The morning call., 1894-09-12
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CALLED.

James L. WisemaD.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CALLED.
Set for the Twenty-second, the Con-
vention for the Twenty-eighth.
The Republican County Committee met
last night in Shiels building, and issued a
call for an open primary for the election
OF delegates to the municipal convention
Chairman Manwaripg presided.
The committee accepted an invitation
extended by the Republican executive
council to attend ratification meeting
which the council is to have at MetTopOli-
tan Temple on the 10Th of September.
A communication received from v1t-
| ers of the Thirty-seventh District ask
| ing that an open primary be held under
the Porter law was read and received.
Frank McQuaid then offered for the con-
| sideratlon OF the committee call for the
| proposed primary. 1t was in the form of
| resolutions, which give to a committee on
elections provided for in the call 10 refuse
| credentials TO any candidates they may
see fit. The resolutions in effect were as
follows:
Resolred, That the Republican County Com
| mttee OF the city and county OF San Francisco
! does hereby call and order an election TO be
| held on the 22d day of September, 1894, by the
qualified Republican voters of the city and
| county of san Francisco, at the time and
places and for the purposes. and subject 10 the
| conditions ana qualifications hereinafter set
forth. and that IL Is hereby elected ana de-
| termined 10 call said election in accordance
| with the rules prescribed In part 8, title IL a,
chapter IA OF the Political Code OF the State OF
| California.
Resolved, That said election shall be held in
the various Assembly districts of the city and
! county OF san Francisco; provided. however,
! mat there shall be Two polling places iD each
| Assembly District excepting Ia the Thirty-sec-
Ond and Thirty-thlrc, in which there shall be
| ghatl hA Ea
tinu0usly between the hours OF O'clock in the
forenoon and O'CLOCK OF the afternoon OF said
| day.
Resolved. That there shall be a special com
mttee of the County Committee. 10 be known
as primary election committee, consisting Of
the following named members: James A.
| Charles e. Cltnch. Charles NJ. Yates William
Cinh. A. L. Castle Wendell EastOn, Grove r.
| Ayres, e. c. Burton, George Ives and the
! chairman Of the County Committee, the secre-
| tary Of the County Committee ana the chair
man OF The executive committee. whose duty il
shall be 10 select election officers in the various
| districts, also polling places, and act as re-
turning and csnvasslng board aud TO take gen
i erai charge OF the primary herein called
! Resolved, That all polling places must be on
the ground floor and the ballot boxes so placed
| as 10 be seen from the sidewalk.
The cali here designates the polling
places in the various districts.
hesolued, That printed copies OF this call
shall be posted ar each of the polling-places for
this primary election, aud also In various other
places throughout the city, and public notice of
thr posting OF this call shall be given by adver-
| llsement In paper OF general circulation In the
| city aud county OF San Francisco
ResotUed That, In conformity with the law,
! publican primary 10 be held on the 22d day OF
September. 1894, In said city and county of
San Francisco, In any polling-plaee thereof
unless his name snail be found enrolled in The
register OF voters in force and IN use at the last
general election, held on The Stn day OF Noyem-
| Der, 1892.
frI.
mary elecnon must be II inches in length and
| incnes in width. and the paper shall be of a
uniform color, and printed upon paper fur
| shall be worded as follows:
For - Assembly District
| l. Delegate Republican municipal conVen-
2. Delegate Republican municipal conyen-
g. Delegate Republican municipal conven-
4. Delegate Republican municipal conven.
ton.
8. Delegate Republican municipal conven-
t0n.
The numbers TO be followed consecutiyeIy.
| according To the number of the delegates which
| eacn district may be entitled TO-
Resolved, That within one hour after the
canvass or the votes of each polling place, and
when all tho returns have been properly
/ signed and sealed by the election board and
Clerk OF Election the returns must be brought
| in, in properly sealed packages. by one OF the
election board desienated by the board for that
!
| tion Committee. $50 Market street, WHO shall
mark un each package received by him the date
and hour OF the day OF its receipt. He shall
also give receipt TO the party from whom he
receives the package.
Resolved. That the Primary Election Com.
mittee shall hi al vacancies of primary elec.
ton Officers and make all changes in tie poll
lug places.
ReSolUed, That the various delegates to said
convention snail each pledge himself not 10
be an applicant, directly or indirectly for or to
hold office by appointment or otherwise with
or under any OF the nominees of the aforesaid
convention. And we further instruct The pri-
mary election committee not TO issue eredeu-
tlals To any delegate who refuses TO pledge
himself In accordance with Inis resolution
and ire primary election committee is hereby
authorized 10 appoint substitutes In place Of
selves.
Rssolced, That the County Committee reIter-
ates the following sentiments of the State Cen
Iral Committee: I'VE insist that one of the
cardinal principles OF the Republican party
to wit; free and untrammeled ballot and an
honest count, must be carried out aud rgdy
enforced at primary elections, as we'll as AZ
geneial elections. and that all attempts 10 de-
Viate from thts principle snail not alone bo dis
counteuanced, but those guilty of or parry
thereto shall be barred from all conventions .
Resolved, That Tor this primary election only
the printed precinct registers used nj the gen
eral election held in November. 1892. shall be
used. aud no person shall be permitted TO vote
whose name does not appear on the precinct
registers IN the Assembly district IN which he
offers TO vote.
RSsotpsd, That tile objects or said election
are as follows: First-The election of 245 dele
gates TO constitute a Republican municipal
legislative. judicial ana educational convrn.
tlOn. 10 meet II +. NJ. on the 2Sth day Of Ssp-
I TENDER, 1894, 10 nominate Candidates for all
municipal and judicial offices, ana TO make such
provision for the nomination OF candidates for
members OF the Legislature of the State of
California TO represent the vatious Assembly
and Senatorial districts of the city and county
| OF San francisco 20 which said city and county
Is entitled. and board of fifteen freehoders
! 10 frame a new charter for said city and county
OF San Francisco, all of said nominees 10 be
| voted for al the general election TO be held No.
| vember o, 1894, In the city and county OF San
I francisco, aud for the transaction OF such
other business as IN the judgment of the con.
ventlon may be required for the benefit of the
| Republican party. The MODE OF selection aud
! political character OF said nominees for the
| board OF freeholders shall be discretionary
With the convention
The appOrtionment OF said delegates TO said
convention Will be as follows: One delegate
for each 100 Republican votes cast for the Hon
/ Thomas X. Bard at The last general election
| held November 8, 1892. ana fraction OF 100 OF
90 or over as follows:
| Dist NoIDist No
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