The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-04-08
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his view.
fications tended to localize nomination,
but the upper house members did not
see why the matter of signing petitions
should be restricted when a number
of candidates under the operation of
the law would be chosen at large.
Senator Mccarthy stated that he was
firmly opposed TO the intention and
spirit OF Section IL. AS the bill was
introduced; this section stated that any
person desiring TO vote at primary
q shall state his name, residence and
party utilization to the inspectors of
election. one of whom shall thereupon
announce the same in distinct tone of
voice, sufficiently loud to be heard by
all the persons in the polling place.
Senator Mccarthy pointed out that
the declaration of party utilization with
full publicity was not in keeping with
the modern practice in elections, and
insisted that the provisions of the sec
ton under consideration were not
necessary.
Quote Wisconsin Law.
Mr. Robinson read the provisions of
the Wisconsin primary law, which pro-
vides that each voter shall be handed
a ballot for each party, regular and
non -partizan, and that the voter selects
the ballot of whichever party he de-
sires to support.
The suggestion that the plainly inap-
plicable stipulations in Senate Bill No
8 be superseded by the Wisconsin idea,
was favorably regarded and the amend
ment inserted as follows:
Each of the official ballots shall be
of the same size and color, folded in a
uniform manner so that the contents
thereof shall be concealed
After providing for the actual voting
the provision states that the "smarked
ballot shall Immediately be placed in
the ballot box provided for the ppr-
pose and the remaining ballots shall
be placed In separate box, marked
and designated as the blank ballot box.
after the canvass the in
spectors shall, without examination, de-
stroy the ballots deposited in the blank
ballot box
Robinson stated that he thought the
provisions of the Wisconsin law in this
respect were adapted to local condi-
tions, and would operate far better
than the idea as contained in the Sem
ate Bill.
Senator Moore raised the point that
all ballots should be the same and with
out any distinguishing marks.
More Of Coelho.
Section Is aroused the ire of Senator
n IL - 4
ed in the interests of the Honolulu
=; an observative that was
too much for the gravity of the Senate.
The phrase Honolulu oligarcies
sounded pleasant to the ear of the
Maui statesman, and he proceeded to
state that the bill was emo good'' and
it was waste of time to consider it. He
also promulgated the disquieting opin-
ion that party loyalty was delusion
and snare; all of which, he argued,
was shown in the Republican Central
Committee considering a Senate bill
without the presence of a representa-
tive from Maui. Tt was not quite clear
to the Senate what >"party loyalty
had to do with the merits of the di-
rect primary bin.
Prevents Postponement.
coelho was followed by Senator Nc
Carthy, who declared, in emphatic
terms, that the direct primary bill
should be postponed until the Senate
learned the fate of Bill 121, the new
election law measure. He insisted that
an intelligent consideration of the d.
rect primary bill was altogether de-
pendent upon knowledge of the final
disposition of the election law bill pass
ed by the Senate Tuesday. Mccarthy
said that if a direct primary bill was
to be passed it should become a law
in workable and practical form. He
conceded that the object was a good
one, but that it was actually ridiculous
to proceed with the measure while SEN
ate Bin l21 was before the House of
Representatives.
81 am in favor of the direct ipri-
mary observed Senator Mccarthy,
but / do not think much of this bill.
| move that the committee rise and
recommend that the bill be laid on the
table until Senate Bill 121 is finally
disposed of, one way or another.
Coelho seconded Mccarthy motion,
but Senator ChilGngworth, the sponsor
of the direct primary in the Senate,
entered an immediate protest.
"This is not entirely unexpected, -
he said, with obvious reference to a
pree conceived plan upon the part of
somebody to slay the direct primary in
its infancy.
But it will take at least two weeks
for Senate Bill III to be finally acted
upon in the House of Representatives
If the idea is to kill the direct primary
bill let us do it now and save time. -
Senator Mccarthy FASTENED to say
that he did not take the stand for the
purpose of killing the bill, but that
he sincerely thought it was useless
waste of valuable time to consider the
bill in its present form.
50 do not see how the bill can be
made workable until we can proceed
with an idea as to whether the provi.
sions of the election law bill will OF
will not be in force concluded the
Oahu Senator
Chillingworth returned to the defense
of the direct primary with statement
that it had been introduced early in
the session and had been considered by
the special committee on election laws
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