The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1906-07-20
RoBERTsoN's LETTER.


did not feel clear in the matter:
RoBERTsON's LETTER.
Honolulu, T. H., July 16. 1906.
Capt. Samuel Johnson, President, Pre-
cinct Cub, Fifth Precinct, Fourth
District.
Dear Sir; In reply to your aues-
tion as to the enrolment of new mem
bers in the precinct clubs. l would say
that it is very clear from a reading
of Sec. 8, Art. l. of our rules that any
one qualified to register to vote at the
next election, when the registration
opens, and who is bona fide resident
of the precinct, may join the precinct
club by declaring himself a Republic
can as prescribed in Sec. II. Art. 6,
and signing the roll 1t makes no diff
ference whether or not he has voted
in this Territory before.
In answer to your question as to the
proper manner of conducting the cleo
tion for precinct officers at next Fri
days meeting, / would say that the
rules OF the party prescribe no partic-
ular method, and that each precinct
club is therefore at liberty to adopt
such method as 1t may deem best. The
balloting is not required by the rules
to be open for any particular length of
time as is the case in voting at the
primaries.
Before the voting for officers begins
the club should, by resolution, deter
mine the procedure to be followed The
club may decided to vote viva voce;
upon a show a hands; or by ballot,
written or printed, or of such partic-
ular size or color as the meeting may
agree to. Balloting may be kept open
for a definite length Of time, or by and
upon the call of the roll. There may
be separate ballots for each office, or
a complete ticket might be printed and
cast on one ballot. All these details
are within the province of each pre-
cinct club to settle for itself, and
should be decided on before the voting
begins.
Yours truly.
A. G.. NJ. ROBERTSON,
Chairman, Republican Territorial Com
mittee.
PASSING THE BUCK.
The reading of this ELECTED a number
of questions. C. w. Booth wanted to
know what was to be done when a
man was elected treasurer by acclama-
tion and was also a candidate for presi-
dent. He was told by half dozen
different people.
Captain Sam Johnson had difficulty
upon which he wanted light. He had
found out that sixteen voters who had
signed the Republican roll in the
Fifth of the Fourth and who had taken
an active part in the nomination meet
ing on Friday last, had also signed
the Democratic roll and that three of
them We're candidates for an office in
the Democratic club. Under these cir
cumstances should he follow Charley
Achis advice and sign all who applied?
The chairman said that all such mat
ters must be settled by the precinct
clubs themselves. The County Com
mittee had nothing to do with it.
NO OFFENSE WAS MEANT.
George w. Smith. Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, was called on by
the chairman as one who had some
thing of interest to say.
Mr.. Smith said that this was the
third time he had attempted to meet
the committee in reference to the let
ter from the County Committee to the
Supervisors respecting the appoint
ments made by them. This letter had
been discussed by the board and what
was asked agreed to, the Republican
members of the board instructing the
County Clerk to so notify the County
Committee in an official letter. He un-
derstood that this letter did not suit