The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-03-14
PRESIDENT UPTTS
ALL CALCULATIONS .
, IN JUDICIAL Jobs.
Horace w. Vaughan Succeeds
Bole;j. Wesley Thompson and
y Glen K. Quinn Circuit Judges
HUBER or TAMA, IOWA :, .... 4,
-, IS DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Nominations Of Chief Justice Rob
ertson and Judge Whitney
- Also Go To Senate

Three years Of uncertainty came :tc
an end yesterday when President vii,
son sent to the senate for confirmation
q number Of appointments to the Judi.
GARY in Hawaii, disposing finally OF
the available openings on Abe benches
Of the feseral, territorial supreme and
circuit courts in the Territory and in
the Office of the district attorney of
the United States Il is believed that
the Senate viii consider the appoint.
ments of the President at an early
date. Those whose names were sent
to the Senate are: #A
Alexander G. NJ Robertson, reap.
pointed as chief justice of the terrific,
rial supreme court, and William L,
whitney, reappointe5 second Judge Of
the first circuit, Honolulu, both OF
whom have been serving for some
months past under recess appointments
made by the President
Horace W. Vaughan, late Of Texas,
for federal judge, succeeding Judge
Sanford b. Dole, whose commission ex-
pired on December 10, last. Mr.. Vau-
CHAN came to Honolulu the latter part
of last year. He succeeded J. Wesley
Thompson as assistant district attor.
new, and, when J. Mccain was forced
ont of Office, Judge Clemens appointed
him to the Office of district attorney
until further action should be taken
by the authorities in Washington.
8. G. Huber of Tama. Iowa, for
United States district attorney.
J. Wesley Thompson, former assist
ant district attorney, for judge of the
third circuit court, Kailua, Hawaii,
lad T,lx.
man, whose term of office expired
three years ago, but who was eontin.
uPd in Office pending the appointment
CT his successor.
Clement X. Quinn, a Honolulu attor-
ney. for judge of the fourth circuit
court, Hilo, Hawaii, to succeed Judge
Charles =. Parsons, WHOSE commission
n'Pn, expired, three years ago and who
has continued In office pending the
gu" lifcation Of his successor. - 49,
The, ccBding of the names of Chief
Irrtice RobeI tson and Circuit Judge
Whitney 10 the senate caused no sur.
prise, being taken as matter of
course, in view of their recess appoint.
mcpts by the President. Vaughan and
Huber had been prominently mentioned
in the press for federal Judge AMI dis
Prd civil Honolulu gasped when, news
arrived that the names Of Quinn and
Thompson had been sent to the senate
nv the President to succeed such well
known circuit judges as Parsons and
Matthewmap, Whils Quinn and
Thompson had often been mentioned in
connection with the circuit bench little
" any importance was coupled with
the fact and they were not considered
as Judiciary possibilities.
All these appointees are Democrats,
with the exception of Chief Justice
Robertson and Circuit Judge whitney,
who are rated as Republicans, but who
have been out Of politics, so far as is
Known, since their accession to the
bench.
As a rule, Presidential appointees
under recess appointments are told to
onalify as soon as they may wish, such
lr'Hg the case when Chief Justice
Robertson, Associate Justices Quarles
8ud Watson, and Circuit Judges Ash.
f"~d, Whitney, Stuart and Edings we're
appointed. In the case of appoint.
Dcpts, however, when the Senate is in
scion IT is the rule to await senate,
rul confirmation of the chosen of the
j "sident before the aPpointees take
ONCE. g..
This being the ease, Messrs. Vaughan
I'uher. Quinn and Thompson will wait
t" learn their fate at the hands of the
s"Hate before attempting to qualify
end take Office. II is understood that
q determined effort will be made by q
certain wing Of the local Bonrbons ia
oppose the confirmation of Chief Jus.
tice Robertson and Circuit Judge Whit.
r"Y, but in the case of the Bourbon
appointees no such move viii be at.
tempted, it is claimed in we'll informed
circles.
The membership rolls of the Bal
a rsociation of Hawaii, whose advice
YES generally given heed in the pre-.
Wilson administration days, fail II
s|aw the names of Vaughan, Quinn OF
Thompson. Huber, of course, Is not a
r'"mber, for he has never seen Hawaii
The bar association on number Of
occasions endorsed Judges Dole, Par
sons and Matthewman for reappoint
r'"nt, even going so far as to send its
resident, Henry Holmes, to Washing
ton on a mission to urge their reap
P"Intments. How unsuccessful thit
n'ssion was yesterdays news proved
Practically nothing Is. known in Ho
rnluln of the Presidents choice fol-
district attorney, except, the generally
circulated intimation that the adminis
tration owed either Mr.. Huber or hi,
district a political debt and has given
him Hawaii in payment for il: it u
said, Nothing is known here when Mn
Huber will honor Honolulu with hi
presence. He may wait until tn,
senate acts on his appointment before
coming out. u q. a Es~.e45,. ,f.-f'
Before leaving Washington Senator
James L. Coke, who returned in thu
Great Northern yesterday, after an alb
sence of nine months, was said /,
have been in line for appointment Al
district attorney for Hawaii Coinei
dent with his arrival yesterday cam
the news of Huber's appointment Il
the coveted position. -.