The Washington bee., 1912-01-27

election board by the k6puDlCdH Nd-
tional Committee, TO direct and su-
pervise the election of delegates and |
alternates from the District OF Co
lumbia to the Republican National
Convention to be held in the city OF |
Chicago on Tuesday, June eighteenth,
nineteen hundred and twelve, under
and by virtue of the authority vested
in us by the said Republican National
Committee, do hereby adopt and pro-
mulgate the following regulations and
arrangements for holding and govern
ing said election:
Official Call of the Republican Ma
6onal Committee Under Date Of
December II, 1911.
"The election of delegates from the
District OF Columbia shall be held
under the direction and supervision
OF an Election Board composed OF
Leonard P. Bradshaw, Esquire, John
Lewis Smith, Esquire, and Mr.. An
drew ]. Thomas, Of the District OF
Columbia This Board shall have
authority to fix the date of said cleo
ton. subject to prior provision herein,
and to arrange all details incidental
thereto; and shall provide for reg
istration of the votes cast, such regis
tration to include the name and resi-
denCe of each voter.
In accordance with the require
ments of this official call notice IS
hereby given that the election OF del
epates and alternates to the next Re
publican National Convention TO be
held in the City of Chicago on Tues
day, June eighteenth, nineteen hun
dred and twelve, will take place on
SATURDAY, TENTH DAY OF
FEBRUARY, nineteen hundred and
twelve.
Every male citizen Of the District
of Columbia twenty-one years OF age
or over, without regard to past po-
litical ahiliatiOn, who believes IN the
principles of the Republican Party
and indorses its policies, and who has
resided in the District of Columbia
for one year next prior TO the date
of the registration and election here
in provided for and has resided for
two months next prior thereto IN his
voting precinct, and who does not
claim citizenship elsewhere shall have
the right to vote.
The District of Columbia shall be
divided into twenty-five election pre-
Cincts corresponding with what has
formerly been known as the leglsla-
tive districts The voting places shall
be hereafter designated
Prior to the election, this election
board shall appoint for each polling
place three citizens of known Integ-
rity as a board of judges whose duty
it shall be on the day of the reglstra-
ton and election to determine the
qualifications of the voters as herein
prescribed, to receive, count, announce
and return the ballots to a Returning
Board hereinafter provided for. SaIC
board of judges shall choose one o.
its members as chairman and another
as clerk
The Election Board shall, prior tC
the election, select three citizens
qualified voters as hereinbefoTe pre-
scribed, as a Returning Board.
The polls shall be kept open dur
ing such hours of the day as thi'
Election Board shall hereafter deter
mine.
No person will be eligible to vot,
who shall not have registered.
The Election Board will furnisl
ballots printed in plain type whicl
shall contain the following word
only:
For delegates and alternates t,
the Republican National Convention
in the City of Chicago, Ill, June IS
1912. Delegates
Alternates --.
Each board of judges shall ascer
tain and determine the qualification
of any person offering to register. l
the right to register and vote is chal
lenged by any person said board 0
Judges shall at once determine finall,
such persons right to register an
cast vote When any such chal
Ienge is made no other vote shall b
received by the board until it shaI
have determined the qualification o
the person whose right IS challenged
The Returning Board shall choOs
one of its members as chairman an
another as clerk. At the expiration
of two hours from the close OF tn
polls, said returning Board shall con
vene to receive the returns from tn
several boards of judges at such plac
as may be hereafter designated. Sal
Returning Board shall unseal tn
Each board of judges shall keep
registration record, upon which shal
be entered before the vote is deposi
ted, the full name of the voter, hi
street and the number of his resi-
dence. No voter shall be allowe
to deposit his ballot until such regis
tration is fully completed.
Ten minutes prior to the closing o
the polls, the chairman of each boar
of Judges shall announce that tn
polls will be closed at the time here
after to be fixed by this Board O
Election. At the close of the poll:
each board of judges shall open tn
boxes and openly count the ballot
cast and made a return thereof, (
be signed by them, or a majority @
them, which returns shall state tn
name of the persons for whom ballot
are cast, the number received by eacl
and shall thereupon make a publ
declaration Of the results The boar
OF Judges or a majority of them in
mediately after making such declare
ton shall seal up all the ballots an
over their names shall address and de
liver the same, duly certified, tOgethe