The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-01-23

N'iIItI ItNIT6IHN ilst NI,H llnH "A fufIt
fIl Eflt1t q tuu'a have bs,oA eiise -
have tnnslaetd ne uqofHailion ~
atNdil n tfeilal Representative ~ ~
Nlaahinnion 10 ufns she aalms ~ ihlA
naf AtfNtiaflun'H thdofsee
az ihr upteinuf has Withdrawn HE
saprufi ana cent in the nhme af an.
other in Washington without consult
Ink this Association. believe We can
only ana Justly endorse this rosolu-
lion.
RionT TO OPINION.
We have rlGht to express an opin-
ION with reference 90 judicial appoint
monts here. ] think the Rar Associa-
tlon should have voice IN having
judicial appointments divorced from
politics and preventing one man from
selecting judicial officers. The power
u advising on such appointments must
Of course, be lodged somewhere. and
the Governor by virtue OF his high Of
fice Is entitled to some consideration.
but I think the action he has taken In
this matter about sending on another
mans name TO Washington before the
Bar Association mot. has compelled
this Association TO act as II has.
Judge Robinson has proven himself
n judicial officer of fairness. II is
pretty hard for any Judge TO secure the
unanimous support of an organization
OF this kind, but he got IT, When a
man, after four years OF service. can
get the unanimous support OF such an
organization as this, he must be a At
M 70. hn
GAP NOT VERY WIDE.
II don't know what led the Governor
to take the action he did We are all
prone TO error" said Davis. referring to
the incident In Judge Robinson's
chambers, land we are all less than
angels but the gap between the Gov
ernor and the gentlemen participating
In the affair Is not very wide, and ]
don't ,hink he should have acted as he
did"
Judge Perry endorsed the resolution
adding an amendment which was EN-.
| bodied Ivy the mover and seconder OF
the resolution. Judge Perry said thai
| there was nc opportunity to appoint @
committee ss suggested by Mr., Davis
but "the Governor has forced us to pro-
ceed as we do now.
SIT seems to me-" he continued
there is really nothing before this
meeting to discuss. We are all agreed
so far as l have been able to ascer-
tain Judge Robinson should be re-
appointed. There was nothing that &C.
Cured that night to justify us In
changing our attitude toward Judge
Robinson.
A. Lewis. Jr., who entered the hall al
this moment, asked that the resolution
be re-read This was done and he sug-
gested that the words land the Attor-
ney General be added at the end, fol-
lowing after the reference to the
President. He said that the President
would confer with the Attorney Gen
! eral on such appointments. The addi-
ton was embodied in the resolution.
DICKEY KEEPS HIS SEAT.
The resolution was then put to g
| vote, and on motion of United States
District Attorney Breckons, the meet.
| ing rose to it's feet with the exception
| of Lyle Dickey, who sat in his seat ant
peacefully grinned at his fellow attor-
| neys. When the contrary vote was
called for, Mr.. Dickey kept his seat
and the adoption of the resolution was
declared unanimous.
| There were twenty nine members a
yesterdays meeting, while twenty
We're present at the former meeting
| when Judge Robinson was unanimousl,
endorsed for the position he now occu
pies.