The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-04-11
NEW TO-DAY.
PRIMARIES,
Notice to the Republican Voters Of
San Francisco.
Official Call for Primary Election
in That Portion of San Francisco
Comprising the Fourth Congress
Sfonal District.


in That Portion Of San Francisco
Comprising the Fourth Congress
sfonal 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-
gressonal District held on the Sd day Of April,
1895, 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 to be held in the city of SAcra-
meno, State Of California, on the 9th day Of May.
1896, and also for Repub lican District conventions
state OF California, to select delegates 10 the Re-
publican National Convention to be held in st.
the transaction of such other aud further business
as may be brought before the said State and dis
trct conventions; and
WHEREAS. The said State Central Committee at
lts aforesaid meeting and in said call provided that
me basis OF representation In said conventions
should be as follows: One delegate for each As
sembly district within the Congressional dis riot;
one del egate for each 200 votes for the Hon.
NJ. NJ. Estee, the Republican candidate for Cover
nor in 1894, and delegate for each fraction Of
l0O votes or over and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fourth Congressional Dis
tric is entitled to sixtysix delegates in said State
and district conventions: and
WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Commit
zee. by resolution duly and regularly passed,
further provided that the members of the State
should constitute committee whose duty it
should be to select Congressional committee Of
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
vas duly and regularly selected to compose said
Congressional committee and was invested with
the powers and duties delegated to such Congress
sonal committee by the Republican National
Committee and by the said State Central Commit
tee: and
WHEREAS. The said Congressional committee
OF seven, in and 'or the said Fourth Congressional
District at meeting thereof held on the 18th day
of March. 1896 duly adopted resolution deegat-
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 and to provide
for the selection thereof by appointment or by pri-
mary election, In their discretion shall seem
best, subject, however. to the supervision Of said
Congressional committee OF seven. Now, therefore
be it
Resolved That the Republican County Commit
teemen of the City and County of San Francisco
embraced within the Fourth Congressional District
acting under and in pursuance of Its aforesaid au-
thority, do hereby order and call primary cleo
ton to be held in the City and County of Fran
cisco, that portion thereof embraced within the
Fourth Congressional District, the 18th dav Of
April 1896 for the purpose hereinafter specified,
Codes Of the state Of California. A ''i
Resolved. That said primary election shall be
held on the 18th day OF April 1896 the polls to be
kept open continuously between the hours of one
a. o'clock and seven (7) O'Clock in the afternoon
of said day.
Resotued, That there shall be two polling. places
IN each Assembly district In the CITY and County
OF san FRANCISCO embraced within the said Fourth
Congressional District and that for each OF said
pongplaces the board of election shall consist of
one Ilas 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 seen from the sidewalk, and that free
and uninterrupted ingress must be given In each
polllng-place to electors entitled to vote thereat
and also to such representative alternate each
set OF candidates that may be voted for at each
pollngplace as shall present the credentials here
provided for to the board of election at such
polling place.
OF the polling places shall be given to the repre-
sentatves of each set of candidates requesting the
signed by a majority of the candidates each set
Of tickets. The cards OF admission shall be signed
and shall contain the name of the party entitled to
admission and the polling place at which it is In
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 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
ingplace, and such police officer may use all law
full means to take such person inside the polling
place. The Chief of Police is requested 10 give
ms ctions to his officers to enforce this resolu
ton. 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 representative.
Resolved, That no barricade or other obstruction
shall be erected or maintained in front Of any
polling-place, but that the said p0ingplac shall
elections and we hereby give notice that returns
will be received or counted official from any
polling-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 30 the close of the polls,
and be so placed that the voter may easily see the
top of the box and his ballot deposited. The rep
resenatives OF all tickets must be permitted to re-
main inside the polling-place and In such position
that they at all times witness unobstructed
the reception OF the ballot from the voter and the
depositing of the same in the baotbox by the in
spector or Judge of elections who receives the bal
lot.
ing of votes shall be permitted within 100 feet of
the polls, and the committee requests the police
structed ut all times. This shall not be construed
to apply to the presence of challengers.
|, Resolved That an official map of the district,
showing the boundaries Of it's various precincts,
shall be posted in conspicuous place outside OF
Rssoived That in addition to all other grounds Of
challenge in the laws of the State governing gen.
eral elections this committee hereby directs and
given to voters: IL 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 polngplace ballot-box, such as
is used at the general elections and also at least
two copies of the precinct register, embracing tho
boundaries of the Assembly District. and for each
particular polling-pa one copy of such precinct
register must remain at all times inside OF the
polling place and retained by the election board
for the purposes Of ascertaining whether the name
Of the voter appears on 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
ton 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
ssembly district in which he offers to vote.
Resotued, 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