The San Francisco call., 1896-04-14
Official Call for a Primary Election
in That Portion Of San Francisco
Lying Within the Fifth Congress
SionaI District.

At meeting of the Republican County Commit
teemen of that portion of the City and County Of
San Francisco embraced within the Fifth Con-
gressional District held on the 4th day Of April
1885, the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Republican State Central Com
mittee of the State of California on the 29th day
OF February, 1896, issued a call for Republican
State Convention. to be held in the city of Sacra-
mento, State OF California. on the 9th day of May
1896, and also for Republican District conventions
and for the several Congressional districts of the
state of California, to select delegates to the Re-
Louis, No. on the 10th day OF june 1895, and for
the transaction OF such other and further business
as may be brought before the said State and dis
WHEREAS The said State Central Committee at
its aforesaid meeting and in said call provided that
the basis of representation in said conventions
should be as follows: One delegate for each AS
sembly district within the Congressional district;
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the Hon.
NJ M Estee the Repubi ican candidate for Gov
ernor in 1884, land one delegate for each fraction
Of 100 votes or over: and
WHEREAS. In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fifth Congressional district
Is entitled to hftyfve delegates In said State and
district conventions; and
WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Com.
mttee, by resolution duly and regularly passed,
Central Committee for each Congressional Dis
trict should constitute committee whose duty 1t
persons from the residents of each such dis
trlct: in whom should oe vested the power and
thority to provide for the selection of delegates to
the said State and district conventions within
their respective districts: and
HEREAS, AT q meeting OF the said members of
the said State Central Committee from the Fifth
Congressional District duly and regularly held
within said district the said committee of seven
was duly and regularly selected to compose said
Congressional committee and invested with
the powers and duties delegated to such Congress
siona committee by the Republican National Com
mlttee and by the said State Central Committee:
and
WHEREAS The said Congressional committee
OF seven, in and for the said Fifth Congressional
District, at meeting thereof held the 18th day
OF March, 1S96.duiy adopted a resolution delegat-
ing to the Republican County Committeeman for
that portion of the City and County of San Fran
cisco embraced in the Fifth Coz gressional District
the power and discretion to determine the manner
and supervision of the selection Of delegates the
said State and district conventions and provide
for the selection thereof, by appointment by pri
mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
best, subject however, to the supervision of said
Congressional committee Of seven Now, there
fore, be 1t
RESOLVED. That the Republican County Commit
teemen of the City and County of San Francisco
embraced within the Fifth Congressional District.
acting under and in pursuance OF it's aforesaid
authority. do hereby order and call primary elec
ton to be held in the City and County of San
Francisco, that portion thereof embraced within
the Fifth Congressional District, on the 18th day
of April, 1896. for the purposes hereinafter speci
lied, in accordance with the laws governing
primary elections prescribed by the Politica:
and Penal Codes Of the state of California
Rssotued, That said primary election shall be
held on the 18th day Of April. 1898, the polls TO be