Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-11-06
ELECTION PIN PICTURE
JUDGE BlRBE'S UTTERANCES
PICTURESQUE But PROFANE
WRGsrLE WITH STRANGE NAMES
puNcTuATED ~ FLOW OF
LANGUAGE AND com.
MENT.

And stlli the wonder grew
That Que small tongue could make the
air no blue.
What lived up to It's name as the
Fighting Seventh on the morning OF
election day became by night the
Swearing Seventh,
In the little blue booth near the
Palama FIRE station, while the ballots
were being counted, originated Ian.
guago still more blue.
Profanity In public places Is punish.
able by law. The grand jury recently
indicted n man for calling Police ON.
Ger DuvausChcllc bad name.
A big bunch Of the public was on
hand NJ the Palama booth when Judge
Blfb1 held forth.
On tho throne sat Blrbe, the other
judges clustered round.
Several police officers were present.
Others watching the counting Of the
ballots were newspapermen and can.
dldntcs. W. 7. Rawllns Frank Harvey
and Abraham Fcrnandcs were In tho
booth u good part Of the evening.
II
sign Blrbc lifted the ballots from one
box and called out the names on those
which were not rejected, dropping the
ballots into another box. His methods
were unique.
Here's another Home Rule ballot re.
jcctod," cried !Ilrbe.
Here's another-and there will be
lot more rejected, too"
"WhO says I'm daublng Ink on Home
Rule ballots to reject them. or course
I am! I'yc been marking Home Rule
ballots all tho evening""
- - look at this What -
90 ---- marked this ballot? He's voted
for everybody on the ----- ticket. Nov
or mind, It's Home Ruler! Reject
cd"
Mr. Fernandez had occasion 10 ad
dress Birbe.
you're q gentleman and that's {
.--- lic," answered BIrbc.
Later. apparently feeling more &c
nal, Birbo condcsccndcd 10 stroke Fer
nandcz' whlskors and pat Harvey OF
the head.
Il protest against that ballot bcInl
rejected" said one Of the watchers.
mo one but a ---- ---- demagOgu
would make such n protest" sal
Blrbe.
not the judges decide" said W. I
HawlIns.
"Oh. shut up" said some one whc
Blrbc was In the midst Of a harangu'
= I'm n minute ri have you throw
; out" said Blrbe; "lll have cycryon
y thrown out"
Birbc faltorcd over the reading Of
Hawaiian name on the ballot. g.
a-- such names, anyway" he eXplOI
ed; n man with n name like that ha
no ---- right 10 a vote" COntlnuin
his speech he hoped the next LGgIsli
ture would pass n law against sue
49, -== names.
Another ballot rejected; ldcntInc
ton mark on the back. or course, II
u Home Hulo ballot. Next"
Reading on Home Rule ballo
Blrbo adopted tho following very h
mOrOus style:
wait a minute! Mo- There's !
Identification mark or mistake, for
wonder, although you need mIcr
scope 10 see the crosses. It's Hon
Hulo ticket, all right.
BOYD"
"HontOn--, no! mean Fernandez!
Harvey! Don't forget Frank; hC
still got some friends!
-Clo-ha-Ko alOha--, ---- 90
these -=-- names!
"M.M MahOel
- WISE
"KalOw- KalOwer- KalauOkalanl!
a. "Wllcox!
10 "YOukaro lIaukesJ! Another
those ==-- names
"CayploBs!
"WatGT--l mean Booth!
and willis"
Windows and doors Of the boo
n framed the cl0so.packcd heads.
many Home Rulers and HepubliCa
: anxious 10 know how things were
Ing. Opinions were freely express
concerning Birbc's behavior. But
u complaining ones spoke low. 7
IA prnf.agInuuI inyrru mud "A half lo;