The San Francisco call., 1904-07-04
REPUBLICANS
WILL REJOICE
Fiftieth Anniversary of the
Party's Birth to Be Time
for Great Demonstration
MICHLGA HAS HONOR
Registrar of Voters Gives
Instructions to Deputies
Regarding Precinct Work

Thousands of Republicans will be at
the Alhambra Theater Wednesday
night and each will have on his best
'bibb and tucker" for his mother will
] be watching him, or else his wife or
open to see how he is being received
by the dear people for whom he is
willing TO handle politics.
The Alhambra Theater has been dec
GRATED for to-day's celebration, but on
Wednesday night it will be much more
attractive, for the Grand Old Repub-
lican Party is to celebrate it's birth
day in an elaborate manner The peo-
pie of San Francisco have been invited
to attend and they will no doubt be out
/ in force. Ladies are to be special
guests, and their presence will be an
| incentive for the speakers to do their
best, and when the best is attempted
there is always a feast for the intelli-
gent.
Many of the delegates to the National
Convention at Chicago will have re-
turned by the time Senator Edward 1.
Wolfe drops the gavel Wednesday night
and they will attend the anniversary
of the Republican party and assist in
the ratification of the men they helped
to nominate in Chicago.
FIRST PLATFORM.
1t is not generally known that the
first out-and-out Republican platform
adopted was passed upon at Jackson,
Mich, in 1854, but such is the case. On
the 9Th day of July, 1854, more than
1000 people gathered at Jackson, Mich
and nominated a State ticket, which
was headed by Kinley S. Bingham,
candidate for Governor. At the time
the nominations were made platform
was adopted which contained many of
the basic principles of the Republican
party of to-day. One plank in partic-
ular has been passed down to the pres
ent day and is an unwritten law of the
party, though frequently expressed in
the platforms adopted at the various
conventions throughout the Union. 1t
is as follows:
Resolved. That in view of the necessity of
battling for the first principles of Republican
government, and against the schemes of
aristocracy. the most revolving and oppressive
with which the earth was ever cursed or man
debased. will cooperate and be known $
Republicans until the contest be terminated.
AS the friend of the workingman the
party will demonstrate on Wednesday
night that that plank, adopted fifty
years ago, is still one of the paramount
features of the body polite as repre-
sented by the Republican party.
INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES.
George P. Adams. Registrar of Voters,
has prepared the complete list of
the precinct polling places and instruc-
tions to deputy registrars. One impor-
tant fact which electors should note is
the statement that any one who has
registered since January. 1904, and has
since changed his residence cannot
have any change of address made by
the precinct registrars. Changes can
be made at the Registrars office in the
City Hall only, and will have to be
made prior to October 13 in order TO
vote at the November election. The
precinct registration books will be
opened Wednesday, July s, at 10 a. m.
and remain open until 8 o'clock the
same evening. They will also be open
the following day for the same hours,
but after that any one wanting to vote
at the primary election August 6 will
have to register at the City Hall and
do so by July 20.
Tomorrow night the Egan faction of
the Labor party will meet at 80 O'Far-
reIl street to consider the plans Of the
campaign and the question of patch
ing up the differences between the two
factions The indications are that
there will be no patching.