Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-06
HOME RULERS HAVE
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Their Resolutions Were
Presented In the
US. Senate.
WANT COMMISSION SEM
10 INVESTIGATE ELECTION
BALLOT BOXES SENT TO WASH.
iNoroN OR NEW Laws MADE.
NUMBERED BALLOTS ARE
COMPLAINED OF.

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ballots. They ask that Congress send
o special Commission down here to in.
vestigate the election or that the bal.
lot boxes be sent to Washington or
the election laws be revised by Con.
eress. The resolutions passed by the
Home Rule executive committee were
presented In the Senate Dec. ~ and
referred to the Committee on Privi.
leges and Elections where they now
tepose. The resolution follow:
Whereas the Official printed ballots
used in every election precinct
throughout the Territory of Hawaii on
the Tuesday November 81 after the
first Monday In November, 1904, were
ballots attached to a numbered stub,
and in the right corner Of said ballot,
which corner IL perforated for pur-
poses Of detachment thercfrom, IL con.
tanned the number of said ballot. being
made to correspond with the number
printed upon the stub aforesaid; and
Whereas these aforesaid numbered
and perforated ballots were 30 mum.
bered. or caused to be 30 numbered,
printed. or caused to be SO printed by
A. l.. c. Atkinson. Esq. Secretary OF
the Territory OF Hawaii, the only on.
cial in the Territory vested with the
power to print and issue ballots to be
used In all the election precincts Of
the Territory; and
Whereas these numbered and per.
forated ballots aforesaid have been
sent forward by the said Secretary Of
the Territory to the several boards Of
inspectors In each and every electoral
precinct throughout the Territory Of
Hawaii; and
Whereas these numbered and per-
forated ballots were so made, printed,
or caused to be printed by the said
Secretary Of the Territory TO be used
by each and every qualified voter in
voting n delegate to tho Ffty.ninth
Congress. and Senators and Represent
atives to the Territorial Legislature,
81 provided by law: and said number
ed and perforated ballots have been
used By the qualified voters. who have
throughout the Territory on said cleo
ton day voted for delegate to the
F1fty'ninth Congress, and Senators and
Representatives to the Legislature as
AFORESAID; and
whereas. with these numbered and
perforated ballots used by the quail
fed voters as Aforesaid, that one Dele
gate to the Fffty'ninth Congress. and
two Senators from the First Senatorial
District two Senators from the Sec.
ond Senatorial District. three Senators
from the Third Senatorial District, and
one Senator from the Fourth Senate
RAJ District, and thirty Representa-
tives have been elected. making q to
tal OF thirty.eight persons.
he II therefore resolved by the exec,
utiVe committee Of the Independent
home RUE party, met In the city Of
hohoiuiu' Island OF Oahu, Territory Of
Hawaii, on this 18th day OF November.
iso4, to pass the following resolu
uons:
FIRST That this committee con.
oehhs ana denounces the illegal and
unlawful act OF the said Secretary OF
.he territory In printing or causing to
DC printed ana issuing the aforesaid
numbered ana perforated ballots. fo'
the said ballots are contrary to the
PROVISIONS OF the Territorial election
laws, more particularly the rules and
lesuauohs ior administering oaths
una hoidihg elections, set forth In Bal
ious compilation, civil Laws Appen
a'A .ieso' as amended and reenacted
oy congress reiatns TO the contents
Oh oaiiot AZ follows, to wit:
oaIot snaii contain the name or
names OF the person or persons to DO
voted TOT, the ONCE or ohices for and
.ne a's'r,e' IN ~hien the election Is
ve"s neiu ana the term or terms OF
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