The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-12-04
BROWN ADDS
TO HIS LEAD
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tFrOm SUNDAY AuNeruseT.p
Three more precincts had their votes
for County Sheriff counted by the Su-
preme Court yesterday. The net re-
suit was gain OF five votes for
Arthur VI. Brown. which, added to his
lead of two votes already held, puts
him seven ahead of Curtis p. Iaukea.
Chief Justice Frear made the an
nouncement at the opening of court
that the count was still. Of the nature
Of an investigation and not an official
recount. He gave Brown as contestant
the option Of resting his case where IL
| stood, but the offer was not accepted
and so the counting proceeded.
Another question left in the judicial
balance was that of the legality or
regular votes for Sheriff on ballots ir-
regularly marked for other offices, In
the way OF voting for more candidates
therefor than were to be elected. Up
till now, for example. ballots having
votes for four Supervisors for Homo
lulu where but three could be elected
had been put in the bad list.
Mr.. Edings objected in open court
to the rejection OF such ballots, when
the Chief Justice informed him that
he had told Mr.. Kinney, in a CONVEX
sation before opening court, to keep a
count of such ballots in all OF the
precincts and the question would be de-
cided after the count.
| Mr.. Browns counsel II may be said.
are ready to contend that the statute
Is clear that such ballots must be re-
| iected as whole
| The work of counting yesterday was
divided as follows: Chief Justice Frear
| took the ballots of the Second Precinct
| of the Fourth District, with Brown and
his attorney. J. j. Dunno, and 1aukea
and his attorney. w. S. Edings, watch
ing. Justice Wilder took the ballots of
the Third of the Fourth with Attorney
Douthitt and Jas. II. Boyd for Brown,
and Attorney Lightfoot and II. Moss
man for Iaukea, watching. Justice
Hartwell took the ballots of the Fourth
of the Fourth. with Attorney G. ID.
Gear and A. V. Gear watching for
Brown. and Attorney c. II. Dickey and
julius Asch for Iaukea. The watchers
objected to ballots as they deemed fit
and those challenged were laid aside
to be passed upon by the full bench at
the end of the count 1t was found in
all cases that the number of ballots
agreed with the returns made by the
inspectors.
one discrepancy arose, however, be-
tween the returns and the judicial
count. In the Fourth of the Fourth
Brown had been credited with III votes
by the inspectors. yet when the court
-. - h. .,fi
had III.
Justice Hartwell and Geo. d. Gear
went over the ballots in the afternoon
and found that, of Browns votes pass
ed upon in the morning, there were 2E
, objected to and SO unopposed, which
made a total of 1l2 or one vote more
! than were returned for Brown by the
inspectors.
! The record OF the judicial count is as
, follows:
I Second Precinct-Brown, Ill: Iaukea
15S; blank, 8: rejected, Iaukea ?. Re-
jected by inspectors: Brown. 8; Tau
kea, Is.
Third Precinct-Brown, 1875; Iaukea.
141; blank, 4: rejected, Brown /, Iau'
kea 1. Rejected by inspectors; Brown,
/; Iaukea, 10.
Fourth Precinct-Brown. III: Iaukea,
146 blank. 5; rejected, Brown l, Tau,
kea 3. Rejected by inspectors, 5.
Brown gains but two here on this
showing, but an additional vote as
above explained.
Chief Justice Frear, in adjourning
the court until 10 O'Clock Monday,
stated that the 9Th, 18th. Sth and 10th
Precincts OF the Fourth District would
then be counted.