The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-03-20
WATSON READY
TO TAKE Oath

(Trom 1lhnrsday Adyertisell

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An interesting yet simple ceremony
win take place in the supreme court
AZ ten o'clock this morning when Chief
Justice A. @. NJ. Robertson win ad.
ninister the oath Of Office TO Associate
Justice =. NJ Watson. Judge Watson
vas appointed by President Wilson and
Confirmed by the senate some weeks ago,
pm Tuesday he received cable infornIa.
ion IRON Washington that his commits.
ion had been signed by the President
and forwarded to Honolulu, but that he
ould take the oath of office, as soon
as he saw fit, without waiting for the
arrival of the commission.
Associate Justice Watson suceeeds
Associate Justice John Il. De Bolt, whose
commission expired on January rs iast
but Who has been serving on the bench
Until today. II is expected that most
81 the attorneys in Honolulu will be
resent i'm the supreme court this morn
ng TO witness the taking OF the oath
by Judge Watson and his assuming Of
.Ae once Of associate justice.
Word may be received today from
Washington 10 the effect that President
Wilson has ut last sent to the senate
mis- appointments for the Hawaiian cir.
iuit court positions in the eases where
he commissions OF the incumbents
ave expired. There are six such posi-
lions, Governor Pinkham having recon,
IeRded to the President the appoint.
Nient of Judges Whitney and Robinson
= the first circuit, and John A. Mat.
newman Of the third circuit. The Gov.
1rnor has not made any reeommenda.
ions in regard to the position left
vacant by Judge Henry +. Cooper
lor as to those nov held by Judges Par.
ons OF Hilo and Kingsbury Of Wal.
uku. whose terms have long since ex-
PRED.
Up TO a late hour yesterday Governor
finkham had not heard from Washing.
on, although he has been expecting for
ONE time to be asked il he has any
urther recommendations to make in
'egard to the Hawaiian Judiciary. Spec
,iation is rife as to who will succeed
Judge Cooper, the name of G. w. Ash.
ord being mostly in evidence for the
POSITION, although others have been
mentioned. 1t is claimed that Judge
'arsons Of Hilo is almost certain Of
appointment, but in regard to the
Nailuku judgeship doubt has been exr
lressed as TO whether Judge kihRsbtIry
will succeed himself. ~ y l9915sbgFi
There was rumor in Honolulu yes.
erday to the effect that protests had
cen fled in Washington against the
eappointment Of Judge William J. Rob.
nson, but no confirmation could be OBJ.
aimed on this point. RI.
Today being one of the two regular
tppointment and confirmation weekly
Sates in Washington, news may also
20 received this morning Of senatorial
lction on the names Of Ralph p,
luarles and Wade Warren Thayer, who
ave been appointed by President viii
son for the positions respectively Of
ssociato justice of the supreme court
70 succeed Associate Justiee,aAntonio
'erry, whose commission expired May
!, 1918, and Secretary of the Territory
g. A. Mott-Smith, who finally left this
Office March Is, the latter having for
lbout three years anxiously awaited the
ime when he could step out of this
office. IN,
In the event of the confirmation of
rhayer's appointment as secretary of
he Territory, II is expected that Gov
rnOr Pinkham will Immediately ap-
'oint the man who is to succeed Mr..
rhayer as attorney general of the Ter.
tory Deputy Attorney General Ar.
hur G. Smith, Attorney Harry Irwin OF
lilo and Attorney Joseph Lightfoot Of
Honolulu, are mentioned in this con.
lection, the choice being mainly be-
tween the first two named, it is
rlaimed. ~ G,.ta.sa ..s.|.rE.,