The San Francisco call., 1896-04-14
NEW TO-DAY.
NEW TO-DAY.
PRIMARIES,
Notice to the Republican Voters Of
San Francisco.
Official Call for a Primary Election
in That Portion Of San Francisco
Comprising the Fourth 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 Fourth Con-
gressional District held on the Sd day OF Ap.il,
1895, the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS. The Republican State Central CON-
mittee OF the State Of California the 2eth day
OF February, 1896, issued Gail for Republican
mento, State Of California, the 5th day of May.
1896 and also for Republican District conventions
In and for the several Congressional districts Of the
State OF 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 other aud further business
as may be brought before the said State and dis
trict conventions; and
WHEREAS. The said State Central Committee
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
semby district within the Congre ssonal district;
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the Hon.
NJ. NJ Estee, the Republican can didate for Cover
nor in 1894, and one delegate for each fraction of
100 votes or over; and
| WHEREAS, In accordance with the said last
| named provision the Fourth Congressional Dis
trct entitled to sixty delegates in said State
| and district conventions: and
| WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Commit
| tee. by resolution duly and regularly passed,
| Central Committee for each Congressional district
| should constitute committee whose duty it
| should be TO select Congressional committee of
seven persons from the residents OF each such dis
| trct in whom should be vested the power and
authority TO provide for the selection of delegates
to 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 invested with
the powers and duties delegated to such Congress
| slonal committee by the Republican National
Committee and by the said State Central Commit
| tee and
WHEREAS The said Congressional committee
of seven, in and for the said Fourth Congressional
District, at meeting thereof held on the 18th day
OF March, 1895. duly adopted resolution oelegat-
| Ing TO the Republican County Committeeman for
that portion of the City and County of San Fran
cisco embraced IN the Fourth Congressional District
| the power and discretion TO determine the manner
and supervision of the selection of delegates to the
said State and district conventions anG provide
for the selection thereof. by appointment or by pr
! mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
| best, subject however, to the supervision of said
| be it
| Resotred, That the Republican County Commit
| teemen of the City and County of San Francisco
em braced within the Fourth Congressional District
acting under and in pursuance Of its aforesaid au-
| thorlty, do hereby order and cali primary cleo
ton to be held in the City and County of san Fran
| cisco, that portion thereof embraced within the
| Fourth Congressional District, on the 18th dav of
April. 1895, for the purpose hereinafter specified
IN accordance with the laws governing primary
elections as prescribed by the Political ana Penal
| Codes Of the state OF California.
hesotoed, Ihat said primary election shall be
held on the 10Th day of April, 1895 the polls to be
kept open continuously between the hours Of one
| q - osock and seven 90 O'Clock in the afternoon
Resot0ed, That there shall be two polling. places
| In each Assembly district in the City and County
CT San Francisco embraced within the said Fourth
congressional District. and that for each of said
polling places the board of election shall consist OF
one Inspector, two judges and two clerks.
Resotued, That the polling places must be the
ground floor and the ballot-boxes be so placed as
to be plainly seen from the sidewalk and that free
ana uninterrupted ingress must be given in each
polling-place to electors entitled TO vote thereat,
and also to such representative alternate Of each
| set Of candidates that may be voted for at each
pollng-place shall present the credentials here
matter for to the board Of election at such
Resotued, That printed cards Of admission to each
OF the polling shall be given to the repre-
| same The said request must be in wr ting and
signed by majority Of the candidates each set
OF tickets The cards Of admission shall be signed
| py the chairman and secretary Of this committee
and shall contain the name of the party entitled to
admission and the polling place at which it is in
| tended to be used. The officers OF election may
| give permission to said persons presenting said
cards of admission to enter the polling place before
| the opening OF the polls and to remain there
until the canvass is completed and all the re urns
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
| the polling-place. such person may call upon the
| police officers detailed for such duty at such poll
ingp place, 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
| instructions to his officers enforce this resolu-
| ton. Persons holding cards OF admission may be
relieved by duly appointed and authorized alter
nate, who shall have the same rights and privi-
leges as the hrst regular representative upon pre-
| said original representative.
| Resotued, That bsrricade or other obstruction
shall be erected or maintained in front of any
pollngplace, but that the said polling shall
be free from all distractions they at general
elections and we hereby give notice that no returns
will be received or counted as official from any
poling-place where this provision has been
| violated.
RESOLVED That the official ballot-box at each poll
| ing 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 to
that they can at oil times witness unobstructed
the reception of the ballot from the voter and the
depositng of the same in the ballot-box by the in
spector or Judge Of elections who receives the bal
Resolved 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
on ap to keep the es be sa
| to apply to the presence of challengers
Resotued, That an official map Of the district.
shall be posted in a conspicuous place outside OF
Resolved That in addition to all other grounds Of
challenge in the laws of the State governing gen.
| era elections this committee hereby directs and
orders that tie following and additional test be
| given TO voters: al believe in Republican princi-
| Piles and indorse the Republican policy. anG intend
TO support the nominees of the Republican party"
Resolved, That this committee shall procure and
provide for each polling place q balobox, such
is used at the general elections, and also least
copies of the precinct register, embracing the
boundaries of the Assembly District, and for each
particular polling place one copy Of such precinct
register must remain at ali times inside Of the
polling g-place and retained by the election board
for the purposes of ascertaining whether the name
OF the voter appears such precinct register. and
! to place check opposite the name of the voter
| after he has voted.
Resolved, That for said primary election only the
printed precinct registers used at the general cleo
| tion held in november, 1894, shall be used, and
| 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
A ssembly district in which he offers to vote.
ResoLUed, 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 au-
thorized TO meet in said State Convention and in
said District Convention, and to transact the busi-
ness provided in the call Of the National Repubi-
can Com mittee and the Republican State Central
Committee.
Resolusd, That in pursuance Of the provisions Of