The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1902-04-28
whereupon the following eolloquy took


Mr. Johnson-I merely want to in
quire, Mr.. Chairman, whether there is
a provision in the proposed statute for
anyone to vote at primary who can
not declare that he voted at the cleo
ton Of that particular party the pre-.
vious election. AS l understand the
gentleman, who offered this proposed
Act, he stated that no man could vote !
unless he could declare that he had
voted for the candidates of that party
at the previous election. If that ia
true, what room is there for man who
might be converted or change his
views?
Mr.. Rush--That was a mistake. l
meant those who had voted at the last
primary election of an opposing party.
1t would not be right to have a men,
Der of party vote at the primary Of
his party, when a week before, we will
say, he had been at Democratic pri-
mary. did not say anything about the
election, but he Is restricted in regard
to his primaries; he can not vote at
primary of any other party within a
year.
In New York the registration for pri-
maries Is conducted by election officers,
after a full publication in newspapers
as to time and place Of registration, and
books are open from in the morning
till 10 at night. The registration list
Is then filed in the bureau of elections,
where 1t is open for public inspection;
also at police headquarters; also at
party headquarters.
OPPOSE REVOLUTIONARY ACT.
In no State that know of do the par
ties limit their primaries to persons
who voted at the last general election.
Now, the rule as reported from your
committee is in the exact language Of
the rules passed by the convention and
practically ratified by the last conven.
ton.
Our primary system as to no time
limit for enrolment may be safeguard.
ed by requiring tests of Republican.
ism.
do not think it is in the power OF
this committee to change the principle
entirely, and shut up books. 1 am in
clined to think that l shall favor such
action by our next convention, and that
passage by tn enext Legislature of q
passage by the next Legislature of
But at this point l can not agree to
what would be revolutionary act on
the part of this committee.
MccANDLEss RESOLUTION.
At this point. Mr.. McCaidless intro.
duced the following substitute for Sec
ton II, which was received enthusiasts
tically:
mo person shall be entitled to vote
at Republican primary unless he shall
nave the qualifications of a voter of
the precinct and If called upon shall be
compelled to take the following pledge:
That he will support the Republican
ticket and its nominees at the next
general election"
The original section which gave rise
to the lengthy discussion, reads as fol-
lows:
NO member of precinct club shall
be entitled to vote at primary unless
MS name shall have been enrolled in
the club, but any person who will be
entitled to vote at the next general
election shall have the right to have
his name enrolled in the club of the
precinct in which he will be entitled to
vote up to the time of the closing OF the
| polls. .rlRl,1
RESOLUTION OF COINCIDENCE.
All further discussion was cut Off
by Chairman Kennedy granting per-
mission to Mr.. Cooke to, present the
following resolution of coincidence
which was unanimously adopted: go
Whereas, We have learned with re-
gret of the death of Jas. K. Kaulia,
the chairman Of the Executive commit.
tee Of the Home Rule party,
Be 1t Resolved. That the Republican
territorial Committee of the Territory
of Hawaii offer our coincidence and ex-
press our regrets at the loss sustained
both by his friends, his party and the
committee at large.
AS the hour was getting late and the
members were anxious to get home Mr.
Cooke moved to adjourn. The motion
was carried unanimously,
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