Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-05-28
CHARGES G. O.P.
LIQUOR FLOWED
ELECTION DAY
McCandIeSS IntimateS Repub
Leans Sought Votes BY
Liquor Medium

In a signed statement given the
Star Bulletin by l. L. ("LinkD Nc,
Candless. Democratic leader and
one OF the managers OF the Bourbon
general election campaign. the charge
is made that Republican booze floweu
freely around certain voting booths
during the primary election. McCand-
less intimation being that the G.. o. P.
candidates sought votes through the
medium Of liquor.
McCandless says that. while he has
not made these charges the topic OF
stump Oratory as yet, he believed that
the puoliC should know the purpOrted
facts. He says he is surprised at the
two daily Republican newspapers sup
PORTING a party and candidates thai
expect to be elected through the uot
ing out Of liquor to influence the cleo
torate of Honolulu
McCandless' statement follows:
Says Lane Had Luau
Il have been told by one Of ~"
workers in the 14tn precinct q the
9Th district that be found another OF
our workers under the influ. ice Of
liquor to some extent and asked niM
where he got it, end he said that John
Lane had a little luaI over hoe L
st t distance, and he had been tHcr,
and got two drinks at two different
times, and that they were givi1: thcm
something to eat, and had bee, vine
and sin to drink.
PERSONALLY, I don't know this. 1t
is only what have heard from others.
We also have heard that down in TIL
seventh of the fourth, near the board
Of health building, booze was Beng
Goled out by Hopkins workers f~2m
a Chinese place on Queen street hear
the voting booth. And ! was lurth"r
told that after a mai got through vot-
ing in the 14th ne was given a
white ticket, which was recognized n
this place where drinks and food were
being supplied.
6ourbons Were Temperate
During the primary election | 10
not know Of any Democrats prior to
the primary election and during the
day Of the primary election giving TO
anyone booze or even luau.
And l was further told that over
in Kaneohe they had never seen
so much booze on election day as the
were doing out there, not by the
Democrats, but by the Republicans.
A thing that l individually, and also
Prof. Bryan, as campaign managers,
disapprove of very much. II we can
not win an election honestly and
above board, we do not want the cleo
ton. And | think it is disgrace to
this community for the Republicans
to try to carry an election by filling
up the electorate with liquor, and that
is what has been done in this last
primary election.
Thinks Public Should Know
Il haven't used this on the stump
but believe the public ought to
know what is going on, therefore my
reason for making this statement.
have no objections to man treating
another man, but l do materially OBJ
ject to the establishment Of drinking
places near the voting places with
the idea of doing out a few drinks
that they can gain some votes. That
really is the thing that l believe the
as a whole should rebel
against, ana AIN suIpll0ou a. 'A0 WV
daily Republican newspapers support
ing a party and candidates that expect
to be elected through the doing GU"
of liquor to influence the electorate
Of Honolulu.
(SignedD IL. L. McCANDLESS'
In addition to his signed statement,
McCandless says he has been inform
ed that after the polls were closed in
the ninth precinct Of the fifth district,
rolled in a 1O-gallon keg
of wine and turned it loose"