The San Francisco call., 1898-08-03
PREPA ARE FOR THE CAMPAIGN Republicans Issue a Call
 for Primaries. CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION ANTE-ELECTIoN WORK IS NOW
 IN FULL SWING. The County Committee Fixes the Date for the Election of Dele
 gates in the Fifth
 District.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION
ANTE-ELECTION WORK IS NOW
 IN FULL SWING.

The Republican County Committee
 met last night and arranged many de- | tails in connection with the campaign
 which is now well under way. In ad-
 dition to the issuance of the call for the
 Republican primaries call was also
 issued for the Fifth Congressional Dis trict Convention. This will De neio III
 Sacramento on the 23d inst.
 | A committee consisting of Harry N
 Gray. J. M Chretien and A. Ruef was
 appointed to represent the party In the
 conference committee, on election re- | forms This committee Is composed or
 representatives of the various political | clubs and parties.
 | It was announced that permanent headquarters had been established at l 933 Market street for the proper hand 1 ling of the important work In store Tor
 the committee. The list of polling places
 for the forthcoming primary election | must be presented to the secretary to- l morrow and the list of election officers
 not later than Saturday. The call for
 the Congressional district convention | follows:
 The Republican Congressional Commit tee for the Fifth Congressional District l hereby issues its call for the Congressional l District Convention for the Fifth Con- | gressional District.
 The Congressional District Convention 1 of the Republican party for the Fifth Con-
 gressional District for the State of Call | fornia is hereby called to meet at the city
 of Sacramento on the 23d day of August,
 1898, at o'clock D. m., to nominate can didate for the House of Representatives,
 to be voted for at the election to be held on the 8th day of November, 1SsS, In said | Fifth Congressional District; and also for | the selection of a Congressional Commit
 tee for said Fifth Congressional District l to serve for the ensuing two years and
 to transact such other business as may | be brought before said convention. | The apportonment of delegates to said | convention shall be one delegate at large
 for each county and one delegate for each | 200 votes cast for D. E. Mckinley, who
 received the highest number of votes for | Republican Presidential Elector in 1896, | and one additional delegate for each frac- 1 ton of 100 votes or over. And the delegate | at large elected from the city and county l of San Francisco shall be a member of
 said convention.
 In the city and county of San Francisco
 and in the county of Santa Clara said | tions, which said primary elections must
 be held by Assembly Districts in such
 tees therein may determine, subject to the | directions contained in the said call of
 the Republican State Central Committee | In the county of San Mateo said delegates l shall be selected in such manner as the County Committee therein shall determine;
 pp9ydedd the tn tSe stat delegates elected l , | at the option of the respective county
 committees be elected or ,apointed to the
 Congressional District Convention. And
 provided further that in the county of | Santa. Clara, the County Central Commit-
 tee having heretofore called primary l election to be held on August 10, 1S98 the said action shall be deemed to be in com l plfance with this call.
 The chairman and secretary of the sew eral county committees shall forward to
 the secretary of the Congressional com
 mittee of the Fifth Congressional Dis
 t1ct ahrd list of the ede delegates h elected at
 meeting of the Congressional District l convention, and all contests must be
 filed with the secretary of the Congress l the goth day of August, 1SgS.
 As directed by the said call of the Re- publican State Central committee the | following directions shall be observed: 1 The county committee shall give at least
 ten days notice of the primary election
 vention, and must provide for the selec- l tion of delegates to said convention, and
 must provide for two voting places, and | each assembly district where primaries
 are held and the polls at such primary 1 election must be kept open at least twelve | hours.
 Those only shall be allowed to vote at | the primaries whose names are upon the | Register of Voters, except in the City
 and County of San Francisco. where the | Register of Voters In use at the last gem
 eral election shall be used. or who present
 proper office, and who under challenge
 make oath or affirmation as follows: FI l for the nominees of the Republican par | ty" The apportionment of. delegates to | each county under this call shall be as l follows: San Francisco, not fixed; San l .Mateo. g; Santa Clara. B.
 1 By sorder of the Congressional District | Committee, Fifth Congressional District, 1 August g. 1S9S
 JAMES ALvA WATT, Chairman. | JOHN H. DAWSON, Secretary. Fractured Her Hip.