The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-09
PoLxTIcAL.
REPUBLICAN REFORM.


three delegates from each ward In the city, is to
be held for the purpose of revising the rules of
the Republican organization of Philadelphia.
The necessity for change has become so APP
parent, and the demand for 1t on the part of the
mass of the party So imperative, that the mana
gers have been unable to defer the subject any
longer. The disgraceful scenes which were
witnessed ia some of the Republican nominating
conventions last June we're too ominous
to be neglected, q cry for reform
went up from the people and the
leading journals and at last there rs to be a
pretense at least of attempting to effect
change. The delegates are selected by the
Executive Committees of the respective wards,
from among their own membership, aud among
these whose names have already been announced
are come TO whom the Republican voters can
look for an honest and determined effort to
purify and simplify the party machinery In this
city. Whether not the men who are anxious
to accomplish this desirable object will be able
to control the action of the convention, time
alone can decide.
The Present Rules OF the Republican Party
may be briefly summarized up as follows:-
In each ward there is an organic tton know as
the ''Uni0n Republican Association" ,de up OF all
tie voters In the ward who are known to be men,
hers OF the party, or IN sympathy with its principles
These associations resuscitated annually for the
day of May.
In each ward there is au executive committee
consisting OF three members from each election
division, and elected at the regular annual primary
elections, when each person ties for two persons
in bis division, and the three highest the poll 10
the division are declared elected. This executive
committee has the general control aud supervision
of the campaign In the ward, and Is empowered to
ill all vacancies the ward ticket caused by the
death deolination Of any didate thereon, il
such vacancy happens within six days preceding
the election.
The City Executive Committee ia made up OF ona
member from each ward, elected by the several
ward executive committees, AMI has the general
control and supervision Of the campaign hrou yh1us
the city, and the power to I'LL any vacancy upon the
city and county ticket, by the decnAtioa death
Of any candidate thereon, that may occur within ten
days preceding the election.
There is O separate convention held for nomi-
mating a candidate for each city aud cOunty office,
except In the Of the judiciary, In which a single
convention places in noninatiOn candidates for all
pending or approaching vacancies. These conven-
tions are made up OF one delegate from each elec-
ton division in the city-30T in number at present
elected at the annual primary elections except in
special cases. The Congressional, Senatorial Repre-
sentative and Surveyors conventions consist OF
delegate from each election division within the
limits of their territory The candidates for ward
ofces are all nominated by conventions in the
spectve wards composed of two delegates from each
election division. No person who is elected
delegate to any convention can appoint
substitute or be a member of more
than one convention, nor can asy delegate be a
candidate before the convention of which he is a
member, or serve in one OF the city conventions If
he has acted as officer at the primary elections.
The ward conventions required TO assemble at
O'Clock on the evening OF the day next succeeding
their election, and all the other conventions at 10
O'CLOCK on the morning OF that day; and all the con-
veniOns are required to remain in secret session
(admtting only reporters OF the public press at
their discretion) until they have completed their
nominations. When any candidate placed in nomi-
nation declines dies more than ten days before
the election In OF city oicer, or six days In
case of q ward o1icer, the convention nominating
him is required to reassemble 70 fill the vacancy
the ticket
Before participating in the primary elections, each
voter be registered In his division by the Board
OF Registering Odcers which consists Of the Repub
can Judge, or regular candidate for Judge and the
Inspectors OF Election elected in October preceding
and the Executive Committee OF each election div-
sion. Every person who qualified voter in his
division at the preceding election who is known to
the Board OF Registering Oicers TO be O member OF
the Republican party is to be placed the registry
list of his ylsiOn and on the first Tuesday in june
from to O'Clock =. M, the Board ia required to
meet for the purpose of adding to the list the
OF all who claim the right to vote and have not pre-
yously been registered and no names can be added
after that time. majority OF the registering OIL
GERS must be satisfied OF the right OF the claimant to
VOTE and In such majority satisfied that any
person has been improperly registered, his name
must be erased.
The annual primary elections held on the
second Tuesday in June, between and O'Clock L.
NJ The Republican judges and inspectors elected
at the preceding general election conduct the prl-
mary election, and in precincts that failed TO elect
the regular Republican candidates for judge
and inspectors, such candidates shall be the Judge
and inspectors. All vacancies in the Board OF Elec
tion OhiCers filed by the remaining election Off,
GERS, In connection wtth the Division Executive
Committee All these election officers required
10 swear affirm that they will faithfully conduct
the election; and after il Is concluded they
quired to deposit true return Of the votes with the
President OF the Ward Executive Committee, and to
furnish 70 all persons elected certificates of such
election.
The Revised Democratic Rules.
/ In August, 1869, the rules of the Democratic
organization, which had previously been much
the same as those of the Republicans, were ma
| terially modified; and, as there will probably be
! an attempt on the part of some of the members
of the approaching cony ention 10 ingraft the
new Democratic system upon the Republican
party, in whole or in part, il is worth while to
glance in this connection at the machinery of
our antagonists.
The second rule of the revised Democratic
code reads as follows:-
The Democratic citizens residing In each election
division shall also, at the same time and place, an
nuay elect three delegates to represent said division
in ward convention, TO DC called t1e ward Dele
gate Convention, TO elect deiegates 70 conventions
Tor nominating candidates for city ana county offices
and to Judicial Conventions each citizen 70 vote for
two persons and the three persons receiving the