The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-11-16
Immediately Political Gossips
Get Busy With GubernatoriaI
Change and Stories Hum
BOTH MEN WILL GO
TO NATIONAL CAPITAL
They Leave In MatSonia and It's
a Long, Long Way To
Washington

judy fIthur A. Wild,r will leave
in the Matsonia tomorrow morning for
San Francisco ON HIS way to Washing
ton. lie will appear before the Su
preme Court of the United States as
counsel for A. NJ Brown and others in
the suit over some Maui lands brought
by Henry G. IIapai and others.
This ease, by tine way, will be the
very last to be heard before the Su-
pTeme Court Of the United States on
appeal from the supreme court of Ha.
wall as. under the law passed by the
last congress all new local appeals must
he made TO the ninth circuit court of
appeals, with headquarters in San
Francisco, where decisions will be final.
'Oh yes, have a number of strings
to my little bow Judge Wilder re-
marked yesterday. First and fore
most, ! go on business in connection
with the last Hawaiian appeal case
which will be heard before the United
States Supreme Court. Then, of course,
there are other little things | will ko
kua along. one Of these being to furth-
err, as far as | am able to, the reappoint
ment of Judge Sanford B. Dole to the
osaI federal court"
Wilder Will Be Around
Then, there is the story that Judge
Wilder will be in Washington when Ha-
wall s gubernatorial plum is expected
to fall a second time during President
D., 4, "A
Judge Wilder has been said to be in a
very receptive mood in this particular
He will be around. any way, and will.
ing it is claimed. Governor Pinkham
has denied that he intends to resign,
but the story will not down and it
keeps growing bigger and bigger all
the time.
The Governor will leave for the ma
tional capital along about the first Of
December. Charles r. Forbes, superin-
| tendent of public works, chairman of
the harbor commission and head of half
a dozen other territorial boards and
commissions, leaves tomorrow curiOusly
enough, in the same steamer with judo
Wilder, with Washington also as his
| object.
Forbes Mission Important
Mr.. Forbes goes on an important mis-
sion to Washington. 1t is his avowed
purpose to forward the interests of Ha-
waii before the administration, the con
gress and its committees. Prepared to
do this is the superintendent. Yester-
day he had several trunks full of liter,
allure to use on his mission. lie is UNI
to the Territory a whole committee on
| ,,.n,,ntinn al
| information.
The gubernatorial situation, brought
up to date is, it is claimed, this. Su.
perintendent Forbes and Judge Wilder
stood on the same street corner yester
day.
See here, Charlie if you want to
be Governor II step ont, - said the
| Judge. 81 won't stand in YOUR way
one little bit. You can have the blessed
| Job, if you want it, as rar as am
romrerned.'
Forbes disclaimed any intention of
| going up in the new elevator of the
Capitol from the basement to the Gov
errors Office. He told Judge Wilder
that Governor Pinkham was on the jOf
and that he was good at sticking to a
thing when he was minded to do so.
Neither In Each Others Way
If the Governor were stepping out
and | were a candidate to succeed him
and you were in the way and wanted
the position yourself. well, | rather
think | would withdraw in your favor
judge Mr.. Forbes is reported to have
answered.
This AlphOnse. Castor play is said tc
have kept up little longer, until dark
clouds looming up above Tantam,
threatened rain and the twain parted
company.