New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-07
TO-DAY'S PRIMARY ELECTION.
TO CHOOSE DELEGATES TO THE COM
MITTEES AND CONVENTIONS

TWO POLLING PLACES IN EACH PRIMARY DIS
TRIcT-How THE VOTING IS TO BE DONE.
The first Official primary elections under the
new Primary Election law will be held in this
city to-day between the hours Of 8 a. and 10
p m. They will be the Republican and Demo-
cratic primaries and only voters who enrolled
recently as members OF the two parties vote
at these elections for delegates to the commit
tees and district conventions Of the parties The
Tribune published on last Thursday the places
at which the primary elections TO be held to-
day In the districts OF Manhattan and The
Bronx. as given in the Police Department OFF,
cial notice. with a statement OF the numbers OF
delegates to the Republican and Democratic
committees and conventions
The Republicans will elect in NewYork
County 734 OF the 1912 delegates to the City
Committee and 22l delegates to the County Com
mttee, and about seventy five delegates to each
Assembly district convention, which Is 10 select
delegates to the Republican State Convention
Tammany will elect general committee OF
about five thousand and delegates to Assembly
district conventions which will elect delegate,
to the Democratic State Convention.
For the purpose OF to-day's primary elections
each Assembly district or ward is divided into
N'''D+EN'
two contiguous election districts. In each prl-
mary district there are two polling places for
the Republicans. at which the Republican cleo
ton officers have charge OF the primary. and the
other for the Democrats. at which the Demo
cratic election officers are in charge OF the
primary The election officers are required 10
be at their posts OF duty at 80 A. m. to-day
and to open the polling places FOR voting at
a. m. Policemen will be detailed at the polling
places 10 keep order
Voting at the primaries will be secret. the
same 8 the general elections and 20 make
sure that only Republicans vote at the Repub-
lican primaries. :he election officers must check
of the names OF all voters from the enrolment
lists before ballots are deposited In the boxes
The same course IL 10 be pursued at the Demo-
cratic primaries. Republican ballots are printed
on pink paper and Democratic ballots are printed
on blue paper The ballots mus, be folded be-
fore being voted. At each polling place there
must be two boxes for voted ballots. each box
bearing the number OF election district. a
separate box for unvoted ballots is provided.
The inspectors of election will deliver the bal
lots 70 the voters. who shall go into voting
booths to select and fold them before voting
them at a general election.
After the polls close. at 10 p. m. the election
officers shall proceed 10 canvass the vote for
each election district. and void and contested
ballots to be treated the same az at gen
eral election the rule being TO count all ballots
when Il is possible to determine the Intent Of the
voter.
When the canvass OF the vote is completed
at a polling place the election officers shall make
oral proclamation OF the result. and shall make
a written statement OF the result. The original
statement shall be inclosed in an envelope and
filed at the Bureau OF Elections, and a duplicate
COPY must be fled with the city Clerk. The
documents must be fled before p m. to-mor-
row The Police Board. the custodian Of
primary records. will declare the result OF the
primary elections.
The delegates elected TO the Republican Coun-
~ Committee and TO the Democratic General
committee will meet 20 organize the commit
tees on the evening OF June IA