The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-01-21

ROBINSON
Bar Association Has a
Spirited Noon
Meeting.

4
Carter. Governor has Withdrawn hi!
support from the Honorable W. j
Robinson. Third Judge of the Circuit
Court of the First Circuit. as a candi-
date for re-appointment to said posi-
| ton: and
Whereas, this Association feels that
said Judge is fully qualified for said
office and deserves disappointment.
Now, therefore, be it resolved, that
the Hawaiian Bar Association heartily
favors the disappointment of said
Judge and hereby re-affirms its
| recommendation of his re-appoint-
| ment.
And be it further resolved, that
copies of this resolution be sent to the
| President of the United States and the
| Attorney General at Washington, and
| that the President of this Association
| be instructed to at once cable the gist
| of the same to the President and the
| Attorney General.
The above resolution was passed by
the Bar Association of Hawaii at it's
| special meeting held at noon yesterday
| in the Republican headquarters. 1t
was practically unanimous, twenty
| eight of the twenty-nine members pres
| ent endorsing it by a rising vote. The
| other member did not vote at all, either
| for or against.
The resolution was presented by Mr..
Wilmington and after a short discus
with the spirit of the resolution cable
grams were sent to President Roosevelt
and to the United States Attorney Gen
eral.
Those present at the meeting were:
President A. G.. NJ. Robertson, Secre-
tary Clemens. Judge Whitney, Judge
Perry. H. G. Middleditch, E. A.
Douthitt, Frank E. Thompson, Geo. A.
Davis, D. L. Wilmington. E. A. Mott
Smith, Avon Crook, Judge Whiting,
Frank Andrade, c. F. Peterson, S. H.
Derby, J. A. Magoon, J. Lightfoot, 7.
M. Harrison, Lyle A Dickey, A. Lewis,
J. J. Dunno, r. w. Breckons, Cecil
Brown, B. l. Marx, Judge Gear, W. w.
Thayer, E. NJ. Watson, Henry Holmes
and Mr.. Correa.
President A. G. NJ Robertson called
the meeting to order promptly, and
after E. NJ. Watson and w. A. Green
W ciA iIc1u DSelA aOiilAIICU
to membership, he brought the special
subject before the meeting.
wITHINGTON'S RESOLUTION.
Judge Wilmington at once arose and |
said:
''It seems to me that the only ques-
ton before US is whether, in view of
the Governors having withdrawn his
the Bar Association
still desires to stand by it's unanimous
recommendation of Judge Robinson.
Speaking for myself alone, and know
ing generally what many of my brother
members have said 1 find that the
unanimous sentiment seems to be that
the Governor has made a mistake of
judgment in the matter, and we feel
that nothing has occurred that in the
slightest degree should change our atti-
tude on this matter.
Feeling that way, and in order to
bring the matter before the meeting
for discussion, because I feel that we
should have a fair comparison of opin-
ions, and feeling that it is important
for the community as a whole that JUS
tice be administered impartially by
courts that are beyond the control of
selfish motives, beyond the control of
political influence and are free alike
from the control of the legislative and
executive departments, I would like to :
,ffer a resolution which has been pre-
pared, and 1 offer the following resolu- !
ion.'' |
DAVIS AND THE GOVERNOR.
The resolution was read and was /
econded by j. A. Magoon. George A. $
hot hn OH | |
ee should have been appointed previ- q
usly to have conferred with the Gov
rnor ''out of respect to his high office" Q
1T seems, however, that the Cover t
or has already acted" continued Mr.. '
Davis, but out of respect to his office Il
e should have sent a committee to
i'm If he refused to receive the COM
littee regarding the selection of judi d
ial officers it would have been wise to >
ave considered the proposition of =
ending special representative on to -
Washington to urge the claims of this -
ar Associations endorsee. 9
LAS the Governor has Withdrawn his :
Ipport and sent in the name of an
her to Washington, without consult
lg this Association, I believe we can
lly and justly endorse this resolu-
on.
RIGHT TO OPINION.
I'VE have a right to express an opin-
n with reference to judicial appoint
ents here. I think the Bar Associa-
on should have a voice in having
dicfal appointments divorced from
,litics and preventing one man from
lecting judicial officers. The power
advising on such appointments. must
course, be lodged somewhere, and
e Governor by virtue of his high Of
e is entitled to some consideration.
It I think the action he has taken in
is matter about sending on another
ans name to Washington before the
If Association met. has compelled
is Association to act as ii has.