The Washington bee., 1912-01-13
Official Call of the Republican Ma
tional 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
tion, subject to prior provision herein.
and to arrange all details incidental
thereto; and shall provide for a 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
egates 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
.uf Columbia twenty-one years of age
or over, without regard to past po-
litiCal affiliation, 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
I'm provided for and has resided for
'WO months next prior thereto III 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 legisla-
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 10 determine the
qualifications Of the voters as herein
prescribed, TO receive, count, announce
and return the ballots to a Returning
Board hereinafter provided for. SAID
board OF judges shall choose one OF
its members as chairman and another
as clerk
The Election Board shall. prior to
the election, select three citizens,
qualified voters as hereinbeiOre 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 vote
who shall not have registered
The Election Board will furnish
ballots printed in plain type which
shall contain the following words
only:
For delegates and alternates 10
the Republican National Convention
in the City Of Chicago. Ill. June I8,
1912 Delegates -----
Alternates -"
Each board of judges shall ascer-
tain and determine the qualifications
OF any person offering TO register. II
the right to register and vote IS chal-
lenged by any person said board OF
Judges shall at once determine hnally
such persons right to register and
cast a vote. When any such chal-
lenge is made no other vote shall be
received by the board until 1t shall
have determined the qualification OF
the person whose right IS challenged.
Each board of judges shall keep a
registration record, upon which shall
he entered before the vote IS deDOSi-