The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1902-05-06
PRIMARIES
KEEP OPEN
Republicans Make
No Change in
Rules.

sion. in which there was an ucca-
"A sional nash Of fecunc, but witnel
eooS feeling throughout the Rcpuhl-
can Territorial committee saturday
evening passed the clause Of the ncV
ruies Of the party. providing for an
open primary election. The vot" stood
- to 4. and to reach u every amend
ment offered TO section Il, that in point
WAS Withdrawn.
There were many considerations
urged for the changing Of the provision.
but finally the sentiment. which car
ried With IL the committee. was that
the rule OF the Territorial convention
giving power to the committee to
change rules. specifically provided that
there should be no alteration OF the
intent and this the pledge of closed
primary was considered to make. Be
ginning with Committeeman Renton
the advocates OF the closed primaries
began TO agree with Chairman Stewart,
who. while making the motion for the
passage OF the provision, admitted that
he had intended TO vote for the Nc
Candless resolution. and finally the
vote was taken and the meeting ad-
journed without other action to show
for the long talk.
During the thorough discussion of
the proposals of Messrs. McCandless.
Cooke and Ridgway. 1t was developed
that a great majority OF the member
ship OF the committee was in favor of
the closed primary. There were twen-
ty-eight votes represented In the COM
mittee and II was indicated by the dis
cussion that the plan for closed pre-
cinct club rolls would have carried by
not less than 81 to Z. had there been
taken a vote upon the merits of the
question. This was shown In the va
rious debates. there being no menu
bers OF the committee taking part in
the fight against the closed primary ex-
oept Messrs WRIGHT, Wilcox and Stew
art. But when the members began to
indicate their intention to accept the
Interpretation of the rules which pre-
vented action, II was made a landslide
and every one except Colonel Fisher
and the proxy for Ridgway conceded
the point and withdrew from the con-
test.
Tke effect OF the open primary was
minlmized by the action of the COM
mittee In accepting the substitute OF
Coelho for rule l6 which had beer
passed at the previous meeting, ano
u
and which went over until the next ses.
sion, there will be little chance foi
stufiing primary elections, though none
OF the substitute plans are expected Il
give the protection which would com'
from the closing of the rolls for inves
tgation OF the status of voters. UndeI
this clause as 1t now stands there cal
be nominations for members of the dis
trict committee and for delegates Il
the Territorial convention, only at
meeting of the club for that purpose
This meeting is set down for the fourtf
Friday In July by the rules and al
though II may be adjourned from tim'
TO time, the additional provisions, tina
ballots must be in the hands OF th'
candidates and friends the day befor,
the primary, limits it to not more thar
one day prior to the voting, and th'
provision that candidates must be en-
rolled before they are named makc
it impossible for outsiders to make
fight for place in the party coun
ellis unless they begin in time to b
unmasked.
When the committee met in its room
Saturday evening there was a large at
tendance both of members and outsid
ers. AS soon as the meeting had beer
Stewart read the report from the com
mittee which had been named to Sc,
the Governor and president OF tn
Board OF Health. The report tells how
Governor Cooper talked pleasingl!
with the members and how Preslden
Sioggett refused to discuss the sub
jects. though meeting the member
pleasantly, and then adds the follow
ing:
Resolved That 1t is the sense o
this committee that the Board o
Health would promote the public gooC
and the peace and welfare of tn
Leper Settlement by reconsidering tn,
resolution with reference to the re
moval of Father Wendelin; and
Resolved, That the board would fur
ther promote the public good IL /
would devise some plan for the tenn
porary accommodation at the Kalih
Camp, or at some other place, of sucl
patients as are specially affected b
the operation of the crusher, so tina
the same may be operated tempora
rily, until the urgent demand for roa
material be met, or until the Logisla
ture shall take action and provide fu
the removal OF the asylum or the roc
crusher.
olutions be sent TO the Board d
Health by the secretary OF this CON
mittee."
When this report had been agreed I
there were n number OF communca
tions read by the secretary one
these was from Secretary Coeho, OF tn
Fifth district committee, setting fort
that there was a rule in that distriC
prescribing that any voter at pr
mary election should have signed Il
club rolls prior to the day of elec tiu
Committeeman Ridgway wrote calliu
attention TO the revised statutes. whel
II Is provided that aliens upon decls
Ing their intention to become citizen
were authorized to vote in the Terr
tories, The matter was referred to
committee for investigation. 9th,
communications We're from d. c. Lin,
say advising that action be taken i'm
mediately, that the clubs might he o