The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-11-10
The MAUI
ELECTION
Aftermath of the
Battle OF the
Ballots.
PEOPLE O IN
THE LINE EARLY
How the Garden Isle Bore the
Heat and Burden Of
the Day.

MAUI, Nov. S.-The election passed
off most quietly in all the fifteen pre-
cincts of Maui, Molokai and Lanai
The weather being pleasant excepting
for some light hover on East Maui,
it brought out a full vote. Only those
voters disabled by sickness stayed away
from the polls.
The distinguishing characteristic of
the occasion throughout almost every
precinct was the early attendance of the
electors, At Waikiki, with a registra-
ton of 46S, a line of waiting citizens
nearly a mile long was reported during
the early morning hours and by noon
800 of the total number had voted.
At Hamakuapoko, of 1879 names on
the list but twenty-five remained at i
p. IA. It was the same story in Maka-
wac and other places. In most of the
smaller precincts the polls would have
been closed several hours before five if
it had not been for one or two sick men
who could not be present at the voting
places. The only precinct to oun the
ballots before the appointed time was
Precinct No. IL at Huelo. At 3:15 p. M,
the news was telephoned all over the
island thai Kalanianaole had drawn
first blood winning over Wilcox by %
to II, a good augury for Republicans.
No news as to results in other sections
ii seemed that the Republicans were
in the lead until about 9 p. m, when
the Home Rule strongholds, Wailuku
and Lahaina were heard from and it
was known that Kuhio had but ten
votes the advantage of his rival Will
cox. This indeed vas a great victory
when the statistics are compared with
those of 1900, and that it is recalled that
Maui is the home of Wilcox who was
born and bred at Ulupalakua and who
now has two brothers living there's
Still great anxiety was felt until Mo-
lokai was heard from concerning the
fate of the representative ticket, Mr..
Dickey's election as senator being al
| ready conceded. At least foul of the
Observation-Disclosures were thought to be
safely chosen, but all at once the Re
pubIicans grew selfish n wished for
the whole six.
Although the telephone remained open
all night nc report from Molokai was
received until Wednesday morning
when a boat flying the stars and stripes
brought the news to Lahaina that the
Republicans were again victorious
and that all the Republican candidates
Louis Won Tempsky, who was seventh
on the representative list, being only
nine votes behind the sixth successful
candidate.
His failure of election is much re-
GREETED. Still he made a most gallant
fight for it and it is thought that If 1t
into circulation $50 it is stated on MO-
lokai by a prominent Home Ruler, the
Republican ticket would have received
much stronger support at the Settle
ment and in the Pukoo precinct.
The lying rumor was that Wilcox was
| dead and that the haoles had stolen his
body.
The rumor of Wilcox's death was
in circulation all over Maui but did not
influence the voting.
Chairman Pogue of the Republican
District Committee is to be congratula-
ted on a Republican victory gained by
hard and constant fighting against
great odds. The victory was more COM
plete h was anticipated by the most
sanguine.
superintendent E. B. Carley should
be heartily thanked for his courtesy IN
communicating the returns during the
night of the 4th. The work at the office
until midnight was a great strain upon
his throat and vocal organs. He re-
NAMED on duty until $3.50 a. m. Wed
resday morning.
A SAN FRANCISCO PHYSICIAN