The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-15
THE WORK OF
THE CONVENTION
HOW THE GATHERING OF THE
REPRESENTATIVES. OF THE
PARTY DID THEIR work.

The afternoon session of the Repuo-
licau county convention yesterday did
not begin until nearly four in the after
noon, owing to the lateness Of the COM
mittee on rules, which took an extra
couple of hours in handling its work,
instead of appearing at two O'Clock as
was intended when the noon recess was
taken, When it did appear it present.
ed two reports. The part Of the ma
iority report regarding the secret bal
lot was as follows:
8. In making nominations for office
and the voting shall in all cases where
there is more than one nominee / by
secret ballot and it shall be compul
sorry upon each delegate before cast
ing a ballot to enter the booths pro-
vidcd for that purpose, and mark his
ballot
4. That there shall be four different
ballots, to wit:
a. Ballot for nominations provided
for in Rule ?, Section D, of white pa
per.
b. Ballot for name as provided in
c. Ballots for Representatives in the
Fourth Representative District shall
be blue paper.
d. Ballots for the Representatives of
the Fifth Representative District shall
be of cherry paper.
No ballots shall be used except those
authorized and furnished by the chair
man of this convention.
.. That the balloting for candidates
of this convention be as follows: On
the call of the chairman commencing
with the Fourth District, First precinct
and thereafter in regular numerical or
der. Taking the Fifth District in the
same numerical order.
6. That the judges of the election,
tellers and all other necessary officers
in connection with the balloting be APP
pointed by the chairman.
T. A majority of the membership
of the convention shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of the bust
| ness of the convention.
10. No member of the convention
shall speak longer than five minutes
on any subject coming before the con-
vention.
IA. These rules may be suspended
by three-fourths vote of the delegates
present.
| The minority report was as follows:
| 1--WE the undersigned, members of the
/ Committee on Rules, here agree with
| the majority report of said committee
with the exception known as Section
/ H. relating to election of County Com
mittee. In the interest of proper APP
| portionment of said committeeman, we
believe that in accordance with the vot-
ing power of the two districts as shown
! by the last election the apportionment
should be as follows:
1.-THE Representative District having
/ cast the highest number of votes in the
/ last general election for Delegate ia
Congress, sixteen and the Representa-
tive having cast the lower number of
votes at such election fifteen. Such
/ County Committeeman shall be APP
pointed by the chairman of the County
and District Convention on the nominal
! ton of the respective precinct delega-
/ lions so that each precinct shall have
I at least one committeeman.
Be it further Resolver, That the
! County Committee shall have the right
to make and alter rules (not inconsist-
ent herewith nor inconsistent with
! the general rules of the Territorial
/ Committed for the government of the
County Committee and all subordinate
officers.
JAMES F. MORGAN,