The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-07-29
TERRITORY VOTES THREE
TO ONE AGAINST HAVING
PROHIBITION LAW PASSED
Every Island Records "Wet" Maiority.--Oahu
Liquor Vote OutSwamps ProhibitiOnists
by a to |.
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The total vote, with only a few minor
precincts to hear from, stood;
For prohibition: 2ls5.
Against prohibitions: 1888.
Every island gave majority against
prohibition and there was a majority in
almost every precinct.
On Oahu, the vote stood over four
to one, with the fourth and the fifth
districts polling almost identical votes,
both in totals and in the division of
the totals.
Kauai gave the greatest prohibition
vote in proportion to the total polled,
the prohibitionists of the Garden Is
land giving 249 to 554 against them.
Heavy Vote Polled.
A surprisingly heavy vote, consider.
ing that it was plebiscite only that
was being taken, was polled. In the
last election. for Delegate to Congress,
the total vote in the Territory was ~
BIG; in the plebiscite the total was
GAGS -
The greatest showing for prohibition
was made in Waimea, where Alfred
Carter conducted the "dry" campaign.
The returns from that district gave
prohibition a majority of sixty-elght
ont of a total vote of ninety.eight. Lau'
pahoehoe also favored prohibition, the
rest of the Big Island favoring the
saloon by a big total. Kona went nine
to one against prohibition, the worst
yote-from the "dry" standpoint-re-
corded. - l.
Hilo divided on basis of two to
one in favor of the saloon. 49,,
Maui polled total of 1858, of which
only 45s we're for prohibition.
The Prohibition Campaign.
Ono result of the voting is to show
that however sincere amateurs may De
in their work, when it comes to an cleo,
tion it takes more rustling than good
intentions alone provide to conduct a
winning fight. 80. 4ho
campaign armed with sincerity and rea'
son. They argued on moral and ration
al lines and exhausted their efforts on
moral suasion. 1t was a case OF reason
onnosed to automobiles; morality
against dollars, and argument agalnSt
appeals to prejudice. Automoolles, dol,
lars and prejudice won at the rate Oh
three to one.
THE LIQUOR MEMS CAMPAIGN
battery of automobiles was employ
ed ALI dav Yesterday by the antlprom
hilton workers and they worked with
veugeance. The anti headquarters were
in tbe Waverley hall, where the Demo
Gratis have held forth on former elec
tion DAYS and the street was hlled VII,
machines. George O'Neill of Peacoct
G % was the auto starter and checked
off the machines rapidly as they CAM
mn for orders. They were dlspatehe'
to all parts of the city, to any plac,
where a voter mi ght be picked up an'
sent to the polls -,
The antis had their campaign wei
stetcbed ont and the details planned
In n nicety. Each machine contalhe'
n Maid worker whose business was U
nick mn and get registered voters L
tba bailot box, Autos were arrange
for some time ago and twenty-five wer
in use during the early part OF the gay
THESE were the hired machines, Will
privately owned cars were brought mt
Tenpisition. The fund for auto mr.
went into big figures,
willing Workers.
The liquor men had allies in man
of their chauffeurs as the latter wei
heart and soul for the liquor campalgl
One chauffeur stated that even II !
had NOT been hired he felt it his dut
to work for the liquor interests in tn
fight as if prohibition won ont the nlgi
business of the chauffeurs would
minimized and the cash receipts fro
night ''ioy-rides" would have dwindl'
TO a small amount. The chauffeur sta
ed that many of them depended up'
the LIQUOR that men and women draI
at night to get loads for JOY rides, tn
without "boozingup" many. of the
patrons would hardly think of hiring
machine and paying from 50 to $50
the night IS riding, The bottle ga
their patrons a bunch to ride and tn
received the benefit,
Campaigned Carefully.
The liquor men S campaign was W
managed The precincts had been ca
fully canvassed. Maps were made a
the registered voters were listed ca,
fully and nearly all seen personally
paid runners The working place
most of the Hawaiians was noted a
when shops were closed yesterday aut
picked up the workingmen and rush
them TO the polls.
Those who wished, went to the liqr
headquarters and procured streetc
tickets, which had been bought
blocks and we're handy for distribute
There was a business air about
headquarters. Every saloon man, fr
the head of the brewery-Bartlett
"Beer.sunday originator down
the last hanger.on of the saloons '
ON deck and at work. The heads Of
liquor men s campaign committee
no loophole untouched. Lists of vot
were carefully checked off and VI
Ave o'clock came the lists had b
pretty well eombed over.
The liquor men, although confident
victory during the afternoon, left