The Hawaiian gazette., 1906-09-14
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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 I'm the room
and they were speaking to each other
In whispers. MIR. Lilikalani was at
once the most conspicuous figure In
front OF the chairman. The chief oil
the walking delegates discussed Inn
portant primary measures with Jimmy
Boyd and 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. u. castro officiated as secretary.
The chair said he would officiate on
ly until Mr.. Harris had spoken upor
several subjects. He said that as tho
scheme is now presented there is to BIZ
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. II. Boyd from the FRS
Precinct said he had seen nearly al
OF the delegates and they are of ths
opinion that secret ballots would bt
the most satisfactory. Nomination:
could be made and the convention ad-
journ SO the printers could print the
ballots. Each precinct could come tt
the meeting. get the ballots and go t
the booth and mark them This would
avoid any suggestion Of coercion.
c. S. Crane, from the Second said, hi
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 81 delegates had voted unanimous
ly. approving the ticket scheme ane
secret ballot, returning them to the
judges who would deposit them in thu
ballot box.
]. NJ. German from the Fourth ap
proved for his precinct.
Mr.. Phillips from the Fifth said hi.
delegates approved the Harris form o.
balloting as outlined by Mr.. Boyd ant
others.
w. F. Drake from the Sixth said III
had not seen all of the members Of
the delegation but felt safe in saying
the scheme would be adopted.
The Seventh Precinct was not repre-
sented. Mr.. Boyd, however, said 6
delegate from that precinct favored
secret balloting.
Mr.. Ziegler from the Eighth was O
the same opinion.
Mr.. Da Costa of the Ninth, approved
the Harris scheme.
Mr.. Buffandeau from the Tenth salt
his precinct had caucused and approx
ed the Harris scheme with the add
ton that the tickets be printed.
The chair said the idea of printing
the ballots was merely for the purpos
| of saving time. There had been state
quire so much of 1t, but he believe,
this is a mistake.
Mr.. Harris said that the matter o
time in the convention is an importan
one. The printed ballot should contain
| names, but whether they shall contain
all of the candidates for different Of
fees. ,s a detail for future considera
ton. The first ballot might be a gen
eral one and afterwards a secret ballo
might be taken, but as / have SAT-
these are matters OF detail into whicl
| have not gone. 1t was unfortunat
that the affair last night was not sat
isfactory in result; 1t might have set
| tied this matter. I believe II the con
| vention adjourns for half hour, tn
ballots may be printed and have n
| zt.sz
| wants to vote secretly. 1t is for him t
insist upon it. When the convention
| is called to order 1t will meet as
| whole and any nominations that con
vention has to make Will be made a
that time and afterward the convention
will subdivide into districts with
chairman for each. This would re
quire tickets, one for the convention
general, one each for the Fourth an
Fifth Districts. There. might also b
one for the city OF Honolulu" MI
Harris then put the following motion
THE SECRET BALLOT.
"It is the sense of this caucus tina
the convention to meet on Friday
adopt a method of secret ballot, tn
convention as whole nominating al
candidates for which the convention
as n whole should nominate: that TIL
nomination of representatives from
the Fourth and Fifth Districts be oil
separate ballot; that the nomination
for Supervisors and Deputy Sheriff 70
| the district of Honolulu be on a sepa
rate ballot; that the Supervisors an,
| Deputy Sheriffs nominated for the dis
| trict of Koolaupoko and Koolauloa, tn
| district of Waialua and Waianae an,
the district of Eva be announced t
| the convention after the caucus OF tn
| delegates from those districts; an
| further that the necessary voting booth
| be provided" This carried unanimous
| ly.
The chair said
"A suggestion has been made that
| committeeman from the Fourth Dis
| trict consult with like person fror
the Fifth, relative to a ballot and tn
selection OF printing office so tina
the ticket may be set up in type an
be ready for any additions which ma
be made. Mr.. Harris, as the chairma
OF the caucus. might consult with som
one from the Fifth.
Mr.. Ziegler asked for instruction
relative to booths; he is a committe
of one in charge OF the hall preparatio
and he wanted to know whether
build twenty booths or six. ..
| The chair said this Daatin0 anpr