The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-06-12
Would BEVOTERSilNl
REGISTER TOOLATE
Change Of Dates BY Legislature
Causes Mix-up On Big Island;
To Ballot Tuesday

lMail Special TO The Advertiser,

HlLO, June 6---When the legislature
changed the dates Of election here Il
resulted in a mix-up Of dates, 40 far
as keeping open the county registration
record. BY law registration closed on.
May 20, at midnight but II had been
|, advertised as closing on May 20, the
old date of election. tta,
As II happened seven citizens from
Kohala and three citizens from Kau
sent in afidavits Of registration TO
County Clerk A. A. Hapai TO be enter
Cd In the great register.l tpfortdnately
they did not arrive at the county
clerks Office until May "a, day late,
and Hapai was forced, under the law,
to refuse them registration, so they
win not be able to vote at the next
election. yeE
These citizens and their friends have
made considerable fuss in consequence
and for some reason blame Mr.. Hapai
for having the date wrong in the Off.
cial advertisement, and IL Is reported
that they now threaten to bring pro.
ceedings against him for impeachment.
Mr.. Hapai has consulted County At.
torney W. H. Beers in regard to these
threatened proceedings, but until the
papers and charges are filed, if they
ever are, no legal opinion can be given
in the matter. II was stated yesterday
that Mr.. Hapai could not be impeached
under the circumstances. .'.
Meanwhile the political campaign
here is going merrily along, with the
Democrats making a final desperate eff
fort TO land at least one Office, especi.
ally that of supervisor-at-large. In
fact, a concentrated effort is be-
ing made by David Ewaliko, Demo
cratic candidate, TO defeat Samuel Kau.
hane for the position. ..t +. D.
Last week and the early part Of this
week Ewaliko, Charles Moore and other
Democrats, have been making an In.
dustrious campaign in Hilo and in
Puma. But wherever they have gone
they have been numerically trailed by
A. M. Cabrinha and Eugene H. Lyman,
Republican candidates for supervisor,
who have trod upon their political toes
at every opportunity.
Down at Kalapana on Sunday there
was fine big mass meeting at which
the Democrats had It all their own
way-for a time. Ewaljko, Moore and
Ben Rose spoke and they all empha.
sized the necessity of electing the
Democratic candidate in place Of Kau.
hane. At the finish Chairman AHA
saw the Republican candidates present,
and did all he could, it is reported, to
dispense the meeting in a hurry.
But Cabrinha got the ear of the
crowd and launched into an unmerciful
attack upon AHA for trying to get rid
of them. This appealed to the crowd
and the Republican candidates spoke
to prolonged cheers, urging that the
voters pin their faith in Kauhane, much
to the disgust of the Democrats, who
accused them of stealing their crowd.
Practically the same thing happened
at Pahala. In fact wherever the Demo
Gratis have gathered crowd and har.
rangued it; the Republicans have slipped
in and had the last word, all of which
has helped to make an otherwise rather
dry campaign somewhat lively in the
vicinity of the meetings. 20,
Incidentally, reports from various
sections of the county indicate that
Kauhane will receive q large vote and
will probably be elected, but it will
| need the ballots of every Republican
voter 10 90 IL.
In their determination to try and
beat Kauhane it is stated that the
Democrats have sought to secure
regular campaign manager who could
| systematize their campaign and bring
| about results which could not be Sc
cured under the method of each candi.
date running his own campaign. 1t is
asserted that Mr.. Andrews was first Of
fered the job of campaign manager,
but declined it,. Then il was offered
to Thomas Pedro Jr!, assistant clerk Of
the fourth circuit court, but Mr.. Pedro
was laid up last week with an attack
| of the grip and could not serve. Yes
terday II was reported that the Demo.
Gratis are now on the trail of another
forlOrn hope. m..
So far as the Republican candidates
are concerned they are making arrange.
| ments for a number of big mass meet
ings in Hilo at the finish and to wind
up the campaign in good style, next
| Monday. One of these meetings will
probably be held in local theater,
while the other will be staged at Moo
beau Park At both of these il is pro.
posed to have all the Republican can
didates speak. D.. ...'..5 t=l 81
Kauhane is expected to answer some
of the mean attacks made on him by
his opponents, including the crazy story
that he has spent the sum of $4,000
on his campaign for reelection. just
where this story originated Mr.. Kau.
hane would like to know, as il is made
out of whole cloth, especially as he
is poor man, and has nothing like
quarter of that sum he could spend
on his campaign, even il he wanted to.
""If was SO lucky as to have that
100000 remarked Sam with smile,
when asked about it, "I would not
care whether was elected or not, but
would settle down on my homestead
and enjoy life" n .Riffn1 Aib .s 3.