The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1909-05-14

nomination of an additional Judge.
The President has a big problem on
his hands to secure certain legislation
for the Philippines. He is understood
to desire the cooperation of Senator
Warren of Wyoming in that work. SEN
ator Warren is chairman of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee in the Senate.
In that capacity he can do much to help
or hinder the President in his program
of army legislation and administration.
Mr.. Warren is also one of the older
men in the Senate service and has no
small influence there. He has been to
the Philippines, in fact was member
of the famous Taft party, and can
speak from personal knowledge of
Philippine affairs.
Breckons and Woodruff.
The reinstatement of District Attor-
ney Breckons is, therefore, to be look
ed upon, from the Presidents stand
point, as matter of political expedi-
ency. Senator Warren has long been
his special champion and quite natur-
ally, as the District Attorneys brother,
Joseph Breckons, has been his clerk
and confidential man for many years.
The latter is very competent, and the
Senator is much attached to him.
OF course, the case of the late Judge
Estee was used as a precedent for the
nomination of Mr.. Woodruff as judge.
But the President undoubtedly felt UNI
der some obligations to ex-Secretary
Garfield, who comes from Ohio and who
was an ardent supporter of President
Taft. Mr.. Garfield, as a favOrite OF
President Roosevelt, was one of the
first to urge Mr.. Taft nomination, and
did much work in Ohio prior to the
| National Convention. Many expected
that Mr.. Garfield would be retained il
the cabinet. President Taft apparently
did not think well of such a plan. Mr.
Garfield thinks very highly of Mr.
| Woodruff and, it appears, urged the
President to bear in mind his specia
fitness for judicial work. This wa
done apparently without Mr.. Wood
ruffs' knowledge or seeking, but tn,
President, all the same, bore the re
quest in mind. Mr.. Woodruff did no
want to be taken care Of" and as f;
matter of fact had as good as CLOSED
a lease for house here in town. Blu
the President wanted to show his goo,
will toward Mr.. Garfield, which un
doubtedly had much to do with the ofie
of the judgeship in Alaska and then il
Hawaii to Mr.. Woodruff.
The Department of Justice mad
considerable inquiry before bestowin
the nomination. Mr.. Garfield ha
paved the way by asking by cabl
whether there would be objection I
Mr.. Woodruff. On March 81, Govern
or Frear wrote letter TO the Al
torney General, or which ultimatel
was referred to the Attorney Genera
He stated in that letter that he ha
reason to believe that there would b
no opposition in Hawaii to the nom
nation of Mr.. Woodruff, "if the admir-
istration desired" the nomination I
be made. He added among othe
things that many of the leading law
yers OF Hawaii saw no good reaso
why Mr.. Woodruff should not be 81
lected and that 1.-The community woul
be satisfied"
1t, was stated at the White Hous
offices today that the President VIC
not down on Hawaii" on the col
trary, there is reason for believiT
that he has felt gratifed at the couri
the representatives of the Territoi
have taken on numerous question
here at Washington. When the Phi
ippine tariff bin was before Congre
some three years ago, Mr.. Taft. tn,
Secretary of War, was very much p
out at the opposition to that bill
Hawaiian interests. He said so
emphatic terms and declared that
could not see why Hawaii should pli
a dog-in- the-manger policy.
Hawaii Gratifes Taft.
Some months ago word was eonve
ed 10 him that Hawaii was not goii
TO antagonlze the plans the Preside
had In mind, for admitting 100000 to
OF sugar free annually from the Pm
ipplnes. And that word has been kel
While the Hawaiian sugar plante
are known not to accept the Pre-
dents view that the sugar Industry
the Philippines can not become a me
ace to the sugar Industry In the
lands, there have been no prote
Srtm Hawaii, The opposition 20 I