The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-12-08
SIMPLE ceremony.
At INDUCTION OF.
NEWCIRCUITJ0R|sT|
Judge Stuart, Who Succeeds
Judge Robinson, Makes Office
Changes Immediately
PringIe and, Miss Holt DispIace
Harrison and Jones-C Clerk
Simonton to Go

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Before q small but select audience
In Chief Justice Robertson s chambers.
Thomas b. Stuart took the oath OF
office and qualified as Judge Of the third
division of the first circuit court YES.
terday morning. Those present, besides
Chief Justice Robertson, who admin.
istered the solemn oath, and Judge
Stuart were Circuit Judges whitney
and Ashford of Honolulu, Judge Edines
of Maui, Associate Justice Qnarles,
Federal Judge Clemens and L. L. Me.
Gamblers.
Judge Stuart, who succeeded Judge
Robinson, opened court at ten O'Clock
yesterday morning. He informed those
present that within the week he wonld
be ready 10 proceed with the work Of
the court. and that moanwhiIe he wouIa
consult with the attorneys representinn
cases in his division as to the future
disposition of these.
Heads Fan In Basket
Two officials were displaced yester,
day in short order when Judge Stuart
signed an order appointing Clarence
ID. Pringle as second deputy clerk in
place of Vincent M. Harrison, who
ably filled that position since MAY.
1908, and Miss Rose Edith Holt OF
the public lands office in place Of Col.
John w Jones as court reporter.
The appointment Of some one TO take
the place Of Clerk Melville T. Simon.
ton likely win be made this morning
by Judge Stuart. That Simonton win
60 is assured. He has ably officiated
as clerk of the third division since
February ~, 1902, the same date Judge
Robinson qualified and took Office.
Many attorneys took occasion yester-
day to speak in behalf Of the officers
of the court, but all TO no effect.
Hawaiian for Simonton's Place
It was said about the judiciary
building yesterday that Simonton,s po-
sition had been offered to John III. Wise,
but that the latter had refused TO ac,
cept IT, II was also given out that
only . Hawaiian would be given the
place, and Wise and oneoor two others
were asked to hurry uptown and find
someone willing to take-th Office.
As il In response to this, Will Il.
Miles; private secretary totMayor ]. J.
Fern, appeared on the .Edhe and took
a chair outside of the door to Judge
Stuart's chambers, While he waited
the district attorney walked in and
held a long consultation with the new
judge. Il. I. Mc0andless also lowered
on the outside, all smiles. @
1t is believed that Miles Is now lead.
ing in the race for Simontmls place,
and his appointment maybe made to,
day. In some quarters II Was said that
Clerk Simonton was asked to remain
in Office until the last Of the month,
and that he has his Resignation ready
to turn in today unless he is given an
assurance that he will be asked to re.
main in Office permanently.
Politics Played Strong
That the political game IS being
played, and played strong, by Link =
MeCandless, the district attorney and
several others In connection with the
putting in of dyed-in-the-wool Bonr-
bons in the Judiciary now controlled
by Democratic Judges, was said yes
terday to be an apparent fact
Despite the recent territorial cleo
ton, which went so overwhelmingly in
favor Of the Republicans, Democratic
whips are said to aim at winning back
into the ranks the Hawaiians who
Topped in November into the Repub-
lican fold. A gallery play, il is sajs,,
is thus being made to the Hawaiians.
Two attorneys discussed this phase
Of the subject yesterday afternoon in
the rotunda of the Judiciary building,
and they held opposite views on the
question.
How Pringle Is Hawaiian a
But Pringle is no Hawaiian, in
sisted one of the legal luminaries.
X" For the purpose of the game he Is
a Hawaiian, y said the other. "'YOu
see, he controls the Hawaiian votes in
Palolo Valley
81 see,' returned the one who did
not think Pringle was Hawaiian;
otis like the case of the Chinese in
British Columbia some years ago.
Well, in that part Of the Dominion
women were not allowed TO engage in
certain work. They wanted TO bar
Chinese from going into certain lines
Of endeavor,. but did notAcare to do so
openly, 50 they passed an act which
began: For the purposes Of this act
Chinese in this province shall be
deemed TO be female persons. In that
manner suppose Pringle is Hawa-
iian. That explains it, Of course.''