The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-07

The election was very quiet In Homo
lulu. and az far as known. In all the
precincts on oahu. All three parties
worked indefatigabiy and there were
many occasions when trouble might
have been precipated but for the soft
answer that turned away the wrath.
The Republicans seemed more active
In all the City precincts and had more
workers In the neighborhood OF the
polls. The Democrats made up for
what they lacked In numbers by asser-
tion and combativeness. There seemed
no endeavor on the part Of any party
TO use unfair methods and accusations
OF fraud were singularly few.
The election was slow. The Austria
lian ballot evidently puzzled the ma
tives. Its conplexity, the number of
names. and :ts general formidable ap-
pearance impressed the average native
voter very seriously. Despite ample
provision OF samples and kindly teach
lngs on the outside many natives stood
In the booths and sweated for many
minutes In a vain endeavor to make
their choice.
Not n few found that their English
was sadly deficient and the names OF
candidates, very familiar on the lips Of
the campaign orator. seemed very
strange to their sight. They bit their
pencils, sharpened them, borrowed PEN
knives, and used every pretense to gain
time. One man borrowed a pair OF
spectacIes. claiming that his eyes had
failed him but after a quarter of an
hour VI adjusting them, he retired
without having his ballot.
FIRST OF THE FOURTH.
The polling place In the First Precinct
| OF the Fourth District was located at the
foot OF Punahou street In the plot OF
ground bounded on two sides by the Wal
lklki road and King street. A rough shan
Is had been erected under the algaroDa
trees closed only on the mauka side. ano
lhere early I'm the morning the voters be
gan 10 gather. At O'Clock when the
polls were opened a dozen men formed in
lime TO vote, and before Q o'clock this
number had increased to hundred,
Hong line extending far out Into the lot
Tho voting proceeded very smoothly and
lquts rapidly, so thar at 2:O O'Clock "
an. afternoon 3s5 OF the fi5 who are OF
,ns nrscinct rolls had cast their ballots
IThe percentaRc seemed heavily In faVol
lof the Republican candidates, nearly 1--WE
lRepublicans preserving themselves 70 on'
OF either OF the other parties. The Demo
Icrats made frantic efforts to get out
Iheavy vote and stem the tide OF fepuDn
lean ballots which kept pouring In. n ~
lna IN the employ OF the Tramways Com
many brought out solid delegatlon
line men under him and voted them IN
lnodv FOR the Democratic ticket put Uni Uni
lnad little effect upon the Repubiican ma y, :
lterstv. which was being rolled up. LOT "
nubIican votes came In almost faster ina
ltfsv could be handled by the Judges.
M was on the whole rather quhe,er
l,tis poIling place than at any other
/. lane eitv, A little spark OF excitement wa wa
lstlrred up by n Hawaiian VINO eppea,s rY
, .hartfv after the polls had opened. -
occurred his blink tickets and ret'rsu
I Ir,s boo,h and then promptly sat gov
"a hss a fit on the floor. Having con
Guided THIS 10 his satisfaction, ana 20 VI
: tnssnse Interest OF the crowd ne so' =
2 and proceeded 10 cast ms yv,c
|, -, o.sh nothing had happened. w,e w
> an,sns the day ne presented nimssn ~ ~
!, ,r,sa 20 vote again. but the JUDGES NJ
J, s,atchers knew him and sent MN s sr
I, Es,ght Chinese In the precinct W. WI -,
,tisd to vote and they did not nesls,i , n,,, tr
criv,iese. A Japanese who presented nun