Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-25

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changed, some amended IN m;no,
ways, others omitted altogether. and
sun others greatly revised. Perhaps
Two OF the most important decisions
made were on the method of election
OF committeeman. and the publication
OF campaign donations.
Amendments were offered to make
the election of the territorial central
committeeman direct on vote Of the
party members. but these was lost;
and the rules, as they remain. pro
vide that the county committee shall
be elected by the precinct clubs, and
the territorial central committeeman
by convention. It was On this amend
ment that the strongest fight of the
session was expected, as there was
strong feeling both for and against it
On one side 1t was maintained that
the amendment. was necessary in or
der to carry out the spirit CT the di
rect primary law, which aims to dc
away with most of the business OF
party conventions and to put all is
sues to the people direct
Introduced early in, the session, the
amendment. which came from l. NJ.
Judd, was temporarily tabled. and
later In the day when taken I'D for
reconsideration It was sDermanently
tabled There was a division Of votes
en- 1t, but the majority were in favor
OF allowing the rules to stand as draft.
ed in the matter of committee.
Publicity for Funds.
Mr. Rreckcns was the introducer
Of the section providing for the publ
cation of list Of all donations made
to the committee as campaign contri
buttons, this list to be published twice
first, from 10 to IS days previous
to an election at which a delegate to
Congress is to be elected; second,
within 80 days after the election The
section reads: "a
It shall be the duty of the trea-
surer to keep a detailed and exact ac-
count of all money or its equivalent,
received by or promised to the COM
mittee or any member thereof, or by
or to any person acting under its
authority or in its. behalf. and the
rame Of every person, firm, associa-
ton or committee from whom re-
ceived, and of all expenditures, dis
bursemnts. and promises of payment
or disbursement made by the commit
tee or any member thereof, or by any
person acting under its authority or
on its behalf, and to whom paid, dis
tributed or disbursed. The treasurer
shall, not more than fifteen days and
not less than ten days next before
an election at which delegate to
congress is to be elected, publish in
some newspaper published in Homo
lulu an itemized detailed statement,
sworn to by said treasurer; and on
each sixth day thereafter until such
election, said treasurer shall publish
supplemental itemized detailed
statement, sworn, to by said treasur.
ef. Each of sleh statements shall
conform TO the requirements herein.
after set FORTH except that the sup
Elemental statement herein required
need not contain any item of which
publicity is.giyen in a previous state.
ment. Each of said statements shall
be full and complete. and shall be
signed and sworn to by said treasur-
err
1t shall also be the duty of such
treasurer to publish similar state
ment within thirty days after said
election, also to be signed and sworn
| TO by said treasurer, and to conform
to the requirements hereinafter SCI
forth.
Section 2. The statement herein
required shall state:
"First-The name and address Of
each person, firm, association, OF
committee who or which has contri
huted, promised, loaned. or advanced
to such political committee, or any
officer, member, or agent thereof
either in one or more items, money OF
| its equivalent of the aggregate
smount of value of one hundred dol,
lars or more, and the amount or sum
contributed, promised, loaned, or ad
yanced by each
"Second-The aggregate sum con
tributed, promised. loaned or advanc.
ed to such political committee, or tc
any officer, member or agent thereof
in amounts not less than one hun
dred dollars.
Third The total sum of all con
tributions, promises, loans. and ad
tances received by such politica
committee or any officer, member Oh
agent thereof.
"Fourth-The name and address o.
each person, firm. association, Of
committee to whom such political
committee. or any officer, member OF
agent thereof, has distributed, dis
bursed, contributed. loaned, advanced
or promised any sum of money or its
equivalent of the amount or value: Of
| amount or sum distributed, disbursed
contributed, loaned, advanced, or pro
missed to each, and the purpose there
Of