The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1870-01-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
CKE
Representatives for Honolulu.
Election Monday, Feb. Z.
A. =. JUDD,
III. THOMPSON,
J.. KAHAI.
H. q. DAVIS.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 90.
The Coming Election.

The biennial election for representatives will
take place on Monday the 18th of February,
which Is the day designated by law. There will
be two polls, one at the north entrance and the
other at the south entrance Of the Courthouse
in this city. The voting will mmen at 8
O'Clock \. NJ, and close at ) O'Clock p. NJ. No
person will be allowed to vote who does not pro-
duce his tax receipt at the polls, with the words
on it "KupOnO he kohO ana "-enhted to uOie,
which words must be cancelled by the Inspectors
before he can vote. The law is strict, but this Is
necessary to prevent the frauds so often practiced.
Any person who chooses to do 50, can enclose
his ballot in Il sealed e~nrelope, with no name on
it, which envelope cannot be opened till the
count takes place. Should two ballots be found
in it. they count as nothing.
1t is probable that the election will be more
hotiy contested than any previous one, aud for
this reason, we trust that 10 Government official
will be allowed to take active part in influencing
the votes of any of the electors at the polls.
Their duty is to preserve order not to influence
Il vote. The occurrences at the last election will
not be soon forgotten, when Bill Ragsdale, Cap
tain Mahuka and others in Government service,
tore up ballots of the independent candidates.,
and practically torced many voters to deposit
ballots which they did not desire to. Let there
be no repetition of such transactions, but let it
be 4 fair and square stand-up contest between
the two leading parties-tLcn no one can COM
plain.
There are two leading tickets now before the
voters Of this city. First is what is called the
GOVERNMENT TICKET.
GODFREY RHODES, Cwine merchant and privy counciIlor)
T. u. BOYD, (butcher)
- VI kAAAKAU, Misturan)
SIP kALANA, surveyor and privy councilor)
The two first named gentlemen were representa-
tives in the last Legislature, elected by the Gov
ernment party, and their record is too well
known to need any extended exposition here.
Those who admire blind devotion to the Ministry,
on all questions, whether right or wrong, who
deny to wOrkingmen the right to think, speak
and act for themselves, will vote for them. Mr..
is the historian, and has been in the
Legislature befure. Mr.. Kalama was n candidate
at the last election on the Independent Ticket,
and has probably been selected with the view to
draw off some votes from the same ticket this
year This ticket has the great advantage of
having the united vote of the Government EN-
plOyees and hangers on, including the soldiers
the whole numbering perhaps three hundred
The other ticket is the
INDEPENDENT TICKET.
a. r. JUDD, QawyerO
III. THOMPSON, Qawyer) |
J. hAHAI, formerly shipping MASTERY
re DAVIS, Qawyer)
These are all native Hawaiians, well known as
nen of intelligence, independence and integrity,
whose votes can not be hn"sL+-:@" en1 Pioniise
Office or subsidy. If elected they pledge them
elves TO support tho administrator in every
hing that they consider for the welfare of the
,eople, but will oppose every project of a con-
rary nature. This ticket will carry great weight
nth all who desire to be honestly and fairly rep ]
in the Legislative Hall, where, at best,
nc people have but little voice in the Admins
and framing of laws, and will doubtless
ommand the support of nearly every foreigner
nd of all the natives who are left to act for
themselves. j
There may be other tickets brought out to
olicit the support of voters, but they can receive
n few votes at most and we strongly advise
who desire to see fair play, and an open and
onorable contest between two nearly equally {
ivided parties, 20 drop all other candidates and ]
%allots, and support one or the other of these. {
: all the names do not suit, erase such and in
,rt others that do. But let these two tickets
ave the whole field to themselves, as they had at '
nc election in 1868. ,