Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-08
KEMP POf TEXAS
CONES TO TAKE
BIITINGS JOB?
Passengers on LurIine Given to
Understand He Was to Be-
come Vanghan's Assistant
HAD TALK WITH GREGORY
BEF0RE STARTING WEST
Former Judge Says He is Here
to Take Up Practise of Law;
VIII Talk on Mexico

Judge 8. B. Kemp of Robert Lees
Texas, Is the latest dark horse TO
be entered In the triangular race for
district attorney. assistant district at
torney and for the federal judgeship
now vacant because of the non-ap-
pointmenf Of Judge Sanford B. Dole
Mr.. Kemp accompanied by Mrs.
Kemp and hts daughter, Dorothy. ar
rived from the mainland In the Mat
son liner Lifline this morning, and
came unheralded even by gossip. Eel
low passengers and officers Of the
ship. however, say that on the vessel
ihe was generally regarded as the man
who Is to be assistant district attor-
ney, or who bi1l succeed Mr.. Vaughan.
Mr.. Kemp though admitting that
he joHrneyed froln Texas to Washing
ton to hold conference with, Attor-
ney General Gregory before he start.
led Tor Hawaii denies that he is to get
either of the places which rumor says
he may fill. -
Here 10 practjSs Law? 81
Il am here ta look over the city
with 4 view % taking up the practise
Of law. he said this morning. when
seen e the BIti5fell hotel, where he
ID stopping with his family. "If At
toruey General Gregory intends to ap.
point me Is ether district attorney
or assistant di1[rict attorney. he has
said nothlne q = about 4 :
) .. u - IL s-Weii itaequalnl-
ed with the attorney general, and
that he called on him at Washington,
d. c., shortly before leaving for Ho-
nolulu He is also acquainted with
District Attorney Horace w. Vaughan.
having met him when the latter was
congressman from Texas. During the
last two years Mr.. Kemp has been
Judge of Cook county, Texas, but has
held no other official position. He
has practised law at Robert Lee and
Austin, Texas, during the last IS
years, he says.
My stay in Honolulu Is indefinite"
he added. 81 have heard D great deal
about the Hawaiian islands and
wanted very much to visit them. First
impressions of Honolulu? Well, to
tell you the truth, haven't been here
long enough to gain any. But what I
have seen thus far looks good to me"
Mr.. Kemp visited federal court this
morning and spent considerable time
listening to the trial of case there.
Later, he conferred with Mr.. Vaughan
in the latter's office. ~.
Vaughan Gets No Word.
Il am slightly acquainted with Mr..
Kemp Mr.. Vaughan said, "but as to
his being appointed assistant district
attorney, have heard nothing. It
seems probable, however, that If he
has been appointed as my assistant
the department of Justice would have
informed me-"
One rumor this morning had 1t that
Mr. Kemp will be made district at
torney-Mr. Vaughan's tenure of Of
flee in that position being still char
acteriZed by the word acting" and
that Mr.. Vaughan. now that Kemp is
here, will be appointed federal Judge.
Neither Mr.. Kemp. nor Mr.. Vaughan
will discuss the conference they had
this morning, and meanwhile C. c.
Biting is still acting as Mr..
Vaughan's assistant without pay and
without having been confirmed.
Mr.. Kemp believes that. there is a
great deal of provocation for the pre-
sent dissatisfaction in Mextco. Il is
the sentiment of the people of TEXAS
that there should be no intervention
by the United States at present, that
Carranza should be given chance
to make good. and. If he fails, then
America should step In. He pointed
out that large number of Texans
own property in Mexico and, for this
reason, are anxious to see a stable
government there.