The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-02-02
IAUKEA'S
CONTEST
tMsn special to the Advertiser)

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WASHINGTON, ID. c., January IS.
The election contes, OF the Delegate
from Hawaii was taken up for argu-
ment before Elections Committee No.
3, Wednesday, January 10. The com.
mittee probably will not report till
next Wednesday. Ii will be in favor
of the Delegate. The hearing was dis
posed of promptly, lasting through two
continuous sessions of two consecutive
days. Mr.. Curtis p. 1aukea, the cen
testant, of course, did not appear, but
was represented by ex-Judge Z. A. Gal
braith, who arrived here a few days
in advance and registered at the Riggs
House. Ex-Attorney General f. p.
Dole also appeared for the contestant,
but took no part in the argument, ex-
cept to answer few questions in re-
gard to local conditions. Delegate Ka-
lanianaole was present at all of the
hearings, accompanied by his counsel,
Gen. W. W. Dudley. At the request
of Gen. Dudley, Mr.. George b. McClel-
Ian was also entered as of counsel.
The first day was occupied largely
by argument of Judge Galbraith in
opening for the contestant, Mr.. Iau.
kea. He followed the exact outline of
his brief, prefacing his remarks by a
withdrawal of the charge in regard to
the use of money for bribery and also
the charge that the numbers on the
ballot were entered upon the record of
voters. At an early point in his argu'
ment. the questions of Chairman Dris-
coll, of New York, and Representative
Humphrey. of Seattle, wash, led him
10 thaN hn nnntn tQ N
could not be seated, but that he could
only ask that the election be set aside
and new one ordered. Judge Gal
braith Is argument consisted almost
wholly of reading from his brief and
the case.
Thursday, January IL, were far the
questions to Judge Galbraith by the
committee, the argument for the con
testee was opened by Mr.. Mcclellan
who made general statement of the
facts, outlining the ground of defense
He devoted the larger part of his argu.
ment to the demonstrating the efforts
contestant Iaukea had made to mis-
represent the facts, particularly in re
RdTu 10 government elnployeS anu Iut
expenditure of the loan fund appro
priation by the Department of Public
Works.
Mr.. Mcclellan also dwelt upon the
fact that the government employees
were continued in service after the
election, the same az before the elec
tion, and showed that there was nj
general dismissals of laborers either
ON account of their politics or other
wise. The fact that Nj. Iaukea actual
lIy received a larger percentage OF
lvotes on the numbered ballots than he
}slid in the territory as a whole was
falso brought out and questions of com
fmitteemen indicated that this is
|.tregarded by them as very decisive evi
dence. The actual ballots, which have
been brought on here, were taken int
the committee room so that members
who wanted to, could count these bal
lots for themselves, and verify the de
tailed table of figures, contained in thu
brief of Delegate Kalanianaole.
Gen. Dudley, who is regarded as the
best attorney in Washington on elec
tion cases, followed in a telling lega
argument for the contestee. In an
swer to question, raised by Repre-
sentative Gill; of Maryland, as to wha