The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1914-08-28

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Executive Committee Of Repub.
lican Territorial Committee Asks
Governor TO Act Chairman An
drews Argues for Supervision
q Business in Interests Of Pub
lie Welfare.
a meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of the Territorial Central Commit.
tee Of the Republican party was held
yesterday morning at which the ques.
tion of the Governor declaring Septem-
Der ~ holiday was under discussion.
BY unanimous vote Of the members
present the following resolution was
ordered sent to Governor Pinkham,
Whereas, The laws Of the Territory
Of Hawaii provide that primary cleo
tion be held throughout the Territory
of Hawaii on Saturday the 18th day
of September of the present year; and
"Whefeas, The laws Of the Territory
OF Hawaii permit the Governor OF the
Territory to declare, IN his discretion,
any day q holiday; and
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day on which the primary election shah
be held as a holiday will aid materially
in giving full effect to the intention
Of that law. in placing. in nomination
candidates for Office; t
Now therefore, BE ii Resolved, by
the Executive Committee of the Re.
publican part Of the Territory Of Ha.
wall, That the Governor of the Terri.
tory Of Hawaii be requested, in accord.
ance with the powers vested in him, to
declare Saturday, September ~, 1914,
a legal holiday within the Territory Of
Hawaii.
"And be it further Resolved, That
the Secretary of this Committee be and
he is hereby directed to forward to the
Governor Of the Territory Of Hawaii
copy Of this resolution" t
Strongly Favors Holiday.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Chairman Lorrin Andrews expressed
himself in no uncertain terms on this
subject. ra. h#
HThis coming primary election is one
of the most important, If not the most
important, election ever held in this
Territory said Mr. Andrews. ''The
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open on that day do not seem TO have
any realization Of what importance this
election is to the business interests
here. %
They do not seem to realize that
candidate can be elected TO office at
the coming primaries, For instance,
take the case of Kalauokalani, running
for county clerk. He has but one can
didate opposing him on the Democratic
ticket. If this Democratic candidate
gets the majority of the votes east at
this primary he is elected and the bust.
ness men who are fighting this holiday
proposition win lose one of the best
officers that this county ever had.
If the business houses remain open
on September ~ the business men here
viii find that very small percentage
Of the white and Chinese merchants
will have an opportunity TO vote no
matter what their desires may be.
May Be Disappointed. !.
Gas only those who are elected in
the primaries will he allowed TO have
their names on the ballot in November,
il the business men persist in this
policy they may wake up on the morn
ing after September ~ and find that
they viii have most undesirable class
of candidates from which they win be
Obliged to select for county Offices.
nThe ballot is much larger this year
than II ever has been heretofore and
more candidates are to be selected from.
In addition TO this every precinct on
the Island of Oahu has Increased in vot-
ing strength and according TO figures
at hand the majority Of these precincts
number over 900 voters. Now, under
ordinary conditions, If the voters in
these precincts had the whole day to
vote. IL would be difficult matter to
get the whole 600 through on time If
September II is not declared a holiday
these business men will find as they go
/ to vote along In the afternoon that a
long line Of unemployed Of all nation
alities and professional politicians, who
have nothing else to do, viii greet them
at the polling places, and after wait
ing for some time they will give IL up
in disgust and 60 home, leaving II to
The other fellow,to do the voting,
Fears Harm VIII Result.
"with my knowledge Of political
conditions here and feeling positive
that it is going TO take longer this
year to vote, owing to this primary
election being a new thing and the
large number Of candidates on the tick
ut, ] believe that II this small circle
of business men, who are advocating
that stores be kept open on September
10 will not only do themselves ifrepar-
: able harm, but will bring much harm
on the whole Territory IL they succeed
in convincing Governor PiHkham that
This date sould not be declared a holi-
day" att.
At the Republican, meeting at Moiii-
jli' on Wednesday night the members
of that precinct club adopted a resolu-
tion IN which the Governor is asked
10 deelaFe Sentember l2 a holiday 1t