The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-05
PRIMARIES
KEEP OPEN
Republicans Make
No Change in
Rules.
LONG TALK BUT
NOTHING DONE
Great Majority for Closed Rolls
But All Give in to a
TschnicaIity.


/ ~ sion. in which there was an occa-
- sional Hash OF feeling. but withai
/ good feeling throughout. the Republi-
can Territorial committee Saturday
evening passed the clause OF the new
rules, OF the party. providing for an
open primary election. The vote stood
2, to Z. and To reach Il every amend
ment offered 90 section Il. that in point.
was Withdrawn.
There we're many considerations
urged for the changing of the provision.
but finally the sentiment. which car
ried with IL the committee. was that
the rule 81 the Territorial convention
giving power 10 the committee To
change rules. specifically provided that
there should De NO alteration Of the
intent and this the pledge OF a closed
primary was considered TO make. Be-
ginning with Committeeman RentOn.
the advocates s,f 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 Me
Candlcss resolution. and finally the
vote was taken and the meeting ad-
journed without other action 10 show
for the long talk
During the thorough discussion OF
the proposals OF Messrs. McCandless.
Cooke and Ridgway. 10 was developed
that a great majority Of the member
ship of the committee was I'm favor OF
the closed primary. There We're TWEEN
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 II To :. had there been
taken vote upon the merits OF the
question This was shown In the va
rious debates. there being no MEM
beers OF the committee taking part In
the fight against the closed primary eX-
Cept 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. Il was made n landslide
and every one except Colonel Fisher
and the proxy for Ridgway conceded
the point and Withdrew from the con-
test
The effect OF the open primary was
minimized by the action OF the COM
mittee In accepting the substitute OF
COeiho for rule i6. which had been
passed at the previous meeting. and
with n new section introduced by him.
and which went over until the next SEES
sion. there will be little chance for
stufiing primary elections. though none
Of the substitute plans are expected To-
give the protection which would come
from the closing or the rolls for inves-
tiGatiOn OF the status Of voters Under
this clause as 10 now stands there can
be nominations for members of the dis
trict committee and for delegates TO
the Territorial convention. only at "a
meeting OF the club for that purpose.
This meeting Is set down for the fourth
Friday In July by the rules and al
though u may be adjourned from time
to time. the additional provisions. that
ballots must be In the hands OF the
and friends the day before
the primary. limits Il TO not more titan
one day prior To the voting. and the
provision that candidates must be en-
IL impossible for outsiders To make a
fight for a place Ia the party coun-
ellis unless they begin In time To be-
When the committee met In its rooms
evening there was a large at
tendance both 90 members and outsid-
crs. As soon as the meeting had been
called 20 order by Chairman Kennedy.
Stewart read the report from the COM
,nittee which had been named TO see
the Governor and president OF the
Board OF Health. The report tells how
Governor Cooper talked pieaSingiy
with the members and how President
SiSSEett refused e. discuss the sub
jects. though meeting the members
and then adds the follow
lnE:
Resolved. That Il - the sense Of
this committee that the Board 90
Health would promote the public good
and the peace and welfare 81 the
r.spcr settlement By rccOnsidering the
resolution with reference 90 IN" re-
-rovai OF Father Wcndeiin: and
Resolved. That the board would fur
ther promote the public good u IL.
would devise Some plan FOR the tenn
rSrary accommodation a. the kaiihi
camp. or az some other place. % such
patients as are specially affected By
the operation 20 the crusher. 50 that
Ire same may - Operated temporal
-f',.. rrfF the urgent demand for road
s-. rrci. or uutii the LeEisia-
.ur,. shall t1f- action and provide Tor.
ire removal 90 the asylum or the rock
rrushcr.
..Resolvsd. That a copy q these res