The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-22
Observation-Disclosures
DISTRICT.
Ruel Kinney,
E. B. Mikalemi,
A. s. Kaleiopu,
George Kaea.
s. P. Correa.
d. K. Kama.
DEPUTY sHERIFF-HoNoLULU.

The Republican County Convention
remained in session until nearly four
o'clock yesterday morning, when the
delegates from the Fourth District ad-
journed, leaving the delegates of the
Fifth still settling who would go on
the ticket from their precincts as Rep
resentatives. By that time the con
vention had thinned out, only the hard
lest of the delegates staying until the
end, while the spectators had all gone
long before the last vote was taken.
After the nomination of the Super
visorial ticket, which was concluded
about half-past two yesterday morn
the part of some of the Fourth dele
gates to secure an adjournment, but
the movement was resisted from the
Fifth, the country members particu
larly desiring to stay and finish up
rather than have to put off their re-
turn home until Tuesday. When it was
seen that even the sleepers did not
want to go home to bed, Chairman
Judd pounded with his mallet and call
ed the vote for Deputy Sheriff for
Honolulu.
| There were three candidates in nomi-
nation for the convention choice, Ar
thur McDuffie, Henry Van Giesen and
Chris Holt. On the first ballot Holt
had big lead, but failed of major
ity of the delegates left, III in all.
The necessary majority was SO, Holt
being two short The vote stood:
Holt, 81; Van Giesen, so; McDuffie, 3S.
An attempt was made to get the two
low candidates to withdraw in Holt Is
favor when this result was announced
but both refused, and second ballot
was started. 1t had not proceeded for
however, when it was apparent that
this time Holt was going to get about
nine out of every ten votes, and tc
save an announcement to that effect
in the middle of the balloting, Var
Giesen and McDuffie pulled out of the
fight.
Choice of the Fifth.
The adjournment of the Fourth fol
lowed this election, and the Fifth pro
ceeded with their work, unhamperet
by the presence of outsiders. 1t tool
two ballots to decide this contest. Ac
cording to agreement the two name
placed in nomination from the OUTSIDE
districts were allowed to go in by ac
, clamation, while the country delegate
left the townsmen to themselves {
pick their four. Willie Crawford with
drew from the running before any vot
was called, leaving eleven ambition
, ones in the field, each certain that pc
litical honOrs were about to descend
him. Only one, Kaleiopu, was nom
mated on the first ballot, however
while it appeared rather evident tina
there were knives out for Correa, VIII
was expected to run strong. The frs
vote stood: Kaleiopu 40, Kama, 2:
Kanekoa 20. Kaea 20, Kalana 10, Co
t rea 10, Holoua 16, Aud l6, Major
I Hipa s, and Kelekolio, the Boy Orato
/ %. The last-named had confidently e,
J, pected to head the ticket, and til
v count must have struck him as rath,
|. a surprise.
e Attempts were made to secure IL
Withdrawals of some of the low me
e Kama offered to get out of the way II
e one, but as he had made good shoy
a ing he was persuaded not to, HiI
did not require any persnading. VIII.
asked to pull out, he drew himself ,
in Indignation and announced tn
It "the captain of the Kings Own is n
d coward. On with the vote and
g. the ballots decide"
II, The vote went on. the second ball
1t placing Kaea, correa, and Kama
the ticket.