Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-03
VOTING PROGRESSES RAPIDLY
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Blood was spilled in the Fighting
Seventh early during the voting this
In the Seventh Precinct of the Fifth
District the booth Is situated near tho
Palama fire station on King street.
As early as $50 o'clock voters be-
gan to assemble. At 1880 O'Clock
nearly 200 were in line and when the
polls opened almost twice that number
were elbowing for room in. the long
line, running from along King street
down the lane at the Waikiki side OF
the fire station to the door OF the booth. |
At $40 sundry grumblings grew In !
to roar and broke forth in strenuous |
ly voiced protests. A stalwart gentle.
man of the Home Rule persuasion OBJ. |
jected to the side.door entrance for
policemen and others anxious to vote
and return to their duties. He alleged
that men were being admitted there
who should be forced to await their
turns at the front portal. The director
wanted to get in at the side door.
Abraham Fernandez and Frank Har
vey were among the directors. They
objected, It Is said to the police enter
ing the side door.
Henry Birbe told the police to 20 on
in. Then the big Home Ruler made a
grab to keep out the side.door enterers,
whereupon Special Officer McDufiie
made dive for the objeCtOr to restrain
him from further action.
| sr,.. 4 Iah nd
which was pushing and showing. Nc.
lDuffie and the strenuous kicker were
close together. MCDuffie endeavored
to force back the big fellow (McDur'
fe Is pretty big HIMSELF. whereupon a
fist shot out, something landed on the
special officers nose. the red blood
streamed, MCDufiic staggered, dazed,
language added to the lurid atmos'
phere already Crammed with stars as
FAR as MCDutfie was concerned. excite
ment prevailed and, for moment. II
seemed that the booth would be lifted
bodily and carried down to the railway
track. Nothing terrible happened
however. McDufiie recovered, mOpped
his nose and. In moment, peace
raigned. there being enough police
present to encourage a peaceful con
dition.
At 1910 o'clock, 19l ballots hat
. been cast in the Seventh.
While Home Rule representatives
claimed that their men had turned GU
strong. Republicans believed, at tina
, time, that the election in that precinc
was pretty close, with good chance o
1.-The Republicans leading by a fair ma
: ,jority.
At noon 80 votes had been pollcd IL
the Seventh of the Fifth. Everything
a was quiet. Secretary Carter had jus
4 visited the booth on his round to al
- the precincts and found things run
10 ming smoothly. The man who struC
d McDuffe will be placed under ares
T. Over three hundred men were lined II
i outside the booth at II o'clock.
Eiehth-Fifth.
n In the Eighth of the Fifth, at 1919
" o'clock. 1856 votes had been cast. TIL
n booth In the Achi warehouse. near l.
re liha and King streets, was Crowdo
and peace prevailed. Here 1t WI
le prophesied that the Home Rulers we,
10 getting nothing to boast OF. 1t WI
s. said that a number of ballots had bee
70 imperfeCtly marked
" Ninth-Fifth.
c. In the Ninth of the Fifth, at Kuaki
lg and Nuuanu streets. at 1l:15 o'cloc
III 1893 ballots had been cast. Things we
e. quiet with encouraging talk of a II
Vi publican victory.
Tenth-Fifth.
e, In the Tenth Of the Firth, at Il
y, west corner OF Maunakea and Paua
mt streets. at II o'clock, 10 votes HI
hr lbaen cast.