Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-17

the association say that a Judge in a
community in which he has nved and
done conscientious service snail not
be continued, and do We mean that we
DO not want conscientious service"
George Davis won hearty applause
hen he jumped up and exclaimed
! The influence of this bar assoCia-
/ ton shall be paramount A lawyer
! who goes o nthe bench and carries his
! POLITICS there should be tarred and
! feathered. A few years ago the Maui
! 1eople did not want Judge kingsbury.
ard now they are breaking their necXs
10 have him reappOinted.'
! Asks Open Ballot.
! Judge Wilder finally moved for an
/ open ballot. preCipitating another di,-
, crssion. On first ballot tie motion
prevailed, but on reconsideration II
vas thrown out and the regular ballot
ihS system was ordered. Parsons re-
ceived twenty-five, Edings thirteen.
Davis moved that an unanimous
vote for Parsons be given, but " hder
opposed this. declaring that the name
OF Edings will be sent TO Washington
anyhow. 1t will go to the President
he declared, because the South Caro-
Ina delegation is a unit for Edngs."
This was the first intimatiOn that a
new crowd has formed for the over
throw of the famous wyoming gang"
that has played such powerful part
IN Hawaiian politics the last few
years.
The renomintion of Judge Matthew
man for the kona position was made
by Wilder and he was endorsed un-
animously. The denomination of JUS
tice Perry, for the supreme court, was
made by E. A. Doutntt, and he was
endorsed with only one dissenting
vote, that of Judge Wilder.
Days Real Surprise.
The real 4urprise of the day came
in the endorsement Of EGings in place
of Kingsbury, the present incumbent
Of the bench on Maui. President r.
E. Thompson had large number OF
endorsements of the present judge,
sent in by the leading firms and bust
ness men of the county. kingsbnrv
was nominated by w. o. Smith. and
seconded by Prosser, and
thought the matter was all settled but
the perfunctory casting of an uranim-
Gus ballot, when suddenly E. 4. Dou;-
HIT proposed the name Of Edings. This
was quickly seconded, and the result
ant vote was Kingsbury sixteen, Ed
irgs, eighteen. 4
Following this unexpected denoue-
rlent Judge Wilder arose and an l
rounced the withdrawal of his obta"-
tons to the endorsement of Judge
Parsons, of Hilo, and the nomination
OF the Hilo man was then made I'M
animOuS.
Despite the opposition of Wilder,
who sought to close nominations and
have no endorsements of judges
whose terms expire after President
elect Woodrow Wilson goes into office,
the association promptly approved the
name of Justice Perry, of the supreme
court, for reappointment, Wilder's
voice being the only dissenting one
heard.
Wilder Kicks Some More.
Wilder again objected when the |
name of Circuit Judge w. l.. Whitney, /
of Honolulu, was proposed for reap |
pointment, but he was promptly Voted |
down, as in the previous case.
Then the matter of the federal dis |
tlict attorney came up. Wilder moved |
that the association go on record as |
endorsing only citizen of the terri |
tory. George Davis moved this be |
amended by adding that only James
l.. Coke. the recently elected terri |
torial senator for Oahu, be sent Ap-
proved! Both the original motion and
its amendment were seconded, when
Lorrin Andrews stirred up the politi-
eel tempest again by suggesting that
the original motion be adopted, leav-
ing the choice of the individual for
Dreckons successor to be- made by |
the Democratic party. Davis, fiery as
ever. declared that If this were done
the government would repeat its form
er action. 1t would ignore the asso-
Citations action and send down man
from the mainland. He declared that
while this had appeared heretofore
to he more or less political appoint
ment, it should not be So.
Opposes Partnership.
The man who filled that office. he
laid, should not be an active partisan
and that complaints had been fr"e''
made by people of all classes because
the incumbents of the L. S. district
attorneys office. had been active in po-
itical affairs and had sought to DOM
rate the party IN the territory.
Davis declared the man who should ,
nave the highest power here should ,
D.. the. president of the bar assOcia-
ion. mo matter who he may be-"
After some more discussion that G
cached nowhere, the association fin :
lily adopted the original motion, ap- :
proving the principle Of having only =
'itjzens of the territory appointed to =
hat office Just as the name of Coke ),
vas proposed, Judge Wilder suddenly
'roposed adjournment, and the asso-
iation was forced to conclude with q