The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-04-07

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Makekau introduced a bill relating to
balances of road tax money in the Ter
ritory of Hawaii.
THE PRIMARY BILL.
The Senate went into committee OF
the whole to consider, on second reao-
ing. Senate bill to provide for nomin
actions by direct vote. Knudsen
was constrained to take the chair, aft
err the honor had been declined by
nearly half of the members.
A. G. NJ Robertson was invited to a
seat on the floor, TO advise with the
committee on the provisions OF the
bill
On the provision that the statute
shall be literally construed so that
the real will of the electors may not
be defeated by any informality or fall
ure to comply with the provisions OF
law in respect to the giving OF any
notice or the conducting Of any pri-
mary or the certifying of the results
thereof" Mr.. Robertson said it would
not cure real defects in the law but
where the language might be obscure
it would prevent the defeat of the viii
of the people by any informalityI
He also strongly supported the provt-
sion that would require Independent
candidates to be. nominated at the
same time as the regular party candl-
dates. One main purpose OF a prl-
TO haN oil
simultaneously made.
On Mr.. Robertsons advice the sub
section was struck out which read:
For all nominations, except for Ter
ritoria officers, all signers of each Sc
parate nomination paper shall be resi-
dents of not more than two adjoining
precincts. For Territorial officers all
signers of each separate nomination
paper shall be residents of the same
representative district"
Moore moved to strike out also the
preceding subsection reading: NO
person shall sign the nomination pa
pers of more than one nominee for
the same office. The name of any per-
SUI NlOldIlhS Ihlo plONlolOl snail hOI
be counted in determining the number
of persons signing the nomination pa
pers of any nominee for such office"
The mover had seen a California es-
innate showing that the nomination
papers under this provision would
make one or two hundred thousand
books.
Fairchild thought there was value
in the provision in enabling voters to
express their first choice for each Of
flee.
Kalama spoke of the difficulty it
would create in the nominating the Re-
representatives..
John Emmeluth, who with G. II.
Dickey was given the privileges or DIS
cussion, thought the provision requir-
ing the signatures of twenty-five voters
sufficient
Mccarthy thought if the provision
were made clearly to permit a voter
to sign for as many officers OF one class
as were to be elected there should be
no objection to it.
Robertson thought this would meet
Kalamas objections but not Moores.
Dickey suggested that the signatures
ought to be made effective as of their
earliest dates.
Judge Whitney thought the provision
might as well 60 and the motion to
strike it out was then passed.
President Smith then moved an
amendment to the succeeding sub-sec-
ton, adding words after ELECTORS" 20
make it read: Each nomination paper
shat! be signed by at least twenty-five
(25) qualified electors of the district
= of which the nominee is to be can.
. ddate." Carried
Emmeluth wanted to have inserted
q provision which he offered in writing
for election of a county committee by
each party at the primary, the vote
: to write the name Of his choice Of on,
for such committee in a space at tn,
= bottom of the ballot.
Mccarthy opposed the proposal, IN
candidates elected at the primar!
should elect the committee to con
duct their campaign. This was pro
yided for in section is of the bill.
Robertson could not see why TIL
law should deal with party organiza
l. ton, lie was opposed to putting part
matters in this bill. Parties should al
e tend to these things themselves.
e Dickey thought section Is woul
o make two subjects in the bill and Civ
$ it difficulty in the courts.
5. The offered amendment was not NOV
J.; ed and the chair ruled that sectio
= Is would be dealt with when reached.
Is President Smith objected to tn
section relating to registration wher
" it required the board of registration t
l. sit all through the day of primary.
10 After some talk, in the course {