The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-11-06

this figure. The polling place in this
precinct has been equipped with six
voting booths where the voter can mark
his ballot with out molestations. Every
attention was made to keep the men
moving so as not to allow business to
become congested and it it was found
that a man had been too long at the
booth he was reminded that there were
other political pebbles and they wanted
chance too. The average in time was
very good but at $50 o'clock the line
was increasing in length and fears be-
gan to be entertained that some of the
votes would be thrown out on account
of no voting being allowed after
oclock
The crowds were very orderly uad
not the slightest hitch was reported
during the morning. Special officers
and members of the regular force We're
present to quell any row which might
arise between orators of the opposite
parties but none were reported in the
morning. The registered vote in this
precinct is 911 and it is thought that
practically every vote can be cast by
closing time. If the wearing of colors
can be taken as any indication of the
sympathies, three out of every four men
who were waiting at the polls will vote
for Parker as the yellow ribbon with
its motto was every, where visible.
Judging from the slow rate at which
the votes are being cast in this pre-
cinct a large number of those regis
tered will not succeed in casting their
ballots. At 11:10 o'clock this morning
only 81 votes had been cast This
slow rate was partially due to the
| fact that the balloting did not begin
quite as promptly as had been expect
ed for the keys got locked up in one
of the ballot boxes and there was con-
siderable difficulty in securing the
missing articles again. The total re-
gistration for this section is 1923.
| An alteration occurred between E.
b. McClanahan and Mott-Smth one of
the watchers for the Republican party.
Mr.. McClanahan discovered that there
was a case of wine and some ginger
ale in tent situated close to the vot-
4 ing booth. Smith admitted the own
ership and Mr.. McClanahan declared
J that the stuff should not remain there
and that Furthermore it was not kept
there for any proper purpose. Smith
CLAIMED that McClanahan had no right
! to enter the tent but Mr.. McClanahdn
declared that he did have the right to
visit the polls and vicinity and see II
the law was being violated as it was
in the present instance.
What do you want with that wine
here" he demanded of Smith. The
latter first replied that it was no con-
cern of McClanahan but finally claim.
ed that he had brought it down foI
his lunch. Mr.. McClanahan said thai
he considered the stuff was there fol
no good purpose and as to the story
by Smith that he wanted the case OF
wine for his lunch it was decidedly
fishy. Mr.. McClanahan implied very
very strongly that the stuff was there
to be served to the voters but this
Smith Indignantly denied. The resul
of the argument was that Mr. Nc
Clanahan instructed the police office
to see that nobody used the liquo
who had no right to it.
Mr.. McClanahan said that he haC
found similar cases in other precincts
in that vicinity and he had caused tn
police to stop the distribution or pre-
vent the possible distribution of an!
liquors to voters.
SIXTH OF THE FOURTH.
There were few voters on hand il
: the sixth precinct of the Fourth dis
! trict at the opening of the polls. Thre
men were in line waiting to cast bal
lots, Dr. Burgess holding first pac
. to win the honor of making the frs
! vote. Natives with Kuokoa band
and Republicans with yellow ribbon
, on their hats We're about evenly divid
, ed among the dozen spectators, unit
a few minutes after the opening, whe
2 Democrats began to show up.
) The work of the officers at this pre-
t cinct was good and the voting wa
a continuous for the first two hours, /
2 which time So ballots were dropped /
4 the box. The polling place is in tn
e building next to the post office.
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