The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-07
WHY POEPOE
RAN ALONE
Was Against Election Of
Delegate.
He BELIEVED It ILLEGAL
Native Lawyer and Fifth District
Candidate Gives His
Views.

Editor Advertiser-Allow me TO give
70 the public the reason why / was an
Independent candidate for Representa-
tive. and also the cause which re-
strained me from affiliating myself
with any of our political parties. 1t
must be understood that each and
every one of our political parties had
a delegate TO elect, and as l did not
believe that Congress had provided q
law for a method. manner and time for
his election--no box and no ballot hav-
ing been provided Cor him-and as the
election laws of the Territory are
silent upon these important and neces-
sary ingredients to legally constitute
his election, l therefore restrained
myself from voting for any man as
such delegate TO the House Of Repre-
sentatives in Congress; and / shall in
due time file a protest against the
ELECTION OF this person with the Cover
nor here. and with the House of Rep
resentatives in Washington.
Five thousand dollars for the pay
OF a delegate from the United States
Treasury is no small sum 10 be thrown
away. and I do not believe that the
United States Congress will sanction
an illegal election of any Of it's MEM
bers.
IL Congress should receive the dele
gate elected and sanction his election,
then | will own my mistake and err
rOneOus impression of our election
laws. but in case that II should ignore
D. - t. Ice s.I Iav
any election law as yet provided for
by the Legislature Of the Territory of
Hawaii. I will be satisfied, for / have
done what | ought to do on behalf OF
my fellow American citizens here in
Hawaii. more especially my native
lcountrymen.
IL I had affiliated myself with any
OF our political machines I would
thereby approve to the election of a
'Delegatorial Representative" from
the Territory Of Hawaii. which course
would be contrary to my previous rec
ord on this subject.
| have always claimed that there is
no law now in the Territory of Hawaii
providing for the election OF this off
cial. Notwithstanding that little wore
AS preceding the phrase fixed by
law I'm section So of the Territorial
Act and in support of my claim
direct the readers attention to the fol
Regulations for Administering OATH
and Holding Elections" and these will
clearly show that the election of
delegate from Hawaii to Congress Il
not at all fixed by law" just yet.
REGISTRATION OF VOTERS ONLY
FOR SENATOR'S OR REPRE-
SENTATIVES. AND NOT Fol
DELEGATE.
Section 6-No name shall be place,
upon the register Of voters for eithe
\ ! SENATORS or REPRESENTATIV
J except upon the personal appearance
I ~ the applicant before the board o
y registration at an advertised meetin
Of the boaDd.
Section Each applicant TO b
placed upon the register Of voters 70
either SENATORS or REPRESENTA-
ITIVES shall upon each application 10
registration be examined under oat
by the board Of registration as to eac
one OF the required qualifications.
Section 13-No board of registratio
shall enter the name Of any perso
upon the register of voters for eithe
SENATORS or REPRESENTATIVE
until satisfied that such person DO:
sesses the requisite qualifications.
CANDIDATES FOR LOCAL LEGS
R. LATURE ARE PROVIDED FOR.
Section 2s-No person shall be pei
ton TO the Legislature unless he sha
be nominated and so requested
writing. etc. etc.
/ BALLOT BoXES-NoNE FOR DEL
| EGATE
j. Section 1.-THE Secretary Of Il
. Territory shall provide. two suitab
boxes for each polling place. one
- such boxes shall be marked in pla
letters. For Senator'S. and the othe
;, For Representatives etc. etc.
M Section 46-The inspectors shall pr
pare at each polling place a suitab
compartment or space In which sh;
be placed at a point convenient T
voters the TWO BALLOT BOXT
N herein provided.
Section 5O-At the opening Of &
polls for election the chairman OF Z
Inspectors shall in presence Of any b
- ISLANDERS publicly open the ballot box
and expose them 10 all persons prese
that 10 may be seen that they a
empty. They shall then be closed a
locked. and on no account opened I
the poll is closed"
Query and Answer: What bal
boxes are mentioned in the above 81
ton? The only TWO BALLOT DO
rs mentioned in sections a. and as.
COLOR OF BALLOT.
Section 56-The ballots for SEN
TORS shall be OF blue paper. and {
ballot for REPRESENTATIVE
white paper.
DELIVERY OF BALLOT To TT
VOTER.
section 66-when any duly qualif
, voter shall offer 10 vote the charm
&c II inspectors shall deliver TO su
TO- voter n ballot or ballots for REPR
OF SENTATIVES or SENATORS. as I
us, case may be. properly folded
res herein provided.
METHOD OF MARKING BALL
ONLY FOR SENATORS A.
REPRESENTATIVES,
Section Ga voter shall designs
his choice for SENATOR'S and RE
RESENTATIVES by making a Gro
IN thus. Y. on the right-hand side OF
~ ballot in the space or spaces proviC
for such purposes. opposite the ma
or names Of the candidate or can