Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-04-17
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ST. LOUIS MAY
BE CONTESTED
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members of the territorial central
committee. The McCandless forces
have returns showing that they have
lost one contest for the territorial
committee, minor fight, and pos
sibly one contest for delegate to the
national convention at st. Louis, but
have won everything else They be-
lieye also that the one contest for
convention delegate will be victory
for them when the full returns come
in from Maui and Molokai
For national committeeman, John
H. Wilson McCandless ticket, has
of the so-called Pinkham ticket by
about 200 votes, they say. The latest
returns show 6S2 for Wilson to 512 for
Jarrett, but the McCandless faction
expects Halawa and Kalaupapa pre-.
cincts on Molokai, which are still
missing, to come through with 40 or
more votes for Wilson. This is de-
MED by the other side, which hopes
the result win be quite different.
Jarrett won two precincts on IIa-
waii-the only ones which organic ed
there and voted, but ran far behind
on Oahu.
Delegates Chosen.
The following delegates to the ma
tional convention are apparently
elected:
From OAHU L. McCandless, M.
c. Pacheco and Jesse Uluihi, all ON
the McCandless ticket. They defeated
Manley Hopkins, G.. ]. Waller and ex
Mayor Joseph ]. Fern of the Pinkham
ticket
From Hawaii-Ollie Shipman. He
had no opposition.
From Kauai. 8. Chandler.
On Maui the contest is doubtful.
Last reports gave DR.. ]. H. Raymond
of the Pinkham ticket 108 votes, one
higher than his opponent, Morris
Keohokalole, but the McCandless fac
ton expects the missing precincts to
produce enough votes to elect their
man.
Alternates-On Oahu the candidates
for alternates, Ioela Kiakahi, Judge
T. B..Stuart and R. H Trent, were all
backed by the McCandless wing and
there was no opposition,
On Hawaii there was no candidate
for alternate
On Maui Ben Lyons, Pinkham
ticket, was running against Eugene
Murphy, McCandless ticket, the result
being in doubt, as is the main contest,
On Oahu IL territorial committee
men were to be elected, six from the
fourth and six from the fifth district
The McCandless wing elected all Of
its candidates with the exception Of
II. ]. Ryan, running in the fifth dis
trict. He is apparently beaten by R.
w. Holt, and the one precinct still to-
be heard from, Laie, is not expected
to change this result.
Ballots Not Allowed.
Several features of political inter
est developed In the voting. The fifth
precinct of the fourth, Oahu, did not
comply with the party rules, the Off
Gals said, and its vote was not even
counted Governor Pinkham resides
in this precinct. The Lahaina precinct
on Maui also did not comply, the off
cials ruled, and the IS votes there.
were thrown out. Raymond had SO
out Of the SO, wireless returns say, so
the action here cost the Pinkham
ticket numerous votes. The Pinkham
men say that the McCandless wing
controls the party machinery. The
matter of throwing out the Lahalna
precinct may be considered by the
territorial committee tonight.
The McCandless faction is plainly
jubilant today. Almost from the first
this wing declared that the main is
sue was Governor Pinkham and that
its votes for all offices would be cast
for men who oppose the governor
politically.