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Honolulu Star-Bulletin from Honolulu, Hawaii • 1

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Won find im (So f(Qf(B SUil(oi(B IT 'ipr L. GF 51 v. Democratic Tide Reversed By Election William F. Quinn, who i ft A xv mv A I V- Legislature Split; Demos Take House Complete unofficial, returns today indicated control of Hawaii's Legislature will be split for the first time in its history. The Democrats continue to dominate the House of Representatives, but the Republicans appeared to have gained control in the Senate.

Thus, the first State Legislature looks to be in bi-partisan hands, with the G.O.P. getting the better of it. This is because with Senate control, Republicans will be in position to co-operate with Governor Quinn in confirming the 500 or so appointments that he will have to make to reorganize the Government. 14 TO 11 MARGIN The G.O.P. margin in the Senate appears to be 14-11.

The Democrats' edge in the House appears to be the same 33-18 ratio by which they held sway in the last Territorial Legislature. The split situation is a unique one. Turn to Page 1-G, Column 1 I-'. v- t'i aiS -v 'Wonderful Glorious Quinn Says of Victory "Just no words can express Nancy's (Mrs. Quinn) and Delegate Burns, defeated in his bid for the Governorship, ponders the situation during an interview at Democratic campaign headquarters.

Star-Bulletin Photo. 4 came to Hawaii as a young lawyer after World War II, was catapulted into national political prominence today by being elected as its first State Governor, and helping to reverse a Democratic tide that had been running -in the Territory since 1954. Voters also gave him a Republican Lieutenant Governor, James Kealoha, and a-Republican majority in the State Senate which will have to confirm most of the 500 or so appointments he will make in order to put the new State into motion. SLDI MARGIN Quinn, 40, who has held the Governor's office for the last two years by Presidential appointment, was elected by a 3,800 vote margin to the power-laden job. In so doing he defeated the man the Democrats felt was the strongest they could put in the field, John A.

Burns, the Delegate to Congress who shepherded the Statehood bill to final success. Burns acceded to his party's request to run for Governor despite an expressed personal preference to run for the U.S. Senate, where -it was generally felt he would have been elected Turn to Page 1-G, Column 5 my joy," said Governor Quinn, in his impromptu speech at his campaign headquarters at 2 a.m. today. will do the very best that we -tftfl ir; can II WU wis Ouinns tiff Iff "I promise you that we "I know that Nancy i you VKiory ji Quinn said he had been afraid to show his face at G.O.P.

headquarters earlier because he wasn't sure he had won. The Governor said he was too tired to fulfill requests for a song. But he called the it's-all-over feeling "wonderful, exhilarating, glorious. unmtsg cessful administration." "The I.L.W.U. expects to Turn to Page 1-G, Column 7 ihuuiUtht I i -3 wiiy.MiwiinkJ,.muM.inJn u.i.ji.iim.

uw i h.i.ii. iimnnjn Mil V3 il uw: 1 1 48, No. 180 HHHk" Honolulu, T.H., WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1959 Governor Quinn walked into the midst of a jubilan group of supporters at his campaign headquarters after word of his victory this morning. Behind him is Nancy Quinn, the 50th State's First Lady. At right is Henry B.

Kukona, longtime Democrat who switc hed his backing to Quinn this campaign. Star-Bulletin Photo. EDITION 10c joins me in saying 'God bless lican, trimmed Democrat Frank F. Fasi convincingly for Senate seat in a contest strongly influenced by the I.L.W.U. Thus, Hawaii's first Congressional delegation includes: Inouye, a Japanese-American attorney with a brilliant record of war serv Wio; The I.L.W.U., in a prepared statement by its secretary-treasurer Newton Mi-yagi, today congratulated Governor Quinn and extended regrets to Delegate Burns, who had the union's indorsement.

"Governor Quinn's vic- tory was a stunning one, Miyagi said. "Congratulations to him and best wishes for a suc- jf 4 i si Big oouye Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Vol. Phone 57-911 HOME ft- tO I'V, WHS: I Ike Calls Isle Election Example of Democracy one U.S. House seat. In winning the office, Inouye became the first candidate in Island history to poll more than 100,000 votes.

2 Oren E. Long, Democrat, was elected to U.S. Senate seat over Republican Wilfred C. Tsukiyama. 3 Hiram L.

Fong, Repub President Eisenhower VX, sf-ZZ -i '5 tk -v, Jv- ivKr- By DON IIORIO Hawaii's voters turned out in record numbers yesterday to elect a poly-racial, bipartisan trio as the 50th State's first delegation to Congress. In the first State election: 1 a i 1 K. Inouye, Democrat, was clearly the voters' choice for Hawaii's 'Elizabeth Freighter Collide NEW YORK, Jury 29 (AP) The Queen Elizabeth, largest passenger liner afloat, collided with a freighter, the American Hunter, in heavy haze today off Coney Island. The Coast Guard reported damage slight and no injuries. The two ships apparently brushed in the fog, the Coast Guard said.

Neither required assistance after the collision. Two tugs were reported to be accompanying the Elizabeth as she headed back to her Hudson River pier. There were 1,959 passengers aboard the Elizabeth. DIRECTORY Bulletin Board 38 Business 33 Classified Ads 34-37 Comics 28 Editorials 8 Election News 1-B to 1-F Food Section 16 Pages Obituaries 16 Society 19-22 Sports 29-32 Theatre Guide 25 TV-Radio 24 ice with the 442nd Regimi-mentai Combat team; Long, a Caucasian with many years of public service in Hawaii, including a term as Governor; and Fong, former legislator, millionaire-businessman of Chinese extraction. The additions of Senators Turn to Page 1-E, Column 1 party capture the State Governorship and a U.S.

Senate Seat. The President opened his meeting with newsmen by volunteering the comment that the election of a Japanese-American and a Chinese-American to Congress and a part Hawaiian to the post of Lieutenant Governor was a fine demonstration of Turn to Page 1-G, Column 8 Voting Maui County Oahu 7,279 62,894 8,029 56,897 40 241 7,535 65,586 7,588 9,273 59,895 5,700 57,182 7,812 60,688 6,651 56,578 126 557 9,457 80,820 5,150 35,789 96 657 Kauai 4,545 5,482 5,337 4,699 26 Complete Statewide Combined A.P., U.P.I. Dispatches WASHINGTON, July 29 President Eisenhower said today the elections in the new State of Hawaii set a fine example for the rest of the world of democracy in action. The Chief Executive was smiling as he told his news conference he was not unhappy to see the Republican East Hawaii West Hawaii Total 86,091 8,345 3,028 82,054 8,903 2,743 374 36 27 89,756 8,666 3,458 75,156 7,398 2,233 86,085 8,086 3,494 77,702 8,431 2,067 83,714 8,228 2,287 79,122 7,978 3,155 952 126 60 111,733 11,305 3,418 51,110 5,290 2,065 896 26 42 1 '1 victors in yesterday's first member of the U.S. House Senate and Oren E.

Long If- "i it I Tl I i I' 1 fr hi I i -J I I Ji I -L; 'r" 15 Districts" (Nomas in capital letters indicate candidates elected) GOVERNOR WILLIAM F. QUINN (R) John A. Burns (D) David Kihei (C) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JAMES KEALOHA (R) Mitsuyuki Kido (D) U. S. SENATE SEAT A HIRAM L.

FONG (R) Frank Fasi (D) U. S. SENATE SEAT IOREN E.LONG (D) Wilfred Tsukiyama (R) Euaene Ressencourt (C) U. S. HOUSE DANIEL K.

INOUYE (D) Charles H. Silva (R) Alfred Lekivetz (C) GOP Rolls Back After Five Years publican, Hiram L. Fong, to the U.S. Senate. Fong will be that chamber's first member of Oriental ancestry.

He is of Chinese extraction. 3 Sent the U.S. House of Representatives its first member of Japanese ancestry, Daniel K. Inouye, a Silver Star veteran of World War II who lost an arm in combat in Europe. Inouye's tremendous victory rolled up more than 100,000 votes for the first time in Hawaii history.

Turn to Page 1-G, Column 2 The political pendulum in Hawaii swung back, toward the Republicans yesterday after five years of Democratic control. In a startling shift of voter sentiment, a record turnout of voters for the election of the first officers of the State of Hawaii: 1 Elected a Republican governor, William F. Quinn, and a Republican lieutenant governor, James K. Kealoha. 2 Elected one Democrat, Oren E.

Long, and one Re Wiiirim i i -kiiiihii ml mirl MillfT--- "rtiaiMiMWU iiWininii mr I iiilfnitiiinriyJai'fev Superimposed against the U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C. are the Hawaii congressional elections. Daniel K. 'Inouye, left, will be the Isles' first of Representatives.

Hiram Fong, center, won Hawaii's seat in the U.S. was elected to Senate seat.

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