The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-04-14
STAIABACk IS
. TIORNEY
General
Governor Pinlham Makes An
nounoement Of Selection Of Head.
cof Legal Department TO Sue
coed Thayer Appointment
Popular with Members Of Legal
fraternity ON Islands.


Governor Pinkham yesterday at noon
announced that he had appointed At
totney Ingram NJ stainbaek Of Homo.
.lnlu as attorney general Of the Terri
tory TO succeed Attorney General
Made Warren Thayer, who was recent
~ appointed by President Wilson as
,aecretary of the Territory. The new
attorney general will take Office next
Friday, April a., the day before
the present attorney general expects
to return from Hawaii and Mani, for
which islands he leaves today on ter.
ritorial business. sg
The appointment Of Attorney Stain
back does not come as a surprise. IL
was expected and the statement that
he would be named was published In
The Advertiser yesterday. When Mr..
etainbaek was asked by the 0ovcrno-
IL he would accept the portfolio he re-
Quested until yesterday TO give his de-
,cision. This was done so he could
learn from Attorney Henry Holmes,
head of the law firm Of Holmes, Stan
ley q Olson, Of which Stainback has
been member for some time, IL he
had any objection. Mr.. Holmes has
been ON the mainland, but yesterday
Attorney stainback received unquali.
lied approval from Mr.. Holmes that he
l.tHke the office through a letter which
arrived by the steamer Korea Mr..
Staimbaek notified the Governor inn
mediately that he would accept the
post and ms appointment followed.
Deputies Are Retained.
it is understood that upon assuming
office next Friday, the new attorney
general win continue Arthur g. smith
and Leslie p Scott, who have served
hinder Attorney General rhayer, as his
Deputies and assistants. No change is
/ anticipated either in the clerical force
/ cof the department, 1t is said.
:; Those in d position to know seem TO
think that Govetnof Pinkham's choice
win meet with disqualified approval in
4 Wqahington with the present admins
tration, Mr.. StAihbhck having been a
pupil Mt Princeton and studied direct
", under Woodr9w Wilson. Then.
again, il is claimed that Stalnback y
family is wen known and well connect.
ed, both in Tennessee and at Wash.
ington; q brother OF the local attorney
being closely allied with ATTORNEY
General McReynolds Of the United
States.
sfhe now territorial attorney general.
telbe is a native of Tcnnessee and was
ibcfE at Someryille, about thirty years
ago. He took his law course ot the
i University of Chicago and was given
the degree of doctor of jurisprudencc
lie graduated from Princeton, taking
his bachelor degree in 1907.
Studied Under Presidents
i Attorney StainbacR studied econom.
| les and political history under Wood.
4 raw Wilson, who was president Of
4 of New Jersey. At iPnnceton Stain.
back became a member OF the Phi
Beta Kappa society. Henry s. Breek.
epridge, first ASSISTANT secretary Of
war under the present administration,
4 lis a classmate.
Attorney Stainbaek is married man.
his wife having been Miss Hazel Cald.
well, daughter Of prominent oil
i operator mt Parkersbnrg, West Vir'
\ ,ginia. They have one child and re.
side at present on Lunaliio avenue,
this city.
i Mr.. StainbaclS came here from
i Chieago two years ago and has since
been connected with the law firm Of
Holmes, Stanley a Olson. ne il ad.
tmired by the members Of the law pro.
fbssion i'm Honolulu who are OF the
opinion that tho Young attorney and
Future attorney general OF the Terri.
tory is well yersed in law and they
4 Hook TO see him have successful adj
lministration as head Of the Attorney
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