The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-09-13
SECRET BALLOT
AND VOTING BOOTHS
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
MAKES NEW DEPARTURE IN
THE MATTER OF VOTING.

Fourth and Fifth district delegates
to the Republican county convention
caucussed yesterday afternoon, to re-
ceive a report of the noon caucus by
subcommittee. A plan of organiza'
ton of the convention was tentatively
agreed upon. 1t was decided that the
permanent chairman should be
Fourth District man, while the Fifth
will have temporary chairman. Com
mittees were agreed upon to be APP
pointed as follows: one from each
precinct of the Fourth, and from the
Fifth District on the old basis of eleven
precincts, one from each precinct with
the exception of the Seventh and Ele-
venth Precincts, which should be COM
bined and the two thus combined fur
committee.
As to the method of convention vot-
ing the following was adopted:
"That it is the sense of this caucus
that the convention to meet on Friday
adopt a method of a secret ballot, the
convention as whole nominating all
candidates for which the convention az
whole should nominate; that the
nominations of Representatives from
the Fourth and Fifth Districts to be
on a separate ballot that the nominal
| lions for Supervisors and Deputy Sher-
! if for the district of Honolulu be on
a separate ballot; and that the Su-
pervisors and Deputy Sheriffs nominat-
] cd hNvt 10 fet Of 1rn
Koolauloa, Waialua and Waianae, and
Eva, be announced to the convention
after the caucus of the delegates from
those districts. and, further that nee
essary voting booths be provided"
1t was agreed that the nominations
for all offices be made at one time and
/ that the names be placed on the ballot
as provided for in the Harris motion.
"That the order of offices appearing
on the ballot at large should be: Sem
ators, upervisor-at-Large, County
Sheriff. County Clerk County Attorney,
County Treasurer and County Auditor
"That the ballots should be uniform
in size and color.
"That the form of ballot should be
set up in a printing office under the
, supervision of Harris and Fernandez,
and when nominations are closed the
printers to be notified by the officials
of the convention as to what names
have been added to or taken from the
/ form first furnished by the special
/ committee (the first form to contain
names of all advertised republican can
didates)
Five tellers to be appointed, being
two from the Fourth and two from the
Fifth and the secretary.
Speeches to be limited to five min
utes in convention
1t was further agreed that an eX-
ception should be made in behalf of
w. T. Rawlins as far as the rule re-
curing personal attendance at the con-
vention is concerned. Rawlins is i'll at
home and will not be able to attend,
! but will send his written pledge to sup
port the ticket according to the party
rule. Rawlins is a candidate for re-
preventative
The following order of business was
agreed upon:
"First-The election of a temporary
chairman, secretary and interpreter.
The same to be elected from the Fifth
District.
Second-Appointmen of a commit
tee on credentials.
"Third-Report of the committee on
credentials.
Decentralization of a permanent
chairman, secretary and interpreter
The same to be chosen from the Fourth
District.
Following is the appointment OF
standing committees, to wit On rules
platform and resolutions"