The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1886-02-13
pAHALA NOTES.

The election for Kau took place at
Honuapo in the plantation store
house on the Bird inst, the Rcvd. j.
kauhane (Opposition) being returned
by the large majority OF one hundred
and seventy-six Q76). About hun
dred more ballots were cast than in
the election of 1884, Kauhane taking
ninety-three of them. Great pressure
was put upon the native electors of
Naalehu, Honuapo and Hilca by the
plantation managers, etc, of those
places, to vote the Government ticket
and an unlimited supply of gin was
to be obtained ut the house Of the
Government candidate. Money, too,
it is said, was also used on those who
would sell their votes, but all this and
threats to cut off the water supply
and drive the natives horses off the
land were of no use, the Opposition
showing strong throughout the day,
that part of Kau lying between Puma
luu and Ainapo alone supplying one
hundred votes solid for the Opposi-
ton.
Mr.. Julian Monsarrat did good SER
vice here by his canvassing previous
to the election. 1t was reported the
Government party intended to carry
the day, if not by fair and legal
means, by fraud and force, but the
party in favor of good law and order
was too strong on the ground for any
wrong doing of this kind to succeed.
In this connection / may say that the
presence of Mr. Foster, the manager
of Pahala plantation, who was on
hand from an early hour in the morn
ing until late in the afternoon, did
much in the cause of peace and fair
play, and in soothing the ardor and
rabidncss of those Government men
who could see no wrong in stealing
ballots and putting their own in place
of them. Mr.. Thompson, the Gov
eminent candidate, was constant
attendant near the ballot box during
the day. This, think, is not accord
ing to law.
The Government party have scored
victory in Puma and elected their
man, but from report that reached
here it was done by fraud, 80 names
being struck off the list of voters, all
these being Opposition men. The
successful candidate got in by a
majority of twenty-eight (2S), so that
if these thirty-two had not been wiped
out, Kauwila (Opposition) would have
gained the seat.
Last years crop of the Pahala
plantation was 1886 tons. This is II
splendid showing and not to he beat
or equalled by any mill on the
Islands. If this is not so, let us hear
from the next mill that has done as
we'll.
We had slight shower of rain last
night, but not enough to do much
good, and the country looks very
parchcd and dry. The Pahala Mill
is the only one in the district that
can manage to make sugar in such
dry weather. At Hilea ! hear they
are discharging all laborers not
under contract, the dry weather pre-
venting grinding and the field work
not being enough to keep all hands
mt work.
We people of Kau who take an
opposite view of the necessities oI
the country to that held by the Gov
eminent feel proud that we have
succeeded in clecting such man as
the Revd. Kauhanc to represent us
and by such splendid majority. He
is a man who will work in the legisla
ture for the good of his country, ant
not for what sycophant Government
will promise to give for his vote, IA
too many Hawaiian legislators have
done in the past.
Fahala, Kau, Feb. 10th, 1856.