The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-11-04
VOTING BEGAN EARLY
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sired some DOdy TO mold mis- ballot Wnlle
he marked it. A very high average of
speed was maintained. During the first
two hours $50 votes were cast, showing
an average of considerably less than a
minute each. At 1910 o'clock the total
had reached 1877 votes. To ]. II. Cum
mings belongs the distinction of being
the first to vote at this polling place.
Although he was the first, there were
other voters whose presence caused not
a little interest. James H. Boyd voted
in the morning about 1890 o'clock. w.
w. Harris one of the Republican nomi-
nees for the house, was a voter in the
first part of the day. d. p. r. Isenberg
the Republican nominee for senator,
was an early voter. He got into the
voting stall sideways.
Prince Kuhio Kalanianaole the Re-
publican nominee for Congress votes in
the first precinct Up to IL o'clock
this morning he had not made his APP
pearance. The voting strength of the
first is 546 votes and not quite half had
been cast at II o'clock. If the presence
of Kuhio buttons is any indication, the
Prince will have an overwhelming ma
jority from the first precinct. A deli
gent search discovered one solitary Will
cox button, flanked on a coat lapel by
a couple of Hawaiian and American
ribbon flags. But one swallow does not
a
tons mean Kuhio majorities There
were many of the voters who wore no
buttons at all and a line" could not be
secured on every body So far as
could be judged however by the per-
sonnet of those voting, the majority of
ballots cast during the morning were
for the Republican ticket. Other por-
| tons of the district are yet to be heard
from however and If the experience at
the election two years ago can be taken
as an indication, some of this lead is
| likely to be reduced. The general inn
preston seemed to be that Prince Ku-
hio would carry the precinct by good
majority but the legislative ticket was
| likely to be close.
QUIET IN SECOND OF FOURTH.
To the second precinct of the fourth
| district belongs the credit for the best
record in speed. During the first hour
of balloting this morning, 100 votes
| were cast and in two hours 173 names
| had been crossed off the list as having
| voted. Jonah Kumalae and William
| Aylett were among the early voters.
| Evidently these Republican nominees
| for the house thought they would get
| their votes registered as soon as posi-
BILE in order to help the cause along
during the rest Of the day BY 1890
a. m. there were only ten people in line
waiting to vote. The voting strength
of this precinct is 346 ballots Ordinar-
lily the precinct is Republican and the
| indications are that the voters will live
up to their former reputation. With
the exception of a few desultOry votes,
practically all of the list will devoted
by o'clock, it was thought this morn
ing.
In Achi's warehouse, the Eighth of
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without incident. There is~a consider
able Chinese vote in this vicinity, and
Ng Mon Wars friends We're in evil
dence. Nearly half the vote was cast
by IL o'clock, 221 ballots being in the
| boxes out of a registration of 464.
The Ninth precinct had no trouble
and will easily cast all the votes reg
istered if the voters show up.
FOURTH OF THE FOURTH.
The fourth precinct of the Fourth
District had it's voting machinery in
active and smooth operation early this
morning as was necessary in such q
heavy precinct The ballots were cas-
regularly at an even rate of one "a min
ute, and at 10 o'clock 1873 ballots wer4
recorded. A constant stream of voters
waited outside the~little galvanized iroI
booth in orderly fashion. A number OF
on-lookers found Emma Square a coo
place to rest, but there was no at
tempts at defamation. Party workers
were not markedly active but quietly
supplied ballots and information anC
the precinct with it's quiet business-likt
, procedure would furnish a model thai
many a polling place in the mainland
states would do well to copy. 1hC
mounted policeman's position was {
sinecure today. He was one of thu
many representatives of law and order
FIFTH OF THE FOURTH.
At the Kapuaiwa Building where tnc
. Board of Health holds sway, 81 vote
had come in up to 1920. This is
strong Home Rule precinct but every
other man wore Cupid button on hi
coat lapel. One Wilcox button wal
visible but these do not seem to hav,
been distributed with any freedom.
SIXTH OF THE FOURTH.
Eleven o'clock at the old Honolulu
Hale on Merchant street in the Sixth
precinct had half its votes cast by i
o'clock. AS in the Fourth and Fifth
precincts things went very smoothly
Captain Berger who voted bright anC
early was enthusiastic this morning
over the speech delivered last night by
Prince Kuhio and declared that severa
of his bandSmen who were Home Rul'
ers before had been convinced by tho
arguments of the delegate-elect ant
will make a cross for Cupid this morn
ing. The natives generally seem tC
have made up their mind before hand
which way they are going to vote the'!
ticket whether straight or split and are
taking no more average time in the
booths than any other voter.
In the Tenth precinct of the Fifth
Harry Juen, candidate for the House
registered a heavy kick when he arriV-
ed at about half-past ten, but after eX-
plana tons he was satisfied. Juen ar
rived just in time to see two of the
election officers enter a booth with a
voter. They stood one on each side OF
him and helped him to vote. One OF
them was even guiding his hand oven
the ballot to mark his choices.
Juen's protest was immediate and
emphatic. Then the election officers
explained that the voter was blind, and
needed help. The officers therefore as
sisted him to mark his ballot, as pro-
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