Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-31
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BOURBON JUDGES
PATRONAGE MADE
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est OF the court ne therefore 0eOWeu u
advisable to withdraw, relieving, the
court OF the embarrassment. He add
ed:
The only sin o: which | am guilty
is that differ in political belief from
those who prosecute me"
Then follows, in the official record.
the following statement OF the court:
II was appointed Judge on Decem'
Der 4, 1914, and directed to qualify
Immediately. On the 5th asked ad-
vice from Judge ashford, and on the
5th qualified Before I made any ap'
continents, received from Judge
Ashford confidential communication
concerning my duties and appointment
I know that the honorable gentleman
will not object to my quoting and
making public a few matters therein
contained. ! quote verbatim.
There is certain patronage ap'
pertaining to your Office, namely, the
appointment Of stenographic report
er at a salary of SITS per month. and
two clerks, one at salary Of $3.50
per month. and the other at salary
OF SIPS per month. As a matter OF
fact these appointments rest with the
Judges of the court, but as a matter
/. OF practise each Judge makes his own
appointments. - j. t
First Stenographic Reporter-You
have asked me to name some compe'
tent Hawaiian for this position :. E.
Miss Bernice Dwight Is well qualified,
but doubt &c you can get her. {.
Should you fail to satisfy yourself with
! a reporter of Hawaiian blood, ! can
recommend, ETC., etc. = 49,. .- ?
| 1.-The clerkships In your department
are now held as follows: w.. =
/ Melville T. Simonton is chief or
desk clerk, and v. M. Harrison is as.
sistant; the former receiving $3.50
and the latter $125 per month, :.
Mr.. Harrison can scarcely be said
to be popular with the bar, and, has
, a somewhat morose disposition, but
thaws out on more intimate contact.
You have already intimated to me
desire to All the places al your dis.
posal with Hawaiians II you can safe
liz and creditably do so, III. 81 Il
!" II doubt not that our mutual friend
Clarence d. Pringle will apply for this
/ position first clerk. Mr.. Pringle also
has many of the qualifications requfs'
i lite for this position .s | have
this suggestion with regard to the
I, breaking In of such candidate as
you may select for this position first
c1erkG. that IL you should dispense
. with Mr., Harrison, the assistant clerk
and appoint to hts position for the
present man whom you should select
for ultimate promotion to the firsi
( clerkship, and retaining Mr.. Simon
ton your new appointees could be
trained for the higher position by Mr.
Simonton. Further than this
It would be a real convenience to me
personally and officially, should Mr.
Simonton be retained In office at leas
, until the end Of the present month ant
, year, for the reason Il
However, / would not expect 20,
| to retain in Office agains
against your wishes for so slight
reason as this, even for q month.
"Note.-Mr. SimontOn was informe'
by Judge Stuart of the wishes OF tn
first Judge, and that he, Stuart, wish
ed to comply with them, whereupoi
. Mr.. Simonton rendered his resigns
,, ton to take effect Immediately.
Then as to the second clerkshil
s125 a month, you might we'll appoin
a Hawaiian or part Hawaiian to thi
lposition. a{
..tIf, however, you should care I
!. select q white man for the position {
second clerk, there are q number {
such available. Among such ] mo-
think or the names OF Mr.. Pringl
s Iabove named. and Mr.. Beneyides (Po
tnguese), etc. s.;:>.. -.
Ny dear Judge. 4 hope you wi
not construe anything herein as an e
fort on my part TO dictate your a.
pointments to any of said offices.
! feel that this is an occasion when yo
are peculiarly entitled to call upon m
for the best advice and assistance tina
/ can give you, and what / have wri
ten above is Of such q character.
may be that II will run entirely coul
ter to your own impressions and wis
!, es, and, IL so, trust you Will haI
& no delieacy In so stating, and In az
u ing entirely upon your own ideas
9 to what is wise and proper.
k Thus ii will be seen that I foilowt
. the advice OF Judge Ashford in evel
IL particular. -. -. :
+ First Offered to keep Simontc
I as requested by Judge Ashford.
]. Second relieved Harrison as SD
! gested by Judge Ashford r.,
4 Third appointed Pringle as sc
= ond clerk on the nomination of judi
q Ashford 80 =.
= "Fourth-Though not material,
:. tried to obtain the services OF Mi
e Bernice Dwight, as stenographer. RI
:. commended by Judge Ashford; and ia
o ing in this, appointed her sist'
Ellen Dwight, than whom there
no better stenographer in Hawaii.
AT the end Of the month OF Dece
y Der, the clerical force in my off
X was paid with the exception of
at ! Pringle, whom the auditor refused
e pay On january 4, 1915, I wrote
It auditor A. .......
OF In that communication the jut
e. urged the payment or salary to
o. second deputy. Auditor Bicknell
in swered, stating that Harrison had ?