Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-06
lanes DEFEATBYFERNISLAD
TO KNIF|NG IN:HIS own PARTY


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cincts, where Il. was hoped Hopkins
would have O show, turned IN big ma,
jorities for the sheriff. And the fourth
district which was relied upon By the
Republican leaders to keep Hopkins
n the running, altogether failed % DO
%. He carried very few precincts. ~
=. A to the authorship. there WAS
nothing to II but BickneIi. Yet the
Rose-Fern run pulled Blom, Demo
cratic candidate Tor auditor, up into
unexpected prominence IN some pre-
cincts.
The two defeated Republican candi.
dates for supervisor, Daniel Logan and,
w. o. Achf. each made 4 rood run but,
the independent vote for Mcclellan
ana Pstrie, together with their Demo
cratic support, landed the brace Of
Democrats within the charmed circle
Of seven. Sd re.e ~ 4
Counting Of the ballots was simple
and In most cases rapid. Wairnanaiol
again scored firDt honorS with fin
ishod count, tie felephono naessagel
from this precinct-eleventh OF fourth
reaching the Star-Builetin office etI
40 o'clock. The polls do moi. close
until 5 O'Clock ordinarily. but II Wal
manalo the entire REGISTERED vote was
cast early, after which the Judges
we're allowed TO close the belloting and
count the votes. 80
The last precinct tosHet 81 its r.
vinsyard street-which ran until
about midnight. m . &. 80
a heavy vote was cast, but the day
val generally quiet Ferns election
was the surprise Of the occasion and
an unweicoms surprise 70 the many
Republicans who had Understood on
information from their leaders that
Lane was safe.
Though GOOD deal was aid during
the day about the race issue" being
raised n the NTH district, the result
shows that this was exaggerated.
petrie ana Mcclellan both ran above
uluihi. Kanae end other Hawaiians
n the fifth. The leading ''haole- Re
pnblicans were close up.
Republicans Get Q Surprise
Confident that Mayor John C. Lane
would BE elected and hopeful Of On en-
tire board the 9. o. p. leaders and
workers met last night % their head
Guartsrs IN the Campbell block 20 |
hear the returns after Q hard days
work at the polls.
In the Collins building the Demo
crsts also gathered. sure that Rose
would defeat Hopkins, but fearfui for
their supervisor candidates and deep |
d their hearts holding little hope for
the election Of Fern O. mayor.
AZ the returns begnn 20 come n,
last &C first from the smaller precincts I
but slower - time went on and the
larger precincts finished their count,
Tie feelings Of the Republicans turn
81 from good natured tolerance 60 eur.t
prise and then 20 utter unbelief 40
they saw the usually strong RspubIl.
can precincts breaking even or forging /
only slightly ahead on the mayors
vote. while n the Democrats strong
holds the Fern votes were steadily
mounting.
Although ct Republican headquar.
lers the hope that 3 break would oc- i
tnf and eome Domocratic precincts
upset calculations and 60 strong for
lane kept interest &C feYer heat, but
y the hours dragged hy and Fern,si
strength increased and the biz ava.
knohe q votes predicted for Lanel
lailed to materialize the word went
uut that the Bourbon leader had
lEnin defeated his old rival and by Il
% O'Clock the Republicans themselves
admitted that Honolulu for the next
sNo years would have Q Democratic
mayor. :
Meanwhile in the Collins building
he Democrats awoke from casual In.
ierest to frenxied excitement and a
kbecAme sursr and Surer that Fern II
ms beating Lane. the old building Il
hook with the cheers AZ the Bourbon i
supporters and Immediately Q big luan
Kks planned. -,
The causes q Lanes defeat wasI
ne point late lest nlEht % much spec.
ilation especially % the part az the
Republican,. Tor the Democrats were Il
loo happy 70 care how Il happened. |,
fhnf the Republican Cohen leaders Il
Fere 70 Q great extent responsible
vas admitted by al u
bomoor1tD Better Organizes s4.s
u was pointed out that in many
supposedly strong Republican pre-
sincts 1orD also received q much
RrEer vote than n former years. That |
ne psmocrats were also better o..
laniged Throughout yesterday was up.
lareut. for e every booth the Bour-
lon automobiles were N the majority
shd their workers wers hustling hard
rom early morning until the booths
lIosed ct o'clock. l.. 70. II