The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-06
Re.oroabiEIbon Il Aa1asaA SaL | ?
ciary Contemplated, Is Word "
From Washington
EXPECTED THIS WILL s..~t
+. COME ABOUT SHORTLY
McCarn's Democratic Wing Ger
tain II Now Has Ear Of 70
Powers That Be 49,.

That complete recrs anization VI
the personnel of the Hawaiian judici
airy, sdbject to federal aFi ointment, is
beinS whipped into shape "a WasainS.
tom by Attorney Gencral Gregory was
the word received by cable yesterday
from the national capital. The message
says, further, that the reorganization
has practically been effected and that
its details will be announced within
very snort time by the attorney general.
just what the changes will be is only
matter of conjecture. 'a
According to certain members OF ono
Bourbon wing, JofT McGarn, now dis
tfict attorney, who is expected TO ar
rive from the mainland shortly, will he.
come chief justice of the supreme court
Of Hawaii, taking the place of Chief
Justice Robertson, whose term Of of
fee expired some tine ago. J. Light
foot, who defended McCarn during the
latter two trials in the circuit court
on the charge of assault with deadly
weapon on q. II. Mcbride, is to sue
coed his friend as district attorney, ac.
cording to the same authority.
other Rumored Changes '~-'-
Circuit Judge Edings' Of Maui will
take Judge Whitney S place on the cir;
cult bench in Honolulu and j. Wesley
Thompson, assistant district attorney,
will succeed Edings, according to Bour'
bon figuring.
Judge Parsons of HilO will he sue.
ceeded by Harry Irwin and A. q. Cor
| rea, deputy assessor for the two KOna
Districts in West Hawaii, is to relieve
| Judge Matthewman of the third Circuit
court, if the wiseacrcs are to be bclicv-
cd. They claim that only truly dyed
| in-the,wOol DCmocr rats will handle tho
affairs of the judiciary in Hawaii, if
their plans meet with the approval of
Attorney General Gregory and Prcsi-
dent Wilson. The scheme is so far reach
ing, it WIS learned yesterday, that an
attempt even will be made to have
Judge Dole and Judge Clem9ps Of the
federal court fender their designations.
just whom tho Bourbonitcs have in
view as future federal iurists is being
kept a deep and dark mystery.
Democrats After Governor
Even though a denial has been re-
ceived recently from Washington to the
! story that the administration would go
so far ne to make change in the Of
flee Of the Governor of Hawaii, rumOrs
are persistent that the same Democratic
wing here still hopes to have Cover
nor who will heed its orders in all
things. In line with this, although
jeff McCarn has been mentioned as
Governor Pinkham s successor, IL Is said
that Judge Stuart would, should
change be made, become the fifth Gov
ernor of the Territory, i'll which case
Glenn X. Quinn would at last come into
his own anh succeed Stuart on the cir
cult court bench.
How 1t Is Figured Out
"Maybe you don t think we know
thing or two, but we do, strange as that
may seem to you, said a Democrat yes
lteTday.
YOU see, we have been laying low.
Had Democrats been appointed to of
flee at the beginning of President Will
sons term and were the President to
fail of re election in November of next
year the whole push would so out and
make room for Republicans. We are
not taking chances. Should the next
administration be Republican we would
stul have affairs in Hawaii controlled
by nt MAO rats FOR the first three years,
at least of the new Presidents term
and then change OF fortune AT the
following presidential election would
'urely norpetuate US in office. We are
sure wise, even if we are Democrats. "
The story published yesterday that J.
Lightfoot, in anticipation of his prob.
rhlN appointment as district attorney,
had been giving orders in the Office of
~. United States marshal made certain
federal officials smile.
Scouts Lightfoot's Authority
"Why, even if Lightfoot were al
ready district attorney" said an of
fetal yesterday, che would not have
any authority to give orders in the
marshal s office and neither has the
marshal or his deputies. right to rive
orders in the district attorney 'ssofftee
The two departments are INDEPENDENT,
one of the other, although, of course,
g. in all well-organiZed public departments
there should be at AL times coopcra-
ti"n something which has been sadly
lacking in Hawaii of very recent period.
cit may be that the district attor-
ncy and the marshall both of whom are
away from the Tertiary at this time,
ASKED j. Lightfoot, their mutual friend,
10 keon weather eve over their re-
spectiye departments, but as for giving
| orders-why, II il 10 laugh!