Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-07-31
PRIMARY ELECTIONS.


RRlra Adopted BY the Republican General
Committee.
Tho following circular has been Issued TO the
judges, in,Peotors and clerks appointed to hold
Your attention Is respectfully called TO the
rules adopted BY the Republican General Com.
mltteo Tor holding primary elections on the 3lst
WHAT Is TO RE DOEE AT the PRIMARY ELEo-
TtOns.
l. Five delegates are TO be selected from each
district to meet In convention on the LIST Of Au.
gust at II o'clock, a., m, at Lincoln hall, to
nominate n candidate for tho House Of Repre-
sentatiVes. These delegates cannot DO selected
~ any other time, or In any othsE manner, than
4 Al the same time each district may select
lts candidate for the House OF Delegates
whether u viii do % y tAAa time each district
Should any district desire TO postpone the olOe-
tlOn for candidate TO the House Of Delegates, II
should be so determined before the 3lst. IL
the 3lst, whether for delegates to the c0nven.
ton or candidates for tho House Of Delegates,
70 avoid confusion on that day, rs II would be
impossible TO hold mass meetings aud primary
elections at the same time.
wao MAY VOTE
The rule requires three things;
]. % operation with and support Of the Re.
publican party in the past.
2 A present support IA an intended con.
tinued support OF Grant and Wilson.
Q. Adherence 10 and support OF tho regular
organizations OF the party 10 the District. No
one who docs not measure up 10 these qualldca-
tons can vote. Democrats, under the name OF
Greeley and Brown men, bollers from the regu-
lar organizations 10 tho District including hose
Who have already taken part in nominations Tor
s,ongrsss, and 10 orsanlIlng Irregular commit.
the privilege Of voting. No party can succeed
and ALLOW Us enemies 70 take part In It's nOmina-
tionsi and whom men deliberately bolt regular
organizations, they cannot DO allowed to take
part In other nominations
IL attempts shall DO made 10 vote by persons
without tho.Leqllred qualifications, II Will no
the duty Of the election ofnceTa to promptly re-
iect them. Tho rule IL plain. Il was made 10
be carried out, not 10 DO 6YAded.
HoURB OF HLEOTION-COUHTINo THE YOTEs HrO
The hours for holding tho elections will be
from 70 O'Clock, y, IN. II Is believed that this
will afford ample time for all 10 vote. when
the polls are closed the tickets will be counted
and eertin Of The results made out The
certificates Of the delegates 10 tho convention
will DO furnished 70 them. Those for sandl-
dates 10 the House Of Delegates will DO sent 10
the chairman Of this committee, Certificates
should be In duplicate. Printed blanks will be
furnished, ~ we'll aa election boxes, and oOpiea
OF tho rules governing the election.
Il Is earnestly desired and hoped that every
thing will be done fairly, and with tho best Of
feeling. And ali who have heretofore acted with
the Republican party In the District, and who
are now the advocates Of the election Of the
worthy associate, Henry Wllson-long a tried
champion OF our eAuss-And who intend 10 sup
port them hereafter, rs well as those VINO are
acting with the regular organizations OF the
party as represented by this general committee,
are requested 10 turn out and vote.
This can DO done quietly and In order. Aud
as many have heretofore complained that club
and mass meetings have been 0Btufied" and the
voice Of the people stlhed, the committee duly
considering these complaints, have ordered pTi.
mary elections, aud II Is hoped that all coupe
tent voters Will come forward aud express their
wishes at the polls OF the Republican party OF
the District, and thus make the results what
they ought TO be, n full and fair expression Of
the Republican Inasses
joins IL. BROOKs,
Chairman Republican 0eneral Committee,
HENRY A, JONKs, Secretary.