The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-26
MAUI HOLDS
BY PARTIES
Independents are
Easy to Beat
There.
The Republicans Deplore
the Defeat OF Mr..
Baldwin.
Echoes OF Elections--.Kepoika for
Governor--PersonaI and
Social Items.

MAUI, June 24-The first county
election on Maui passed off most quiet
ly. The Republicans carried the coun-
ty with majorities varying from two
to four hundred. VIM. E. Saffery was
elected sheriff by. a plurality of 103
votes over T. B. Lyons, fusion, and
437 over J. w. Kalua, independent.
Kalua's failure of election proves that
no political candidate, whatever his
individuality, can hope to succeed on
Maui irrespective of the two party
organizations, the Republican and
Home RuIe-Democrat..
Hon. F. w. Beckley, that most able
and popular young Hawaiian, was
easily defeated last November while
running as an independent candidate
for representative, and now Judge
Kalua. the most eloquent of Hawaiian
orators and most expert of Hawaiian
politicians, was as easily beaten de-
spite his utmost efforts to win at the
polls. In comparing present results
with those of the November election,
it is to be noted that Kalua drew
about two-thirds of his 342 votes from
Republicans and one-third from the
Fusionists.
Wailuku district was the only one
of the five carried by the Fusion party,
w. H. Cornwell winning his election
as supervisor by eleven votes and Tom
Clark gaining the deputy sheriffship also
by just eleven majority. The defeat
of Hon. H. P. Baldwin, though by
such a small majority, was keenly felt
by Maui Republicans, who much de-
sired his election not only because Of
his wisdom and experience in business
and legislative matters but also be-
cause they believed he would give
financial standing to the new govern
ment of Maui county.
However, the four Republican Su-
pervisors-ele Messrs. Church, Hen
ming, Meyer and Halualani, are men
of excellent standing and will undoubt
edly administer county affairs wisely.
j. Halualani, who is the least known
of the four. is a responsible Hawaiian
citizen of Kipahulu, who has accumu
lated considerable property by his own
exertions. He is considered man Of
conservative judgment by those that
know him. Thos. NJ. Church is the
manager of the Paia plantation store,
VIM. Henning is the sugar boiler of
Pioneer Mill, and Theodore Meyer,
formerly managed Kamalo plantation.
] The inspectors of election at Homo
kohau illegally allowed IS voters reg
istered in Waikiki to cast their bal
lots at Honokohau, Iahaina district.
If these votes are thrown out, as they
should be, the majorities of Cornwell
and Clark will be reduced to six each.
superintendent E. B. Carley of the
Maui Telephone Co. gave out returns
until a late hour Tuesday night. HUI
elo and Nahiku precinct returns
We're announced before dark and
the results from the Molokai CD pre-
cincts We're not known until Wednes-
day morning, when they were spread
abroad by a passenger who had cross
ed the Molokai channel in a whale
boat. The following were elected the
first county officials of Maui.
W. E. Saffery (R), sheriff; w. F.
Kaae CR). clerk; Chas. Wilcox (R),
auditor; D. H. Case CR), attorney; l..
NJ. Baldwin (R), treasurer; W. H.
CornweH CD, supervisor of Wailuku;
T. NJ. Church CR). supervisor of Ma
kawao; w Henning (R), supervisor of
| Lahaina J. Halualani (R), supervisor
[ OF Hama: T. T. Meyer (R). supervisor
of Molokai; Thos Clark CD, deputy
sheriff of Wailuku; Edgar Morton (R),
deputy sheriff of Makawao; c. R.
Lindsay (R), deputy sheriff of Laha-
ina; F. Wittrock (R), deputy sheriff
of Hama: and J H Mahoe CR), dep
uty sheriff of Molokai.
GUBERNATORIAL MEETING.
Last evening in Market street, Wal
1uku, in front of T. b. Lyons's saloon
a mass meeting of citizens irrespective
of party, was held to consider the
lgubernatorial question. Two names
We're suggested to the meeting. those OF
Hon. H. P. Baldwin and Judge A. n
Kepoikai. The Home Rulers present
would not indorse Mr.. Baldwin. It was
finally decided TO petition President
Roosevelt to appoint Mr.. Kepoika
governor in place of Geo. r. Carter.
GRAND JURY REPORT.
The grand jury with C. O. Cooper as
foreman. which has been sitting al
Wailuku, adjourned from Saturday un-
It'll Wednesday. On Thursday after.
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