The San Francisco call., 1896-04-13
NEW TO-DAY.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES,
NEW TO-DAY.
Notice to the Republican Voters of
San Francisco.
Official Call for Primary Election
in That Portion of San Francisco
Comprising the Fourth Congress
Sional District.

Sional District.
At meeting of the Republican County Commit
teemen of that portion OF the City and County OF
San Francisco embraced within the Fourth Con-
gressional District held on the Sd day of Ap il,
1895. the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS The Repu blican State Central Com
mittee of the State Of California the 29th day
OF February, 1886, issued call for Republican
State Convention to be held in the city of Sacra-
mento, State of California, the 9Th day of May.
1886, and also for Republican District conventions
in and for The several Congressional districts of the
state or California, to select delegates to the Re
publican National Convention to be held in st.
Louis, Mo-. on the 10th day of June, 1896, and for
the transaction of such OF hen aud further business
trict conve ntions; and
WHEREAS. The said State Central Committee at
IFS aforesaid meeting and in said cal! provided that
the basis OF representation in said conventions
semby district within the Congressional dis rct;
one del egate for each 200 votes cast for the Hon.
NJ. M Estee, the Republican candidate for Cover
nor ID 1894, and one delegate for each fraction OF
lOO votes or over; and
WHEREAS. In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fourth Congressional Dis
trct is entitled to sixty delegates in said State
and district conventions and
w HEREAs, The aforesaid State Central Commit
tee. by resolution duly and regularly passed,
further provided that the members OF the State
Central Committee for each Congressional district
should constitute a committee whose duty it
should be to select Congressional committee of
seven persons from the residents of each such dis
trict, in whom should be vested the power and
authority to provide for the selection OF delegates
10 the said State and district conventions within
their respective districts; and
WHEREAS, At meeting Of the said members of
the said State Central Committee from the Fourth
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 was. invested with
the powers and duties delegated to such Congress
siona committee by the Republican National
Committee and by the said State Central Commit
tee: and
WHEREAS. The said Congressional committee
or seven IN and for the said Fourth Congressional
District, at meeting thereof held on the 18th day
of March 1895, duly adopted a resolution deIegat-
ing to the Republican County Committeeman for
that portion OF the City and County of San Fran
cisco mbraced in the Fourth Congressional District
the power and discretion to determine the manner
ana supervision or the selection of delegates the
said State and district conventions to provide
for the selection thereof by appointment or by prl.
mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
best, subject, however, to the supervision Of said
Congressional committee of seven. Now, therefore
be il
Resolved, That the Republican County Commit
teemen of the City and County OF San Francisco
embraced within the Fourth Congressional District
thorIty. do hereby order and call a primary cleo
ton to be held in the City and County Of san Fran
CISCO that portion thereof embraced within the
Fourth Congressional District, the 18th dav of
April, 1896 for the purpose hereinafter specified
In accordance with the laws governing primary
elections prescribed by the Political ana Penal
Codes of the state of California.
ReSotued, That said primary election shall be
held on the 10Th day OF April, 1896 the polls to be
kept open continuously between the hours OF one
"a o'clock and seven 90 o'clock in the afternoon
Resolved That there shall be two polling. places
IN each Assembly district in the City and County
OF san francisco EN- braced within the said Fourth
Congressional District and that for each OF said
polling the board of election shall consist OF
one inspector two judges and two clerks.
Resolved, That the polling places must be on the
ground floor and the ballot-boxes be so placed as
TO De plainly seen from the sidewalk and that free
and uninterrupted ingress must be given in each
poling-place TO electors entitled to vote thereat
and also to such representative or alternate of each
ser or candidates that be voted for
poingplace as shall present the credentials here
poIing-place.
Resolued, That printed cards of admission to each
OF the polling places shall be given TO the repre-
sentattves of each set Of candidates requesting the
same. The said request must be in wr ting and
signed by majority of the candidates each set
by the chairman and secretary of this committee
and shall contain the name of the party entitled to
tended TO be used The officers IF election NAV
give permission 10 said persons presenting said
the opening of the polls and to remain there
until the canvass Is completed and all the re urns
of the failure the part OF the election officers to
admit such persons holding cards of admission to
the polling-place. such person may call upon the
ponce officers detailed for such duty at such poll
ing-pace and such police officer may all law
full means to take such person inside the polling
place. The Chief OF Police is requested to give
insr ctions to his officers enforce this resou-
ton Persons ho ding cards of admission may be
relieved by q duly appointed and authorized alter
nate who shall have the same rights and privi-
leges as the first regular representative upon pre-
sentation of the card of admission issued to the
said original representative.
Resotred, That no barrcade or other obstruction
shall be erected or maintained in front of anv
polling place, but that the said polling place shall
be free from all Instructions, they at general
elections and we hereby give notice that no returns
VIII be received or counted as official from any
violated.
ing g-place must remain in plain unobstructed
view from the opening to the close of the polls,
top of the box and his ballot deposited. The rep
resentativeS of all tickets must be permitted
main inside the poling-place and in such position
that they can at all times witness unobstructed
the reception of the ballot from the and the
deposting of the same in the ballot-box by the in
spector or Judge OF elections who receives the bal
ResoIued, That no peddling of tickets or solicit
ing OF votes shall be permitted within 100 feet of
the polls, and the committee requests the police
officers on duty to keep the polls free and unob--
to apply to the presence OF challengers.
Resoiued, That official map of the district,
showing the boundaries of its various precincts,
shall be posted in conspicuous place outside OF
the polling places
Resoiusd, That in addition to all other grounds of
challenge in the laws of the State governing gen.
eral elections this committee hereby directs and
orders that tie following and additional test be
pies and indorse the Republican policy. anc intend
10 sapposs me ne nominees OF the party
provide for each pollingpace a ballo,-box. such
is used AL the general elections, and also at least
boundaries of the Assembly District, and for each
particular polling-place one copy of such precinct
register must remain at all times inside of the
noiiing-place and retained by the election board
for the purposes of ascertaining whether the name
OF the voter appears such precinct register. and
10 place a check opposite the name of the voter
after he has voted.
Resotued, That for said primary election only the
printed precinct registers used at the general cleo
ton held in November, 1894, shall be used, end
no person shall be permitted to vote whose name
does not appear in the precinct register in one of
the precincts within the polling districts Of the
Assembly district in which he offers to vote.
ReSotred, That the delegates elected from the
City and County of San Francisco, in and for said
Congressional District, at said primary election,
shall be and they are hereby empowered and
thoriZed to meet in said State Convention and in
said District Convention. and to transact the bus
ness provided in the call of the National Repubii-
can Committee and the Republican state Central
Committee.
Resotced. That in pursuance of the provisions of
the call OF the Republican National Committee
and of the Eepub blIcan State Central Committee