The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-09
IAUKEA PROTESTS
TO THE GOVERNOR

The Democrats prepared early for
bad news Candidate Waller on the
Democratic Senatorial ticket stated
late yesterday afternoon:
1--WE took no interest in the election
early in the day on account of the way
it was conducted Why, in the Kaiihi
precinct they voted men in squads and
told them to vote the straight Repub-
lican ticket. 1 consider that intimida-
ton.
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 it 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-
Germ;
The undersigned, Curtis P. Iaukea,
duly qualified candidate for Delegate
to the House of Representatives of the
United States to serve for the seth
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 8th 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 has 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 vfo-
1ation 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
laborers upon public roads and public
improvements, 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. 8, 1904
Iaukea said that the reason the cleo
ton seemed to be going against him
was on account of fraud and intimiua-
ton" He said that 200 ballots were
cast Illegally in Kakaako He said he
protested against the method of voting. |
Chairman Kinney announced early
that a contest would be made of the
election. He claimed that the ballots
placed in the boxes without having the
stub numbers torn out made it possible
for the voters to be identified and the
manner in which they voted made /
known to examiners of the ballots. He
claimed this was being done in the
precinct of the Fifth district,
at Kaneohe, in Kakaako and elsewhere
He says protest was made to Regis
trar Buckland. Mr.. Buckiand ordered
the inspector to tear off the numbers
after he was notified.