Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-09
vLhvbyA!S PROTEST
REGISTER KICK IN ALL
p ECINCiS 0N ELECTION
OBJECT TO ANoREWs' OPINION
AS TO VALIDITY OF BALLOTS
WITH UNIFORM MUM.
Der STUBS.

| Acting as the representative of the
Democratic candidates, w. +. Erving,
secretary of the Democratic Central
| Committee, Immediately after tho
losing of the polls yesterday, caused
be filed simultaneously in every
| lection booth the following protests,
| .hich were disallowed by the judges
! 4. election, addressed to the Governor,
ne Secretary. all election inspectors
nd all others concerned.
The Democratic Central Committee
T. the Territoy OF Hawaii. acting as
ne agent and representative thereun.
TO duly authorized OF each and every
candidate of the Democratic party for
The Office of Senator In the Third Sen.
gtorial District of the Territory of Ha
vail, and for each and every candidate
oi the Democratic party 70 the Office
Of Representative for the Fourth and
.i'th Representative Districts of said
Territory. all OF the foregoing being
candidates for election TO said Offices
upon the Sth day of November, A. ID.
1904. hereby notify you and each Of
you OF the intention of sad candidates
md each Of them to protest. and said
Democratic Central Committee for
and In behalf OF said candidates and
each OF them, doth hereby protest
against the counting Of all ballots cast
This day for or against said candidates
which retain as cast, the official mum.
Der OF said ballot printed thereon. on
he ground that said ballots are capa.
bic O. Identification, have destroyed
the secrecy ct the ballot, and are lie
gal, null and void.
Said committee In behalf Of said
candidates further protest against az.
Ccptiug the legal opinion OF lurrin An.
drows Attorney General Of the Tori
tory oi Hawaii. as to the validity and
legality of said ballots, for that said
Andrews Is personally conducting the
election In behalf of the Republican
party, and a. partisan OF said party
has charge for the Fourth Representa-.
live District OF the partisan cnims Of
the Republican party that said ballots
are legal and should be counted.
Tho Democratic Central Committee
of the Territory OF Hawaii acting as
the agent and representative thorrunto
duly authorized OF each and every can
hidatc Of the Democratic party for tho
office Of Senator In the Third Senator
ill District of the Territory at Hawaii
and for each and every candidate OF
the Democratic party for the office OF
representative Tor the Fourth and
Filth Representative Districts Of said
Territory, all nt the foregoing being
candidates for election to said offices
upon the Sth day of November. A. u
1904. hereby notify you and each OF
you OF the intention of said candidates
and each OF them to protest, and said
Democratic Central Committee for and
; In behalf Of said candidates and eaci
OF them. doth hereby protest against
the election held in this Territory this
Sth day of November, A. u. 1901, on
the ground that said election is null
void and fraudulent, and because n,
election according to law has In fac
been held on said Sth day OF Novcm
Der; in that said election has beer
held and conducted In violation of th'
, Election Laws of the Territory OF Ha
wall securing and assuring the secrcc!
of the ballot. and In that such viola
r ton of the secrecy Of the ballot has
r come about through the official con
-. duct OF said election and through
, those to whom the conduct of salt
( election and the control Of the ma
. chlnery thereof has been duly commit
l ted by law.
, The Undersigned protesting furtho
| that by the invasion Of the secrecy o
b. the ballot through failure of inspect
4 ors at various polling places to con
' form TO the law. and Iules and regula
I tions providing that the number of thu
( ballot shall be detached thereirom be
{ fore the same Is deposited In the bal
4 lot box, has controlled and affecte,
Q the vote of many electors particular.
/ those employed as labOrcrs upon pull
r lie roads and public improvements
|, whereby said voters tearing the ider
o tifiCation of their ballot have been IN
|. duced to vote the Republican ticket
@ when IN truth and in TACT desiring AN
n planning To vote otherwise.