The San Francisco call., 1896-04-15
NEW TO-DAY.
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES,
Notice to the Republican Voters Of
San Francisco.
Official Call for Primary Election
in That Portion Of San Francisco
Comprising the Fourth 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 Fourth Con-
gressional District held on the Sd day OF APP il,
/ 1896 the following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, The Republican State Central Com
mittee OF the State of California on the 18th day
of February, 1896, issued call for a Republican
State Convention TO be held in the citv OF Sacra
mento, State of California, the 9th day OF May.
1896, and also for Republican District conventions
in and for the several Congressional districts of
State OF California, to select delegates the
publican National Convention to be held in st.
Louis, NO. on the 18th day OF June. 1896. and for
the transaction of such other aud further business
may be brought before the said state and dis
trict conve ntions: and
WHEREAS. The said State Central Committee at
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
senbiy district within the Congressional dis rct;
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
100 votes or over; and
WHEREAS, In accordance with the said last
named provision the Fourth Congressional Dis-
trict is entitled sixty delegates in said state
and district conventiops and
WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Commit
tee. by resolution duly and regularly passed
further provided that the members of the State
Central Committee for each Congressional district
should constitute committee whose duty it
should be to select Congressional committee of
seven persons from the resident, each such is
trict, in whom should be vested the power and
authority TO provide for the selection OF delegates
to the said State and district conventions within
tnelr 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
@as 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
Committee and by the said State Central Commit
tee; and
OF seven, in and for the said Fourth Congressional
District, at meeting thereon held on the 18Th day
a IN na1
Ing to the Republican County Committeeman for
that portion ofthe 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 the
said state and district conventions anG to provide
Tor the selection thereof by appointment by pri
mary election, as in their discretion shall seem
best, subject, however, TO the supervision of said
be it
RESOLVED That the Republican County Commit
teemen OF the City and County OF San Francisco
embraced within the Fourth Congre essional District
acting under and in pursuance OF its aforesaid au-
thorlty 90 hereby order and call primary cleo
ton to be held in the City and County 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 prescribed by the Political ana Penal
Codes Of the state OF California.
Resolved, That said primary election shall be
held on the 18th day OF priI, 1896 the polls to be
kept open continuously between the hours OF one
~ o'clock and seven % O'Clock in the afternoon
OF said day.
ResoIued, That there shall be two pollipg-nlaces
In each Assembly district in the City and County
OF San Fra cisco EN- braced within the said Fourth
congressional District and that for each OF said
poLng-places the board OF election shall consist of
one inspector, two judges and two clerks
ResotUed, That the polling places must be on the
ground moor and the bal ot-boxes be so placed as
to be plainly seen from the sidewalk and that free
and uninterrupted ingress must be given in each
polilng-piace 10 electors entitled to thereat,
and also TO such representative alternate of each
set OF candidates that may be voted for at each
pollngplace shall present the credentials here
matter provided for to the board of election at such
polling place.
ResoLUed, That printed cards of admission TO each
OF the polling places shall be given to the repre-
Sentatves OF each OF candidates requesting the
same The said request must be in wr ting and
signed by majority OF the candidates on each set
OF tickets. The cards of admission shall be signed
by the chairman and secre ary OF This conomittea
and shall ain the of the party entitled TO
admlssion and the polling place at which it is in
tended 10 be used The officers OF election NAV
give permission to said persons presenting said
cards OF admission to enter the polling before
lhe opening or 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 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
police officers detailed for such duty at such poll
ful means TO take such person inside the polling
place The Chief Of Police is requested 10 give
instr ctions to his officers this resolu-
ton Persons hoi ding cards of admit sion NAV be
relieved by a duly appointed and authorized alter
leges as the hrst regular representative upon pre-
sentation OF the card of admission issued TO the
said original representative.
ReSolUed That no barricade or other obstruction
shall be erected or maintained in front of anv
polng-place, but that the said pollIng-pIace shall
be free from all distractions as they are AT GENERAL
elections, and we hereby give notice that no returns
Will be received or counted as official from any
violated. -' 'eei
Resotped, That the official baotbox at each poll
lngpace must remain in plain unobstructed
view from the opening to tine 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
tit.La
main inside the polling place and in such position
that they can at ell times witness unobstructed
the reception OF the ballot from the voter and the
depositng OF the same in the baiot-box by the in
spector or Judge OF elections who receives the bal
lot
ReSoyued, That no peddling OF tickets or solicit
ing OF votes shall be permitted within 100 feet of
oincers on duty TO keep the polls free and unob-
structed at all times. This shall rot be construed
TO apply to the presence OF challengers.
ReSotUed That official map OF the district
showing the boundaries of its various precincts
shal be posted in conspicuous place outside OF
Resotued That in addition to all other grounds of
challenge in the laws of the State governing gen.
eral elections this committee hereby directs and
orders that tie following and additional test be
given TO voters; II believe in Republican princ-
pies and indorse the Republican policy, anG intend
to support the nominees OF the Republican party"
Resotoed, That this committee shall procure and
provide for each poling-place ballotbox, such as
two copies of the precinct register bracIng the
boundaries of the Assembly District. and for each
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
or the voter appears on such precinct register and
to place a check opposite the name Of the voter
after he has voted
ReSotUed, 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
A Ssembly district In which he offers TO vote
ReSotDed 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.
ReSotUed, That in pursuance of the provisions OF
the call OF the Republican National Committee
and OF the Republican State Central Committee
the election OF delegates TO the said ard Dis
trict conventions Will be held in and by Assembly
districts. Each Assembly district of the said City
and County OF san francisco within said Fourth
Congressional District is to elect the mum Der OF
delegates hereinafter provided.
ReSoIred, That the Der of delegates to be
selected from the several Assembly districts of the
City and County of San Francisco embraced with
in said Fourth Congressional District and appor-
tionment thereof is follows:
Twenty eighth Assembly Distrct-Fve (5) dele
gates.
Twenty ninth Assembly Dstrict-Fiye (5) dele