Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1934-07-28


Governor Joseph Boyd Polndexser
Is the son Of q California pioneer
who became q Tancher Ia Montana
during Che '80s. Son Joseph grew up,
took TO the law, went into politics,
became . State judge, according 20
a recent article In Time magazine.
He was M0ntana's attorney general
In 1917 when Woodrow Wilson made
him 3 federal judge In Hawaii He
was quiet man, some said stubborn,
firm and courteous ON the bench, not
given 20 expansive talk or large social
entertainments. Hunting, fishing and
contract bridge were his only sports
and his only boast concerning fish
ing; '9The big ones never get away
from me-
Time magazine continues: The Job
Of Governor Of Hawaii was one Of
the big ones that did not get away
from hin- Yet he made no elaborate
expedition for it. After he retired
from the bench In 1924. he practiced
law I'm Honolulu, became president Of
the Hawaii Bar association; some
thing Of an island civitarian. Neither
the powerful Hawaiian Sugar Plant
ers' association nor the local Demo
cratic machine sponsored him for
governor. CO0lidge-ffke In DISPOSE
ton, and having little Ia common
with Franklin Roosevelt save religion
(EpAsc0paIEan) and one personal
habit (incessant cigaret snaoklngl,
@Judge~ POandexter won the PRESS
dents approval because all groups
admitted he was a good man, al
though not their man.
years AFRO John D0minis, = ship
master who made q fortune Ia the
Pacific trade, built himself 3 fAne
white colonial mansion In what "a
now the centre Of Hon0lulu. His half
white son married Llliu0kaIani, last
Hawaiian monarch, John D0mlnig
house became T0Eani Palace and his
damghter-in-Iaw lived ln it long at
Ger she was dep0sed. When she died,
a great fat wahine, ia 1917, the ter
rft0rial government bought Koiama
Palace as a governors mansion. IL
stan stands, enlarged but little chang
ed. There on March 1, Judge"
Poandexter Was sworn la as governor
By his friend Justice Banks Of the
Hawaiian Supreme Court. There,
with MIS- daughter Helen, Governor
Poandextex stood I'm Queen Ln's
giving formal reception
20 alI and sundry who eramped past
the statute Of King Kamehameha !,
across the handicapped grounds, and
through the governors door.
g. nal
Governor 30 begin vita . flourish
we're disappointed BE did not even
aelsver an inaugural address. During
lafs first nine days TN office, he a1-
lowed many people 70 come and |
whEgner fn his ear, including Demo
cratic National Committeeman John
3. wilson (SS Scotch Irish, " TRhi-
Iszn. x Hawaiian), bat no political
was made, mot one single I
sffleial statement issued"
The P0indexter family Is q strong
sne. They located In the Besyezhead
,ountry ln the very early days, conn
ms from the west coast. P0kndexteT
4 Orr became one Of the great stock
rowing concerns OF southern Men
ana. and az one time had 4e0,000
.eres under fence. Thomas POtndex-
er, Jr., 8 cousin Of Governor Poln-
lexter was secretary Of state. Mrs
seomey, wife Of Gov. Frank Cooney,
! alno 3 cousin, and Uncle yohn
saamdexter served in the territoEtal
nmucH Former Senator Marx Poin-
IexEer Of Washington, Is related 20
be Mon1ama Poindexters.
And mow Joe Poindexter, who grew
o manhood I'm DiEI0m, a. the first
ban IA Honolulu, Re serving ~ hoss
o she president Of the United States.