The Hawaiian gazette., 1916-04-18
Commission Of Second Jurist Of
First Circuit Court Arrives
From Washington
OTHER APPolNTEES EXPECT
THEIR DOCUMENTS TODAY
Connecticut Senators Hold Up
Thompson's Confirmation
General Judiciary Chatter

With the autograph of Woodrow vii.
son, President Of the United States, af
fixed to it, Circuit Judge Whitney s
commission arrived from Washington,
d. C., yesterday.
Under his new commission, Judge
Whitney is made the presiding jurist
of the second division of the first cir
1, last. He succeeds himself, this be
ing his third term.
Judge Whitney has served three
years since the expiration of his for.
mer commission. Had he been reap.
pointed immedia ely following that OK
piration, Judge Whitney would have
but a year more to serve. As it is, he
will have four years ahead Of him in
the local circuit bench.
Judge Whitney will take his oath of
office, under the new commission, be-
fore Chief Justice Robertson In the su-
preme court today. There will be no
formality or ceremony. He will sign
the oath in duplicate. A copy will go
on the supreme court records here,
while the other will be forwarded to
the department of justice in Washing.
ton, D. C.
Chief Justice Robertson had not re-
ceived his commission up to late hour
last night, although, like that of Cir
cult Judge Whitney, it may have ar
rived in the Sierra mail yesterday.
The chief justice was reappointed by
President Wilson at the same time with
Judge Whitney, the two nominations
being confirmed by the, senate on the
same day. His prior commission ex.
pired some time ago. He will prob
ably take his oath Of Office before one
of the judges of the federal court here
when he receives his commission which,
if it did not arrive yesterday, may
come in the Manoa this morning.
Quinn Awaits Commission
Judge Clement X. Quinn, appointed
and confirmed to succeed Circuit Judge
Charles F. Parsons in the 'Hilo bench,
was out Of reach and il could not be
learned whether his Commission Came
from Washington yesterday. At any
rate, if it did not, il should be here to-
day Judge Quinn will qualify immed-
lately upon the receipt of his commits
sion, so as to leave for Hilo as soon as
possible, probably in the Mauna Kea
tomorrow. Judge Parsons is anxious to
leave Hilo for Honolulu, he having
formed a law partnership here with
Robert W. Breckons, former United
States district attorney.
"No, my commissio has not arrived
vet," Judge Horace W. Vaughan act
ing United States district attorney,
who was recently appointed as federal
Judge here to succeeded Judge Sanford
B. Dole, said yesterday. az expect it
will arrive in the Manoa mall
Judge Vaughan To Wait
Judge Vaughan, however, will not
qualify until the arrival here of Hon
Sam c. Huber, appointed and confirm
ed recently as district attorney for Ha
wall. Recently, Judge Vaughan was
informed that the department of JUS
tice did not desire that he should quail
fly as federal judge until the arrival
of Mr.. Huber, so that there should not
occur any actual vacancy in the Office
of the district attorney. According to
the latest information, Mr.. Huber will
leave San Francisco on Nav 5 in the
transport Logan, due to arrive here on
May -.
The West Hawaii circuit judgeship is
still hanging in mid air, Judge John A
Matthewman being yet on the bench
at Kailua, Kona. J. Wesley ThOmp'
son, former assistant district attorney
rndcr the regime of the late lamented
J. McCarn, who has returned to his
home in Nashville, Tennessee, is still
waiting to hear of action on his con
fl nation. Mr.. Thompson s confrma
ton was held up in the senate a few
weeks ago.
Touching on the Thompson matter,
Ernest G.. Walker, The Advertiser
Washington representative, writes un.
Ter date of AprilT:
Connecticut Senators Hold-Up
1.-THE senate promptly confirmed all
the judges, nominated for Hawaii,
save J. W. Thompson and his con6rma.
ION awaits arrival of protests from
the Islands.
There was no opposition to the
pthers and confirmation was merely a
routine matter. The Connecticut sen.
tors seem to have the opposition to
Thompson in charge, although, as~far
Is can be ascertained, they are simply
feeding requests from Hawaii for "a
full inquiry"
1t has leaked out in Honolulu, and
he matter only came to light yester-
lay, that a copy of the libel in div
Irce case fled here some months ago
md which was prepared by j. Wesley
Thompson has been forwarded to
Washington as a sample of the legal
lttainments of President Wilson s
present choice of successor to Judge
Natthewman. At least one prominent
Honolulu attorney pleaded guilty to
he soft impeachment that he had a
hand in sending on the "black and
white" exhibit as an item in the pro-
lest against Mr.. Thompson's confrma.
ion.
Divorce Pleadings Exhibit
what could | do, otherwise" this
attorney said. owe are all vitality in
terested in whom the senate should
confirm as superior judges for the Isl
ands and l, for one, believe that the