The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-04-11
Official Call for Primary Election
In That Portion Of San Francisco
Lying Within the Fifth Congress
sional District.

AT q meeting Of the Republican County Commit
teemen Of that portion of the City and County of
San Francisco embraced within the Fifth Con-
gressiona District held the 4th day Of April
1896, 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-
mento, State of California. on the 9Th day Of Nav
1896, and also for Republican District conventions
and for the several Congressional districts of the
State OF California, to select delegates the Re-
publican National Convention to be held in st.
Louis, No. on the 18th day of June 1895, and for
the transaction of such other and fnrtber bnsnees
as may be brought before the said State and dis
trict conventions: and
WHEREAS The said State Central Committee at
its aforesaid meeting and in said call provided that
the basis OF representation in said conventions
semby district within the Congressional dist riot.
one DELEGATE for each 200 votes cast for the Hon
NJ NJ. Estee, the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor In 1894, and 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 fiftyive delegates in said Sta and
district conventions; and
WHEREAS The aforesaid State Central Com.
mlttee, by resolution duly and regularly passed.
further provided that the members of the State
Central Committee for each Congressional Dis
trict should constitute committee whose duty it
should be TO select a Congressional committee OF
seven persons from the residents of each such dis
tric.. in whom should be vested the power and au-
thorty to provide for the selection of delegates to
the said State and district conventions within
WHEREAS AT meeting Of the said members Of
the said State Central Committee from he 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 was invested with
the powers and duties delegated to 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 Congressional
District, at meeting thereof held on the 18th day
OF March, 1895 duly 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 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 pr
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
Resolued. 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
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-
fed, In accordance with the laws governing