The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-09-22
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COUNTY TICKET.

(a) Ballot for Mayor shall be of
white paper.
(b) Ballot for nominations provid.
ed for in Rule 2, excepting nomination
for Mayor, shall be of yellow paper.
(c) Ballot for name as provided for
in Section f, shall be of green paper.
(d) Ballots for Senators shall be of
pink paper.
(e) Ballots for Representatives in
the Fourth Representative District,
shall be of blue paper.
(f) Ballots for Representatives in
the Fifth Representative District shall
be of cherry paper.
No ballots shall be used except those
authorized and furnished by the chair
man of this convention.
5. That the balloting for candidates
of this convention shall be as follows:
On the call of the chairman commenc.
ing with the Fourth District, first pre-.
cinct, and thereafter in regular numer.
zeal order, making the Fifth District
in the same numerical order.
6. That the judges of the election,
tellers, and all other necessary officers
in connection with the balloting be APP
pointed by the chairman.
z. A delegate shall designate his
choice by marking cross thus: X on
the right-hand side of the ballot oppo-
site the name or names of the candi-
date or candidates for whom he desires
to vote.
s. In case of mismarking for can
didates for any office the ballot in
which such mismarking is done shall
be void only as to the office with refer
ence to which such mismarking oc.
Cured.
9. In order to secure the nomination
for any office, the candidate must re.
ceive the majority of all the votes east.
10. If three ballots shall have
been taken without securing a pomi-
nation for any office, the chairman
shall announce the reopening for fur.
Their nominations, notwithstapdin the
nominations shall have been closed
IL. Every candidate for nomination
for county or legislative Office shall
before the balloting begins openly
pledge himself before the conven lion,
orally or in writing, 10 accept and
abide by the result of the ballot.
IL. A majority of the membership
of the convention shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of the bust
ness of the convention.
10. No member of the convention
shall speak longer than five minutes
on any subject coming before the con-
vention.
a. These rules may be suspended
by three-fourths vote of the delegates
present.
Secret Ballot Clause.
G. Cooke moved the adoption of the
report with the elimination of the Sc.
cret ballot clauses. The delegation of
which he was one, the third Of the
Fourth, was elected to represent the
precinct, and favored an open ballot.
s. p. Correa moved the adoption of
the report as it stood. An open vote
in convention was thing unknown in
Hawaii. This motion was loudly cheer.
ed and carried with only the third of
the Fourth against.
Officers Take Platform.
Kaleiopu then called the elected Of
ficers to the platform, Chairman Judd Is
first official act being to put motion
for vote of thanks for the tempo.
rary officers.
Judd's vehemence with the eavel
caught the fancy of the convention
and there were calls for speech. In |
response the chairman said that the |
was assembled to work for |
the good of the party. "This is the /,
last day." he said, Gin which to work
for the best man. We have best men,
plenty of them in the party, and it |
should be our work now to nominate
these best men and put forward a
tieket that we can elect, the straight
ticket.'
Fight on Liquor Law.
The matter of platform was then |
aiken up, Rawlins moving that it be |
adopted as read.
A. V. Gear moved in amendment that
,lause be omitted. This clause is the
me endorsing and supporting the pres.
mt liquor law The law as il now
stood was not along the lines of repre-.
sentative government. He favored an
amendment taking the appointment of
license commissioners out of the hands
# the Governor and empowering each
county to choose its own men.
George w. Smith moved the adop-
ion of the platform as it stood. To
Irge amendments to the liquor law
when it was still on trial would be to
un grave danger of getting bad
aw. To allow each county to elect
is own commissioner would be putting
premium on crime, premium on
would increase the cost of
'olicing the county and would be sub
ersive of all good to the candidates
nd mistake.
On vote, Gear was the only aye on
is amendment, he accepting the
horus of noes against him very cheer
ully.
Nominations for Mayor.
George Markham it was who placed
harles Hustace Jr. in nomination for
Iayor, his championship being such
nd his assertions such that he had to
e howled down and shut up by Hus-
aces friends. One Of the reeommen- {
atoms for his candidate was that "he s