The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-06-19
INSPECTORS
INSTRUCTED
Know What They Will
Have to Do On
tuesday.

All of the presidents of the Boards
of Inspectors of Elections attended the
meeting held at the Office of the Sec
retary of the Territory yesterday, and
there was a full discussion with Chief
Clerk Buekland of the problems that
viii confront the inspectors next Tues
day. OF course, there We're innumer-
able questions as to the laws govern
ing elections, and these were answered
/. so that the inspectors will have a per-
feet knowledge of their duties, and be
ready for the prompt solution of all
problems that may present themselves.
The official ballot, copies of which
the party managers have been desper-
ately trying to get hold of, was shown,
and the attention of the inspectors was
called to the water-mark running
through the ballot paper. Any attempt
to work in any otner ballot can thus
be frustrated, for there are no legal
ballots without the water-mark.
The inspectors were told that there
could be no change made in the list of
voters, excepting through the Board of
Registration, which will sit in the Cap
itol building all day Tuesday. Any
transfer not made by the Board can
not be recognized.
Candidates must notify the inspec-
tors on Monday OIL the names of the
helpers they propose to employ at each
precinct. No helpers Will be recognized
whose names have not been thus sud-
mitted.
If, through sudden illness, or any
other cause, an inspector should be un-
able to perform his duties, the remain
ing two inspectors can appoint third
to fill such temporary vacancy IT un-
able to communicate with the Gov
-ernor.
Attention was drawn to the need for
setting apart space for workers In the
outside booths And the inspectors
were told that they We're to seal all
packages returned to the Secretary's
office excepting the official returns,
which are to be sent in a separate en-
velope, printed in red ink.
Notice of the withdrawal of any
candidate must be made to the Secre-
tarv by such candidate, and also to the
inspectors of every precinet-and such
notice must ne posted at the booths
The inspectors must return the keys
of the booths to the Secretary's of
fee when returning documents on
Tuesday night.
Should any trouble or misunderstand-
ing arise in any precinct, day or night,
the inspectors were ordered to notify
the Secretary's office Immediately, by
telephone. If that should not be suffl-
-cient. then authorization was given to
send in messenger with details.
Sealed packages of ballots are in the
hands of all inspectors, to be opened
only on Tuesday morning in the pres
ence of the people at each polling
place. Each seal has the impression
of the following words, Election Doe
1,ments. ,, with the letters ''T. H. in
the center of the seal. If these seals
have been tampered with, it will be
prima faeie evidence of fraud.
No trouble is anticipated at the
poIIs. unless it should be on the part
of some over-zealous voter or worker,
as it is believed that all candidates
and their friends will endeavor to
check, prevent or suppress trouble.
The inspectors know that they are
representing the Territory, not pol1tl-
cal parties or individuals, and all pres
ent expressed the determination that
there should be an honest election and
a straight count, so that the results
should show the wishes of the voters
as expressed by their ballots.
Clerk auckland said that it would |
he appreciated at the Secretary's Of
nee If the inspectors, or any candidate i
or voter, would send in from time to
time from neighboring telephones any |
news of the count. and of the results. !
to enliven the long night of the staff j
on duty The Secretary's telephone
number is E.Main 305.