I want to call the attention of the Senate to the fact that in a general election held in February. 1892. the last held under the monarchy before Liliuokalani was called on to step down and out and the marines of the United States were called in to assist in upsetting the kingdom. the vote as registered was 14.217. composed as follows: Hawaiians. 9.931. Americans. 670. British. 572. Germans. 399. Portuguese. 2.232. Norwegians. 86. Swedes 26. and others. 301. After the overthrow of the monarchy. the conditions required by the socalled republic were that no one should be eligible to register and vote unless he had taken the oath of allegianceto the republic. and the vote was registered as follows: Registered vote for constitutional convention of May. 1894. natives and halfcastes 745. Hawaiians. foreign born. 184. Americans 577. British 338.
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