The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-09-20
Total Vote will Be
About Eight
thousand This Year
Estimate IS Three Thousand Un-
tuef Number PoIled At Last
Election - If Draftees Are
Barred Out Figures will Be
Reduced BY 1900

The total vote of the Territory will
be about 5000 this year-3OOO votes
less than that polled at the last elec
ton, according to predictions made by
County Clerk David Kalauokalani. yes
terday. This total will be even more
'eoHSfaerably reduced in tho event that
the supreme court rules that draftees
stationed at the various army posts
have no legal right to vote at the com
ing elections in October and November
~ make this prediction" said Mr.
Kalauokalani yesterday, Latter a care
edge of conditions through many years
of experience with the electoral work
of this city and county. A large mum
Der of persons have left the Territory
during the past year or so on account
of the war and other reasons while yet
another large number of voters have
moved from one island to the other
apd have not changed their registra
ton. Even in the event that draftees
are allowed to vote, I feel safe in say
ing that the total vote in the Terri
tory will not go much over 5000"
A careful checking up of the service
men, stationed at Fort Shafter, Soho
field Barracks and Cashier shows that
there are 3l7 voters from this island
in the national guard and ABB draftees
The total number Of voters in military
service stationed here Is about 400, in
Guiding draftees.
To Vote By Compares
All arrangements have been made
for the handling of the voters at the
three camps and one of the features in
connection with this will be that the
total vote cast by these enlisted men
II it is cast, will be known by noon OF
election day. Present plans are to have
the men brought up in company forma
ton early in the morning and given
the privilege of voting. A complete
check of those entitled to vote is ir
the possession Of those in charge al
the polls and when the last man has
voted, the polls will be closed and the
returns will be sent in to the secretary
of the Territory.
Upon tn" receipt of these returns the
secr"ta.: will wireless the results to the
various islands in the group and the
totals will be added to the returns made
at the various precincts. Thus, pOliti
clans will know here and elsewhere il
the Territory exactly how 1400 voters
have cast their ballots, before the polls
have closed. 1t is predicted that thi.
novel condition will have a tendency
to swing the election one way or the
other.
"Suppose the total vote from Shat
ter, Schofeld and Castner is in by
nOOn' said Mr. KalauOkalani, am
the returns show that DR.. James H
Raymond has secured a big majority
over Link McCandless This news il
flashed to the other islands and abOu
the cit The result will be that a mum
Der II doubtful votes will cast theil
votes for Raymond as it is human ma
ture and generally the rule in politics
to get on the band wagon with the
winner. I merely cite this case as AZ
incident, for the principal interest il
the primary election seems to be il
the first between Raymond and Nc
Candless for the Democratic nomina
ton. Kuhio does not need any vote
as one vote IS sufficient to get him thu
| nomination. This soldier vote will Great,
very interesting condition."