Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-08
kemp Of TEXAS
COMES TO, TAKE
BITTING'sJOB?
Passengers on LurIine Given to
Understand He Was to Be-
come paughan's Assistant

Judge s. B. Kemp OF Robert Lee
Texas, is the latest dark horse" TO
be entered in the triangular race Tor
district attorney, assistant district at,
torney and for the federal judgeship
now vacant because of the non-ap.
pointment of Judge Sanford B. Dole.
Mr.. Kemp, accompanied by Mrs.
Kemp and his daughter. Dorothy, ar.
rived from the mainland in the Mat
son liner Lurline this morning, and
came unheralded even by gossip. Eel
low passengers and officers Of the
ship. however. say that on the vessel
he was generally regarded as the man
who is to be assistant district .attOr-
ney. or who will succeed Mr.. Vaughan.
Mr. Kemp, though admitting that
he journeyed from Texas to Washing
ton to hold a conference with Attor-
ney General Gregory before he start
ed for Hawaii, denies that he Is to get
either of the places which rumor says
he may fill.
Here To Practise Law?
Il am here to look over the city
with view to taking up the practise
of law" he said this morning, when
seen at the Blaisdell hotel, where he
is stopping with his family. IF At.
torney General Gregory intends to ap-
point me as either district attorney
or assistant district attorney, he has
said nothing to me about it."
Mr.. Kemp says he Is well acquaint-
ed with the attorney general, and
that he called on him at Washington,
ID. 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. Il have heard a great deal
about the Hawaiian, islands and
wanted very much to, visit them. First
impressions of Honolulu? WE'LL to
tell you the truth, haven't been here
long enough to gain any. But what. /
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. 81
Vaughan Gets No Word.
Il am slightly acquainted with Mr..
Kemp" Mr.. Vaughan said, but as to
his being appointgl assistant district
attorney, / have heard nothing. 1t
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, win besappeinted: federal Judge
Neither Mr.. Kemp nor Mr. Vaughan
will discuss the conference they had
this morning, and meanwhile c. c..
Biting Is 8 still acting as Mr..
Vaughan's assistant, without pay and
without having been confirmed.
3 Mr.. Kemp believes that there is
great deal Of proyocation for the pre-
sent dissatisfaction in Mexico. It 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 a large number of Texans
own property I'm Mexico and, for this
reason, are anxious to see a stable
government there. - = =