Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-20
F|GHTOVtR Amendment
DISPOSITION OF OFFICE
HOLDERS IS DISPUTED
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON THE
CHANGE OF BYLAWS - RAW
Inns SIGNS FOR THE MI.
NORlTY.

Committee on amendment to the
rules and regulations reported to tho
chairman and members of the Repub.
| liCan TERRITORIAL Central Committee at
! tho special meeting at headquarters
! last evening. J. e. Quinn. Fred. r. l.,
WatcrhOusc. Chns. II. Clark and y.
FERNANDEZ signed the report. which is
given below IN full; VIM. Y. Rawlins
signed n minority report. he did not
concur in the proposed amendment Of
Article Il. Section II. which provides
that no regularly salaricd government
official shall be n member Of or shall
hold a proxy in any nominating con.
SCntion or I'm the District Committee.
Territorial Central Committee. County
Committee or the Executive Commit
tees.
II was over this proposed amend.
mCnt that hot argument was had,
W. W Harris and Sam Johnson sided
with Rawlins. Quinn answered iOT
the Committee. The report will bd
taken up al the regular meeting in Jan
uary and will be acted on In regular
meeting in February.
c. Long suggested that the party
should accept the responsibility Of
party measures: that individual mem.
bers should not forward measures but
that measures should come from the
committee as party measures. This
idea met with approval and Long was
asked to draw up a recommendation,
A memorial from ilawaiians OF Maui.
asking that the attention Of the Gov.
/ IR EnllaI a nnnfnnIint Inn N
$1,000 for improving the road between
Klpahulu and kahiliinui which has
never been used. was read and ordered
forwarded to the Governor. the Com.
a.ittCc recommending favorable action
w. 7. Rawlins, ]. p. Cooke, w. Y.
Horncr ,Quinn, proxy, and a. q. NJ
Robertson were appointed a commit
tee to frame laws to cover all promises
made in the party platform.
/ Sam Johnson. during the discussion
of the amendment In whiCL Rawlins
did not concur, stated that several OF
the precincts would go against the
proposition.
! Following Is the report of the com
mittec on amendments:
/ Art /, See. I, Amend. Rcsolved:
That Article |. Section :, be amended
by adding thereto the following words,
4 provided, however. that no person
shall act AZ judge Of election il he
should be candidate thcrcat. HIS
place shall be filled for such election
by the Executive Committee Of the
Precinct Club"
Art. |. Sec. Q. Amend Resolved:
That Section . OF Article be amend.
I'd by adding thereto the following
words:
| provided. however, that the names
! of all candidates who have been duly
nominated shall he placed in alpha.
betiCal order on one ballot, the same
to he of one size and color. and to be
printed by the Executive Committee of
the Precinct Club AT the expense of tho
candidates. the number of ballots Ia
be at least twice as many as the mum
Der of voters on the roll of the Pre-.
CinCt Club. And as soon as practical
before the time of opening the polls
said Executive Committee or its chair
man shall deliver said ballots to the
Judges Of election, and only such bal
lots shall be used"
Art. |, Sec. "a, New. Resolved.
That the following Section be added
10 Article to be known as Section 90
Section ga. At each primary elec
ton, the judges shall provide place
for the voters to mark their ballots
and no person shall be allowed to ap
proaCh voter while preparing his
ballot nearer than ten feet, and M
voter shall leave the polling place with
out first delivering his ballot already
folded to one of the judges; subjec