The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-08-28
PORTUGUESE WILL RUN.
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was to go ahead and stand by that ue~
mand. After other talk the motion TO
POSTPONE the election was lost as was
one to reopen the nominations LIT.
Spinola created a diversion by insist
ing upon interruptions saying that the
Portuguese were selling out to the
Americans, as they met and talK"o
English.
Frank Andrade made quite a sensa-
ton when he got the floor. He salo
there existed a situation which must
he explained before he would permit
his name to be considered. He said
there were in the club men who could
not qualify as voters, and young men
who would not be able to vote at the
coming election. He said this was not
as contemplated in the bylaws OF the
club, and he could not permit himself
to be a party to such thing as the
stuffing of rolls for the purpose of get
ting in men who were not able TO De
citizens, which would deceive those
with whom the club was dealing. he
said that Silva, one of the candidates
had brought in one name at least of a.
man who did not know he was helng
made a member, and who had not put
ND the price of the initiation fee. He
said there might be others of the same
kind, and that there should not be any
voters except those who would be able
to cast ballot at the next election
Under those conditions he said ne
would run. Vivas agreed with the re-
marks of Andrade and there was some
thing of a sensation before the end OF
his remarks, which brought from An
drade the declaration that he wanted
fair play.
silva said from the statement of An
drade it would appear that no one but
himself had brought into the club men
who could not be American citizens.
He claimed that he had kept within the
constitution and bylaws, and in the
case of the man whom Andrade men
toned he had asked the man for his
name and there was nothing but what
was fair and above the board in the
transaction. AS to the declaration OF
Andrade that he had made the state
ment without thought of prejudice to
any one, Silva declared that this was
false, and that the object of Andrade
was tc hurt him (SiIva).
The chairman read the rules and de-
cided that the intent was that only yot-
ers should cast a ballot for the nornl-
nees, and appointed j. r. NUNS, A. c.
Silva and F. ]. Durao as judges. The
rule. providing for a two-thirds vote for
endorsement was set aside and a plural
ity alone provided. Chairman Camara
left the presiding officers place ana
called Jason Andrade to fill it, and then
| the balloting began. There was farce
made of part of this in that the votes
| of several men were challenged ana
| they were called upon to write their
names, one of these being Editor Pc
reira, of La Libertad. Others We're
challenged but there was little notice
taken to this and ii became joke
Meantime votes were cast by young
men who declared that they were only
eighteen years of age. and several times
| there was some difficulty in finding
how the voters stood on the educational
qualification.
! The result of the ballotIng was the
casting Of eighty-two votes and THESE
when counted proved to be Camara
lsixty-one; Andrade, forty-eight; silva
/ thirty-six. There were cheers ana