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

| Politics doomed up large in the meet.
| ing of the bar association Yesterday
afternoon, when recrimination. charges
Of ciookedness and a disposition to side
on party lines were mixed with en-
dorsements for judgeships anu otver
nominations made, while il was posi.
lively stated by the Democrats that
South Carolina would in future direct
the political destinies OF the Islands
and not Wyoming.
Judge Parsons was denounced in one
breath AS "tool,n while Carlsmith
was charged with being 'crooked" by
Judge wilder; District Attorney
| Breckons also came in for slice of
the venom and raillery being freely
handed around. it being charged that
serious complaints had been made
against his "despotic rule,n and d.
rect charges were made by Republi-
cans that the Democrats were guilty
! of political maneuvering and using the
bar association to work their ends, the
Democrats accusing the Republicans of
the same thing.
Statements were made which fairly
screamed with libel; others were made
that the Office of the district attorney
was purely and simply political one
in the. hollow of the hand of the Pres
ident; that the Governor had failed
to consult the association with refer
ence to his late appointment for the
attorney generalship; and other state
ments were to the effect that while
some of the Democrats were unwilling
to make choice for judgeship unan-
imous they. were perfectly willing
whenever n Democl S name was
proposed to have a unanimous endorse
ment.
Wilder Starts Things.
Judge Wilder started one of the
liveliest rumpuses the bar association
has ever known, when Chairman +.
E. Thompson announced that the ac-
ISOLATION had been called to nominate
candidates for circuit judgeships which
would be vacant by expiration of terms
between the first of the years and March
4, naming them as follows: Judges
Mathewman and Parson, the former of
Kona and the latter OF Hilo, January;
Kingsbury, Maui, in February; Whit
ney in May; Justice Perry, supreme
court, May.
Judge Wilder Immediately proposed
the name of Judge w. 5. Edings, of
Honolulu, a local Democrat, to succeed
Judge Parsons, stating that Mr., Ed
ings had once occupied a seat on the
circuit bench on HAWAII for four years
and was satisfactory to the lawyers
who appeared before him.
"He went out from Magoon s office
to the bench, - said Judge Wilder,
''and it was thought then he might
be favorable to Magoon, but he was
not. / had cases before him. In the
Parker Ranch case he was perfectly
fair. Personally, I am fond of Par
sons, but he is nominated by Carlsmith,
and Carlsmith, l say, is crooked l
object to Judge Parsons being on the
bench, for it simply means that Carl
smith will run the court as he does
nowD
Judge. Wilder said that as to the
Uarlsmith charges once before investi-
gated, Judge Stanley member of the
committee, had made statement to
him that Carlsmith should not have
been whitewashed, and this was a
strong reason why Parsons should not
be reappointed, as showing the class
on man who dominated him.
Judge Stanley Immediately took is
sue with Judge Wilder and said he had
made no such statement attributed to
him by Judge Wilder. He went on to
explain his position in regard to Carl
smith, who was investigated in regard
to the defense of n number of Koreans
who were hanged and said thar Carl
smith possibly acted too quickly in
eases whore he could only have had
time to learn their names.
Parsons Nominated.
In rcbuttal to Judge Wilder's state
ment, Judge Stanley nominated the in
cumbent, Judge Parsons. He had known
him for many years and had found him
straightforward and honest and a credit
to the bench. He had heard charges
that he was dominated by Carlsmith
III said he had never received from
Judge Parsons more than he was en-
titled to and in many cases which he
lost he advised his clients not to appeal
Nj. +. Prosser seconded the nomina-
ton of Parsons. The wishes of Hilo,
F, he said, should be regarded very Sc.
riously and he believed he voiced the
general sentiment of Hilo when he
stated that he (Parsons) was wanted
on the bench again.
County Attorney Cathcart said it was
his belief that Parsons, having gone
from Carsmith's office, it would only be
| natural if he was dominated bv Carl.
smith. 1t was natural conclusion in
any case. Furthermore, it was his be-
lief that the new Democratic admins.
tration coming into power should lie
} deferred TO in the selection of a new
/ Judge and they should allow the admin
istration some leeway.
| d. l.. Wilmington said he was ex-
/ tremely interested in the remarks of
the county attorney, that it would seem
from what he said that change in the
national administration would neces
sarlly call for some effect ms to whom
I'VE" should select as Judges He
hoped such a sentiment had had no eff
feet upon the bar association in the
I past and would not in the future. He
/ thought they were getting far from the
| question as to whether the man is fit
for the position or not.
Question of Service.
Another point" said Mr.. whiting.
ton, very seriously. "Shall the bar as
ISOLATION say that a Judge in a com
mnnity in which it has lived and
. mas done conscientious service, shall not