
has decided TO make the trip to Homo
lulu, az chairman of the investigating
committee. He and Senators Foster. of
Wash, Burton of Kan, and Blackburn
of KY, will leave San Francisco on
the City OF Picking. August "a IL was
averse to making the trip" said Sena-
tor Mitchell today, but 1t was insisted
that ar long az the committee had been
authorized We must make an effort to
look into the situation in the islands.
We shall try 10 do so thoroughly and
impartially."
with such committee il Is certain
that the Hawaiian people will be given
an intelligent hearing as to different
problems of legislation now before
Congress-.
This is the talking stage Of the Con-
gressional campaign. The political
chairmen are going up and down over
the country on their political travels
telling about the campaign from their
view point ana thus trying TO create
preliminary impression favorable,
each OF his own cause. This year there
is much less of actual politics in Wash
ington than during Congressional
campaigns heretofore. because the Re-
spublicans, under the lead of Rcpresen-
tative Babcock, of Wisconsin, their
chairman, have moved away to New
York. Mr.. Babcock has journeyed
back and forth between New York and
Necedah, Wis. several times. He says
the campaign this year is going to be
about the easiest thing the Republicans
ever had. The general view Is that
Mr.. Babcock IN right, but elections
sometimes furnish surprises.
Ill. 4
tative Griggs, Of Ga, the Democratic
chairman Is camping. He Is not so
confident as Mr.. Babcock. but he thinks
his party is going to win and day by
day he gives out short talks about
what the situation In as to issues. or
course, the serious work of the cam
paign for both parties will come later.
A GOOD number of candidates for Con-
gress have already been nominated
over the country. The House to be
elected this fail will be the largest in
the history of the Republic-3s0 mem
bers I'm all, under the new apportion-
ment adopted a year ago by Congress.
Soon the reports from n multitude of
government officials, giving an account
of their stewardship and indicating in
the aggregate something of the pros
perity of the country during the last
lWeINe uOItIS VIII come pouring III. n
few days ago the Interior Department
sent instructions to the officials Of Ha-
wall as to the manner Of preparing
their official reports covering the fiscal
year Just passed. These instructions
touched routine matters largely, giving
instructions as to the preparation OF
data and the like
Collector Of Customs Stackable's re.
port has not yet been received. Treas
ury Customs Agent Chance stated thi.
afternoon that he had n personal letter
from Mr.. Stackable a few days since
He expects a statistical report from
Mr.. Stackable before very long, cover.
ing the customs transactions Of tn,
islands for the last fiscal year. Actinf
Secretary o. L. Spaulding said thi,
afternoon that the alleged smuggling 81
opium into Hawaii by certain Chimes,
officials had been referSed to Mr.
George X. .arter, for investigator
The Treasury officials profess not I,
know the reason why the investisa
ton was transferred TO Mr.. Carter
private individual as far as the Fedora
Government IL concerned but the,
have reasons to believe that the Wort
will be thoroughly done and that the,
Will be infoSmed as TO the real situa
tisn. Mr.. Chance states that he hai
letter from Mr.. Carter recently ac
cepting the task of investigating.
There Is an unusually small amour
OF Hawaiian work before the Interio
Department at his time. Mr. Acker
the chief of the Miscellaneous division
In the Interior Department, 10 whom
an Hawaiian matters go. said toda
that there was nothing Hawaiial
lending before the Department at thi
time. There Is no little interest at tn
Department over the forthcoming coffe
convention, 10 which Gov. Dole ha
appointed a delegate. The desire I
strong for the development of n