Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-12
BIG AND EARLY
VOTE CAST With
DAY VERY QUIET

has undoubtedly hurt Rice's cause.
These states are being used in the
most damaging way possible by the
opponents of Rice.
A persistent report went around
through the precincts today that j.. L..
McCandless, Democratic candidate for
delegate, was quietly advising his fol-
lowers to cast their votes for Kuhio,
believing that if Kuhio is nominated
over Rice, McCandless has a better
chance of election. This story is uu.
confirmed and denial was made Of it
by some of the Democrats out it kept
coming through from various sections
of the city.
The Kuhio working force was openly
confident this morning that the deie-
gate was winning easily. However,
they did not show any relaxation of
effort to get every vote possible.
Seldom if ever before has as much
Individual work been done among the
candidates as is being done today. The
Republican territorial committee is do
ing practically nothing in the way of
organized party effort and the Republic
can candidates are going it on their
own" The candidates for mayor, sher-
if, supervisor and several other Offices
are working necessarily, many of them
with backs and automobiles, to get
their supporters to the polls.
The Democratic campaign, run by
Will E. Miles, is well-organized and
apparently unusually free from any
factional feeling.
Rain Doesn't Stop Voters.
An automobile trip throughout the
city precincts made by reporters for
the Star Bulletin this morning and up
until 1 o'clock showed that early
balloting throughout Honolulu was
heavy today and by noon prac-
tically half the registered vote
had been cast in a majority of the
city precincts. Early morning show
ers threatened to interfere in one or
two of the outlying districts but they
did not seem to affect the electorate,
who turned out in large numbers de-
spite the small rains.
More heavy balloting took place dur
ing and Immediately after the noon
hour, with the Indication that the rush
of the last hour or two this afternoon
will not be nearly as large as in for.
mer years, and that an unusually large
number of votes will be cast. The
primary campaigns of the candidates
of all parties plainly showed their eff.
feet in the wide interest displayed by
the citizens in all parts of the mum,
cipality, and the legal holiday is given
credit for the big vote cast IN the:
early days balloting.
Every city precinct polling place
was visited this morning by represent
atives of the Star-Bulletin and the tab
ulated figures on the vote was
obtained. .. ~: .,..s. 4
No reports of serious election trou-
bles were encountered and the affair
seemed to be moving along without a
hitch anywhere along the line. The
electorate did not seem to be finding
the huge ballot so complicated or diff
cult as had been anticipated, for
their ballots were handled quickly
and although nearly all polling places
had every compartment in their
booths occupied in the course of the
early morning rush, following the
opening Of the polls at s O'Clock. the
voting moved swiftly and for the ma
jor portion of the time only a part of
the compartments we're kept busy.
No reports of rumored attempts to
block the polls could be heard up to-
noon At that hour there was every
indication that no elector would be
denied the privilege of his franchise
because of congested booths. A few
who. rrOnro ctinafa until tho lacf half
hour before o'clock this evening