The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-02-22

mission to this Territory to inquire and
investigate into the illegal ballots as
aforesaid, or order the governor of this
Territory TO send to Congress one or
TWO ballot boxes containing the afore
said numbered and perforated ballots
or sample thereof; and
Be it further resolved, That Congress
is hereby prayed to enact election laws
for this Territory whereby the
aforesaid evil and many other evils of
like nature may be avoided in all
future elections.
That certified copies of these resolu-
tions be forthwith transmitted to the
President, the Attorney-G General. the
President of the Senate, the Speaker
of the House of Representatives, the
chairman of the Senate Committee on
Territories, the chairmen OF the House
Committees on Elections, Nos. 1, 2, and
3, Senators Shelby NJ. Cullom, John T.
Morgan, Francis @. NeWlands, J. H.
Mitchell, Addison G.. Foster and Joseph
c. Blackburn. of the United States of
America; and
That the president of the Indepen-
dent Home Rule party in the Territory
of Hawaii is authorized and empowered
by this executive committee to send
the aforesaid certified copies of these
resolutions to the several persons
above mentioned and that the same be
countersigned by the secretary of the
said Independent Home Rule party.
D. KALAUOKALANI,
President.
independent Home Rule Party.
Attested:
]. NJ KEALOHA,
Secretary.
Independent Home Rule Party.
STATEMENT OF MR.. A L. c. AT
KINSON, SECRETARY OF
HAWAII.
Mr. Atkinson. 1 hold the position of
secretary of Hawaii. The elections are
run from my department. We carry
out the rules and regulations relating
to elections. When l first heard of
this matter. [ telegraphed out to send
me a whole election outfit. including
the regulations, the ballots. and every
thing that is sent to the polls, and [
have that outfit here with me. This
memorial, which l understand you are
considering, is from the Independent
Home Rule party. claiming the neces-
SHY VI an INV SSlISS ettiO4I VI AIic lCtClI'
election in that district The meat of
the thing must be that they claim that
there was a symbol or mark on the
ballots. The election is conducted
there as it is in most of the States,
think. 1 have the rules here. This is
the affidavit for registries; also [ have
here the registry lists that We're sup
piled. l suppose that you gentlemen
are familiar with these in most cleo
tons We supplied each booth with
this list and with that card of in
structions.
The Chairman. That is a list of per-
sons who are entitled to vote?
Mr.. Atkinson. OF persons entitled to
vote Then the law IS all carefully
carried out in relation to Instructions.
Those instructions are printed. and 1
have copy of them here The in
structfons are that the election shall
be held between & a. m. and .. IN.
OF course the instructions are distrib-
uted before the election. SO many
days before election We must post the
registered voters. Sample ballots are
posted outside of the election booths
before s a. m: and then We have the
instructions for judges and election of
fcers between 3 a m. and p. m: and
then there are the general instructions
all of which are quite lengthy
I have an election proclamation here,
an envelope for returns. and then we
have a voters list. an assisted voters
list-that is. a list for those people who.
because of some physical disability,
have to be assisted-a rejected voters
! list and tally list, a dead and re-