The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1903-09-08
COMMIT TEE
AMENDMENTS
Party Regulations
Are Altered at
Meeting.

publican Central Committee met last
evening to consider the amendments to
the rules and regulations OF the party
as presented by J. II. Fisher.
The resignation Of A. L. C. Atkinson
as secretary both of the Central and
Executive committees was read and
accepted, the secretary being instructed
to send Mr.. Atkinson a letter OF appre-
citation of his services.
Senator Achi then proposed w. H.
Coney as secretary in the place of Mr..
Atkinson, speaking Of his nominee in
commendatory terms. No other name
was proposed and Mr.. Coney was given
unanimous election.
The question of amendments then
came forward, Colonel Fisher reading
the proposed changes which after dis
cusson and some slight amendments,
passed.
A committee, consisting of Chairman
c. L. Crabbe, Secretary w. II. Coney
and j. II. Fisher was appointed to at
tend to the printing of the amended
rules, the committee being instructed
to print a sufficient number to enable
all Republican voters to secure a copy.
call of the chair and not until the next
monthly meeting, it being thought that
an emergency meeting might possibly
| be required.
The amendments as passed are as
follows:
| ADOPTED AMENDMENTS.
In Section of Article line before
the word district insert the words
County or"
In Section 10 of Article line before
the word district insert the words
County or"
In Section II of Article line 8 before
the word district insert the words
| County Or; and in line 5 after the
word said insert the words County
| orr
In Section 10 of Article line before
the word district insert the word
County" and at the end of said line
insert the word "Territorial' and in
| line - before the word "Territorial
! insert the words County and"
In Section IA of Article I line (irst
line of page a strike out all of said
section after the word Club and in
sert THE rolls shall be open for the
registration of precinct voters up to
three days before all primary elections,
at which time they shall close; public
notice shall be given at least three
| times in one or more English or Ha-
waiian papers or by posters three days
previous that the rolls are open and
may be signed at some designated time
and place within such precinct. Any
member of a precinct club upon remov-
ing from the precinct may after ac-
quiring thirty days bona fide resi-
dence in another precinct obtain from
the secretary of the precinct where he
was last enrolled a certificate of trans
fer which will entitle him to become
a member of the precinct club wherein
he has acquired such bona fide resi-
dence."
Section Is of Article I line before
the word Territorial" insert the words
County and
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Section l. There shall be County
Committee in each county, the mem
bers of which shall be elected at every
county convention from among the
delegates to such convention upon the
basis of one county committeeman from
each precinct for every five delegates
,
that whenever after dividing such num-
Der of delegates by five there is a re-
mainder of three or more, then the
| precinct to which such delegates be-
long shall be entitled to one more
county committeeman; and provided
further, that each precinct shall be en-
! titled to at least one county commit
teeman.
Section .. The County Committee
shall serve until the election of a new
county committee.
Section g. The County Committee
shall be charged with the general care
and supervision of the party during
the county campaign, and shall take
such measures as it may deem eX-
| pedient to secure the cooperation OF
| Republican voters with party workers:
it shall decide all disputes in said
county. subject to appeal to the Ter
ritorial Central Committee; and If any
! precinct club fail to elect its full quota
of delegates. or in case OF tie or
vacancy 1t shall elect delegate from
/ said precinct, who shall serve for the
| term, or until another election is or
| dered and decided
Section 4. The officers of each Coun-
I ~ Committee shall be chairman, vice.
chairman, secretary and treasurer and
| an executive committee to consist of n
number equal to as near one-third the
strength or number OF the county COM
mittee as possible, in no case. however,
| such executive committee to be less
than five nor shall such committee ex-
coed one-third of the total number OF
the committee: such executive COM
mitteemen to be appointed by the
chairman of the county committee on
the nomination of the precinct dele
gates The chairman, secretary and
treasurer of the County Committee shall
be the chairman. secretary and
| treasurer of its executive committee
and members thereof by virtue of their
office.
Section 5. The County Committee
shall meet at such regular times as 1t
may fix, and at such special times upon
call OF the chairman, or executive COM
mittee or by the chairman upon the
written request of seven members of
the county committee, and upon the
call of the Territorial Central Com
| mittee