The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-03-02
Election Day Mt LahAinA.

The morn dHwns bright ard fair 10 see:
Scarce rustlinE lest in any trcc.
Eaeh Nationals busy bee,
This election day IN Eahsina
The Preparations have been 30 crcet.
The Dowscif came YESTERDAY laden with frrirht
OF cia ard tecr, the thirst 10 siakc.
OF The voters today. at I.ahaina
Independent s;oo, src busy. l trou;
At the mill they're % give an all dsy's eluan:~
There's drink. yes ard horses and wagons vow.
To cary The ro'.s a l.ahsiua, AZ TIIE roIlS;
There arTivus al first the NAiioual CREW.
Firmly resolved that they viii oui-do
The Independents and make thea hgs.
This day of al DAYS, a. Lshzins.
I'he corpulcnl youur cadet, 50 neat,
Who, diguihed dils his fathers scat,
Hords duplicate tax receipt
For each vofJr today. 81 Lahains
Independents, good fo-tEne, have not come yoi
- nov fov many vote 70 get
~ rushinc them in, ere the Is. have met
The N's. A. the polls in LShafu1
Rush then. push them through the s-stc.
By-aud-hy ID, alas, viii Be- too late,
The Independents arc coming a sure A. fate.
Secure quick, the votes az Lahaina!
The Independents, with tine not right
Tho with caveicpes stamped. all - b-i-ht.
With cheeks aciow. and cves ahrhE
Arrive n the polls in Lahaina
Fred Is EezlloEs, and this looks bad
To hnG they A7c late makes him puite sad;
Aud the duplicate tax receipts they had.
Were not hA-rzincd for. In Lahalna
However some men IL our hur-h Ar trre.
And the game thus played gained hut a few;
The Nationals soon became ouifc hlne
Al the polling place In Lahaiua
The Independents are coming fast.
How lou- will such vast numbers lasty
feTlaIs lhelr hclr vlll soon have past
Their vStiuE b o'er ~ LahSiuS.
The faithful Rolando with a scared face
Who close by The judges held high place,
Came SHY, bot timldly--with bad grace.
And Suggested thus a. LShaira
We eaa take out The envelopes stamped you see
And here sre some tickcts have with ne
Wall pace in their stead. and lei them be.
That viii win the Gav AZ LShAina
But those around him sco-ned the thouShl;
They were some Of the men who could uoI be bcu-ht
They were they who for trzfb and justice fought
There were some-hOuest mca III LshAiuA.
Nov along comes nervous Charlie K
Who feels THAI be must save ihs day.
But Campbell i watchinc-whaf vail he say,
I Il be sees his vote IN lzhalnas
o avoid exposure he turns him quite
And ~ tTytnc O. keep has rckcI from sight,
! Prom his trembling fingers Il drops out risht-
There's rear a. the polls. In Lahaina-
/ Poor Charlie lo1Ss' round in Wild disIusy.
Can't face tht laughing crowd that way.
/ For Nationals he's done all he can TODAY
1 30 snezks home through the fence. 81 Lahainz.
l NcU d seems there's drunken mAnai The mill
Who hasn't voted though has had his I'll.
! The Nationals afteT him start with q viii
] To secure ghr man : vote II Lahaina
A drunken kanakA WAS placed on d hogsc
! A cadets coat on his hsck a. matter OF courSr
Z Told 10 o1cr ten dollars - a gentle force
7 To ihis man a. the mill in I.ahaiuA.
[ But Others wtge there 10 look afiCr the man.
lie i fcilcd in his pGrpose; upset J. his plan
( And thv nau' vote J. losl in lshsiuz-
I - JE this WAY pssscs the pleas at dzy.
I The even n comes on, with much 70 say
! Independents and Nationals each, ny the way
. Have elected one mar LahaluZ- TRnuEAIsorE-