The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-06-01
READY TO BALLOT
Plans for the District
Primaries.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT OUT.
Concessions to the Country Dele
gates.
FOR THE NOMINATION
Some of the Political Gossip Which Is
Floating Around the Various
Headquarters.


paign committee of the Republican County
Committee issued its circular of instruc-
tons to the election officers, the text of
which is as follows:
Polls must be opened at o'clock In the fore
noon and closed at O'Clock in the evening.
Before the ope ming of the polls each election
officer must take the oath Of office ana sign the
same.
Persons presenting cards Of admission to the
polls must be admitted and permitted TO remain
inside the polls and to witness, ulobStructed,
all the proceedings.
Every person holding a card OF admission
may be relieved by an alternative upon presen'
tation of original card OF admission.
When the time has arrived for opening of the
polls, the ballot-boI must be exhibited, empty,
to the Dystanders.
his name appears on one OF the precinct regis
| tiers of 1892, comprising the precinct OF the
polling place in which he is entitled to vote.
When a vote is challenged the Inspector must
hold the ballot in his hand until the challenge
Is determined by the election board, and il the
decision is against the voter his ballot must be
returned 10 him. The poll list must show the
| name Of every voter who has been challenged.
| The pallOt-bOX must remain In full view of
the voters from the opening 10 the close of the
polls.
| AS soon as the pools are closed the election
board must proceed at once to count the bal
| lots in the box and then canvass the same.
| All returns must be filed out and signed on
| the blanks and forms furnished by this cOuI-
mittee representing the Republican County
pleted, and all returns are signed and sealed
up, they must be AIKEN at ouce TO the rooms OF
the campaign committee.
The inspector must retain In his possession q
COPY OF the poll and tally lists.
For fraud or wrong doing inside the polls,
this committee will reject the returns from
| such polling place.
Use every effort to have everything pass of
| orderly, quiet and fairly, and give every Re-
publican an opportunity TO cast his ballot as he
| pleases
Follow strictly in every particular the call of
! the County Committee calling this primary cleo
| ton.
Estee seems to be gaining strength as
! gubernatorial candidate. There appears
! to be a disposition on the part of the Re-
publican leaders to be guided largely ~
the wishes of the agricultural districts in
the selection of candidate, and it is SAID
| that any marked opposition developed in
! the country will be fatal to the chances of
any aspirant, as the city delegates. il is
! claimed. will not attend the convention as
| a united body or go with instructions for
! any candidate.
Chapman and CoombS seem to be dlvid-
| ing the strength of the northern counties
! Chapman will have the delegation from his
own and probably from the adjacent
counties. COombs will enter The conven-
ton with the Napa delegation. Sacra-
mento seems to be about equally divided
between the two. while Seymour will go
from the trans Tehachapi counties.
Barnes is still making a fight for the
nomination and will endeavor to secure as
many pledged supporters as possible from
the city delegation.
Reports from Sacramento are to the
| effect that the primaries will be holly con-
tested tomorrow, as there are two factions
there which are fighting for control
The Popuiists will open headquarters
early next week on Sansome street, be-
tween Pine and California.
| General Land Commissioner Lamouroux
has notified win S. Green, the newly ap-
pointed United States Surveyor-General,
| that his appointment Of relatives to subor-
dinate positions in his Office cannot be al
| lowed, as the Secretary of the Interior has
issued an order that no official shall ap-
| point SOD, daughter, son-ln-law or other
relative to Office. The following telegram
was received: by order of Secretary of
| the Interior, Radcliff, King, Green, Ewing
and Harden rejected, and will not be per-
mitted to enter on the duties of office"
George w. LOWE, Assessor of San Mateo
County. is out for the nomination for
member of the State Board of Equaliza-
ton for the Fourth District
| This afternoon admission cards for the
representatives of opposition tickets at the
primaries may be obtained at the head
| quarters of the campaign committee in
the Baldwin annex.
The committee on rules of the Demo-
| cratic general committee met in the Bald
win last night 70 arrange for the prlmar-
| les. There were two delegates present
from the Thirty-fourth District, and quite
little discussion arose over the factional
fight in that district.
Chairman Crowley on the night of Nav
IS ruled that proxies went in the Thirty
! sixth District. When an appeal was taken
and his ruling was voted down he declared
that it took two-thirds vote to override
his ruling. The opposition left the hall
| and II votes and 2 proxies were cast
for j. L. Mccormick as the delegate.
| The opposition held a subsequent meet
ing. and IA votes out of the total % were
cast for j. I. DeDike as delegate. Both
factions gave their side of the controversy
and ii was decided to reject them both. A
new election was ordered and Thomas
Chandler was appointed to preside.
There was little CO medy tilt betw cen
Committeeman Hassett and Boyd over the
formers motion for the appoin tment of a
committee of five TO present plan for the
primaries. The motion was withdrawn
and the meeting adjourned until Monday
evening.
Democratic party will meet in Metropoli-
tan Hall tomorrow afternoon to select a
convention city. The fight is between
| Sacramento and this city, with Santa Cruz
as third in the race. IL is believed that
San Francirco will be selected The Sac
! uuCu 1.-Two D6aQQudrLerS at
the Lick. Sheriff O'Neil and Postmaster
Leake of Sacramento were in town yester-
day, anxious to have the convention go to
the capital city.
At meeting of the general committee
of the Thirty-secOnd District Republican
Club held last evening, Joseph Magner
was elected a member OF the grievance
committee, and z. j. McElrOy of the COM
mittee on rules.
twenty-five new members were enrolled
in Harrison Club at a meeting held al
Turn Verein Hall, 1910 O'Farrell street
last evening. Speeches we're made by
Messrs. K. Fry and Lewis Phillips.
The Barnes Club" was permanently
organized last evening at 366 Natoma street
the following officers being unanimously
elected: President, Henry Thompson:
vice-presideDt, George E. Madden; secre.
tary, George w. Grant; executive commit
tee = Frank Hanley, Henry Thompson.
Bud Fisher. Henry Vising and John Sulli-
van.
CENTRAL REPUBLICAN CLUB.
Strong Resolutions introduced and