The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-28
GOT ONLY SIX
- VOTES FOR PLACE
Enthusiastic Gatherings in AImo,
Y Every Precinct Of the
IsIsnd.

- EFUBLrcstNISM Got away with
u rush lass. 0venif< ard In almost
every pr~rines on the island there
was held a meeting for the cleo
sion Of ooleers of clubs. which drew out
> large and enthusiastIr attendance
rne banner roll. the mast interest
irx axnt. the most pronounced victory
~1s IN the Third brecinct Of the
rsurtn district Two candidates had
n-~n named for the ofsiee OF president
- The club oc the St>cinet. and 80
arm became the feeling that while
tkerr had been present at the meeting
for the nomination OF officers only
fourteen voters. the voting last evening
brought out fis men who enrolled them
selves a. members OF the club
fudge Abram ssephanus Humphreys.
Re Of anti-BrttIsh fame. Was not given
even a chance to surr~nder and make
pace. but. opposing the election Of
mark p. Robinson for president. he vas
b~aten 20 a standstfli- securing only
sx votes out OF the total east. The ZIP
ead gone forth that Humphreys would
rake n hard fight for the place. and NJ
~a- on the ground early. conferrtns
lin some of his IIeutcnants. and anx-
s~1siy watching for the coming Of his
r4aeh~r. the leader OF the Portuguese
forces. But Butcher did not material
r.. and when the count of the votes
earn~ u was with n rush of Robinson
b.lIot~ untn lt seemed only process
-f.n. One hundred and ten there were
a the fnish. practically all OF the Ha-
vauans. too. and the shouts which
sse~ted the announcement showed the
sling OF Republicans as 10 the pop
uiarsty OF the defeated candidate
araonx his nsishbcrs.
from everywhere came the report OF
r-aetlcaI unanImity OF opinion. the
Votes being close In some places. and
vfsndra~aIs In cases OF ties. showing
nat the Rspubiicnns are animated By
a sririt OF harmony which bodes III for
~ dlscordsnt elements and promises
~~ll foe the success OF the party The
several precincts where there we're no
elections hsid. the sixth OF the Fourth
district and the Ninth % the F1fth DIS
t~sct. win meet later and choose their
Ulcers. and that this was not done
eenvcyS no idea Of lack 90 interest
or1y that the men could not set to-
T-ther last evening
FOURTH DISTRICT.
=frxt Precinct-Thirty-fv members
Of The First Precinct club gathered at
TIE Government nursery to choose OH
e~~s. Twenty-Five OF those present were
fawalians and ten haOics. and the
proportion being aoout the same that
.xfsts throughout the district. the pro-
ee-dgnsS shows that there has been n
-,rarr than considerable growth OF Tse-
prhIitan sentiment along the lines
y zrkef out as winning ones in the spe-
cfsf cafnpaign-
there was no discussion leading up
g. The action OF tfrc club. but having
b. fore them the task OF choice Of on
ss~s. the members went TO work with
r viii. and right well did they do their
futy. The nomination OF Charles l.
Hopkins for president was the only one
n ade and he was chosen without dis
senrinE vote. each member present
casting hts ballot for him n was not
> ufth the rest OF the ticket. how
r. owing TO the multiplicity % can
tdates. and the tellers bad their hands
fru. A. W. Pearson and = q. Keen
counted the ballots. The contest FOR
vice presidents resulted IN the casting
% tventy-six votes for W. Roe and