The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-06
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..PLACE aE. Q1ARLES
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Unofficial Report Indicates His
elevation iTooa Justice shipt But
PositionNo Yet Offered Him
QUINN 10 CONE FROM y. V
HIL0 TO- LOCAL :eoURIs
Banks Slated For Appointment 70
'FHfiVacaHcy so Created In
Racks Of Hawaii Judiciary


! -" ". q. EslinGa. Of the First
ate justice Of, the territorial supreme
y. >s.sta,sOprI, wn ne tile next assesi.
court, '- .- 3: =.
5 Judge Clement r. Quinn, of tho
Fourth Circuit Court Of Hilo, will be.
CONE second judge OF the First Circuit
Court Of Honolulu. \,
James J. Banks, assistant United
States district attorney; is to fill the
position made, yaeant by the promotion
sf'rtguige Quinn. az.
IA of, shieh indieates that there Is
n Democratic shuttle of the Judiciary IN
this Territory by the Democratic at
tormev generals gfHce at Washington
in IN effort 10 fiji the place Of. Jadgc
D.. Ralph p. 'Qparles, whose Resignation
from the territorial supreme court took
effect on August J ;. according to b we'll
authenticated report received from
Washington. ~
So fen are the available Democratic
attorneys OF Hawaii for positions az
circuit court Judges that there has to
be shifting around Of those now hold
ing Officer cOnseonentlv to promote
Judge Ediugs 20 the supreme court Of
the TerritoTy leaves vRrancy In the
First Gircnit Court. which court. again,
must be filled from one Of the other
courts, apparently, while this last court
win receive q new Judge.
Quinn Coming TO fIenoiuiu
According to the unofficial report
which has come TO The Advertiser, Ger.
tain Influential interests Of the Terri
tory. backed bv support on the main
l-nd and nj, Washingtons has occurred
From Attorney General Gregory. tenta.
tive offers 10 Judge Edings Of the W.
cant supreme court position OF associ-
, ate justice, on condition. that JUDGE
Clement KssO,iinn, e.; the Fourth Cir.
bcuit 'GeuSt 6f%Hilo, Aahd of ,Hrwnii,
""rents the -plare o.. the bench Of the
! Fitst CitNViF Court made vacant by
the pFom6t nod of'JudEe E,linEs = y, =
But then, again. IL Ii stated that
these promotions =! are altogether De,
pendeDtN MON the acceptance Of the
vacancy thps oee6sioned on the Fourth
Circuit EDtnst bench by james y. Banks,
present assistant United states distfist
I rt'ornev under 3. C. Huber, federal
district attorney for this Territory.
This mems that there would be q xafahs
ev created In the sthR{ OF the; fUnitfd
e States district Rttorhey which .soptd
be filled ny an appointment from Al h:
. ba mn or Tesas. y %'N''fE, ,rr- WY,
r.. when JddSe EdinEs3 was Is ;ysststi
day he acknowledged that .,hb had beer
looking f6kyard TO receiving the 6ffer
Of position on the bench Of the terri
.toriaT suprems court. but denied th"st
she had bop SetShad such an offer made
'sto' him ofhsiallv, or had heard ANYTHING
official about the position. u 81 .l'. :
|rIt Is true that Judge Banks Told
me that r would receive the otter 10. the
supreme coprt within q week but that
was two weeks ago, added Judge Ed
ings with smile, land ], have not
received that offer yet. Ip fact, ] will
believe it when I get the order from
Attorney General Gregory to take the
position"
Judge EdinRs has already been sit
ting as a member of the supreme court
bench during the absence Of JUDGE
Kemp, who is on the Coast. 30 Ear a.
any conditions are attached to the ex
pected offer, Jhdge Edings says that
it was all news to him.
Also with Assistant District Attorney
Banks Judge Banks denies that hi
has received an offer to fiji any veraa
cv on the bepch OF the Fourth Circuit
Court and has not given the mattel
any consideration. Neither has b.
heard, officially. Of any offer to JUDGE
Edings Of promotion to the suptem,
court Of the Territory.
''It win be time enough 70 consids
, the matter .when, the offer n me is r"
ceived," remarked Judge Banks yea
terday. "But when such an offer l.
made it will have to be answered n
once and with q minimum Of delAv. 81
far, however, ! have not heard o
4 s"oh nm Offer