The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-09-01
Objects to Action Of McReynolds
Unless Adequate Reasons
Can Be Shown L.

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BY a vote Of thirty.two to three the
Bar Association Of the Hawaiian Isl.
ands, at specially called meeting
hold yesterday afternoon in the rooms
of the Honolulu stock exchange, went
on record as protesting ''against the
removal of Judge Clemons, unless AIDE.
qnate reasons eau be shown there.
for. = The three members voting
against the resolutions; which the as.
ISOLATION passed by such an over
whelming majority, were A. s. FIumph.
reys, }, Alfred Magoon and Joseph
Lightfoot.
4 The meeting was called TO order at.
-four o'clock by President George a.
Davis, who stated that the members
of the Bar Association were called In
special session to take action on the
question Of the attempted removal Of
Federal Judge Charles Il. Clemens BY
the attorney general Of the United
states.
Attorney d. +. wilmington present.
Ell the resolutions, which, are given
here In full aud moved for their adop.
ton by the association. This motion
was seconded by a number of mem
ocfs present. w.
Magoon criticizes Judge.
~. Alfred Magoon opposed the pas.
sage Of the resolutions. lie told tho
members of the association Of his ex-
perience in the trial Of the Miller
Salvage Company case; referred TO
the vohminons transcript in the case,
(which was too long and charged that
Judge Clemens was vacillating in his
icmcanor on the bench. Stating that
she Miller ease was the first tried by
Judge, Clemens, Attorney u. r. War
rem explained that tie ease referred
TO had been really three separate az
tions which had boon merged into one
md that many things TRANSFERRED
which were no more the judges fault
than IL was Of others eonneeted with
the trial. Mr.. Warren made splendid
defense Of Judge Clemens petition.
Robert W. Brcckons former United
States district attorney, wrote the as,
ISOLATION, stating that he was unable
10 attend the meeting but that he
wanted TO 90 on record as indOrsing
Judge Clemens and that he would
vote for tho passage Of the rcsolu,
tons which would be introduced on
the subject, fayoring the retention on
/, the bench of the second judge of the
, federal court here. "a W., 49,
n Order oablegram Sent. f,
After the passage of the resolutions
by the vote of thirty-two TO three, o
Z motion was made to have the vote &c
II ont Re46rd assuRhhiInous. InRsmuch al
Magoon, one of the three objectmg
members, had already left the meeting
A. S. Humphreys stated that he would
favor such motion but that Magoou
being already away he did not think
il proper to do so at that time. :.
1t was further decided that the
president, George A. Davis, and the
secretary, +. White Sutton, send inn
mediatcly cable message TO the de
, partment of justice at Washington
conveying the gist of the resolutions
, passed by the association and stating
lat the same time that certified copies
} of the resolutions would be forwarded
by mail. s vi
Among those present at the meeting
were George A. Davis, president Il
White Sutton, secretary; Judge S. B
dole, W. o. Smith, D. l.. Wilmington
u. H. Marx, A, L. Castle, Judge Franz
hndrade, T.. c. Peters, A. NJ. Brown
Lester p. Scott, w. T. Rawlins, G. A
. Long, Clarence H. Olson, Judge Alex
! under Lindsay, Jr., Frank +. Thomp
son, George S. Curry, Judge ]. NJ
Monsarrat, Arthur q, Smith, NJ. +
Prosser, Fred W. Milvcrto1, A. l.. G
Atkinson, l.. y. Warren, Wiifrcd A
| Greenwich, Judge w. l.. Stanley, A. S
IHumphreys, Joseph Lightfoot and }
Alfred Magoon.