The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1908-08-21
ARTICLE III.
County and District Convention

| Section 1. The basis of representa-
ton in all County and District Con-
ventions shall be by precincts, and
each precinct shall be entitled to one
delegate for every twelve votes cast
in the precinct for the Republican
candidate for Senator receiving the
highest number of votes in his pre-
cinct at the last preceding general
election; provided, that whenever after
dividing said Republican vote by
twelve there is a remainder of seven
or more, then the precinct is entitled
to an additional delegate; but each
precinct shall be entitled to at least
one delegate to aid County and Dis
trict Convention, although the Repub-
lican vote as aforesaid should be below
twelve. The number of delegates to
which each precinct is entitled, to be
computed and published by the Ter
ritorial Central Committee or it's Exc
cutive Committee biennially in the
month of July in the call for prima-
ries for the election of delegates to
the County and District and Terrific
rial Conventions.
Sec. 2. The County and District
Convention shall nominate candidates
for the Senate, House of Representa-
:, tives and County offices, and appoint
the County Committee as provided in
!. Setcion l of Article II hereof.
:, Sec. 3. Nominations for candidates
> for Representatives in Counties where
there are more than one Representa-
= tive District. shall be made by the
several district delegations voting Sc
parately; and nominations for Local
County officers shall be made by the
= corresponding local delegations.
Sec. 4. A proxy to the County and
: District Convention may be given by
one member thereof to another mem
Der of such convention representing
the same precinct or Representative
y District, but no member shall hole
II more than one proxy.
> ARTICLE ".
: Territorial Central Committee.
l. Section 1. The Territorial Contra
s. Committee shall consist of thirty mem
l. bers chosen from their respective he
= preventative Districts upon the cleo
r, ton of their respective delegations
sitting in Convention, each district U
II be entitled to as many members OF
l. such committee as such district hai
IL representatives in the House OF he
g representatives..
Section 2. They shall hold office un
il til the next Territorial Convention sue
i'd ceeding their election.
IS Sec. 8. The Territorial Contra
rs Committee shall fill all vacancies Il
re the committee upon the nomination o
a the remaining members of the distriC
to in which the vacancy occurs, but tn
IN person elected to fill ouch vacancy sha
Ill ne a Ieside.t of the district from Fhic
rs he shall be elected. Whenevec sue
i vacancy occurs the secretary shall
ed once notify the remaining members
al and whenever the majority of such II
es naming members shall have agree
Ill upon a successor and shall so certit
n to the secretary, the successor
dy agreed upon shall thereupon become
he member of said committee to fill sal
no vacancy.
to Sec. 4. The Territorial Centr
zee Committee shall meet from time
'ct time as it shall determine, elect sue
no officers and promulgate such rules al
he regulations as it sees fit; shall call a
conventions and primaries and condu
ire the general campaign within the TIE
let ritory and have general supervise
oh of the affairs of the party.
OF Sec. 5. The officers of the Territ
it rial Central Committee shall be
ch chairman, vice-chairman, secretar
all assistant secretary and treasurer, wi
y; shall hold their Offices until ne
rol committee is elected and until the
ct; successors are elected. unless soon
lty removed for cause by an afirmati
M vote Of two-thrds of the membersh
sV- of the committee.
Sec. 6. The chairman shall presi
all at all meetings of the committee, al
Jay shall, ex-onlclo, be n member Of all
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