The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-06

(From "wednesday ADVERTISER
The snouldering embers in the local
Democratic camp, among the higher
ups, that have been plain 20 observers,
have burst into bright blue flames Of
open warfare and are now burning mer-
lilly. The little Democrats, who have
been allowed to handle the various
committees, have been serapping so
long and so vigorously that they have
attracted no recent attention unless
they happened to be quiet for mo-
ment, but the big guns have now joined
in the general wrangle over the spells.
The Advertiser touched of the fire
works when it announced that Judge
Arthur A. Wilder had succeeded in
holding up the nomination Of M. G. Pa!
cheeo for the postmastership, after the
President had included his name on a
list TO be sent TO the senate for confir-
nation, tho name being SO close TO sub
mission that il was simply biue-pen-
'eillcd OF tho official nominations. !
Backhre en- wilder
Yesterday word arrived from Wash
ington that while Wilder was blocking
Parheeo Others were at work blocking
WildeF's nomination to the territorial
supreme court bench, at work so sue
cessfully that yesterday the President
nominated only one of the many candi-
dates for Office recommended by Cover!
nor Pinkham, this nomination being
that Of u. M. Watson to the supreme
court bench as associate Justice.
The fight being made against Judge
Wilder for similar position is based
on the allegation that Governor Pink
ham, through his Affiliations with the
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
ms former emplOye, named Watson
and Wilder because of their alleged cor
poratiOn bias and In a desire to
f.paek'l the supreme court bench in or!
der that litigants against the corpora
tions would receive adverse decisions
A letter charging the Governor with
this desire is now on file with Attorney
General MeReynolds, bat who wrote IL
is only suspected. A
McCarn cne Opponent.
United States District Attorney JEFF
McCarn stated yesterday TO The Adyer-
tiser that he had opposed the nomina.
tion of Judge Wilder, not because Of
hostility TO him personally but because
he did not believe il in the interests Of
Justice to have two attorneys appoint
ed to tho supreme court bench from the
one law firm, Messrs. Watson and Will
der having been members until few
weeks ago of the firm Of Thompson,
Wilder, Watson and Lymer Mr.. Me-
earn states that he was not consulted
/ Nv Al. 4
the Recommendation TO the judgeships,
but was as,iyd from Washington to ad-
wise the del artment on the Governor 3
nominees. tgse
Selectsd Best Available.
Governor Pinkham, when shown Mr..
McCarn's statement last night, defend.
cd his recommendation Of Watson and
Wilder as being in the best interests
of the Territory. Watson had been
recommended long ago, he said, while
/ Wilder, IS n recognized leader among
tho loeal attorneys aud with a good rec.
ord as a judge, was a man he had BEEN
very pleased to recommend ID M
Bars Down Soon.
! In a statement to The Advertiser the
Governor made one significant remark
that should bring joy TO Democrats and
/ corresponding gloom among Republican
Office holders. He said that a day OF
two would clear away the accumulation
Of work before him aud give him q
chance TO get busy in the matter Of
territorial patronage.
K Mr.. McCarn's Statement.
al have not been consulted by Gov
ernor Pinkhnm in his selections for ap
Il pointments ON the bench in Hawaii,
said JET McCarn, United States districI
attorney, yesterday, when asked II h
had opposed Governor Pinkham s rec
ommendations ~ have not resented
! this, however, in fact, il has rathe
pleased me that the Governor has TAX
4. en- upon himself this responsibility
However, have received number o.
inquiries from Washington in regard y
. these Recommendations Of Goyerno
! Pihkham and ! have given my Opinion
as TO what / believed would he for tn
best interests Of the Territory. an
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