The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-04
tails OF Jprsanization. Different ideas
4ldgpE Be expressed. bst all have a

taias OF lprganization. Different ideas
Augat Be expressed. bst, an have a
Hilhphyeys pre,epaned. Section /. of
article way rread.+ lt named the or
gal.1ftf6n as ~Tfe Republican Party
OF HAWAII" Humphreys said that this
sheIiid be altered to read, The Republi-
can Club OF Hawaii"
The Republican party" said Hum
phTeys. t'belongs to no set of men. 1t
mas no ruies. 1t is as broad as America.
as. free aSstinlight.. II mas no constitu-
ION nor by laws. It's platform adopted
oEce in four years States its prIHCI-
ptes. + am set against any. attempt 10
HStrp the name af the Republican par
~ This Organization should be entitI-
Cd the Republican Club of Hawaii."
Humphreys motion was seconded.
Mr., Morris objected There. was a cry
Tor the ayes and they had IT. Morris
was wrOth. He said that if they became
= mere club they would have to adopt
the constitution of. the League of Re
publican Clubs and could have none OF
heir own. Lewis. of Turk &
Lewis, yelled for the stand
Ups and sitdowns.' He seemed
TO believe that the ayes had not exceed
d the noes and for several minutes
protested vigorously. Chairman Crabbe
said that the authorized representative
Of the Republican League had Informed
aim that he would give them authority
when they had organized.
Colonel Fisher dillted on the pur-
poses and origin of the League.
Section was adopted. 1t says, The
object is TO promote in every legitimate
way the success of the Republican par
y, its principles and candidates. The
club shall not be used in any way to
further the interests of any candidate
Cor Office previous to nomination"
Article 2. section !, says: The per-
fected plan OF organization for the Re
publican Club of Hawaii shall include
a club in each district in the Terri
lory, and one or more clubs in each
township or city Said districts to be
defined by the Executive Committee -
rGis was adopted.
Article 3, section 1, provides that.
Any resident Of the Territory who
will support the principles Of the Re
pull lican party shall be eligible TO
membership in the local clubs. Upon
he payment OF so cents annually any
member shall be entitled TO Territory
certificate of membership, % cents of
which amount shall be retained by the
ocal club" In reading this section the
secretary pronounced eligible" as ill
icglble" At Humphreys suggestion it
vas made eligible" as all protested
against being classified as '"illegible.
The rest OF the constitution, as fol-
ows, was read and adopted:
Article 4, section 1.-The officers OF
/ he Republican Club of Hawaii shall
consist of a president, a secretary, a
treasurer, vice president and an audi
tor All said officers shall be elected
every two years by any regular con-
vention, but shall hold their Office un-
| til their successors are duly elected
| Provided that the officers to serve for
| the first two years may be elected in
| open meeting Immediately following
| he adoption of this constitution.
Article 3, section 1-There shall be
| three standing committees, namely, ex-
ecutive. finance and organization.
Section 2-Executive: The execu-
| tive committee shall consist OF the
.erritorial president, vice president
secretary, treasurer and auditor. Its
duties shall be to enforce the provisions
of the constitution and bylaws, and tC
call territorial conventions and raj
| lies.
| Section 3-Finance: The finance
committee shall consist of the territor-
| ial president, vice president, secretary
! treasurer and auditor. 1t shall be theil
duty TO provide for the funds to defray
| he expenses of the territorial commit
/ tees.
| Section Reorganization: The com
mittee on organization shall consist o
/ he territorial president, vice president
/ secretary, treasurer. auditor and TWEEN
| ty-one qualified members of the Repub
| lican Club to be selected by the execu
| i've committee.
Section 5-All vacancies in any O
/ the above committees or offices shal
/ be filed by a majority vote of the ex
/ scutive committee.
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