The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-11-06
THE BATTLE IN THE PRECINCTS
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SEVENTH OF THE F1rTH.

SEVENTH OF THE FIFTH
The Fighting" Seventh OF the Fifth
is living up to its name today for in
that precinct the feeling is running
high and the politicians started i'm
with their work early and are staying
with it,
The election booth is situated in the
Kalihi stables makai of the pumping
plant below the Kamehameha Schools
and surrounding it this morning were1
many a group of politicians and each
one was trying to convince the other
that his side was right and was argu-
ing with all his might and strength.
The row of voters in line numbered
about sixty when the polls opened
and as the voting is necessarily slow
with four ballots to mark the line grew
instead of diminishing.
Henry c. Vida was one Of the most
prominent of the workers there. He
seemed a very busy man.
Solomon Mahelona Of the County Au-
ditor's office was another busy man
electioneering as close to the polls as
the law will allow.
1t will probably be late this afternoon
before the end can be seen in the Sew
enth.
The sample ballots were plentiful and
of all kinds. There were the straight
Democratic and Republican ballots as
well as the Home Rule ballots. on
these latter the names of Brown, vi
da, Bicknell and Kalauokalani, Jr.,
We're endorsed and bore after them the
cross. This is said to have been the
result of the work of Solomon Maize
| Iona last evening with the Home Rule
County Committee. Solomon was very
! busy distributing these. He is conf
dent of victory for Bicknell since that
action was taken last evening.
EIGHTH OF THE FIFTH.
The excitement shown at the Eighth
of the Fifth this morning was intense
! From appearances the Democrats were
doing the electioneering the Republic
cans seemingly confident and not do
ing much work. When Vida came up
in an automobile he was cheered
heartily by a large number of voters
and some even left their place in the
line to shake his hand. He seemed to
be strong there.
The Democrats were trying to in
fuence the voters there by distributing
a large number of sample ballots and
| by electioneering furiously Most of the
politicians were natives, but they
! tackled every one in sight and urged
them to vote for "Iaukea and reform"
! Policemen were on duty in this pre-
cinct but they did not seem to be doing
any electioneering.
The Eighth is Abraham Fernandez
precinct and Fernandez was on hand
early before the polls opened and was
working hard for Home Rule ticket.
He was "balled out" by a number of
Democrats and accused of being a
turncoat, but that did not seem to eff
feet him any.
There seemed to be an air as if some
thing was about to happen in the vici-
nifty of that booth, but nothing cane of
it, More electioneering was done there
early this morning than at any of the
precincts of that section.
NINTH OF THE FIFTH.
There was an air of confidence
among the Republicans who gathered
this morning at the Ninth Of the Fifth
this morning to cast their vote. This
precinct seemed to be straight Repub-
lican and there was little, if any, cleo
pioneering around the polling place
Sample ballots We're plentiful, how
ever, but there did not seem to be any
one present whose duty it was to give
them out.
Charlie Achi was on hand out he did
not have much to say. There were
several policemen in sight but they did
not seem to take much interest
The polling place was in the Ach
stables and early the line of voters
numbered over fifty. The voting was
going ahead slowly no one seeming to
believe that there was safety in haste
Before opening the polls the judges
called in the three watchers and after
showing them the ballot boxes they
closed and locked them. Then came
the announcement that the polls were
opened and the voters began to get
their ballots and vote.