Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-06
RAYMOND TRIES
DESPERATE TRICK,
REPUBLICANS SAY
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he printing was done by the GepCnaEt
after the usual working hours n tie
night time of the said day THAI all
Of said ballots wero and are et the
same color size. weight. shape and
thickness: that he used said color of
paper under the orders Of said Y, A.
Vetlesen; that en- the Srd day Of No
lember, 1916 under the orders OF '.
a. Netlesen, deponent delivered the
laid ballots TO one Charles WILCOX
Secretary Thayer's Statement
THE letter was handed TO me by
the governor this morning" said Sec
rotary Thayer today in regard 10 the
matter, together with copies OF sam
pie ballots enclosed Herewith
These sample ballots are exactly
similar TO the official ballots, with the
exception that they are printed on
water-marked paper, while the official
ballots are printed on plain paper and
underneath the words Territory of
Hawaii at the top in the same size
type are the words Sample Ballot The
former practise in every election since
the islands became a territory has
teen TO have the sample ballots dis
tinguished from the official ballots by
printing the words Specimen i'm large
red letters diagonally across the face
OF the ballot
81 do not make any charge against
anyone that these sample ballots are
TO be used for illegal purposes, and
only know that they are so similar TO
the official ballots that they might be
Illegally used. ] am, therefore, send
ing wireless kilograms to the chair
men OF election inspectors in every
precinct on the island OF Mani, warn.
ing them OF the existence OF these
sample ballots and eau Joining them
against their use by the voters in
place of the official ballot"
Letter to Governor
The letter to the governor is as
follows:
Waikiki, Maui, Nov. 4, 1916
ITO His Excellency l.. +. Pinkham,
Governor of Hawaii.
Honolulu. T. II,
Dear Sir. DR.. J. II. Raymond has
instructed me TO write TO you and
lay before you certain facts that have
been brought to our attention within
the past II hours, and which may re-
suit in the preparation of fraud at
the coming election November %. He
desires that you take up the matter
with the encouragement and the sec
rotary of the territory, and take such
steps as you deem proper in the prem
;seg.
"Affidavits Of two import ant wit
resses have been prepared, carbon
copies OF which an enclosing here.
with, but not sworn to yet. IL we
can locate them before the steamer
leaves We will forward them by this
mail. Otherwise by the mail on Mon
day.
at appears that Mr. T. ]. Good
ness had printed 1000 sample ballots
for delegate to Congress, 1000 for rep
resentatiyes, 1900 for senators, all of |
which bear cross marks in the space |
opposite each Republican candidates |
name: and 500 senatorial ballots with |
out cross marks, as per sample here |
with enclosed. The alleged sample 4
ballots are of the same color, size, |
etc., as the official and are in every
other way similar to the official, ex-
cept the words Sample Ballot after /
or under the words Territory Of Ha-
wall
Fear Result at Polls
Unless the inspectors are particn-
larry careful or advised of that fact |
in time, ii is possible, and we be- |
lieve, probable, that some of those /
ballots may find their way in the bal
lot boxes. In fact, We have informa-
ton that leads us to believe that an
attempt will be made to have certain
voters deposit those ballots in the
ballot box bringing out with them the
Official ballot to be used on the next
voter under chainless ballot scheme
The very fact that 500 of those bal.
lots were not cross marked is in il.
self suspicious circumstance, as all
the ballots were printed at the same
time. and there seems to be no rea-
son, at least no good reason, why they
were not all cross marked.
Z Then again, the color of the bal L
lots and the placing of the words
Sample Ballot after the words Ter.
ritory Of Hawaii are liable to deceive
the inspectors.
THE doctor is i'll and has asked
me to inquire IL it would be lawful
for the inspectors to forbid the voters
from taking sample ballots in the
booths He would also like to have
the inspectors advised about those al.
legged sample ballots.
Every respectfully,
H. C. MOSSMAN."
Campaign Yarn-Toc Late, Says
ereckons Il
ats a roorback bat too late" Rob {
art w. Breckons. Republican national
for Hawaii, character
Ized the Maui story when it was I
drawn TO his attention by the Star
Rulletin this morning ut is in line
with what the Democrats tried TO do on
INC mainland about importing negroes
nm north. And a roorback--if any-i {
,.e51, down here doesn't know what !!