The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-08

for the place, or that another might
not Precedent should be followed.
George Davis thought that they
ought to have a right 10 vote by bal
lot It was nobody's business how
they voted Heretofore, he had al
ways been ready to say what he was
foing to do, but he was getting little
older now. (Laughter) "And ] know
IT," he added amid renewed laughter.
Breckons-"T move as an amend
ment that we move to ballot in ac-
cordance with the rules Of the as
ISOLATION, namely. by secret ballot"
A. l.. c. Atkinson said that they had
their positions to take into considera-
ton.
Davis-"You betcher"
Atkinson did not say that to be-
little either Judge He did not think
it fair that their votes should be
paraded to the town in matter of
this kind. 1t had always been said
that every man should vote as he saw
fit but it should not be possible that
q mans vote should be used against
/ him. He thought it right to have a
secret ballot.
Lorrin Andrews thought that per-
haps in politics it was all right to use
the secret ballQtRsbut in the present
instance they had the names of two
men, two who were big gentlemen,
and who were not going to harbor any
grudges against them because they
selected one from the other He was
not ashamed to vote for the man
whom he thought was going to be
chief justice. We would be very much
Inundated if he thought that he would
be diseredited in court by the man
he had voted against He thought
that the roll call would be much bet
ter. They were not a lot of peanut
politicians.
Davis-"You must feel that you are
in the majority"
Wilder said that any man that was
fit to be chief justice certainly would
never hold it against practising law
yer because he did not favor him in a
bar association meeting. He was very
much surprised at the attitude that
BreckoDs had taken,
Mr.. Breckons rose to reply, but the
chairman said that he could not do 50.
Judge Ballou said that he would add
to Judge Wilders surprise by agreeing
with Mr.. Breckons on the propriety OF
keeping to the precedent established.
| He had no hesitation in saying 70:
whom he was going to cast his vote. 1t
was hard to get the best material in
the Territory. 1t was easy to get good
material, but it was hard to get the
/ best. He considered the opportunity
to get Judge Robertson was unique
one to get one of the best lawyers III
! this Territory into the highest judicial
position, and he was going to vote &C
! cordingly.
A vote was taken and the secret
ballot won.
It was found that one vote was cast
for Hatch. This, of course, was thrown
out. The final count was;
Number of votes cast, AZ.
Number for Robertson, "a.
Number for Cooper, s.
Breckons moved to make the choice
unanimous, which brought forth ap.
plause.
! The committee then went into exec
utive session to draft the necessary
kilograms to the President, the attor-
ney-general, and Delegate Kuhio
Copies of the kilograms forwarded are
appended:
Meeting of Bar Association, Ha-
waiian Islands, unanimously recon-
mended appointment of A. G. M. Rob
ertson. present United States judge
Hawaii, as successor to Chief Justice
Hartwell, Supreme Court, Hawaii, re-
signed.
FRANK THOMPSON,