The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-09-04
THAYER SAYS
BALLOT IS
ILLEGAL
Territorial Secretary Holds That
County Clerk Erred in Printing
Of Primary Tickets Withholds
His Approval.
tIr0m wednesday Advertlser.l

y H.
Mighty interesting scrap over the
proper printing Of specimen ballots for
the coming direct primary election is
now on between Wade Warren Thaycr
secretary of the Territory, and David
Kalauokalani, Jr., city clerk. Accord
ing to Secretary Thayer Kalauokalani
has violated the law in that the injunc-
tion TO vote for the required number Of
candidates is printed in English only
over the column devoted to Republican
candidates, while the Hawaiian equiva-
lent appears only over the column
wherein David X. Kahaulelio, candi-
date for delegate to congress, heads the
list and is the only candidate for elce.
tive Office under the Political Lahui
Party. Apparently, according to Secre
tary Thayer, Che inference is drawn
that he believes Kalauokalani thinks
that the Democratic aud Progressive
parties count for nothing in the coming
election.
Democrats Complain.
Secretary Thayer's attention in rc-
gard TO the alleged violation of the law
on the subject Of the so-called Illegal
manner of printing the specimen bal
lots by Clerk Kalauokalani. was called
by, three Democratic warriors, Il. i.
McCandless, Edward Hanapi and Cab
riel X. Keawehaku. all Of whom are
candidates for office under the Bourbon
banner. They claim that in the print
ing Of the ballots mentioned Kalauoka.
lani is giving undue advantage to tho
Republican Party and the Republican
candidates.
NJ rho,,o. ;,nmoatatalt, ,no,, boipor
informed Of the Bourbon contention, he
being a duly affiliated member of the
Democratic Party, called David Kalau.
okalani, Jr., city clerk, into conference.
There was pow-wow of more than
passing political significance between
the two chiefs who have III charge the
carrying out of the first primary cleo
tion on Oahu at least. They failed to
.IlH Phts Request in writing.
'tkftcr C16fk Kalhuol<alani repaired TO
his qfliSa fscretary Thayer sat himself
down dntll Wrote letter TO his CO.
worker. The latter, II must be under.
stood, is a Republican,. Thus wrote
Secretary Thayer to Clerk Kalauoka
lani;
Pursuant to my conversation with
you thiseafternoon- relative 10 the form
of the specimen ballot submitted to me
by You, beg to notify you that / do
not approve of such specimen ballot in
the form submitted, and ! hereby re.
quest You to make the change herein
sugeested, in order that such ballot
may eeonfnfy with the terms of tho
Primary Law tAct 15l, Session Laws
OF 1fl13.1iaH ttN #a
t131A Examination of the Fallot shows
that in the portion thereof devoted TO
the Delegate to the sixtyfourtb Con-
gress. you have placed the words 'Vote
for one only directly over the column
devoted to the Republican party, and
the words Koho no Hookahi' 1.-THE
Hawaiian traslation Of Vote for one
OnlyD directly over tho column deyot-
ed to the Lahui Party. The same
scheme is followed in the portion Of the
ballot devoted to Senators, ard 10 that
portion You have directly violated the
law for the reason that you hav" not
placed the words 'Vote for Three Only
and 'Koho no Ekolui under the words
For the term of four years beginning
November 3, 1914, although that Is the
form prescribed by section 10 of the
Primary Law. The criticism rs to the
arrangement of the wording under the
head Of Senators applies to all Of tho
remaining sections Of the ballot, for
in no case have you placed the words
which tell the voter the number Of can
didates TO vote for under the words
which tell the names of the Offices and
the terms Of years, es.y.. ., ....
ky withholds Approval. ag.
81 would therefore request you TO
revise the ballot in accordance with
these suggestions, IN order that the
same may comply with the law and be
a ballot which is fair to all parties.
stYou can READILY understand that
dealing with an electorate, large ppr.
tion of which does not understand the
English language we'll, the direction
how TO vote being placed directly over
one cnlumn, and that direction being
in each case directly over the column
devoted to the officers of single party
may very seriously mislead the voters.
f'Seetion II of the Primary Law
reads in part as follows; At least ten
lO) days before the primary the score
tary Of the Territory and the county
clerk shall prepare n specimen ballot
and shall forwith submit copy Of the
same to the chaiTmen Of the several
territorial, and to the chairmen Of the
several county committees, etc, Ihis
section charges the Secretary of the
Territory jointly with the County
Clerk with the work of the preparation
Of the specimen ballot. II so haqpens
that another section Of the law requires
the County Clerk TO prepare and have
printed the official ballots, but ] con
strue Section II, as above quoted, to-
mean that the specimen ballot must be
Jointly approved by the Secretary and
the County Clerk, and j cannot approve
of the hallot which you have submitted,
in us present form. ".r
"The suggested changes can he very
easily made and should be made be-
fore the official ballots are printed -
NJ Kalauokalani Stands Pat.
~ have received Secretary Thayer's
communication, said CLERK Kalauoka.
lpni last night to Tho Advertiser. I" His
views, b. expressed in the letter, are
altoPetear different from what under,
stood him to entertain when ! con.
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