Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-05

fcer on duty, when aBkesf IStEeTa had
been any election rows. This is the
uiiieIeat election ever known IN this
.-PunchsDwl precinct.
Fifth District
Voting was heavy and regular in IT,
town precincts of the fifth district all
morning. Crowds at the polling places
were not large, excepting at the Kalini
booths and not very large there.
Utmost good order prevailed. There
was neither sight nor smell OF booze
anywhere, and inquiry failedito locate
anything resembling "open house" in
any precinct -
Split voting was suspected to some
extent in most places, but was alleged
IN formidable amount only in the IA
lihiWaena precinct. Although the in
dependent candidates for senator anc
mayor, Cohen and Hustace. claimed
each q big support, the regular pai-J
nen nowhere conceded anything OF
the kind.
1t appeared as if the Republicans
were doing the hardest work in every
precinct, an air OF lassitude being evil
dent with Democratic badge wearers.
While of course each side made boasts
in only one or two cases did the work
crs put forth obviously ridiculous pre-
teEceS. ~<& -
shortly before IL O'Clock a Star
Bulletin reporter made round OF the
seven town precincts Of the fifth, end
Ing at 10 o'clock, and obtained state
rrents of the polling progress and estl-.
mates from party men of all stripes.
Ninth Preeinet, Fifth District. e
y Polling place, Kalihi pumping plant.
AT Ills there were 240 votes cast
out of registration of sos, and the
waiting line was not long. Democrats
claimed the precinct was going strong
" Democratic. Republicans claimed
they were holding their own. w. A.
Kane, former Republican supervisor.
said there was lots of split voting,
hut could not say on which side il
was. .@. = y. Z 5s
Joel C.sCohen and Charles Hustace
were at this poll~when the reporter
called. Cohen said the independent
vote was strong all over the fifth, and
Hustace agreed with him. III
Tenth Precinct, Fifth District
The polling place OF this precinct Is
on the Kalihiwaena school grounds.
Al 1850 o'clock i15 had poted out of
a total registration of 302. 1t was fig
1red that total vote OF $50 would be.
peeled. II s.,
William e. Miles, Democratic cap
tain said: II think we viii carry two
thirds Democratic straight. The wloie
Democratic ticket viii lead in this pre-
cinct. McGandless will have a big,
majority. Repnblit ems are split SIig.
this way Pacheco, Petrie. NJ Clellen.
Markham, Cox, Bartlett, and Enos.
Pacheco, Mcclellan and Petriel are es-
peeially strong.n IS, 81,
I Paddy Ryan. Republican, said of this
split: That's good ticket Pachesl.
ia good man. we want d supervisor
who lives out here ss
II. "A. Franson, Republican This is
a. strong Democratic precinct, but ]
think we will break even. think we
viii be able, to hold our own
4 q Yf-5t
At noon today one Kindred and
fifty-fiye votes out Of a. total registra-
.tion of 3O2 had been cast Quiet
reigned at the polling place during the
midday. An early vote presented it.
self at this precinct. During the first
hour following the opening of the
polls a heavy vote was dast. Demo
cratic workers near the polls fpredict
q heavy vote for their party candi
dates. The, Republfcahs are also OPP
timistic and it is believed 1that the
rush of voters may. be expected at the
independent candidates In this pre-
.cinct are not much to the fore, though
their runners are busy and express
hopes for a good sh0Wjnsin the count
ing OF the ballots. ~ z 5@:
Eleventh Precincs Fifth District.
The booth for this precinct is OPP
posite Kaiulani school, Out Of re-
gistration of sos. voters, $50 had cast
their ballots at II: Is. Rudolf Duncan,
Republican, said: The Republican
voting is very strong. Our candidates
for mayor and sheriff are running
away ahead of expectations, as also
is the senatorial ticket We expect to
put six supervisors in the lead here.
He claimed there had been 180
straight Republican votes cast at that
hour, and declared that only two votes
had been cast for the Independent
candidates. =.
+. No Democrat could be found who
would venture an estimate of strength
One claimed they were stronger than
two years ago.
A steady vote from the time of the
opening of the polls is recorded in
this precinct. At eleven-forty this
300 votes had been cast out
of a total registration of SOB:
A good Republican vote Is conf
IDENTIFY predicted here. The Demo
cratic workers point to the fact that
this is Parker's precinct and the can
didate is meeting with much opposi-
ton.
Tho