The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-08
THE ELECTION IN
MAUI COUNTY
THE REPUBLICANS ELECT EVERY
KEA's ELECTION A SURPRISE.

KAHULUI, Maui, November with
one exception the Republican Party in
the County of Maui made a clean
sweep in the election held yesterday.
! While the vote was close it was deci-
sive and with the exception Of the
Deputy Sheriff of Molokai was straight
Republican. On Molokai Paia MAXI
beat j. II. Mahoe by y votes and he
is the lone dissenter in the new County
Government, but as he himself declares
he is Democrat and not a Home
Ruler. The election passed off without
any great excitement, although the IN
terest was very great in every precinct.
In some Of the large precincts all the
votes were just gotten in and that was
all, but a very large proportion OF thos'
registered voted. The chief interest OF
the election centered in the Supervisor
ship of Waikiki, this interest extend
ing to all parts of the island, and not
being confined to Waikiki alone. The
returns of the election were posted III
on a large board outside of the Maui
Hotel as they were received, and the
crowd around them all evening was
very great, not less than three hundred
people being assembled in the street
outside of the hotel At the Repubu-
can headquarters were a large croyd
of Republican enthusiasts, who follow
ed the results as they came in very
closely All of the vote on the Island
of Maui and that of Lanai was In by
midnight with the exception of wal
hee and it was on this precinct that the
election of the Supervisor for Waikiki
turned, so that the excitement grew as
the night wore on, and all hands stay
ed by to hear the result. A protest mad
been entered at the Waihee precinct
against the throwing out of County
ballots that had been spoiled only lot
one office, and this protest was argued
for about two hours so that it was az
ter / a. m before the count of the
County ticket was begun. The result
was announced at about 4:30 a. m, but
the announcers were not able to get
further than the vote for Supervisor,
for when that was announced and II
was seen that Kaiue had won out over
Cornwell general pandemonium broke
loose and the shouting ana rejoicing
was deafening The rest of the County
ticket was safe and the joy over the
result was universal, that is amongs
all classes of Republicans, To the
Home Rulers there was no joy in the
occasion, for they had at least expect
ed to get few of their candidates
elected.
The only candidate in danger Of being
defeated IS w. ]. Coelho as Senator, as
he is now but three votes ahead OF
! White, and the Kalaupapa 81 votes
are yet to be heard from. The belief
is general however that Coelho will
run way ahead of White there, so great
confidence is felt. Mechanism was
strictly out of it in the County of Ma
vi, for there are not many straight
Democrats here. -o-
The results of the election on Oahu
were received here with much surprise
as the belief was general that Brown
would have a walk-over. Luaus in
many parts of the island will now be
in order and the party will not get over
celebrating their victory for many
day. The returns from Lanai were
brought over in a whale boat and those
from the leeward side of Mookai in a
gasolene launch.