The San Francisco call., 1896-04-12
Official Call for Primary Election
In That Portion of San Francisco
Lying Within the Fifth Congress
Sional District.

At a 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
1886 the following resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, The Republican State Central Com
mittee OF the State of California the 29th day
OF February, 1896 issued call for Republican
State Convention. be held in the CITY of Sacra-
mento, State OF California 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
publican National Convention be held in st.
Louis, Mo-, on the 18th day of June 1896. and for
the transaction of such other and further business
as may be brought before the said State and dis
trict conventions; and
its aforesaid meeting and in said call provided that
the basis of representation in said conventions
should be as follows: Gne delegate Tor each As
sembly district within the Congressional districc;
one delegate for each 200 votes cast :or the Hon
IL NJ. Estee, the Repub lean candidate for Gov
ernor in 1894 and one delegate for each fraction
OF ] % votes or over: and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fifth Congressional district
is entitled to ffty-v delegates in said State and
district conventions: and
WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Com
mittee, by resolution duly and regularly passed,
further provided that the members OF The state
Central Committee for each Congressional Dis-
triet should constitute committee whose duty it
should be 10 select Congressional committee OF
seven persons from the residents on each snch dis
trIct, in whom should be vested the power and al-
thority 10 provide for the selection of delegates
the said State and district conventions within
WHEREAS, At a 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
the powers and duties delegated such Congress
sional committee by the Republican National Com
mittee and by the said State Central Committee;
and
WHEREAS, The said Congressional committee
OF seven, In and for the said Fifth Congressonal al
District, at meeting thereof held on the 18th day
or MarCl, 1895. duly adopted utiOn deepat-
ing TO the Republican County Committeeman for
that portion OF the City and County of San Fran
cisco braced in the Fifth congressional District
the power and discretion to determine the manner
and supervision of the selection of delegates the
said State and district conventions and 10 provide
for the selection thereof by appointment or by pri-
mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
best, subject, however, to lhe 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 its aforesaid
authority, do hereby order and call primary cleo
tion 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, 1895 for the purposes hereinafter speci
fed, in accordance with the laws governing
primary elections prescribed by the Politica:
and Penal Codes of the state of California
RefotDed, That said primary election shall be
hea on the istn Gay OF April 1855 the polls TO oe
(!) O'Clock and seven (7) O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day.
In each Assembly district in the City and County
OF San Francisco embraced within the said Fifth
Congressional District, and that for each Of said
polling aces the board of election shall consist OF
one inspector two judges and two clerks.
Resotued That the polling places must be on the
ground floor and the ballot-boxes be so placed as
to be plainly from sidewalk, and that free
ana uninterrupted ingress must be given in each
poling place to electors entitled vote thereat,
AND also 10 such representative alternate of each
set OF Candidates that may be voted for at each
polllngplace shall present the credentials here
lDdIltT pTOVlueO Tor TO the board OF election at
such poliing-pace
RssotUed, That printed cards of admission TO each
OF the polling places shall be given the repre-
sentatYes OF each set of candidates requesting
same 1he said request must be in writin1 and
signed by majority of the candidates on each set
OF tickets The cards of ad mission shall be signed
by the chairman and secretary of this committee
and shall contain the name of the party ent tied
admission and the poingplace al which it is in
tended 10 be used. The officers OF election NAV
cards of admission TO enter the poll ing place before
the opening OF the polls and to remain there
until the canvass is completed end all the returns
are properly signed and sealed up. In the event
of the failure the part OF the election officers to
admit such persons holding cards OF admission to
police officers detailed for such duty such poll
ing-place and such police officer may use all law
ful means TO take such person inside the polling
mace The Chief of Police is requested to give
instructions his officers TO enforce this resolu-
tlop Persons holding cards of admission NAV be
relieved by 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 represen tatfve.
Resoiped That no barricade or other obstruction
shall he erected or maintained ID front OF any