Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-10
INGRAM N. STA|NDACK NAMED BY
GOVERNOR AS ATTORNEY GENERAL
YOUNG ATTORNEY WHO
SUCCEEDS THAYER IS A
PRINCETON GRADUATE
AND BOURBON FROM
OLD TENNESSEE

Governor Pinkham today announced
the appointment of Attorney Ingram
NJ Stainback, young lawyer who
for the last two years has been asso-
dated with the law firm of Holmes.
Stanley & Olson, to the position OF
sttorney-genersl OF the territory. The
new member of the governors cabinet
win take the oath OF office and as
surne his duties next Friday, ADrif u.
II is also understood that ArthurfG.
Smith and Leslie p. Scott, the present
nesjatarts ~ tho local derartment ~ttl
Re retained ~ they go desire. This
MATTER was discussed bv Smith ami
9tHinhaet Yesterday end II Is stated
that Smith has tentatively consented
Ia c0ntinua In the Office. -, ~
Though Stainhank has come forward
ss dark horse" candidate. the an
nerncoment tnfav was not q surnrise.
~ IL becar1e Known generally ameng
the members OF the LEGAL fraternity
sevaral days apo that his name was
receiving serious consideration. In
fact. he was offered the nlace some
time ann and the formal announce
ment Of the aDnointment has benn held
un vending word rom Henry Holmos.
senior member cf the firn with which
ctoinhack has been. caanented. Mr.
Hnirees is on the mainland and the
|cpndidate desired his approval before
aecanting tho pesition. The desired
word arripad on the steamer Korea
this morning p -~.sEss 81
Ut Is believed this ealaetinn nv the
eoyarno- VIII be narticulariv 'nIeasing
To the administration at WASHINGTON
pc Stainbark is former nlinil nf
woodrow WiIsnn. having studied d..
rectiv under Wilson at Pripceton I1ni.
,sars'tv " alsn IS said that Stain
backs family is well known at the
pafsonal csnitsl his brother being an
irtsmate friend of Attorney-general
McpeynnIds
: The delav in taEing the oath of
tssco Is ~acessitatad hv< the Fact that
w w. Thayer. the incumbent. has
already arranged TO attend TO a num-.
her of minor matters at Hiln and m
Mpni newt week and will need the
additional time to- finish uD several
affairs so the new encouragement
CHtt tcHICTL uOOIl IlttW -DHSlH6SS4 - .
ingram Nj. Stainback was horn in
Somerville. Tennessee, little over
30 years ago He is young man, but
according to his associates he has
more than made good as a lawyer
since coming to Honolulu. He came
here something over two years ago
from Chicago, where he had taken his
law course in the University of Chi.
cago, finishing with the degree of doc
tor of Jurisprudence, and he has since
been connected with the law firm of
Holmes, Stanley & Olson.
Mr.. Stainback is a Princeton grad.
uate, having taken his bachelors de.
gree in 1907. He is one of President
Wilson's old pupils. having taken his
courses in economics and political
science under the then head of the
big institution. While in Princeton he
was elected member Of the honor
society of Phi Beta Kappa, which In
dicates that his record as a student
was above the average. He was
classmate OF Hon. Henry S. Brecken.
ridge, now 1st assistant secretary of
war.
Mr.. Stainback is married, his wife
having been Miss Hazel Caldwell,
daughter of prominent oil operator
of Parkersburg, West Virginia, whom
he married shortly before coming to
Honolulu They have one child, and
at present are living on Lunalilo
street.
Lawyers who have been in position
to observe the new attorney.general's
work during the time he has been in
Honolulu, state that he is well ground
ed in his profession, and that he is
otherwise splendidly equipped to han
die the legal business of the terri
tory