The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-11-06

up till lU:45. InlS would leave nearly
as many more to be counted. the NUM-
ber of votes cast being 6s7 out of a
list of 795. At the rate of counting
that far, then, the full result would
not he reached until LAS or there
abouts this morning.
EIGHTH OF THE FIFTH.
Imperfect ballots were expected from
this precinct. The booth in the Achi
warehouse between Liliha and King
was crowded but order was kept and
$50 votes were cast by noon. A Home
Rule majority was conceded here but
| Indications looked more hopeful for
the Republicans as the afternoon
! passed.
NINTH OF THE FIFTH.
| Matters went quietly in this precinct
with general hopes of a Republican
| majority. Many Chinese voters cast
ballots in the tenth precinct booth at
Maunakea and Pauahi streets. There
was some electioneering here, Charles
Motley talking in a continuous stream
of verbose exuberance.
RUMORS OF DEFEAT
Towards the middle of the afternoon
a Republican depression was manifest
which was traceable to the steady.
early and quiet voting of the native
voters and the openly expressed sat-
isfaction OF Home Rule voters at the
way things were going. Kalauokalanf
| at headquarters expressed his firm
conviction that Home Rule majority
| had been attained and a feeling of de-
spondency with murmured possbili-
ties of defeat filtered among the weak
hearted. Chairman Henry averred
his belief in 400 majority and grad
| ually more courageous counsels pre-
vailed, growing as the returns came
slowly in showing steadily augmented
Republican gains.
THE FAULTY BALLOTS.
| Stories of disqualified ballots and
| mistakes by voters and election OFF,
| cials were rife. The numbered tags
arranged to prevent the casting of
| nom consecutive ballots were not torn
off in the tenth of the Fifth by j. L.
| Kaulukou, Abraham Bolster and w.
| r. Kaleuhuia, who claimed that the
instructions did not authorize them to
| do so. After sixty-seven ballots
were in the box it was pointed out
| that the numbers gave an opportunity
of identifying ballots but the officials
stated that the Home Rulers were sat-
| isfied and that seemed to settle 1t.
No sample ballots were posted in the
| booths of this precinct according to
| law but sample Home Rule ballots
| took their place.
In another precinct of the Fourth
the Home Rule sample ballots were
said to have been misprinted showing
a mark against Boyd's instead of Will
lis's name. Four hundred of these
had been distributed before Charles
Booth discovered the error and tore
up the remainder of the misleading
papers.
The rule requiring voters to put
back the pencils provided for their use
was generally broken in the Fifth dis
trict many Home Rulers apparently
considering them proper perquisite
of their franchise.
EXCITEMENT INCREASES.
AS night came and the booths were
lighted up with red lantern outside
those in tie roadway, the crowds
gathered to discuss the day and await
returns. In the seventh where some
fifty faulty ballots were cast out by
nine o'clock the crowd was greatest
and the excitement intense. Repub-
lican spirits rose as the tellers showed
Brown, followed by the rest of the
ticket to be holding his own. and Home
Rule hopes which had looked for
sweeping majority here fell below zero.
Damon's majority showed prepon-
derance of split tickets and grumbling
was frequent among the Home Rule
leaders at this evidence.
Eager faces peered in the windows
and clustered around the doors OF
booths. while every reported rise and
fall of the political barometer was
cheered by the partisans whom 1t fav-
ored. A large crowd gathered on
King street opposite the Advertiser
office to watch the illuminated bulle-
tins When Kauai was reported Re-
publican the cheers We're loud and
every gain of the Grand Old Party was
greeted with enthusiasm
CHEERED THE BULLETINS.
The crowds generally We're livening
up and a constant babble regned.
The figures showing Browns heavy
majority in the second of the Fourth
called forth tumultuous shout.
Some of those who had been indulging
in other intoXicants than the mere ex-
element of the day, made themselves
prominent but good nature seemed to
reign. To mainland visitor the lack
of campaign horns was noticeable
but welcome absence.
Messengers from headquarters and
the various precincts We're constantly
employed by the Advertiser and legible
bulletins replaced each other momenta-
rily giving the waiting crowd splendid
idea of the way votes We're coming in.
Visitors to the office We're numerous
and congratulatory while Republican
headquarters harbored a closely pack
ed mass OF perspiring and anxiously
jublant humanity.
At 1926 over five hundred people OPP
poste the Advertiser office cheered In
unison as the latest returns from both
districts showed an average of three
hundred votes ahead on the whole Re
publican ticket. Pratt as Assessor was
the lowest with 266 votes to spare and
: Il Damon headed the list with $50.