The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-08-05

of the four hundred and ninety
four ballots cast at the seventh prim-
AIRY remained to be called of. the cleo
trio lights went out, there was a
reaching OF unseen hands for the wood |
en- ballot box and in an instant nearly |
fifty men were engaged in a mild free
lfor-all fight when the lights came on
again several of the combatants were
on the floor and the impact of fists
could be heard here and there accom- |
panied by hard words. Warden Henry |
of oahu Prison, the judge of the cleo
ton was defending the ballot box and
preventing 1t and the precious ballots
from being thrown out of a window.
Despite the sudden onrush of politi-
clans to gain possession of the box the
warden stood his ground manfully and
guarded II well, and although the
cover was half wrenched off not vote
was lost.
When the trouble was over there
were not 80 many men in the dining
hail AZ when the counting was inter-
rupted, as several had been seen to
make hasty exits out of windows and
doors, assisted in some instances by
the police. A call for the patrol wagon
and reinforcements had an immediate
effect on some of the combatants. for
a hasty retreat was made and when
the wagon finally did appear there
We're few men, outside the election OIL
cials. in the room The disturbance
caused recount of the ballots owing
40 the fact that the tally sheets of the
clerks had been seized while the lights
were out and were either destroyed or
carried away.
1t was an exceedingly haggard look
ing, hungry and sleepy half dozen of
officials at o'clock yesterday morning
when the count was finished and the
Hubby Wallace Crawford Clark ticket
declared elected over the Sims-Nida-
Shcrwood-Olcp combination.
IL was an exciting night in the
seventh precinct OF the Firth District
but to a certain extent TN" row was
not entirely unexpected, for the leaders
of both factions had been carrying
chips on their shoulders during the
afternoon, and when the polls closed at
o'clock there was suppressed excite
ment in many quarters. There were
hurried conferences between the reSpec-
tive leaders and their active lieuten-
ants, and almost from the moment the
polls closed both sides seemed anxious
to precipitate trouble.
1t was seen that the count of the
ballots could not be made on the porch
where the voting took place and at
somebody's request Superintendent
Gibson OF the Reform School was asked
10 open the dining room for that pur-
pose. This was done and Warden
and started in with IL. At once there
was a protest from the Clark side be-
cause there was no light in the room.
Three men for each faction We're then
chosen to accompany the judge and
tellers into the room. and the candi
dates and press were also invited to
enter. Finally the procession took up
its march and the ballot box was de-
posted at the end of a long table Mr..
Henry seating himself beside il. Lunch
was brought in and for fifteen minutes
abe hungry officials ate. At $3.50 o'clock
McCants Stewart who acted as spokes-
man for the Clark Huddy faction. an
nounced that he. had the key of the
ballot box, and he presented il, in an
envelope to Warden Henry.
st Peter" came a voice from the
crowd.
II was announced by the clerk that
according to the registered list of vot-
ers there should be found four hundred
and ninety-four votes in the box
Sharp words We're exchanged between
Sims and McCants Stewart over a
question of the votes in the box tally
ing with the list, and then the Warden
commenced the count Of votes. The
figures tailed exactly and three cheers
We're given.
The first ballot picked out was one
of the Vida Sims Sherwood side. and
at once McCants Stewart arose to pro-
1est against the name of Vida. The
crowd became impatient at interruption
and told him to sit down. He gained
the floor however, and made his pro-
test as follows: "On behalf of Messrs
Huddy, Wallace and Crawford we Oh
Ject to the counting Of any ballots
cast for ar. Vida on the ground IN =
he was not duly nominated under the
rules, in that his name was not on
the roll of the precinct club" In sup
port OF his objection he called attention
10 Rule l6 which proved, he said. that
no nominations for the District Com
mittee and delegates to the Territorial
convention shall be received and placed
'on the primary ballots unless made at
meetings held for such purpose and
no person shall be nominated unless
he shall have enrolled his name in the
precinct club prior to the placing OF
mis- name as a nominee.
When Mr.. Vida was nominated" he
continued, 1.-The gentlemen overlooked
the fact that he was not an enrolled
member OF the club. We say that his
name on the ballot is not there legally.
and that makes ii null and void"
You say what is untrue" retorted
Mr.. Sims. you cannot substantiate
that"
"Mr. Yida's name was not on the |
precinct roll prior to the nomination |
and he could not therefore be nominat-