Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-03-31
DISCLOSURES OF
BOURBON JUDGES
PATRONAGE MADE
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left open to doubt. In the best inter
est OF the court he therefore deemed il
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
Il was appointed judge on Deem
Der 4, 1914, and directed to qualify
Immediately. On the 5th | asked ad
vice from Judge Ashford, and on the
5th qualified. Before / made any ap
continents, received from Judge
Ashford a confidential communication
concerning my duties and appointment
| know that the honorable gentleman
will not object to my quoting and
making public few matters therein
contained. | quote verbatim.
/ There is a certain patronage ap.
pertaining to your office, namely, the
appointment OF a stenographic report.
er at a salary OF &l75 per month, and
/ two clerks, one at a salary OF $3.50
! per month, and the other at a salary
of 1925 per month. AS a matter OF
fact these appointments rest with the
judges OF the court, but as matter
Of practise each Judge makes his own
appointments. :,
Z First Stenographic Reporter-You
have asked me to name some compe.
tent Hawaiian for this position
Miss Bernice Dwight Is we'll qualified,
but doubt IL you can get her. =. .
Should you fail to satisfy yourself with
a reporterrof Hawaiian blood, / can
recommend, etc, etc. .,,..e< T..
The clerkships in your department
are now held as follows:
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 fill the places at your dis.
posal with Hawaiians IL you can safe.
ly and creditably do so. e.. - - =
81 doubt not that our mutual friend
Clarence d. Pringle will apply for this
. position first clerk. Mr. Pringle also
has many of the qualiic cations requfs.
lite for this position have
this suggestion with regard :. to- the
| breaking in Of such candidate as
yon may select for this position first
clerk, that II you should dispense
with Mr., Harrison, the assistant clerk,
end appoint to his position for the
present man whom you should select
for ultimate promotion to the first
clerksLip, and retaining Mr.. Simon
ton your new appointees could be
trained for the higher position by Mr.
SimontoR. ~ Further than this,
1t would, be a, real convenience to me,
personally and officially, should Mr.
SimontoR be retained In office at least
until the end of the present month and
year, for the reason -. ="
However, i would not expect you
to retain -. in office against
against your wishes for. so slight a
reason as this, even for a month
"Note.-Mr. Simonton was informed
by Judge Stuart of the wishes of the
first judge, and that he, Stuart, wish
ed to comply with them, whereupon
Mr.. Sirnonton rendered his resigna-
ton to take effect Immediately.
Then as to the second clerkst1p,
1925 month, you might well appoint
a Hawaiian or part Hawaiian to this
position. :. ..-.... ..-....
f1f, however, you should care to
select u white man for the position OF
second clerk, there are q number OF
such available. Among such I now
think Of the names Of Mr., Pringle,
above named, and Mr.. Beneyides (Por-
tuguese)s etc. s.es T......... =, ...i,. s..
My dear Judge, / hope, you will
not construe anything herein as an eff.
fort on my part to dictate, Your APP
pointments to any OF said Offices. /
feel that this Is an occasion when You
are peculiarly entitled to call upon me
for the best advice and assistance that
/ can give you, and what 1 have writ.
ten above Is Of such q character. Tt
may be that II will run entirely coun-
ter to your own Impressions and wish.
es, and, Nif so, trust you will have
no delicacy in so stating, and in act
ing entirely upon your own ideas as
to what is wise and proper. :. >
Thus it will be seen that followed
the advice Of Judge Ashford in every
particular. -~
First offered to keep Simonton
as requested by Judge Ashford.
Second relieved Harrison as sug.
gested by Judge Ashford. w.
Third appointed Pringle as sec.
ond clerk on the nomination of Judge
Ashford. ...><&... -. -. -s..'>-
+Fourth-Though not material, 1
tried to obtain the services Of Miss
Bernice Dwight, as stenographer. rec
commended by Judge Ashford; and fail
ing in this. ! appointed her sister.
Ellen Dwight than whom there is
no better stenographer in Hawaii.
AT the end of the month OF Deem.
Der, the clerical force in my office
was paid with the exception of Mr..
Pringle, whom the auditor refused to
pay. On January 4. 1915, l wrote the
auditor!"s ss.sfx,.s 49,.
$ In that connft1Infc atian aha indoa