The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-11-15
Defeated Democratic Leader
Hints at a Possible Contest
Over Results.
MAY GO TO WASHINGTON
Has a Number Of Measures to
Put Through-Plans for Next
Time Not Settled.

''The Republicans won the election
by trickery, money and coercion" an
nounces Link McCandless, who has
emerged from the temporary oblivion
into which he was thrust by the voters
on Tuesday. He further announces that
the Democrats may contest the election
on the grounds of fraud.
McCandless charges the Republicans
with having resorted to every form of
trickery and deceit to gain the cleo
tion, but he is satisfied with the results,
however, for he says he had 600 more
votes this election than last.
Home Rule votes gave the Repub-
licans the victory" asserts McCand-
less. "There were 1000 Home Rule
votes and of these l received 600. L
got the solid Democratic vote, and (
thank all those who stood by me and
voted for me.
cam going to run again7 Oh, well,
that's pretty hard to answer just now.
Why in two years l may be dead, -
and with this Delphic reply McCand-
less smiled his bland Bryan-like smile
and let it go at that.
F. Am / going to Washington Well,
l CAM say just now, but maybe L will.
Yes, l may have some measures to
bring before congress, but they will be
open and above board and will be pre-
sented through the proper channels,
and will pass through our party organ
iZation here.
"No, our party needs no reOrganiza-
ton. 1t is we'll organized and will keep
on as it is. 1t is strong and win be
stronger next time.
Stories of Coercion.
"We have heard all kinds of stories
about coercion of voters by the Repub-
lcans. There were sample ballots in
the ballot boxes. l saw one myself cast
for delegate in the sixth of the fourth
and there was a representative ballot
taken out of the box in the thirteenth
of the fifth. In the twelfth of the
fourth there was a delegate sample
ballot taken out when the count was
on.
''By that system the chain was start
ed and run. IN sure of it. They kept
the official ballots, put them in their
pockets, cast the sample ballots and
brought the official ones outside to de.
| liver to their bosses.
''There was a lot of crooked work
We hear that in Waimanalo the Repub-
licans paid So vote. Then we have
heard the Republicans had blank sam.
pie ballot printed and maintained a
coercion system. That is, voter was
given one of these blank ballots and
told to put it under the official ballot
and mark his cross down hard so that
the imprint would show on the sample
blank ballot, which had to be delivered
to the men who coerced these men
That showed whether he voted the
straight Republican ticket. That was
done all over the island.
May be Contest.
"I don t know just now whethe,
there will be any contests We can 7
tell just now, but we are investigating
the matter. There may be-"
Mr.. McCandless denies that he at
tackled B. +. Dillingham; on the stamp
The only attack he made was in hi
address before a committee at Wash
ington, sometime ago, and this was il
lot of generalities, and referred t.
the bonding of railroads But durini
the campaign Mr.. McCandless states h
did not attack Mr.. Dillingham;, although
the pamphlet was circulated general.
among voters.