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


cal persuasion who had failed to show
up. Out of 1873 registered 173 cast their
votes. The rest were either out of town q
had been transferred or did not turn up $
Tor some reason. Early in the day ii
was prophesied that the Republicans
would carry the day, Wilcox would come
second and David last Nothing occurred
curing the day that was at all unusual
A small crowd hung around the polls and
advised, cajoled, argued, prophesied and
talked through their hats as well as
through their mouths
towards o'clock IL grew dark near the
BOXES and the last two or three voters
carried their ballots to the windows to
mark them. At O'Clock, when the ballot
boxes were opened. some one cried: TIN
cover TO the majesty of the people, and
hats came off.
SEVENTH OF THE FIFTH.
At Sis o'clock yesterday morning the
polls of the Seventh Precinct, at the Re
form School, were thrown open to voters
The inspectors appointed by the Govern
ment were s. X. Kaloa, Julius Asche and
h. r. G.. Wallace Others who assisted
were L. McCants Stewart, DIR. Hubby.
Isaac Sherwood. Abraham Fernandez. d.
kanuha and George Kaia. Immediately
after the opening of the polls T. McCants
Stewart and ID. Kanuha cast their votes
followed by DIR. Huddy and Abraham
nsndez- Already at this time fifty
men were in the string waiting for
chance to vote-wearers of the Repubii-
can, Democratic and Independent ribbons
and badges. Now the voting had begun
and as the voters approached the ballot
boxes. cries of Number" Ballot"
Check" and Vote denoting respective
| ly the mans number. that he was en-
titled to ballot, that his name was checb
ed and his vote was ready, prevailed the
livelong day from morn to the specified
hour for the ballot boxes to be closed.
About o'clock the string increased in
length. numbering about 200 men. The
voters moved along slowly, which caused
n man to wait about two hours before his
vote was cast. Some left the line before
they had voted. to lounge about on the
lawns, preferring 10 vote later in the day
and avoid the wait. Shortly before noon
the officers met and decided on account
of the large number of voters present to
give each man only five minutes time to
mark his ballot, in order to give all
lchance to vote before O'clock
The election was carried out slowly. All
was quiet. Here and there clusters of
Democrats, Independents and Republicans
met and argued at length for the cause Of
their respective parties. but peacefully
1.-THE police officers were present but their
lservices were not required
For short time before noon Hon. Sam
Iuel Parker and Prince David were seen
on the campus of the Reform School.
Only a few were refused votes. Among
them was II. K Kauahi. Unfortunately
there were two men named III. X. Kauah'
to vote at the same place. The one voted
ia the morning, and about o'clock in the
Afternoon the other came to claim his bali
Hot. He gave III. X. Kauahi as his name
and when 1t was referred to the registra-
ton paper of the Seventh Precinct, a like
name was already checked. A little row
took place here. The unfortunate votel
Twas asked where he lived. He said tina
he lived on the Eva side of Liliha street
A search was made for the other Kauai
who had already voted.
In the morning there was some SLOW
work, as the voters Here allowed all tn
time they wanted. One native especial,
Thought that he owned the booth. He re
: rIained there half an hour and during
THAT time he did not accomplish anything
= He was finally pulled away from hi
booth and put into the hallway of the Re
form School to finish marking his ballot
In the afternoon some lively work wa
done without pilikia. About 4 O'Clock tn
line grew shorter and shorter, and at A.;
o'clock there was no more line to be seer
but last few waiting for a chance. A
t4:45 ID. m. there were 547 votes cast an
fIom 445 o'clock to o'clock only tw
more votes were cast, making total
$40 votes cast out of 57s registered voter
ne last man 10 cast MS vote was h.
rakanui. He held down his booth fc
about ten minutes. When he was read
to give up his vote. II turned out he ia
not voted for Senators. He was given
few minutes more to do this. He wol
a McKinley-Roosevelt button and also
large Sam Parker button. On his CO;
were pinned two three Republics
ribbons besides one on his hat
At 5 o'clock Mr.. Asche declared Il
polls closed and the ballot boxes were In
mediately removed into one of the scho
er rooms. where the counting took place.
re One of the protests of the day was RAJ
no ed by T. McCants Stewart against d. K
m nuha. The ballot boxes and the boot
were stationed between two stairwa
as and on one of these was mounted ID. X
MT nuha, one of the Senatorial candidates
I'm the Home Rule party. Kanuha seem
ms to have a commanding view over tho
iiu ir the booths. Seeing this. Mr.. McCar
n Stewart, who was duly authorized by {
er Republicans to watch how things we
au handled, protested to Kanuha standil
on the stairway. Kanuha told Stewart
ng earnest that ne could not see anythi
ID nor was he trying to see what they we
IN doing. Nevertheless Mr.. Stewart was q
es termined to have Kanuha on the grou
no floor together with Fernandez and Mar
ay ham. Kanuha held out in his own wa
ne but finally yielded to the protest of NJ
IS Stewart and took his place on the grou
JUS floor. Peace reigned again and everythi
ran smoothly.
EIGHTH OF THE FIFTH.
TO Voters of the Eighth Precinct of
r'y Fifth District cast their ballots vest
lsn day at w. c. Achis warehouse, Lii
I'll u, street. off King. Everything was pea,
III full. Asa Kaulia, W. w. BRISTOL and
ia r. Dement, were the official inspecto
ere Their assistants were 8. K. Pua, j.
III Lane, w. c. Achi and William Aud. 7
Up polls opened promptly at o'clock a
eIe Hart Kawaauhau, a policeman, who "
oI OF duty at the place, was the first to vo
Sc, There was a big crowd gathered a
''N there was a rush until o'clock in the a
ernoon. The Independents dressed a phi
er- ark OF strength about the neighborhC
ust during the morning, but at noon the I
zen rublicans seemed to be in the majority
or Thomas Spencer created some excl
ON ment at the polls. He was checked off
the having the right to vote, took his ball
EN- and at the end of thirty minutes v
lie sun closeted with them. At the end
that time many voters becoming i'm
'or tient. Mr.. Spencer was asked to retire
us- favor OF others. IL was discovered d
ort. Spencer's ballots were marked all wrC
a. ut he was told that ne could have m
ne time to mark them. Spencer, howe,
NW0.