Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-12

other parties and who have registered
at headquarters, shall have the right
to organize the Progressive Precinct
Club in any precinct by securing the
approval of the Provisional Commit
tee or the Territorial Central Com
mittee when organized. =
Sec. .. Founders. =
Those signing the first applications
shall have the honor of being known
for all time as Founders" of the Par
| ty in this Territory.
Sec. 8. Members.
A Progressive Precinct Club shall
consist of those persons of legal age
who reside in the precinct and who
have signed party membership card,
showing their correct residential dis
trict, either filed at headquarters or
in the process of being so filed by the
club secretary. "
Sec. 4. Official Rolls.
Membership rolls of all Precinct
Clubs are to be made up from the Of
fetal records at Headquarters Before
the middle of April, prior to each gen.
eral election, club roll shall be for
warded by the Territorial Central
Committee to an officer, or failing
which, some member of each CLUB"
to be used by such club at its first
meeting. After such meeting is called
to order and at all other meetings, the
secretary may add to the roll the
names of those who have filed with
him proper party membership cards to
be forwarded by hin7 Immediately
there after to headquarters. The Sec
rotary is from time to time to notify
headquarters of removals of members
from the Precinct and will receive in
structions as to additions to the Club
Roll
Sec. ). Officers.
Each Precinct Club shall have
President, Secretary, and a Treas
urer elected by the Club, and these
officers shall perform the usual duties
pertaining to their offices.
Sec. 6. Meetings. Quorum. Control.
Meetings of the Precinct Club are to
be called by the President in any man
ner, Where and When, he may deem
advisable. At any meeting three shall
constitute a quorum and majority
vote shall determine all questions
within the jurisdiction of the club.
See. z. Duties of Clubs.
Each Precinct Club shall appoint
one member of the County Committee
for the County in which 1t is located.
The Club shall cast vote for one
or more members and their alternates
of the Territorial Central Committee.
The Club is to pass upon, amend or
alter the draft of a suggested platform
submitted to it by the Territorial Cen
trail Committee.
Object.
Its object is to stimulate local inter-
est in securing free and untram-
meled expression of the voters and as
sist the other party organizations in
every way possible.
Sec. s. Performance of Duties.
Members of the County Committee,
representing each precinct, shall be
elected by ballot at any meeting of the
Precinct Club held in May preceding
every regular election.
At meeting of the Club, held in
May preceding every regular election,
there shall be nominated candidates
for as many members of the Territor-
ial Central Committee as the Senator
ial district in which the club is located
is entitled to. After fair opportunity
to place the name of any Progressive
before the Club, the President shall
close the nominations and direct the
club to proceed with, the selection of
its choice by ballot. The names of
those candidates receiving the highest
number of votes shall be forwarded by
the secre tary of the Club to the Coun-
ty Committee as having received the
vote of the Club. In a similar man
ner and at the same meeting the club
shall select and vote for an alternate
for each member of the Territorial
Central Committee to which it is en-
titled ..--
At a meeting of the Precinct Club
held in June preceding every general
election, the proposed party platform
shall be considered. After reading the
draft submitted. the Club shall decide
thereupon to hold general discussion
or debate on its principles and such
planks of a platform deemed best suit
ed to the needs of the Club, or if so
preferred appoint a Club-platform
Committee to receive suggestions from
club members. This committee shall
have power to act and forward within
the month the clubs report on pro-
posed platform to the Territorial Cen
trail Committee or deliver it in person
ARTICLE III.
COUNTY COMMITTEE.