The Washington bee., 1912-02-10

election board by the Republican Ma
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
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 J. 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. tor 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
Dublican National Convention to be
held in the City of Chicago on Tues
day. June eighteenth, nineteen hun
drcd 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-
liticaI affiiation, 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 aud 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 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.
Tity as a board of judges whose duty
it shall be on the day of the Tegistra.
ton and election to determine the
qualifications of the voters as hereir
prescribed, to receive, count, announce
and return the ballots TO a Returning
Board hereinafter provided for. SalC
board of judges shall choose one o.
its members as chairman and anothel
as clerk.
The Election Board shall, prior tC
the election, select three citizens
qualified voters as hereinbefore 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 furnish
ballots printed in plain type which
shall contain the following word
"For delegates and alternates t.
the Republican National Convention
in the City of Chicago, Ill, June I8
1912. Delegates
Alternates
tain and determine the qualification
of any person offering to register. |
the right to register and vote is Chal
lenged by any person said board 0
Judges shall at once determine finally
such persons right to register ant
cast a vote When any such Chal
lenge IS made no other vote shall b.
received by the board until It shall
have determined the qualification o
the person whose right IS challenged
The Returning Board shall ChoOs
one of its members as chairman ant
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 NAV be hereafter designated. Sait
Returning Board shall unseal tn
Each board of judges shall keep
registration record, upon which shall
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 0
Election. At the close Of the polls
each board of judges shall open tn
boxes and openly count the ballot
cast and made a return thereof, t
be signed by them, or a majority o
them, which returns shall state til
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 declara
ton shall seal up all the ballots an
over their names shall address and de
liver the same, duly certified, tCgethe