The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-05

ms very matter of the recurring of q
piedge may keep them out. SHAH wa
par these voters on this accounto 7
think we should name a delegate for
each precinct and advertise that all Re-
publlcans must enroll by MAY Is in or.
der to vote at the primaries. We can
thus ind out the status of each"
A motion made by Mr.. Humphreys
that no test be applied other than a
seneral declaration that those voting
VIII support the nominees of the party
was amended by Mr.. Carter to read
tnat all Republicans to vote at the pri-
marles must be enrolled by MAY Is.
lnusS state their belief in the principles
Oh the Republican party, and their in
'ention TO vote the Republican ticket
"A. &. M. Robertson thought that May
Ioth was too soon, as the primaries
would not be until May 18th. Il think
mat the enrolment should go on until
tne poiis close on the 19th," said Rob-
ertson.
Carter said that the suggestion might
De good. The object OF registration
Was TO prevent fraud at the polls Il
VIII amend my amendment that the
enrolment shall continue until May
40 ~ y " III.
Humphreys returned to the subject
OF a pledge. He said: Il want to
dWeli on this matter of pledge. The
otner evening IN the mass meeting
stated that to the best of my belief a
certain man was a Democrat because
ne mad refused to sign the circular call
ing the meeting. 1t is my benef that
he intended to join the Republican par
ty If certain men got in. If NOT he
would join any old party. He told me
at the time that he was going to wait
to see what this Republican party
was l don't think this is an honor
able way. We should be bound to
vote for the Republican nominees. no
matter who they are. Party fealty
should be highest. If they are corrupt
we should still vote for them"
committeeman said that it was
un-American to make such a pledge:
that man must respect the dictates
of his own conscience.
Humphreys said that it would be
foolish not to require a pledge. .'Pri-
maries," he said, ARE only party cleo
tons. 1t is true in some States they
are hedged in by law, and a man can
be indicted for fraud at them. | must
insist on pledge being demanded. We
don't want men who are not going to
vote for our nominees"
Mr.. Carter replied, I'm glad that
MIR. Humphreys has mentioned the case
OF the citizen who refused to sign the
circular calling for the mass meeting.
That was my condition. wanted to
know, too, what this Republican party
was going to be before J. allied myself
with it. / hesitated to sign the circu-
lar. This prominent citizen was con-
scientious. There are other men of
sensitive consciences whom we will
drive out if We force them to pledge
themselves to any nominees of our
convention. We want these men, too
They are strong men. l don't want to
see us make machinery which later
may rule us. When the United States
sends down here shrewd manipulators
OF politics, l do not want our condition
10 be such that they can handle u.s."
Robertson thought that people might
enroll themselves, vote at the primar-
les, and not support he ticket if on
p.edge. Carter answered that the
idea was to make platform broad
enough to get big poll and to take in
honest men who would always support
good candidates.
Humphreys drew an illustration for
his contention. He said: Just to
show what l mean, suppose we nomi-
nate man who may be a bankrupt
and he may owe somebody in Mr..
Jones' bank a few hundred dollars.
Then those in the bank, if not pledged
to support all nominees, may refuse TO
vote tor him, out of spite. 1t gives a
chance for man to vent his personal
feelings. There has never been a
President of the United States but
was accused Of some crime or disloyal-
~, and l want to impress the matter
On you."
And hand over our consciences to
The party, said White.
Are We to build a party that will !
control us il 1t gets from under?" said |
Carter. "A pledge Is un-American. We |
don't know what class of men NAV
;ome here and by corrupt methods gain |
We do not want to put |
in the grip of venality.''
George Manson grew facetious. He
aid:
How would it do to make them say
l am not Democrat?'
"Oh, no." said Carter. But I don't |
vanl to see votes controlled by a party
without reference to it's candidates"
t. McCants Stewart, who was in the
asst row of seats, and who had not
opened his mouth before. arose to
peak. He talked to the point, and not
TRANCE to say, considering the expert
'nces of the mass meeting, he accom-
'lished what he sought. He showed
hat he had lost no time since the mass
Meeting in studying and planning for
he party's good. He said:
I'VE are bound by the resolution
which offered at the mass meeting and
which was adopted. If there were de-
ects in it We should have corrected
hem then. We are but the creatures
II tnat meeting. Unfortunately, that
esolution was not discussed at that
Meeting, nor was it seen before it save
~ myself and few at Kalihi The
ime to cure defects was then. We can
lot change this by one jot or title
Mr.. Stewart quoted the circular call
ng the mass meeting, which said, ''All
itizens qualified to vote and intending
o act with the Republican party"
This was all the restriction" he
aid. AS everything was prepared for
he mass meeting under the benef that
We would have received news of the