Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-06
lanes DEFEAT BYFERN SLAD
TO knitting IN HIS own PARTY
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cincts, where II was hoped Hopkins
would have a show, turned in big ma
jorities for the sheriff. And the fourth
district, which was relied upon by the
Republican leaders TO keep Hopkins
in the running, altogether failed to do
So He carried very few precincts.
As TO the authorship, there was
nothing TO It but Bicknell. Yet the
Rose-Fen run pulled Blom, Demo
cratic candidate for auditor, up into
unexpected prominence in some pro
cincts. .
The two defeated Republican candi
dates for supervisor, Daniel Logan and
w. G. Achi, each made good run but
the independent vote for Mcclellan
and Pstrie, together with their Demo.
cratic support, landed the brace Of
Democrats within the charmed circle
Of seven.
Counting Of the ballots was simple
and in most cases rapid. Waimanalo
again scored first honors with a fin.
ished count, the telephone message
from this precinct-eleventh OF fourth
reaching the Star-Bulletin office &C
$40 o'clock. The polls do not close
until o'clock ordinarily, but in Wal.
manalo the entire registered vote was
cast early, after which the judges
we're allowed to close the balloting and
count the yotesgp 81. ..asjg1a- y
The last precinct toFget in its re,
furns was the fourteenth Of the fifth
about midnight. So. - 49,
A heavy vote was cast, but the day
was generally quiet Ferns election
was the surprise Of the occasion-and
an unwelcome surprise to the many
Republicans who had understood on
Information from their leaders that
Lane was safe.
Though good deal was said during
the day about the race issue" being
raised In the fifth district, the result |
shows that this was exaggerated. |
Petrie and Mcclellan both ran above
Uluihi, Kanae and other Hawaiians |
In the firth, The leading "haole" Re.
publicans were close up.
Republicans Get q Surprise
Confident that Mayor John c. Lane |
would be elected and hopeful Of an en-
tire board the G. o. p. leaders and |
workers met last night at their head
quarters IN the Campbell block to
hear the returns after q hard days
work at the polls
ID the Collins building the Demo
Gratis aiso gathered. sure that Rose
would defeat Hopkins. but fearful for
their supervisor candidates and deep I
IN their hearts holding little hope for
the election Of Fern as mayor.
As the returns began to come in,
East 1T first from the smaller precincts i
but slower as time went on and the
larger precincts finished their count, I
the feelings Of the Republicans tgrn-l
Cd from good natured tolerance to sur
prise and then to utter unbelief az
they saw the usually strong Rspubli.
snn precincts breaking even or forging
only slightly ahead on the Mayors
vote, while In the Democratic strong.
holds the Fern votes were steadily |
mounting.
Although at Republican headquar-
ters the hope that break would oc-
sur and some Democratic precincts
upset calculations and 60 strong for
lane kept interest at fever heat, but
n the hours dragged by and Ferns L
strength increased and the big ava.
hnche of votes predicted Cor Lane
Jailed to materialize the word went Z
ouf that the Bourbon leader had
Rgain defeated his old rival and hyl
10 O'Clock the Republicans themselves
admitted that Honolulu for the next
.wo years would have a Democratic
mayor.
Meanwhile On the Collins building
he Democrats awoke from casual In
lerest TO frenxied excitement and as
L became surer and surer that Fern
Vas beating Lane. the old building
hook with the cheers Of the Bourbon
supporters and Immediately q big luau
was planned.
The causes Of Lanes defeat was
Ihe point late last night OF much spec
iiation especially on the part Of the II
Republicans, Tor the Democrats were
loo happy 70 care how Il happened. Il
mat the Republican Cohen leaders
we're to q great extent responsible
vas admitted by all. II
Democrats Better orranized
II was pointed out that In many 4
hfppokedfy strong Republican pre-
lirets Fern also received q much
arrer vote than In former years. That
he Democrats were also better or
lanfzed throughout yesterday was ap-
1arent. for &C every booth the Bour- /.
,on autonlobiIes were IN the majority
nj their workers were hustling hard
ron early morning until the booths
1osed at 5 o'clock -.
with Petrie and Mcclellan on thel
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