The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-06-13
Supreme Court Justices Nomln-
ate William williamson To
Succeed Him On Board
JUDGE ASHFORD HALrS.
=, PROCEEDINGS IN COURT
Claims It Is High Time Some
Hawaiian Should BE chosen
To Office

"The Bishop Trust was created IN
1884 and In the thirtytwo years that
have elapsed, almost a third Of a cen.
fury, not one Hawaiian has been made
member Of the board OF trustees"
said Judge Ashford yesterday during
hearing OF the application for the
confirmation Of the nomination of vii.
liam Williamson. AID .
ut 10 high time that one OF Ha-
walian blood, race and breed should
be admitted to the board Of trustees.
for the late Honorable Bernice Pauahi
Bishop was a Hawaiian Of the Hawai.
iahs. ... -. ."E sr... .
'What ! know of Mr.. Williamson is
all to his credit: know nothing
| against him. II, under the will, have
but the conf rmation Of the appoint
nlept or nomination made by the JUS
tees Of the supreme court / will un.
| ouestionably confirm him az trustee.
However. whatever power may be re.
posed In me as JUICE Of equity 10
| something fnr me TO look into, will
| continue this matter to two clock
next Tuef'Hv afternoon. At that time
/ we will take IL up again. Yon may
come arohnd 70. my WY OF thinking,
| or ] may deride that; You are right
be told ATTORNEY Clarence n. Olson and
| Trustee A. +. Judd; who appeared for
I the board Of trustaas In the matter OF
the confirmation of Representatives viii.
| hanson g. go.
8. NJ Damon Resigns ri
| A ~ -.
| signatiBn Of Samuel NJ. Damon, one
of the two surviving members Of the
first board of trustees, who resigned
Yesterday owing to continued illhealth
and inability to rive the business OF
the great estate his personal time and
supervision together with the other
members OF the. hoard. Mr.. Damons
resignation was accepted. t.y.slfs
/ f. Clause fourteen of the will Of the
late Princess Berniee Pauahi Bishop
| provides that vacancies in, the board
Of trustees Of her trust estate shall be
filed by nomination of the Justices OF
the supreme court Of Hawaii, such nom
nation TO be subject. however, to con-
frmation by the presiding Judge Of the
first circuit court sitting in equity.
Following the acceptance Of the re.
signatioi OF Mr.. Damon, Chief tustice
Robertson and Associate Justices Wat.
son and Quarles nominated Mr.. VIII.
hanson 10 succeed him as a member
Of the board of trustees. e a.. Ae
The matter came up yesterday be!
fore Judge Asford in the shape Of
petition for the confirmation Of the
nomination made by the supreme court,
Thsy Tell About Williamson t.d.
Senator Judd and Clerk ThompHon. OF
the supreme, court were called 10 the
stand. Mr.. Judd said that Mr.. William.
son graduated from Williams College
in 1895; taught two years at PunAhod
and Of recent years has been engaged
in Honolulu in the stock aud bond
brokerage business, and that he Is Z
man of undoubted business ability and
integrity, acceptable to the remainder
Of the board and 0 Protestant In relig.
ion, the viii requiring that only Protest.
ants may become trustees Of the estate.
Mr.. Thompson testified to The fact
that the original document signed by
the chief justice and associate justices
Of the supreme court, nominating Mr.,
Williamson to succeed Mr., Damon, had
been filed with him. This was intro
duced In court. B., ~, =, rt,.,-t
In addition to Mr.. Damon, W. o.
Smith, Albert F.. Judd, E. Faxon Bishop
and Alfred W. Carter have been the
trustees Of the valuable estate for some
years past The FIRST trustees were
Charles r. Bishop, deceased, Who re-
signed when he, removed 10 San Fran.
cisco following his wifss death; sam
del M. Damon, who resigned yesterday,
Charles NJ. Hyde, deceased; Charles NJ.
Cooke, deceased, aud W.. o.. Smith. Mr..
Smith is nov the only trustee OF the
Original board. A. r. Judd, Z. faxon
Bishop and As.W. Carter were appoint.
ed later to I'LL vacancies IN the Board.
KuhiO or oolbufp Suggested e.
In connection with this STORY IL Is
Interesting tSSn0te that the late Prime
css Bernice Pauahi Bishop, who en-.
dOwed and created the Kamehameha
School fOf Boys and Girls in Kalihi,
named no Hawaiian in her will, which
created the big trust, as a member of
the original board of trustees. .,
In discussion yesterday il was men,
toned that there are certain interests
thnt w0Hld like to have either Delegate
Jonah Kuhio Kalanianable or John r.
OOlburH II nominated as a trustee OF
the Bishop Estate u % \ "t..3 ~ g.
Judge Ashford in passing the matter
on until Tuesday for a decision, made
il plain, however, that he held nothing
against Representative williamson, but
that il occurred 10 him that II was high
time that Hawaiian should be made
a trustee of the great trust. In con,
tinuing the matter Il was ihtimnted
that the remaining trustees may, ID the
= meanwhile, agree with him in seeing
The justice OF such a move and dsdde
to prevail upon the supreme court 70
nominate q Hawaiian. III this car not
, be done Mr.. Williamson will without
l.. a a n