Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-03-06

Notice for Holding City Convention and
Caucuses in the Several Wards.
STATE OF WISCONSIN. !

STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON. SIS.
CITY OF WATERFOWL,
At a meeting called by the chairman
of the Republican City committee, viz.
Herman Wertheimer, chairman; Viii
! liam G.. Stone, treasurer. and George
| L. Iraeumer, secretary, it was deter
mined as follows, to-wit:
l. That the city convention of said
party in said city, to nominate candi-
dates for the following Offices to be
elected at the municipal election, viz
Mayor, treasurer and two assessors,
and to appoint a Republican city com
mittee, be held at the city hall in the
city of WatertOwn, on Saturday, the
Oath day of March, 1900, at O'Clock
p. VI.
2. That the caucuses in the several
wards be held on Saturday, March 10,
1900, at 1880 P. NJ, for the purpose OF
electing delegates to said convention,
and continue as provided by law for
one hour at the following places, re-
spectively, and that the number of
ward be two:
First ward. William Schulte's Of
fee, corner Main and Fourth streets.
Second ward Herman Wertheim-
er's, 412 Main street.
Third ward American house, cor
ner Washington and Emmett streets.
Fourth ward. Samuel Roper's, 123
North Water street.
! Fifth ward. Fifth ward hall.
Sixth ward. 915 Fourth street.
Seventh ward. Mrs. Lawton's, 1915
| Third street.
HERMAN WERTHEN1ER, Chairman,
GEORGE 2. TRAEUMER, Secretary,
WILLIAM c. STONE, Treasurer,
City Committee.
At the same hour and places eau
cuses will be held for the following
purposes: To nominate a supervisor
and one alderman, the aldermen to
serve for a term of two years; in the
Second. Fourth and Sixth wards to
nominate a school commissioner, and
in the First, Second and Seventh wards
to nominate a justice of the peace; the
same delegates that 60 to nominate
city officers may be empowered to
nominate Il justice of the peace.
| The caucus officers shall consist Of
chairman, secretary and two tell
ers, and shall be chosen by the cleo
! tors present at the opening of the eau
| Gus. The chairman and secretary shall
act as inspectors at such caucus, and
shall on taking their places, make
oath that they will faithfully, honestly
and correctly conduct the election to
be held at such caucus, protect it
from all fraud and unfairness, truly.
| with the assistance of the tellers. can
| vass all the votes cast thereat, and in
| every way comply with the carrying
out of the provisions of this act.
| All votes for the election of dele
gate to the city convention, Or the
nomination Of any candidate for above
mentioned offices shall be by ballot;
said ballot may be written or printed
on plain white paper by the individual
voter, and shall be deposited by the
voter in box or other receptacle
placed in full view of the chairman,
secretary, tellers and voters at such
| caucus, and shall not be removed from
such position until the ballot shall
have been declared closed, when the
contents thereof shall be removed and
votes canvassed by the chairman, Sec
retary and tellers. The result of the
canvass of the votes for delegates shall
be certified by the chairman and
secretary of the caucus to the chair
| man of the city committee. the names
| of the delegates chosen at the caucus,
giving the vote of the several candi-
dates, and the persons receiving the
ma jority of the votes shall be legally
| elected as such delegates to represent
said caucus district. In case of the
nomination of candidates for Office, the
names of the candidate receiving a
majority of all the votes shall be de-
declared the nominee of the caucus,
and his election shall be certified to
the city clerk, to be placed upon the
official election ballot.
Each caucus should see to it that in
case Of vacancy occurring on the ticket
nominated before election day that
authority be delegated to committee
appointed for that purpose; the chair
man and secretary of such caucus can
be delegated to perform that duty.
Caucus chairmen and secretaries
should also be sure to fie the nomi-
nation papers with the city clerk in
time to get candidates names on the
official ballot. Every voter who in
tends to affiliate with the Republican
party at the colningi municipal election
is invited to attend these caucuses. Ii
is unlawful to vote at more than one
caucus-no one is allowed to vote al
the caucus of one party and then vote