Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-06

counties TO remit % per cent OF con-
tributiOns received. 10 the territorial
committee why should il not te man
datory upon the part of the territorial
central committee to remit IS pc:
cent OF their contributions TO the sup
port OF the county wherein the donor
resides. Further it is inconceivable
to suppose that the party would de-
cline to accept donations to be ex-
pended as the donor dictates, so If the
interlocking system is deemed advisa.
BILE the territorial central committee
and the county committee should be
placed on specific basis. unless in.
structions for the disposal OF the
/ funds are given by the donor"
| Territorial Central Committee.
| ARTICLE ".
Section |. We have stated above
that We do not concur in the idea that
the territorial central committee
should be a creature of the Conven-
ton, and would therefore provide that
Ibis committee be elected as follows:
There shall be a territorial central
committee consisting Of 80 members
elected at large by direct primary
from their respective representative
districts, each representative district
shall have as many representatives on
the territorial central committee as
such district is represented in the
house of representatives, and further
that the territorial central committee
shall hold office until the election Of
a new territorial central committee.
Section TO- This provides for an
assistant secretary who shall aid the
secretary in the discharge of his
ether disqualification, shall act for
him, and further chat the assistant
secretary need not be a member Of
the committee and shall receive as
compensation for his services such a
sum as the committee shall deter
mine We submit that as this IS an
elective committee all officers thereof
shall be elected from within the COM
mittee. and would therefore suggest
, that il it is necessary to have any paid
assistance, clerks could be employed
for that purpose.
! Section II. This section provides
that the territorial central committee
shall meet on the call of the chairman
five members of the committee. AS
this is the governing body of the par
", and the general supervision rests
in it, we contend that regular meet
ings should be held If the members
composing the committee are direct
elected as above proposed, We feel
that their interest, in its efficiency will
insure we'll attended meetings, we
would therefore recommend that Sec.
ton 70, Article Nv adopted February
eth, 1906, including all amendments
to August 9th, 1912, should be INSERTED
1 instead of Section II, Article w Of
! the proposed rules. and further that
Section 1, Article II, last part should
be added thereto; this reads as fol-
lows: mo elective county or terri
tcrial officer shall be entitled to be-
come a member of the territorial COM
mfttee, or its executive committee, or
to hold proxy of any territorial COM
mitteeman during the term Of his Of
flee.
Executive Committee.
ARTICLE V.
Section I. This now reads the en-
ecutive committee shall report its do
ings and proceedings monthly TO the
territorial central committee at its
regular meetings, and at such other
times as the territorial central COM
mittee may direct. We see no reason
why in the proposed rules this section
has been changed to read as follows:
1.-THE executive committee shall report
it's doings and proceedings at each
meeting of the territorial central COM
mittee"
Territorial Convention.
ARTICLE vi.
Section 3 This states that the ter
ritorial convention for the purpose OF
adopting a platform and for such other
business as may properly come before
it shall be held. etc, etc. We submit
that as these conventions are called
for the specific purpose of adopting
a platform, no other business would
properly come before it, and there
fore that part of this section "other
business" should be eliminated.
Section 8. This section deals with
the territorial conventions for the pur-
pose of choosing delegates to the Re-
publican national convention. If con-
vention for this purpose is necessary
delegates to said convention should be
elected in the same manner as pro-
vided for the election Of delegates to
the platform convention.
General Provisions.
ARTICLE VII.
Section IA. This section of the pro
posed rules reads as follows: "NO
member Of the executive committee
of the territorial central committee
shall be endorsed or recommended for
appointment to any government office
during the term for which he was
elected" We submit that this should
be changed as follows: No member
of the executive committee Of the ter
ritOrial central committee shall be aD-
pointed to any government office dur
ing the term for which he was elect
ed. and no government officer shall be
elected or appointed as member Of
any committee or hold the proxy Of
any committeeman.
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