The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-09-13

IN CAUCUS
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Mr. Harris euntended that that would
be improper representation as IN.
| Fourth District had more delegates il
the convention than the Fifth
The understanding was finally reach.
| Ell that the representation on ali com.
| mittees shoult. be ten from each dis
irieT. as follows: One from each pre-
eiHet Of the Fourth, ana from the Fifth
District on the old basis OF eleven pre-
| eiRcts. one from each precinct with the
exec ption Of the Seventh and Eleventh
| Precincts, which should be com bined
! ard the two thus combined furnish
/ but one committeeman for each com
| mittee.
Mr.. JONES stated that Mr.. W. T.
| Rawlins whom he understood TO have
| sailed for Hawaii. as matter OF fact
had net gone TO Hawaii but, as he was
/ informed, was in bed sick and unable
| 10 leave the house. should not in his
opinion come under the absentee rule
| stated in the resolution introduced az
| the meeting of committees from pre-
cipct delegations Mr. Rawlins had
been present al the Territorial Con-
vention when the platform was pro-
mulgated, and had since reread the
platform and would, if unable to attend
the convention by reason of Illness or
because OF absence from the eity on
| business, file his written pledge to the
platform, declaring that he was a Re
publican and that he would abide by
and sustain the result of the county
and district nominating convention.
Ii was conceded by all present that
Mr. Rawlins' s ease was one in which
any rule that might be adopted in re-
gard 10 absentees, would not apply and
that the Fourth and Fifth Districts
would so instruct their representatives
on the committee on rules.
Committees TO be credentials, rules.
platform and resolutions.
Mr.. Harris read the m stion intro
duced by him IN the meeting of the
Fourth District committees as follows:
That IL is the sense of this caucus
that the convention TO meet on FRIDAY
adopt method of a secret ballot. the
convention as a whole nominating all
candidates for which the convention as
whole should nominate; that the
nominations of Representative from
the Fourth and Fifth Districts to be
on separate ballot; that the nomina-
tions for Supervisors and Deputy Sher-
If for the district of Honolulu be on
a separate ballot; and that the Su- |
=
ed by the districts of Koolaupoko and |
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.
After considerable discussion it was /
agreed that the proposition be agreed
TO except IN SO far as the matter OF |
making the use of the voting booth /
compulsory was concerned, the matter /
of compulsion being advanced by Mr..
Lane
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 Mr- Harris motion. /
That the order of offices appearing
on the ballot at large should be
Senators.
Supervisor t-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 mp IN a printing Office under the
OF Mess-s- Harris and Fer
nandez- and when nominations are clos
ed 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 70
contain names of all advertised repub-
Iiean candidates).
Five tellers TO be appointed, being
two from the Fourth and two from the
Fifth and the secretary.
Speeches TO be limited 10 Eve minutes
IN convention.
Col Jones started 4 discussion by
stating that he considered the legiti-
nate business Of the temporary chair-I
nan was the regulation Of the details,
which included the Organization of the
and IL should be confined
o that 7 move you, then, Mr.
Chairman said Col. Jones. that the
rider Of business be:
''Efrst-The selection of q temporary
chairman.
"Second-The appointment of tenE-
,orary committees by the chair
''Third-Hearing the report OF the
Committee on Credentials TO the con-
ention-
''FTfth-The election Of 4 permanent
IA IFTIsan- (
Following this the election OF a per
lament secretary and the appointment
1 standing committees, 10 wit: On
ules, platform and resolutions"
Mr. Breckons said he would amend
y adding after the words temporary
hartman" temporary secretary. he a
sked that all Of the delegates repre-
ented vote that the temporary chair
IAN and secretary be selected from the
fifth District and the permanent OH
FRS from the Fourth.
Mr. Kiiii.alani said the mover should
CT forget that there would probably
2 n number of Eawaiians present who !
cuid not understand English. and for
hat reason he wanted temporary in I
.rpreter provided for.
In reply 10 a question by Mr. Boyd. =
z. Jones said he wished TO divide the =
ork Of the temporary and the perTna-