The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-12-17

want Jim Coke, said Davis. "Name
Min. -
Watson seconded Davis amendment.
We thought " was n matter In which
The bar association should act.
W. q. smith endorsed the Q u motion
that the district attorney be citizen
NJ the Territory, Int no did not believe
M linking the amendment 10 IL. The
incumbent had been appointed for -four
years and he did not believe the Coke
amendment would add weight 90 the
motion. He believed Il would Ne iuap.
propriato.
l.oriin Andrews snid tho bar associa
ion had attained high reputation In
Washington simply because IL had es
chewed politics in its selections of
nominees for office. To do otherwise
would make the association tread on
dangerous ground. II would lead to
bitter fractional disputes Personally.
ne liked jim Coke, but he was natur.
ally back of his PARTNER, Judge Quatles
for the position
cit is only up to us to say whether
we want local man." said Mr.. An.
drews, "and then let the Democratic
in their nominations
This brought Davis again to his feet
with fresh outburst of oratefy. He
said that if the local people did not
specify their candidate, the government
at Washington would do as they did
before, had always done before-send
down man from the mainland. The
bar association had always failed to
endorse man for this office and one
had always been sent from the main
land and selected by the Wyoming dele
cation.
Power Is Despotic.
Replying to a statement made by
Judge Wilder that this was a political
appointment and not classed like
judicial appointment, Davis said that
it was an appointment which gave the
incumbent more power than the Judge
and that it was despotic power. He
said that the man who filed that of
fee should not take an active partisan
part in politics, Gas he had done times
past" and that complaints had been
freely made by many classes of people
because of his activity IN politics. He
should be man who would 90 quietly
to the polls and east his ballot like the
judges did and should not sit in
convention as the incumbent did and
attempt to control it.
He said he believed Jhe man who
had the highest power here should be
tne chairman of the bar association. at
which Chairman Thompson arose and
gracefully bowed to the speaker, who
continued maiestically, ''no matter who
he isl at which the chairman subsidized
to the smallest corner of his chair while
the association laughed
Davis said he was not making a cri-
tieism of Mr.. Breckons, but Just stat.
ing what seemed to be common report.
Davis added that if Mr. Coke received
the endorsement of the association and
was appointed district attorney, he
would resign his senatorship.
MI. Breckons, who had been in the
room until few minutes before Mr..
Davis spoke was unable to defend him.
self, but it is believed he would have
made some keen rejo,nders to Mr..
Davis statements.
Attorney Peters believed in keeping
the bar association out OF politics.
First Motion Carried.
Mr.. Ashford combined the motion
and amendments into a new motion that
it be sense of the bar association that
the Office of district attorney should be
filed by appointment or a member of
the Hawaiian Bar Association who is
a citizen of the Territory and that it
recommend the appointment of James
l.. Coke
w. o. Smith said that the motion in.
volved two separate subjects, one be-
ing principle. and while he could vote
on the first portion he could not on
the second. The chair ruled that the
motion was involved and contained sep.
arate subjects.
The association then took a vote on
the first part endorsing the principle
of having the President appoint a citi
zen of the Territory to the district at.
torneyship, unanimously adopting it.
When the name of Mr.. Coke was then
advanced for nomination. Judge Wilder
sailed off on another tack and said he
could not vote on the name then, and
suddenly moved for an adjournment
and this not being debatable, the asso-
citation adjourned.
Oahu Lodge / q G. IT will meet on