The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-02
This Is Latest Advice With
Reference To Local United
States Court
BOURBON PLUM-HUNTERS
AGAIN D0UBLE-CR0SSED'
Replying To Query BY Depart
ment Of Justice, Jurist Says
He viii Serve

Hon. Sanford B. Dole will be reap
pointed senior judge of the United
States district court of Hawaii.
This was learned yesterday and the
story comes FROM an authoritative
source. 1t is known that the depart.
ment Of justice in Washington has
cabled to Judge Dole. He has been
asked whether he would be willing to
accept reappointment. The Judge
has answered that he will. Judge
Dole's second term will expire on De.
cember Is.
h. It is understood that those opposed
TO his reappOntment and who fa7or
the appointment of some malihini, three
or Four of whom are now on the ground
being groomed by different factions of
the local Democratic party, have as.
siduously circulated for some time past
the story that the judge was to retire
from the bench and would not accept
a disappointment. Judge Dole had been
noncommittal on the subject, however,
until lately, when information was Civ.
en- out that he would be willing to con
tinue in office II he were offered the
opportunity.
News Causes Change in Plans
| Several candidates have been men
toned as prospective Successors to
Judge Dole, among these being JEFF
McCarn, Horace W. Vaughan, the dis
trict attorney and his new assistant !;
Circuit Judge Stuart, Circuit Judge
Ashford and Frank X. Pittman, the
last mentioned being a very recent
arrival here.
Since 1t became learned that Judge
Dole would not retire from the bench
pointment, change Of front has taken
place among the Democratic factions in
Honolulu.
Mr.. Vaughan, on whose first appear
ance in Honolulu it was learned was
to succeed Mccain, was more recently
spoken of as likely successor to Judge
Dole. The talk that he will succeed
MeCarn was revived stronger than ever
Yesterday, with the added information
that this change will not wait for the
end of. the year, but will be made al
most Immediately, McCarn to return
to Nashville, Tennessee, where he will
be made a wheelhorse for President
Wilson 3 denomination in the next presi.
Dental campaign.
Frank K Pittman q Factor
All talk, it is said, of either Judge
Ashford or Judge Stuart succeeding
Judge Dole has, within a very short
time, simmered down next to nothing
The latest factor in the field was, there
fore, Frank X. Pittman, who arrived
here few weeks ago with the avowed
pr pose, properly press ACCENTED, ia
engage in the practise Of law. It was
given out that Mr.. Pittman had de
cided to locate in Honolulu on account
Of his wife's health, but Mr.. Pittmar
made no move seeking to be admitted
either in the federal court or the ter
ritorial supreme court to practise law
in this Territory.
May Go to Washington
On Saturday Mr.. Pittman infOrmec
The Advertiser that he and his family
we're returning tomorrow in the Will
helmina to the Coast, having received
information of the serious illness OF
his mother inlaw, Mrs. Coleman, in Sa
cramento. He added that as soon as il
would be convenient, he and Mrs. Pitt
man would return to Honolulu. 1t was
rumOred yesterday that while Mr.. Pitt
man may be going to Sacramento, il il
quite likely that his ultimate destina
tiOp is Washington. Yesterday he
showed considerable interest when the
probability Of Judge Dole reappoint
ment was discussed in his hearing.