The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-03-04
ANOTHER CONTESTED ELECTION.
Captain Ross and Fifty Others
Claim the National Noble
Ticket Was Not
Elected.
The Natives Could Not Read
Their Ballots.

The rumors around town in re-
gard to contesting the election OF
Oahu Mobiles 1naterialized yester-
day in the shape of a petition
signed by Captain John Ross and
fifty others to the Supreme Court,
to vaca4e the election of Mobiles
Cummins, J. N. S. Williams, Neu-
mann, Ena and Peterson. The
first, second and third sections of
the petition show that the petit
TONERS voted, or were entitled to
vote, for Mobiles at the late cleo
ton on the Island of Oahu; that
the candidates mentioned above
were declared elected, and that G.
B. Male and others were also can
didates at the said election. The
petition then proceeds as follows:
4. That it then was, and is required
by law, that each ballot for the cleo
ton of Mobiles contain nothing but
the words ELECTION for the year
1922 the names of the candidates,
the name of the office, and the
name of the division for Mobiles and
in case of a special election, it may
also contain the words specifying the
term of the office, and also the words
Especial Election )" and also except
ing the words KOho ana no ka ma
kahiki 1892" the words in the Ha-
waiian language specifying the name
of the Office, the term of the office,
and the name of the division for
Mobiles; and in case of special cleo
ton, the words of the Hawaiian Ian
guage specifying the term of the office
and also the words "Koho BalOta
Kuikawa."
5. That none of the ballots for the
election of Mobiles printed, furnished
and used at and upon the election
aforesaid, contained any of the words
"Koho ana no ka makahiki 1S92),n
nor any Hawaiian words specifying
the name of the office, or the name of
division for Mobiles, or the term of the
office; nor, in the cases of said special
elections, any words in the Hawaiian
language specifying the unexpired
terms of the office, nor the words
"Koho Balota Kuikawa," but that
all of said Hawaiian words were
omitted therefrOm, as appears by a
specimen of said ballots, hereto APP
pended, marked "EXhibit A." and
made part hereof.
8. That in the preparation and print
ing of said ballots the Minister of the
Interior refused and neglected to in
sert therein the Hawaiian equivalent
of the name of said candidate Henry
Waterhouse, to wit, the word "Wala-
kahauki,n and none of said ballots
contained such, or any Hawaiian
equivalent of the name of said Henry
Waterhouse, although said Minister
was formally requested to insert said
Hawaiian equivalent of said candi-
dates name therein; and although
all of the said ballots contained the
Hawaiian equivalents of the names of
all the others of said candidates hav-
ing foreign names.
Z. That by reason of such omission
from said ballots of said words in the
the Hawaiian language, and of the
Hawaiian equivalent of the name OF
the said Henry Waterhouse, and, in
consequence thereof, it became and
was impossible for Hawaiian voters
for Mobiles at said election who were
unacquainted with the English langLl-
age (of whom there were several huh
dred) to learn from said ballots thai
the same were ballots for the election
for the year 1892, or for Mobiles, CT
whether said candidates were candi'
dates for six years, or for either of saiC
special elections, or which ones of sale
candidates were candidates for the
term of six years and which for the
uneXpired terms of four years and tive
years respectively, under said speeia
elections, or which of said candidate!
was the said Henry Waterhouse; anC
such Hawaiian voters, and also al
voters for Mobiles within the said divi
sion, and the people of the Hawaiian
Islands were thereby deprived of thei
legal and constitutional rights unde
the law.
Wherefore onr petitioners submit
that the said election for Mobiles wa!
null and void, and ought to be so de
clared, and they pray accordingly:
l. That said election be vacated anC
declared null and void.
2. That your honor appoint a tim,
and place for hearing evidence upol
the matters and things herein stated
and do thereupon give judgment
SGdtluS su your uuuIHSS Oh IacG AM
the law thereupon.
3. That notice of such hearing b
given and published in such name
as your Honor shall direct, to tn
several inspectors of said election
within and for said division, and t
the said several candidates vino hav
been certified as aforesaid to hav
been elected as nobles,-and to an
others whose rights or interests in tn
premises are particularly affected, /
the end and effect that such person:
so notified, may appear before you
Honor, at chambers, at such day an
hour as your Honor may order, t
show cause, if any they have, VIII
the prayer of your petitioners Shout
not be granted.
Dated this Sd day of March, 1892.
The 21st day of March has bee
set by the Court for the hearing
the foregoing case.