The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-12

The meeting of precinct representa-
tives at the Bungalow last night was
not especially marked for it's activity.
At the hour set for the opening, there
was not a bakers dozen in the room
and they were speaking to each other
in whispers. Mr.. Lilikalani was at
once the most conspicuous figure in
front of the chairman. The chief of
the walking delegates discussed i'm
portant primary measures with Jimmy
Boyd ana David Kalauokalani in the
rear of the room for twenty minutes
prior to the moment when the chair
man, Col Jones, raped for attention.
A. D. Castro officiated as secretary.
The chair said he would officiate on
ly until Mr.. Harris had spoken upon
several subjects. He said that as the
scheme is now presented there is to be
a ballot printed for voting purposes
in the convention. Committees are
here instructed by their delegations.
The precincts, he believed, would favor
the ballot proposition. He suggested
a roll call and asked expression from
delegates. J. H. Boyd from the First
Precinct said. ne had seen nearly all
of the delegates and they are of the
opinion that secret ballots would be
the most satisfactory. Nominations
could be made and the convention ad-
journ so the printers could print the
ballots. Each precinct could come to
the meeting. get the ballots and go to
the booth and mark them This would
avoid any suggestion of coercion.
C. S. Crane. from the Second said, he
believed in the plan as proposed the
other night. He had not seen all dele
gates but believed they would come
instructed to vote in that way.
c. W. Booth, from the Third said,
his 21 delegates had voted unanimous
". approving the ticket scheme and
secret ballot, returning them to the
Judges who would deposit them in the
ballot box.
+. M. German from the Fourth ap-
proved for his precinct.
Mr.. Phillips from the Fifth said his
delegates approved the Harris form of
balloting as outlined by Mr.. Boyd ana
others.
w. r. Drake from the Sixth said he
had not seen all of the members or
the delegation but felt safe in saying
the scheme would be adopted.
The Seventh Precinct was not repre-
sented. Mr. Boyd, however, said
delegate from that precinct favored
secret balloting.
Mr.. Ziegler from the Eighth was of
the same opipion.
Mr. Da Costa of the Ninth. approved
the Harris scheme.
Mr.. Buffandeau from the Tenth SAID
his precinct had caucused and approx /
ed the Harris scheme with the addi- !
tion that the tickets be printed.
The chair said the idea of printing
the ballots was merely for the purpose
of saving time. There had been state
ments made that this plan would re-
uuire so much of it. but he believed
this is a mistake.
Mr.. Harris said that the matter OF
time in the convention is an important
one The printed ballot should contain
names. but whether they shall contain
all OF the lOi |
fees. is a detail for future considera-
tion. The first ballot might be gen.
eraI one and afterwards a secret oalot
might be takens but as / have said
these are matters of detail into which
I have not gone. It was unfortunate
that the affair last night was not sat
isfactorv in result; it might have set
tied this matter. I believe If the con-
yen1ion adjourns for a half hour. the
ballots may be printed and have no
objection to having a booth-if man
wants to vote secretly. 1t is for him TO
insist ,lpon it, When the convention
is called to order it will meet as
whole and any nominations that con-
ran.ion has to make will be made at ,
that time and afterward the convention c
will subdiyide into districts with t
chairman for each. This would re- {
miro tickets. one for the convention I
senaral. one each for the Fourth ana a
Fifth Districts There might also be
,re for the city of Honolulu" Mr.. {
Harris then put the following motion d
THE SECRET BALLOT. t
eft is the sense of this caucus that
he convention to meet on Friday,
don't a method of a secret ballot, the
convention as a whole nominating all
.andidates for which the convention y
& whole should nominate; that the
of representatives from II
,a E,nurtb and Fifth Districts be on