Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-02-01
CASE WEAK

Editor Evening Bulletin.-SinCe my
last writing the contest against my
seat in Congress has been heard before
Elections Committee Number of the
House. The hearing occupied continu.
Gus session thrOughOut two days and
was completed on January 18th, so far
as argument was concerned. No new
evidence was introduced by either side
at that time, the hearing being confined
TO the evidence as contained in the
printed record and outside facts or ar.
guments having a bearing upon those
points. Judge Galbraith, as counsel for
the contestant, occupied almost the Ell
tire first day, combining himself very
largely to the reading Of extracts from
the printed Record. and from his brief.
e. p. Dole Appears.
EN-Attorney General Il. 7. Dole also
appeared for the contestant. although
his activities in the case were limited
to the answering of a few particular
questions. In hearing Of this sort the
attitude Of the members Of the Com
mittee is largely indicated by the line
of questions which they ask The en-.
tire Committee showed personal inter.
est in the hearing and Questioned close
ly the counsel for both sides, but there
were no questions from anyone, save
two OF the Democratic members. that
indicated tendency to favor the con.
testants cause. Congressman Hum
phrey, of Washington. went so far at
! the closing as to say to Judge Gal.
braith's argument on the first day that
, II there were no more facts to be SHOWN
for the contestant, he could see no
grounds upon which the contest could
he sustained Congressman Randall
and Gill were the two Democratic mem
bors who. by their questions, appeared
to champion the contestants side, and
they frequently interrupted the pro
ceedings with questions, or arguments
deduced from their answers On the
| other hand, Congressman Claude Kitch
! en-, of North Carolina, who is one oil
the ultra.radical Democrats OF the
| House. stated frankly to Judge Gal
braith that he had not heard a state
ment Of any legal grounds on which 4
contest could be sustained. II had al
ready been conceded by Judge Galbraitt
that their charge OF the corrupt us,
OF money In the election and the plac
ing OF the ballot number opposite thu
name OF the voter on the record OF vot
ers was unfounded He also withdrew
Contention Withdrawn.
the contention that the contestan
should be seated. and limited himsel
to the plea that the election should b.
~ aside, and a new one ordered On
the request Of my counsel. General bud
ley, Mr.. Mcclellan made the openins
argument for my side of the case, max
ing a summary of all the local fact,
connected both with the placing of tn,
numbers on the ballots, and the condi
tons Obtaining In the Territory at Tn,
time of the election. He also stated tn,
facts In regard to the loan fund appro
priation and how that, because Of tina
the number Of Government employee
was larger than usual. both at the tim,
Of the elections and afterward. In re
Spouse to a great many questions fron
the Committee In regard to the detaile,
features Of the voting process. Mr.
Mcclellan stated at some length IN,
actual process of voting as II was car
rIed on that day, the conditions of al
open count In the presence OF elector
, in each precinct. and the fact that In