The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-01-13
LOCAL
POLITICS
ABROAD
George Davis Out
for Baird's
Place.
GOT LEFT BY
BOB BRECKONS
Gear and Davis Still Talking
About Humphreys = Oscar
Lewis and the Judge.
Especial to the Advertiser.)

q AN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.-George
- III some weeks ago to make a
night for the position of United States
District Attorney of Hawaii. He be-
Iieves now that his fight is about lost
as several days ago Senator Perkins
teIegraphed to Sam Parker. who has
been aiding Davis: "Breckons of wy
oming appointed
Davis has also been aided by Judge
Gear. Between all his friends, Davis
secured the Endorsement of the entire
California Congressional delegation, and
Governor Gage OF. California telegraph
ed to Washington asking for Davis
appointment. Davis, Gear and Parker
will go on to Washington in few
days They think that there is per-
haps % glimmering hope still, and be-
sides Davis will, he says. make strong
fight for the ousting of Associate Jus
tice Perry from the Supreme Bench Of
Hawaii.
Gear, Davis and Parker are the clos
est of friends, and though Parker's
time is much occupied now with family
affairs, owing to his marriage last
evening to Mrs. Abigail Campbell. still
he asserts his intention to go on to
Washington the first of next week.
Gear and Davis are at the California
hotel. and Gear spends some of his af-
ternoons at the race track. Town Talk,
a gossiping weekly here. says in it's is
sne of today:
Some three weeks ago the local pa
pers noticed the arrival of Judge Gear,
Of Honolulu. and commented on the
fact that the Judge was on his way to
Washington to do little politics relat-
ing to a proposed judgeship in the ISL
ands. The fact of the matter is that
Judge Gear is here for little rest and
recreation. which he finds at the Oak
land race track The Judge takes a
great interest in the ponies. and it is
said that he uses his judicial mind to
such an extent on the races that he
will not have to draw on his salary for
the expenses of his vacation.
Judge Gear was also not surprised
when he read a day or two later that
Judge Humphreys had torn up his res
ignation and would stay on the bench |
Gear does not look upon Humphreys as
a friend but refuses to disclose any rea-
son for enmity between them other
than Humphreys refusal to consider
any man his friend who does not hate /
his GImphreysO enemies.
Gear says that with Humphreys, it
is. Love me. hate my enemies
But George Davis. who never holds
back anything and who is gifted with
one OF the frankest tongues possible,
says that Gear refused to give him up
for Humphreys. Davis says that
Humphreys is back number and has
no influence at all. Gear, however. does
not coincide with Davis. but says that
Humphreys has a big following among i
the natives.
Davis opinion of Humphreys polite
Al future is the same as that of Oscar
Lewis of the .weII-known firm of Lewis
< Turk
Lewis says: Humphreys is a dead {
,ne" Lewis learned his vernacular on
he waterfront in San Francisco. and
here a dead one is a man who has ]
10 power to help any one else. or him
'eif. I asked Lewis for his definition I
II a dead one" and he said: well.
-ou see, when a guy has shot his wad !
nd missed the mark and all the world G
$ sayin', Go way back and sit down. I
les dead one
Lewis is returning on the Alameda as n