Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-27
REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Notice for Holding City Convention and
Caucuses in the Several Wards.
STATE OF WISCONSIN,
COUNTY OF lFFFERSON &C

Caucuses in the Several Wards
STATE OF WISCONSIN, !
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, SIS.
CITY OF WATERFOWL,
AT meeting Called uy the chairman
OF the Repunlican City committee. viz.
Herman W erthelmer, chairman: VIII
llan Y. Stone, treasurer. and George Z.
1fdeuiuer, Secretary, IL was determined
as follows, towlt:
/. That the City convention of said
party IA said city, to nominate caudi-
dates for tho following offices TO be
elected at the municipal eieuLion, viz:
Mayor, treasurer and TWO assessors. and
TO appoint Republican City com nit
Tee, oe held at the City hail in the city
OF afertown Oh Saturday, the 24th
day OF March, 1900, at O'Clock p, N.
z That the caucus4s in the several
wards be held on Saturday, March 10,
1900, III 1880 p. H., for the purpose Of
eloctinS delegates to said convention.
and continue as provided by law for
"fi4 honf at the following places. re-
sp|ctiyeiy, and that the number of DEL
~ attS TO said convention from each
ward be two:
First Ward. William SchuIte's Of
hce, corner M ain and Fourth streets.
Second ward. Herman Werthelmer's.
No 4l2 Main street.
Finrd ward. American house. cor
ner Water and Emmet streets
s'oarth ward. Samuel Roper's, No.
1913 North Water street.
Fifth ward. Fifth ward hall.
Sixth ward. No. 9l5 North Fourth
stre,t.
Seventh ward Mrs. Lawton's, No,
l2io Third street.
Herman Wertheimer, Chairman.
Geo. Z, rreaumer, Secretary,
William g. Stone, Treasurer,
City Committee
Al the same hour and places caucuses
VIII be held for the following purposes:
Lo homluate supervisor and one al
uermdn, the alderman to serve for a
term OF two years; IN the Second.
Fourth ana sixth wards TO nominate a
school commissioners, and in the First,
Second and seventh wards to nominate
d justice of the peace; the same dsls-
gates that go to nominate city officers
may be empowered to nominate a ils-
tice Of the peace.
The caucus officers shall consist of a
chairman, secretary and two tellers.
and shall be chosen by the electors
present at the opening of the caucQs
Ihe chairman and secretary shall act eas
inspectors at such caucus, and shall on
taking the places, make oath that they
VIII faithfully, honestly and correctly
cOnduct the election TO be held at such
caucuses, protect it from all fraud and
unfdiruess, truly, with The assistance Of
The tellers, Canvass all the votes cast
thereat, and III evry way comply with
The carrying out OF the provisions of
this act
All yotes for the election Of deAe
gate to the city convention, or The
nomination OF any Candidate tor aboSs-
mentIourd uflcr, shall be by ballot; said
baliot may be written or printed on
plain white paper by the individual
voter, and shall be deposited by the
voter IN box or other race p:ace placed
in full view Of the chairman. s retary.
teilnrS and voters at such Caucus. and
shall not be removed from euch poAi-
tion until the ballot shall have been do
clared closed when the contents thereof
shall be removed and votes canyassed
by the chairman, secretary and telers
Inc result OF the canvass of the votes
for delegates shall be certified to by the
chairman and secretary of the caucus
to the chairman of the city committee
the names of the delegates chosen at
the caucus, giving the vote of the sew
eral candidates, and the persons receiv-
ing the majority Of the votes shall be
legally elected as such delegates to rep
resent said caucus district. In case of
the nomination of candidates for office,
the names of the candidate receiving
majority of all the votes shall be de-
clared the nominee of the caucus. and
his election shall be certified to the city
clerk, to be placed upon the official els.c-
tiOn 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 char
man and secretary of such caucus can
he delegated to perform that duty.
Caucus chairmen and secretaries should
also be sure to file the nomination "a
pers with the city clerk in time to get
candidates names on the official ballot,
Every voter who intends to affiliate with
the republican party at the coming
municipal election is invited to attend
these caucuses. 1t Is unlawful to vote
at more than one caucus-no one is al
lowed to vote at the caucus of one psrty
and then vote At the caucus of auother
party. Herman Wertheimer.
Chairman Republican City Com.
George L. Traeumer, Secretary.