The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-09-07
.OVERMANN TOLD
GREGORY THE FACTS
Poor White Trash Still Manages
To Wtuperate Around the
Department of Justice
By ERNEST @. WALKER

58WASHlNGTON, August 2O.--Certain
conclusions of some importance in
Hawaiian way may be drawn from the
recent judicial nominations. The desig.
nation of Chief Justice Alexander G.
M. Robertson and Of second Judge Will
liam l.. Whitney in the first circuit,
for another term, gives them a frmcr
status till the assembling Of congress,
when their nominations will be for.
warded to the senate and confirmed.
In the meantime, possibly before this
letter reaches Honolulu, it will be de.
cided whether Judge John A. Mathew
man of the third circuit and Judge
Charles +. Parsons of the fourth cir
cult, shall be renominated.
The retention of Chief Justice Rob.
ertson and Judge Whitney, Republicans,
in Office is noteworthy for the policy
of this administration has favored re.
warding Democrats. But the appoint
ing powers have had many perplex
tiles in selecting Democrats for places
in Hawaii. This may9 have. had quite
| lot TO do with the reapPoiptme nts Of
the two judges mentioned, although
judicial appointments are Oh d little
different plane and there is Va ulisposi-
tion to keep such appointments out of
| politics. d. 49,
Pinkham's Pull Weak 4''A"''
The administration has been aiming
some advisers Rs to Hawaiian appoint.
ments and consequently is getting upon
frmer ground. Supposedly the Gov
ernor of the Territory should BE heed,
ed by the President in many mkt of
patronage, but Governor Rinkham is
at least no more successful in that
regard than were his predecessors Gov
ernor Carter and Governor Ftear.
The interior department, through
which most Of the federal business with
Hawaii is transacted, thas been some
what regardful of Governor .PiAkham
and of mis- opinions. 1t will be re
membered that Secretary Lane was re
spOnsible for the selection of Governor
Pinkham and took him originally on
the recommendation Of Representative
Kent like Mr.. Lane, a Californian.
The judicial appointments for Ha-
waii, however, are handled entirely
through the department Of just.c
where Governor Pinkham is in much
less favor.
overman On the Job
Ordinarily there might be Democratic
disposition to resist the denomination
of Republicans for judgeships in Ha
wall but Senator Overman, of North
Carolina, who is second in rank on the
judiciary committee of the senate, will
undoubtedly see to IL that the nomin ma
tions are promptly confirmed.
He was consulted at various stages,
prior to the recommendations that At
tOrney General Gregory made to the
President, although District Attorney
McCarn was called in. While the de
partment of justice is lukewarm with
reference to Governor Pinkham, the
new Attorney General, Mr.. Gregory,
follows the lead of Mr.. McReynolds in
standing staunchly by the district at
torney. The latter tarried only between
trains on his last visit to Washington
but the chief Significance of the visit
was that he came at the attorney gen
eral s request. 1t is to Senator Over
man s credit that he assisted Attorney
General Gregory to get in touch with
the influential lawyers of Hawaii and
| W sVuhu thSi UPlhiohS dDOuJ Lne
Judges.
Congressional Visitors Busy
Presumably there will not be many
more nominations to make for Hawaii
under this administration but the al
ministratlon understands there is a
new opportunity to find out what is
what with reference to the Islands
through the congressman who visited
there last spring. AS was sucgestt
at the time Of the congressional visit
one of its chief advantages to the Ter
ritOry promised to lie in the ability
of these senators and representative
to tell the President and cabinet Off
Gals what should be done.
Senatorial Friends
Senator Overman 5 interest in Ha
wall with reference to the judges i.
especially gratifying for he occupies
q prominent position in the upper leg
islative branch. He serves in con
SpicuOus place on the appropriations
committee where numerous Hawaiian
items come for adjustment. This can
ialso be said of Senator John + Shar
roth, of Colorado, Democrat; Senator
Reed Smoot, of Utah, Republican, an.
Senator Warren, of Wyoming, also d
Republican. These three latter srrv,
on the appropriations committee. Sen
ator ShafrOth, as is well known In lilo
wall, is chairman Of the committee OF
Pacific Islands and az far as know
will retain that craftsmanship in the
forthcoming congress.