The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-05-08
Circular and Call to
Be Sent Out.
PLANS Fur PRIMARIES
Obs,ruc,i1nist Members Urge Voter.
Pledge and Resort to Child
ish Tactics.
CFrom Saturdays DailyJ

Last night the districts committee
appointed by the Republican mass
meeting met in the Chamber of Com
merce foom A number of those elect
ed were absent. but there were plenty
present 10 make discussion of severa
hours length on the proper me .hods o.
the organization Of the Republican par
~.
A circular and call to the Repuba
cans OF the Islands were adopted anC
a committee of three appointed Il
send these out to representative citi.
gems of Republican complexion in each
district. committee of five was Sc
lected to take charge OF the organlzl-
tion o! primaries and TO report a pan
at The next meeting on Tuesday at 1880
d. IA. at The Chamuer OF Commerce.
When the CCmAlt,Ce met al 800 Ce-
ell brown was e.ec.ed chairman unanl-
mousIy and j. III. Boyd and C.areAce
LTabbe ued in "A y.le Tor secretary.
Boyd Withdrew and Lrabbe LOOK the
desk. a lengthy argument on the
question OF wAe.her a lest OF fel.ty
should be dem4nGed from those eolng
at the primaries oleAed the TAX Va
zlous speakers urged differing ideas
"A. S. Humphreys believed that the par
sty should guard against deception by
maintaining pledge OF fdelty to par
ty principles and the nominees OF the
convention which every yo.er shou d
be compelled 10 take.
He ci.ed history TO show that this
was the Lest way TO manage d cam
paign and that al precedenJs FOR years
past proved /, was the safest UIan
George X. Carter antagonized this the.
ory. He said that there were peculiar
conditions existing here. 4 large body
of the population had never been call
ed upon TO express an opinion on the
subject OF adherence TO Democracy or
Repubiicanism. .arge cement was
undoubtedly independent in such mat
Sers until their support had been gain
cd by an exhibition of the Gains of a
party on their suffrages.
Il want to see in the Republican par
Gy," said Carter, this class of CT liens.
This very matter of the requiring of a
pledge may keep them out. Sha | we
bar these vo.egs on this account?
think we should name a delegate for
each precinct and advertise that al Re-
publIcans must enroll by My Is in or
der to vote at the primaries. We can
thus find out the status OF each"
A motion made by Mr. Humphreys
that no test be applied other tnan a
general declaration that those voting
Will support the nominees OF Lhe party
was amended by Mr.. Carter to red
that al. Repub leans to vote at the pr
maries must be enrolled by Nay Is.
must state their lie ief in the prInclp es
of the Repub lean party, and their in
Denton 10 vote the Republican ticket.
A. g. NJ. Robertson thought that NJ "
18th was too soon, as the primaries
would not be until May 18Th. Il think
that the enrol. ment should so on unit.
the po.4s close on the 18TH" said Rob
sertSon.
Carer said that the suggestion might
be good. The obJeC1 o. reSlslrI..Jli
was 10 prevent fraud at the polls. II
will amend my amendment that the
enrolment shall coluAue until May
Is at 8 p. M"
Hump nre!s returned 10 the subject
of pledge. He said: Il want to
dwell on .hls mater OF pledge The
other evening in the mass meeting
stated that 10 the best OF my belief n
certain man WAS a Democrat because
he had refused 10 sign the circular call
ing the meeting. ltais my beer that
he inteIGel - join Ne Repub lean par
ty If certain men go. Ia Ii not, he
would JON any Cd party. lie tod me
AT the time that ne was going 10 wait
10 set what this Republican party
was ] don't TANK this is an hJlOr-
abe WY. We should be bound to
vote for the Republican nominees, no
mater VINO tley are. Parry really
should be h!ghes.. II th9 are corru9l
we should SAL vote tor them"
committeeman sad thIt it was
un-Anerican 10 make such a pledge,
that q man mus, respect the dictates
l.. OF his own conscience.
humphrey saIu that X would be
foolish Lot 20 require a edge. Phi
marles,' he said, are only party eIea-
tons. /, Is true In some SAFES lAey
are hCdEod in Ly 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
Mr.. huAp mas 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 / allied myse I
with it. l hesita,ed TO sign the circu-
lar. This prominent citizen was con-
scientious. There are other men OF
sensitive consclences whom We will
drive out If we force them to pied o
themselves to any nominees OF our
convention. We want these men, too.
Thes are strong men. | don't want 10
see us make machinery which 1lter
may rule us. When the United S les
sends down here shrewd manlpulators
OF politics do not want our condition
10 be such that they can handle MS
Robertson thought that people night
enroll themselves, vote at the primar,
les, and not support he ticket If on
pledge Carter answered that the
Enon WIS In maRn a nIatfnrr1 Lrnu 1