The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-09-07


General Distribution to
Republicans.
A representative meeting of the Re
publican Central Committee met las
| the rules and regulations of the party
| as presented by ]. H. 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
cussion and some slight amendments,
passed.
A committee, consisting of Chairman
C. l.. Crabbe, Secretary w. H. Coney
and j. H. 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
The meeting finally adjourned to the
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 I line before
the word district insert the words
County orr
In Section 10 of Article line before
the word district insert the words
County orr
In Section II of Article line before
the word district insert the words
County orr and in line after the
word said insert the words County
orr
In Section Is of Article line before
the word district insert the word
County" ard at the end of said line
insert the word TERRITORIAL and in
line u before the word Territorial
insert the words County and
In Section IA of Article I line (first
line of page ~ 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 a 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 ."TerritoriaP' insert the words
County and
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
Section 1. There shall be a 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
in such convention; Provided, however
that whenever after dividing such mum
Der of delegates by five there is re
mainder of three or more, then TIL
precinct to which such delegates be
long shall be entitled to one NOR
county committeeman: and provide,
further, that each precinct shall be en-
titled to at least one county commit
, teeman.
Section 2. The County Commute
, shall serve until the election of a ne1
county committee.
J, Section 8. The County COMMITTEE
shall be charged with the general car
and supervision of the party durin
the county campaign, and shall TAX
such measures as it may deem e2
pedient to secure the cooperation
Republican voters with party worker!
it shall decide all disputes in sal
county, subject to appeal to the TIE
n ritorial Central Committee: and if ar
precinct club fail to elect its full quot
of delegates. or in case of a tie
vacancy it shall elect a delegate fro
> said precinct, who shall serve for Il
term or until another election is o
dered and decided.
Section f. The officers of each Coul
). ty Committee shall be a chairman. vic
| chairman. secretary and treasurer al
an executive committee to consist of
number equal to as near one-third Il
strength or number of the county cor
mittee as possible, in no case, howeve