Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-09
INSPECTORS tN]O|NED
BALLOT kUMBER.STUB
TROUBLE TAKEN TO Dole
IAUkEA COMPLAINS OF Off.
GALS IN TENTH OF FOURTH.
WANTED VOTES REJECT
ED-APPliCATioN

Federal Judge Dole yesterday issued
an injunction against the inspectors OF
election for the Tenth Precinct; Fourth
District, on the application Of Curtis
j. 1aukea, representing the democrats,
enjoining them from dcfacinc. altering
or in any manner whatsoever changing
the ballots cast. Following Is the ap'
plication:
The undersigned. Curtis p. Iaukea
complaining Of w. II. Charlock. G. A..
Long and Daniel Kalauawa. residing
~ Honolulu. Island of Oahu, Territory
aforesaid, duly qualified aud acting In.
spcctors Of election for the Tenth Pre-.
Cinct Of the Fourth Representative Dis.
trict Of the Territory of Hawaii. re.
spectfully represents and shows unto
your Honor as follows:
That he. the said Curtis =. 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 who are qualified
TO vote by law at said Tenth Precinct
Of said Fourth Representative District.
/ That large number Of ballots have
been deposited by said electors for said
Office OF Delegate to Congress. as fol.
lVws: Said ballots are attached to a
numbered stub, and in one corner of
said ballot, which corner Is perforated
for purposes of detachment thcrefrom,
/ ~ contained the number Of said ballot,
being the same number which Is print.
cd upon the stub aforesaid That over
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
| tnat IL Is the duty of said inspectors to
reject the same, That Iorrin Andrews.
Attorney General 0t the Territory Of
Hawaii, has this day rendered an opin
ion rs such attorney general, holding
that said ballots have urcn legally cast
and should be counted. and petitioner
is informed and believes that II Is the
purpose and intention Of said Inspect
ors of Election at such Tenth polling
precinct 70 detaCh the numbers from
said ballots so illegally cast, as afore
said. whereby said ballots will be de
faced and the evidence Of their lille
salty lost and destroyed.
Wherefore, and inasmuch as peti.
toner Is remediless at law. he prays
that summons may be issued out OF
and from this Honorable Court direct
Ing the above named defendants to
appear and answer this complaint as
provided by law. and that meanwhile n
temporary injunction issue out OF this
Honorable Court restraining aud en-.
joining said Inspectors. aud each OF
them. from defacing, destroying OF
otherwise interfering with or changing
said ballots 80 Illegally east as aforc.
said unit. the further order of this
| Court and that upon final hearing
/ hereof that the Court make said TEN.
porary injunction permanent. and for
costs, and for such other and further
relief as may appear to the Court to he
equitable and proper.
Says Judge Dole: .. Now. therefore,
you and each of you are hereby re.
strained and enioined from defacing,
altering, or In any manner whatsoever
changing the ballots this day cast az
said polling booth for Delegate to Con.
Eress from the Territory of Hawaii un.
~ further order of Court: and herein
fail not at your peril.