The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
Official Call for Primary Election
in That Portion of San Francisco
Lying Within the Fifth Congress
sional District.

At 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,
! 1896, the following resolutions were adopted:
| WHEREAS, The Republican State Central Com
mittee OF the State OF California on the 29th day
! OF February 1896, issued call for q Republican
State Convention. to be held in the city OF Sacra-
mento, State OF California on the 9TH day OF Nav
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, No. on the 18th dav 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
| WHEREAS, The said State Central Committee at
It's aforesaid meet ng and in said call provided that
| the oasis OF representation IN said conventions
! should be follows one delegate Tor each As
sembly district within the Congressional district
one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the Hon
Nj. NJ. Estee. the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor in 1894, and one delegate Tor each fraction
! OF 100 votes or over and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fifth Congressional district
is entitled 10 fifty-five delegates in said State and
district conventions; and
WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Com
mittee, by a resolution duly and regularly passed
further provided that the members of he State
Central Committee for each Congressional Dis
trict should constitute a committee whose dutv II
should be TO select a Congressional COMMITTEES of
seven persons from the residents OF each such dis
trlct in whom should be vested the power and an
thorty to provide for the selection of delegates to
the said State and district conventions within
their respective districts: and
WHEREAS, At meetin 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
Congressional committee and invested with
the powers and duties delegated to such Congress
sional committee by the Republican National Com
mlttee 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 Nth day
OF March, 1886. duly adopted 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 TO the
SAID state and district conventions and provide
for the selection thereof, by appoint by pri
mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
best, subject, however to the supervision of said
congressional committee OF seven Now, there
fore, be il
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 cali primary cleo
ton to be held in the City and County OF san
FRANCISCO, that portion thereof embraced within
OF April, 1896 for the purposes hereinafter speci-
fed in accordance with the laws governing
and Penal Codes Of the State OF California
Resoired, 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
G) O'Clock and seven (7) o'clock in the afternoon
OF said day.
Resotred, That there shall be two polling-places
In each Assembly district in the City and County
OF san raHclSCO enDr2ced within the said Fifth
Congressional District, and that for each of said
pollng-places the board of election shall consist OF
one inspector. two Judges and two clerks.
ReSotred, 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
polling place TO electors entitled thereat
and also TO such representative alternate of each
set OF candidates that may be voted for each
polling place shall present the credentials here
matter provided Tor 10 the board or election at
such polling place.
Resolved, That printed cards of admission to each
of the polling-places shall be given 10 the repre-
sentatyes of each set of candidates requesting the
same. The said request must be in writinS and
of tickets. The cards OF admission shall be signed
by the chairman and secretary of this committee
aud 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
the opening OF the polls and to remain there
until the canvass is completed and all the returns
are properly signed and sealed up. In the event
OF the failure on the part of the election officers to
admit such persons holding cards of admission TO
the polling place. such person may call upon the
ingplace and such police officer may use all law
ful means to take such person inside the polling
place. The Chief Of Police is requested to give
instructions 10 his officers TO enforce this resolu-
ton. Persons holding cards of admission may be
relieved by duly appointed and authorized alter
leses the first regular representative upon pre-
Sentation of the card OF admission issued 10 the
said original representative.
ReSoEUed, That no baTricade or other obstruction
shall be erected maintained in front of any
place, but that .he said polling places shall