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

| fleRr OIL duty. hen asked II there had
been any election TuWS This Ii The
| qui-test election ever Known IN THU
Punchbowl precinct
Fifth District.
: Voting was heavy and regular in Il:
town precincts OF the fifth district all
morning. Crowds at the polling places
We're not large. excepting at the kalini
booths and not very large there.
Utmost good oyter prevailed. There
was neither sight nor smell of booze
anywhere, and inquiry failed to 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
iihiwaena precinct. Although the in
dependent candidates for senator anc
mayor, Cohen and HustaCe. claimed
each a big support, the regular parry
men 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
ers put forth obviously ridiculous pre-
teEceS.
Shortly before II o'clock Star
Bulletin reporter made round of the
seven town precincts of the fifth, end
ine at IL O'Clock, and obtained state
ments of the polling progress and estl-
mates from party men of all stripes.
Ninth Precinct, Fifth District. :.
Polling place, sKalihi pumping plant.
At 11:15 there were 240 votes cast
out of a registration of sos, and the
waiting line was not long. Democrats
claimed the precinct was going strong.
ly Democratic. Republicans claimed
they were holding their own. VA.
Kane, former Republican supervisor,
said there was. lots of split voting,
but could not say on which side II
was. < -. - 8
Joel C. Cohen and Charles Hustace
were at this poll when the reporter
called. Cohen said the independent
vote wis strong all over the fifth, and
Hustace agreed with him. = -. s..
Tenth Precinct, Fifth District. ~
The polling place of this precinct is
on the Kalihiwaena school grounds.
AT 1880 o'clock lis had poted out of
a total registration Of, 302. 1t was fig
ured that total vote of $50 would be
peeled. .f.5e.-..z ~@.-.. -. +. III ..srs
William e. Miles, Democratic cap.
tein said. II think we will carry two
thirds Democratic straight The whole
Democratic ticket will lead in this pre-
cinct. McCandIess will have a big
majority. Republicans are splitting
this way-Pacheco, Petrie. Mcclellan,
Markham, Cox Bartlett and Emo.
Pacheco, Mcclellan and Petrie are -es-
pecially strong.r 49,, -
Paddy Ryan. Republican, said of this
split: That's a. good ticket. Pachecu
is good man. ave want supervisor
who lives out here - -. -. -. -.
H. A. Franson, Republican, This is
a strong Democratic precinct, but !
think we win break even. i think we
viii be able to hold our own" ."sss !.
At Noon. p , = z@s@: .<s.z Il
AT noon today, one hundred and
fifty-fve votes out of total registra-
ton Of 302 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 cast. Demo
cratic workers near the polls predict
a heavy vote for their party candi-
dates. The Republicans are also OPP
timistic and it is believed, that the
rush of voters may be expected at. the
last moment. ss9.@~- v-:f "a ~. )
Independent candidates in this pre-
cinet are not much to the fore, though
their runners are busy and express
hopes for good showing in the count
ing Of the ballots. ...4 =
Eleventh Precinct, Fifth District.
The booth for this precinct is OPP
posite Kaiulani school.E Out of a re-
gistration of 503r voters, $50 had cast
their ballots at 11:25. Rudolf Duncan.
Republican, said: The Y Republican
voting is very strong. Our candidates
for mayor and; sheriff are running