The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-11-09
PROTESTS FILED
BY DEMOCRATS
STEPS TAKEN TO CONTEST ELEC-
TION ON ACCOUNT OF NUMBERS
ON BALLOTS.

c. p. Iaukea filed a protest with Gov
ernor Carter yesterday afternoon
against the election claiming that it
had teen illegally conducted. Protests
were also filed in every precinct and
with the governor by the Democratic
candidates for Senator and Represent
ative and an injunction was secured
from Judge Dole, prohibiting the cleo
ton officers Of the 10th precinct of the
Fourth District from altering the alleg-
ed illegal ballots, for reasons set forth
as follows in petition filed in the fed
eral court:
The undersigned, Curtis p. Iaukea,
complaining of w. H. Charlock, G. A.
Long and Daniel Kalauawa, residing
at Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Territory
aforesaid, duly qualified and acting in
spectors of election for the Tenth pre-
cinct of the Fourth Representative
District of the Territory of Hawaii,
respectfully represents and shows unto
your Honor as follows:
THAT he, the said Curtis p. Iaukea,
is the duly qualified candidate of the
Democratic party for the Office of Dele
gate to the House of Representatives
of the United States of America, 10
serve for the 59th Congress thereof and
has been voted for as such delegate
by electors who are qualified to vote
by law at said Tenth precinct of said
Fourth Representative District. That
a large number of ballots have been
deposited by said electors for said Of
flee Of Delegate to Congress. as fol-
lows: Said ballots are attached 10
numbered stubs, and i'm one corner OF
said ballot, which corner is perforated
for purposes Of detachment therefrom
is contained the number of said ballot
being the same number which is print
ed upon the stub aforesaid. That oven
two hundred ballots have been cast in
said precinct, with the numbers upon
said ballots as last above referred not
having been removed or detached from
the same. That said ballots so cast are
absolutely illegal null and void, and
that it is the duty Of said inspectors "a
reject the same. That LOrrin Andrews
ATTORNEY General of the Territory OF
/ Hawaii has this day rendered an
opinion as such attorney general, hold
ding that said ballots have been legally
! cast and should be counted, ana petit
toner is informed and believes that
| it is the purpose and intention Of said
Inspectors of Election at such Tenth
polling precinct to detach the numbers
from said ballots so Illegally cast, as
aforesaid, whereby said ballots win be
defaced and the evidence of their lille,
| gality lost and destroyed
! Wherefore, and nasmuch as petit
toner is remediless at law, he prays
! that a summons may be issued GU
of and from this Honorable Cour
directing the above named defendants
to appear and answer this complaint as
provided by law, and that meanwhile z
temporary injunction issue out of thi'
| Ho norable Court restraining and en-
! joining said Inspectors, and each o
| them from defacing, destroying o.
otherwise interfering with or changing
said ballots so Illegally cast as afore
said until the further order OF thi!
Court. and that upon n final hearinl
hereof that the Court make said TEN
pOrary injunction permanent. ana 70
costs, and for such other and furthe