Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-04
70 Prevent Fraud.

| Section IL, as amended was many
passed
70 Prevent Fraud.
Coelho offered a new section to pre-
d Ccde section II, saying that he thought
.ts adoption would go far to prevent
fraud. so much feared. His new sec.
ton was as follows:
Each precinct club shall keep n
register of all eligible voters residing
within the precinct showing such facts
as would be required in aiding and de-
termining party strength within the
precinct The electoral register
should be mdae up as soon as possible
: after the biennial election of precinct
, club officers for use OF the judges of
p election, candidates ana officers OF
2 the precinct clubs.
l. Amendments in Order.
Coelho's new section went over un.
til the following amendments to sec
ton II were discussed:
Mr.. McCandless offered the follow
. iEg substitution for section IL NO
person shall be entitled to vote at
Republican primary unless he shall
= have the qualifications of voter of
. tile precinct and II called upon shall be
compelled to take the following pledge
That he will support the Republican
ticket and its nominees at the next
J. general election"
Mr.. Cooke offered the following
e amendment to Mr.. McCandless' substi
l. tuition for section H. mo member of
: precinct club shall be entitled to
II vote at a primary unless his name
IL shall have been enrolled in the club.
= at some time up to twenty-four hours
u before the day OF the primary cleo.
T. ton. The rules for registration in
'e each precinct shall be provided by the
'e executive committee of each precinct
III club
Colonel Jones offered the following
~ amendment to Mr.. Cookies amend.
10 II ent: ANY person enrolling in a
. Precinct club shall subscribe to the
following pledge, We. the undersiEn-
e ed, declare our allegiance to the Re-
u publican party and hereby pledge our.
selves to vote the Republican ticket
y at the next general election"
Against Cast Iron Pledge.
At Mr.. Dickey created considerable re.
in mark by asking ii Mr.. Jones meant
ID that man In taking the pledge bound
re himself to vote for every nominee on
Il. the ticket. He wanted to know If q
3, man had to bind himself not tC
De scratch his ticket. He did not think
tc vote for some man he did not favor
h. simply because he was a nominee.
IS Colonel Jones said that he mean
ID. what he said.
ST. Mr.. Dickey thought that a pledge o.
IN. The nature Colonel Jones had Offered
he IN his amendment would keep a goot
many respectable voters out. He di,
a not believe in cast iron pledge.
10 Oppose Understanding.
"e Colonel Jones said: We're here t,
o. support the Republican party, not t.
scratch the ticket"
=, MIR. Cooke talked at length in favo
~ Of the straight ticket proposition. II
"' thought that Republicans should cor
trol the primaries.
" Secretary Fisher was surprised a
Dickeys remarks, and said so. wv
-, are not here to make rules and regula
tons for mugwumps," said he, "and
should think anybody would b
40 arhamed to say that he wanted t
M scratch the ticket"
Dto Mr.. Towse said that it seemed tina
,ry there was a tendency 10 let the pr,
his cInct club swallow up the primar!
1v- You cant build up the party by nal
es, ing the precinct club exclusive and b
keeping out people who want to com
'no in and help do the work"
After many present had spoken pr
IND con on the matter of the stri,
Ice pledge which had been introduced an
Nj. Stewart had said that he was g
ers ing to vote Tor Mr.. McCandless' subst
ole Il tion to section II, Mr.. Reynolds ros
eff to say that he had never heard of an
ry- cast iron pledge proposition like thi
yle which had been offered. He said thi
,er- any such idea would keep out
the great many Republicans, He was
az az favor of encouraging voters to con
w IN from other parties to vote - r
tno publican ticket and believed that not
~ ing should be done to discourage the
ave new Republicans. The doors shou
in be open up to the last moment tn
all who would, could come in and vo
as the Republican ticket.
ma Speakers ON the other side thong
90, there was a great danger, unless
am strict pledge was required, of unrel
en-. lie voters coming in to scratch Il
S. ticket maybe voting for only one