The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-06-22
To "DUMp''
SUPERVISORS
tFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)

can County Committee will actual,
commence its campaign for the prlm.
aries and general elections. From the
tone of the discussion at last nights
meeting several members of the County
Board of Supervisors who owed their
election to office to the Republican
committees, are to be dumped" at the
coming election. The reason for this
faction is because these officers have
| allegedly failed to act upon recommen-
dations of Republicans for positions un-
der the county government, presented
| by the County Committee. In fact,
| the County Committee says that the
supervisors have not only ignored the
| committee, but seem to have divorced
| themselves from its councils and ad-
vice
| This has been the bone of contention
of the County Committee for several
| months. Request after request they
| claim has been made upon the Super
visors, but without effect until the
| County Committee has now practically
washed its hands of the Supervisors.
| and will know how to trim its lamps
| tion. War to the knife seems immi-
nent.
Last nights meeting was without
much result, 1t was not largely at
tended and the adjournment was taken
to Saturday evening. July Z, which is
just week prior to the opening of
| the primaries campaign. Section II,
Article 1 of the Rules and Regulations
of the Republican party reads as fol-
lows:
Each precinct club shall meet bien-
nially at 1880 o'clock p. IN. on the sec
ond Friday in July. or upon the call of
the Territorial Central Committee, or
its Executive Committee, or the County
Committee and shall then make nomi-
nations for officers of the club and on
the third Friday in July they shall
meet at the same hour and elect Off
GERS for the ensuing two years; on the
fourth Friday in August they shall
meet at the same hour and make nom
nations for delegates to the Territorial,
and County and District Conventions,
to be voted for at primary to be held
on the first Saturday In September, be-
tween the hours of and o'clock p.
M, or upon the call of the Territorial
Central Committee, or it's Executive
Committee. Nominations shall be open
from 1880 o'clock to s o'clock p. IN. and
shall be filed in writing with the chair
man of the meeting"
Chairman Hustace brought up the
question of precinct residence at the
time of the primary elections. 1t was
questioned whether, under Governor
Carter's recent changes in the limits
of the various precincts, n resident of
an old precinct should vote in his new
precinct. Former Territorial Chair
man Crabbe, who was present, said
that his understanding of the matter
was that a voter voted in the same
precinct as last time, for the primaries,
but that after that he became a voter
in the precinct limits.
The following letter from the Cover
nor was read and placed on file:
Executive Chamber,
Honolulu, Hawaii, June IL, 1906.
Chas. Hustace, Jr., Chairman. Republi-
can County Committee, County of
oahu.
Dear Sir: Secretary Zablan's COM
munication of June 9th, / have TO
acknowledge. l had already seen the
County Committees communication of
May 22, which was enclosed.
In the question of changing precincts,
the point to be considered is, whether
or not it is probable that all voters will
have an opportunity to vote at the
coming election in the precincts as now
arranged, and on an examination of the
correspondence TO learn whether your
committee had expressed itself on this
point failed to find that 1t had as
sumed any responsibility along that
line. The letter of May 22nd does not
state that in the opinion of the County
Committee the precincts as now ar
ranged will give ample opportunity for
everyone to vote. / think you will
agree with me that the responsibility
for this rests on the Executive.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) G. r. CARTER,
Governor.
Mr. Crabbe, candidate for nomination
for the Office of Sheriff of the County
of Oahu at the next convention, was
present by invitation to express his
views on the coming campaign. He
was the only one present of several
other Republicans asked to attend.
Something was said by member about
the loyalty of people already in office
to the party that elected them. Taking
this as his cue, Mr.. Crabbe said:
II don't think my loyalty to the Re-
publican party can be questioned.
was chairman OF the Territorial COM
mittee when the present Secretary of
the Territory was secretary, and at
that time 1t was recognized that those
in office should yield to the commit
tees when positions were to be filled.
"As TO differences between the Coun-
ty Committee and the Supervisors, 4
never before knew that they were not
working In harmony. / don't know
what the friction IL. or course. there
must be something.
"In talking to my friends about my
candidacy | ask that they vote the
straight Republican ticket, say, vote
for the success OF the Republican party.
| don't think that anybody viii dis
pute me when ! say that the Hawai-
ians will vote the straight ticket. They
are independent AZ far AS that Is con-
oerned,
"They have classed me as "A Civic
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