The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-11-30

I rejected"
u Judge Gear: "These were to some
r extent guesswork. If we have found
one that is sufficient. There are 90
/ precincts all told. We have shown that
there were nine ballots counted that
should not have been counted and that
in precinct where the inspector has
been in charge for many years and
knows his work. That should be enough
to show that these different inspectors
have made mistakes Some of the in
formation is in the form of affidavits
Mr.. Brown has been informed that
enough votes were cast for him to give
him majority of the legal votes cast.
We will be ready to present the evil
dence to the court tomorrow
| Mr.. Kinney: "Mr. Browns watch.
ers were at the polling places and, ac-
cording to our information, none made
any objection"
! Judge Frear also stated to Judge
Gear and Mr.. Dunno, counsel for Brown,
that their allegations in regard to re-
jected ballots are not specific but gen.
| eral.
| Judge Gear, in response, stated that
the court would recognize the fact that
Mr.. Iaukea in his answer to the petit
than fifty votes cast for him (Iaukea)
were not counted for him. The Judge
| asked that the rule work both ways.
Judge Frear reminded Judge Gear that
Mr.. Iaukea was the defendant. not the
petitioner.
The court was then adjourned to 10
o'clock this morning when Mr.. Brown
is expected to present his showing for |
further proceedings.
MORNING SESSION.
When the case was opened in the
forenoon Eugene Buffandeau, clerk in
the office of the County Clerk and as
sistant secretary of the Republican
County Committee, was put on the
stand by Mr.. Kinney. He told of his
work in the Office of the county clerk
and his relations with the Republican
County Committee. During the entire
campaign he was an officer of the com.
mittee. After the election he was
seldom at the county committee rooms,
Just long enough to sign voucher or
two. He did not conduct the cor
respondence of the committee. He was
present at nearly all meetings of the
committee and heard the discussion of
plans for the conduct of the campaign
mittee ran campaign for the petit
TONER Brown, Mr.. Buffandeau FASTENED
to say the campaign was run for the
whole Republican ticket.
HEARD AT THE GRILL.
He was asked whether there was any
discussion after election in the com
mittee room about a recount. He re-
piled he never heard of it in COM
m 1 fnn t,,nn I,,t h.a l.n1
it in the "Grill' and on the street. '
He stated that the Republican head.
quarters were practically closed the
day after election, and few people c
seemed to visit them, comment which t
caused smile to spread about the r
audience, a
Has no work been done by any a
of the county committee to I
investigate the correctness of the re- t
-arns?" asked Mr.. Kinney. mo, sir, u
none to my knowledge" was the re- F
ply. !.
Mr.. Buffandeau said he had dupli- b
cate key to the county clerks safe. ic
Mr. kalauokalani generally locked and C
Unlocked the inner door. He had work d
ID nights at the Office but generally g
when the Supervisors were in session a
late in afternoons, at times he was in Z,
he office when some member of the
3oard was present signing bills, etc.
)ftcntimes he had left the door un.
atched so that it might be opened by v
member. y
THE "ENDLESS CHAIN" n
Then came the feature of the day ~
he opening up of the ballots of the 81
irst Precinct. They were deposited on VI
table, and the court bailiff was placed IN
a charge of them with instructions to b,
ass them one at n time to petitioners 20
ounsel. There was little confusion tn
first as to the method of handling in
nd disposing of the ballots but it pc
nally dwindled down to this "endess re
hahn system: The bailiff handed a W,
allot to Mr.. Dunno, who scrutinized it. tic
heriif Brown, sitting next in line, fire. by
lentlv took the ballot from Mr. Dunno, tn
nd then handed it on to Judge Gear. de
ear passed it on to Judge Edings of liz
'unsel for Iaukea. He investigated Tn
ie ballot and then passed it to Mr.. m,
inney who used magnifying glass IN
G in turn gave it to Sheriff elect Tau
IA who gave it to Chairman Mossman
the Democratic Central Committee.
lmes Thompson, Clerk of the Supreme mi
'urt, then took the ballot and strung gr'
on stout cord, at the same time al
king notes. Miss Kelly, the stem All
rapher, sat at desk facing the row Co
legal talent and took notes concern bla
z the case. Clerk Chillingworth sit bei
g nearby tailed the ballots, and Oh
ally all the ballots were again hand WI
over to the bailiff. we
The first ballot of the top was Obj lat
'ted to by Judge Gear and received llor
H. "a al. IL
'm Judge frear- Properly count sid
cou
In the forenoon the result stood: ~
rec Iaukea ballots and one Brown
Hot rejected. tim
AFTERNOON SESSION. on
At the afternoon session the reiec- add
n OF ballots seesawed from side TO nan
e. Ensures of marks constituted at Tau