The Hawaiian gazette., 1904-11-11
DEMOCRATS MAKE
FRAUD CHARGES
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J. y. MAKAfNtA.
u. KAMAHU,
~. I MOORE
r. II. TRENT,
n. J. MossMAN.
|AUKEA PROTESTS
TO Tue GOVERNOR

The Democrats prepared early for
bad news. Candidate Waller on the
Democratic Senatorial ticket stated
late yesterday afternoon:
I'VE took no interest In the election
early In the day on account of the way
It was conducted. Why. In the Kalihi
precinct they voted men in squads and
told them to vote the straight Repub-
lican ticket. / consider that intimida-
tion.
They did the same thing In Kaka-
ako. That was a Democratic strong
hold. Even though the men worked on
the roads we knew we had them. But
when they voted the tickets with the
numbers on, we knew 1t was all up
with u.s.
Curtis Iaukea early in the day filed
protest against the election in gen.
eral, as follows:
To George r, Carter, Governor of the
Territory of Hawaii A. L. C. At
kinson, Secretary of the Territory
of Hawaii; The Inspectors of
Election at each and every polling
place throughout the Territory of
Hawaii; and To Whom 1t May con-
cern:
The undersigned, Curtis P. Iaukea,
duly qualified candidate for Delegate
to the House of Representatives of the
United States to serve for the 59th
Congress thereof, hereby notifies you
and each Of you of his intention to
protest, and he hereby does protest
against the election held in this Ter
ritory this Sth day of November, A. d.
1904, on the ground that said election
is null, void and fraudulent and in
fact because no election as provided
by law hats been held in this Terri
tory; in that said election has been
held and conducted in violation of the
Election Laws of the Territory of Ha-
wall, securing and assuring the Sc
crecy of the ballot, and that such vio-
lation of the secrecy of the ballot has
come about through the official con-
duct of said election, and through
those to whom the conduct of said
election and the control of the ma
chinery thereof has been duly commit
ted by law.
The undersigned protests further
that the invasion of the secrecy of the
ballot through failure of Inspectors at
various polling places to conform to the
law and rules and regulations provid-
ing that the number of the ballot shall
be detached therefrom before the same
is deposited in the Ballot Box has con-
trolled and affected the vote of many
electors particularly those employed as
laborers upon public roads and public
whereby said voters
fearing the identification of their bal
lot have been intimidated and induced
to vote the Republican ticket, when in
truth and in fact desiring and planning
to vote otherwise
(Sgd) CURTIS P. IAUKEA.
Honolulu, Nov. s, 1904.
Iaukea said that the reason the cleo
tion seemed to be going against him
was on account OF fraud and intimida-
ton" He raid that 200 ballots We're
cast Illegally in Kakaako He said he
protested against the method of voting.
Chairman Kinney announced early
that contest would be made of the
election. He claimed that the ballots
placed in the boxes without having the
'tub numbers torn out made it possible
or the voters to be identified and the
manner in which they voted made
Known to examiners of the ballots. He
'laimed this was being done in the
precinct of the Fifth district,
It Kaneohe, in Kakaako and elsewhere.
lie says protest was made to Regis
rar Buckland. Mr.. Buckland ordered
he inspector to tear off the numbers
Ifter he was notified.