The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-03-31
HOME RULERS
WANT DREIER
CLAIM THAT THEIR CANDIDATE
IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT
is QUALIFIED
COOPER AND THE
BALLOT PRINTING.
Home Rulers Have the Right to Nomi-
nate Again if Dreier Can Withdraw
From the Fight

The Home Rule Republicans are dis
posed today to stand by the nomination
Of August Dreier, and if Secretary
Cooper decides not TO print Dreiers
name on the official ballots they will
probably ask the courts for a writ Jf
mandamus to compel him to do so. II
is claimed that the section of the law
under which Dreier appears to be in
eligible is unconstitutional, also that
its provisions We're intended to apply
to voters and not to candidates.
Under the section in question. which
provides that in special elections the re-
gistratiOn list Of the next preceding reg
ular election shall be used, many voters
in the fourth district are deprived of the
franchise. 1t is we'll known that there
have been many changes in the pOpula-
ton of the district since the last regis
tration. A lot of voters have left ana
many more have come in. Lorrin An
dreWS stated at the Republican meeting
on Saturday that the Young Mems Re
publican club had been investigating
and had found that very large pro-
portion of the voters of the last cleo
ton We're not in the district now. All
the newcomers are deprived of a vote
by the law which the Home Rulers
would like to knock out.
This morning there were a number of
conferences between Home Rule lead
ers Prince Cupid said that the party
would stand by Dreier, and was of the
opinion that Cooper ought to keep out
of the proposition altogether. 1t is
claimed that as the nomination has been
regularly filed and accepted and endors-
ed as filed by the Secretary there is
nothing for him to do but go ahead and
print the tickets accordingly. Prince
Cupid said that it was matter which
the legislature might settle for itself,
H.. IL s#a
acknowledged right to decide as to the
qualification Of it's members.
G. A. Long and other leaders stated
that it was almost certain that the
party would insist upon Dreier running
as the party candidate. The matter
will be left to the attorneys to settle,
and if the Home Rulers are advised that
they are in the right, they will ask for a
writ of mandamus to compel Cooper to
put their candidate on the ticket, if he
does not do SO Of his own motion.
Cooper stated this morning that he
was looking up the law on the PROPOSE
ton The question was brought up in
the meeting Of the Executive Council
but no decision was reached
If August Dreier can legally withdraw
as a candidate for the legislature i'm the
Fourth District the Home Rulers have
the right to make another nomination
This may be done at any time before
the election though the name Of a new
! candidate cannot be printed on the
ballot. the ten day limit having expired.
| Should D"eier withdraw, the Home
Rulers might make another nomination
and the name of the candidate would be
officially posted at the polling places.
There is some question as to whether
Dreier can make a legal withdrawal. Ii
he is not a candidate at all, as is claim
ed by the Republicans, he cannot with
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| even be able to name another man. The
proviOions Of the election law on the
| subject are as follows.
Upon receipt at the Interior Office OF
| a nomination of candidate, the day
| hour and minute when it was received
shall be endorsed thereon.
provided, however, that i'm case OF
| the withdrawal or death of a candidate
| a new nomination or nominations to re-
place the name of the person who has
! died or withdrawn, may be made irres-
pective of such limit of time, with the
! Inspectors of Election of the Districts ii
! which such death or withdrawal has
! taken place. and the fee herein requir
ed deposited with them
In such case a voter only, while vot
ing, may write the name of any sucf
new candidate upon the ballot and fol
it as herein provided.
Section 81. Any candidate may with
draw, before an election, by giving no
| tice to the Minister i'm writing.
IF candidate shall withdraw aftel
the printing of the ballots such Candi
date shall also notify in writing the In
| spectors of election of the precincts in
which he was a candidate; and the In
spectors shall post before the openins
of the polls on election day a notice o
such withdrawal, or of the death of any
candidate, and also the name or names
of any new candidates, at the polling
place"