The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-21
This Is What Judge Stuart Tells
Senators shatroth and Tho
mas Of Colorado
INSISTS RESIGNATION.
MUST BE ACTED UPON
Honolulu Jurist However, Re-
trains From Giving Reasons
For Retiring From Bench

al admit that feel hurt by the
manner in which the President has
treated the Democrats Of Hawaii
This is what Hon. Thomas B. Stuart,
third judge of the first circuit court,
wrote to Senators Shafroth and Thomas
Of Colorado in letters in which he in,
sist that his resignation be fled i'm
mediately with the department of jus.
tiee in Washington.
Stuart VIII Not Recede
Judge Smart refuses to withdraw his
resignation as a jurist of the court.
Some time ago, Immediately after
news reached h re. OF the confirmation
of the nom natiln of Chief Justice
Robertson and Circuit Ju ige Whitney,
10th Republicans. by the United States
senate, that he had rendered his tes!g
natiCn and that the resignation thea
was In Washington.
The. re ignation, it developed yester-
day, has been in the hands Of = nato
Shafroth FIR some time ras The CUlJ.
RADIO senator had been asked to han !
II in TO the department Of jiss.ce
should a certain event transp're. The
event transpired, hut Senator Shat 9th
held On the resignation. lie not only
did this, but returned II with a letter
received by Judge Stuart yesterday
from him, the purpose being that Judge
Stuart should reconsider his decision
and remain in the local bench.
Refuses To Reconsider
Senator Thomas also wrote to Judge
h 81, q L.. 4 4.
the col tents of Il her Semi SIaIrot
or Senator THIN letter, but il is
rsa lily inferred tlat he was u ged b,
both TO stick to the bench. The iu lge,
= however, refuses to reconsider his de.
cision and he insists that Senator Sha,
froth file his resignation. The letter
was returned to the Colorado senator
in the mail yesterday with the re-
quest that lyon will please file same. "
Whatever the Colo ado senat Irs
wrote aud whatever reas ms they gave
3 in their attempt to dissuade Judge
Stuart from resigning, the jurist will
NOT say. In his lie t'r, VIZ item j intly
70 Sen tors ShafrOth and T iomas,
Ju Fgf Stuart says:
81 admit that I feel hut by tn
mHnfeT in which the Pr 81 lel / has
n. titAbtu iHt OF Travail
do not seek to argue the mat err The
President has the power to do as he
has done, and that IN Is it,"
Neither would Judge Suars give any
definite reason yesterday for publica,,
tion to ace unit for his resignation. He
would not a:gue the point. His lett II
is as follows:
! Insists On Resigning
Honolulu, Hawaii. April IL, 1915.
''Senators John F. Shafroth and Char
les Il. Thomas,
t'United States Senate,
e.. ia 'WashingtOn, b. e.
III "Dtar frien&s--I ackaoy'e lge re-
eriRt of Senator Thomas letter, reesiv-
ed BY me few days ago, also ack.
Dowledge receipt Of Senator ShafrOth 3
letter received bv me yesterday, en-,
closing my resignation, which | now
return to him, and ask that he will
please file same.
<. - The arguments YOU have used a. ise
from your Kind feelings toward me,
Tor which ! am grateful sincerely
hope that neither Of you will consi-
der me unreasonable 1t would tro be
. me much If thought you would blame
me in the least.
III admit that | feel hurt by the
manner In which the President has
treated the Democrats of Hawaii. !
DO not seek to argue the matter. The
president has the power to do as he
+ has done, and that ends it.
+rl W lite Won sepal ate ! tier in re-
gard to other matters.
every truly your frirnl,
T. B, STUART
Judge Whitney Qualities
Inasmueh as Senators Shafroth and
Thomas were largely instrumental in
securing Judge Stuart s appointment to
the Hawaiian circuit bench il is pre.
sumed, the local jurist prefers to have
his Resignation filed in the department
OF Justice at Washington through them.
This Is simply n matter of courtesy,
otherwise Judge Stuart could as we'll
have forwarded his resignation to the
department direct. 1t will be at least
two weeks before it will he learned if
Senator Shafroth will, this time. do
as Judge Stuart has now twice request -
ed him TO, that is, file that resignation.
Hon. William Locke Whitney, second
nudge OF the first circuit court took the
oath of Office yesterday before Chief
.'ustiee Robertson in the supreme court.
a copy of the oath was made of rec
crd in the supreme court and an attest
ed duplicate will be forwarded to the
department of justice in Washington,
u. O., where it will be filed. On the
signed oath is given the date of birth
OF Judge Whitney as of February 8,
1876; entry on duty as of April IS,
1915, and filed at nine forty in the
morning Of the same day.
Is Franklin Candidate?
Jlidge Whitney's commission arrived
IN the Sierra mail on Monday, as pub.
Iished In The Advertiser yesterday, but
the commissions of Chief Justice Rob
ertor Federal Judge Vaughan and Cir
emit Judge Quinn have not arrived yet.
Thfy pre expected shortly. Judge Vaug-
han vii not qualify, however, until
Hon. Samuel o. Huber, who will sue.
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