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8 ] = ; | the Btate convention will number 200, to | meail by tered letier, postege | the municipal convention 500, to the ! postoffice address, inifllrmmt dh?‘:w his eelgg- 1 | judicial convention 275. That would make | o8 and of the precinct snd the capacity Delegatesto AllConven- . tions Must Be Elected at One Time. i THE TAXPAYERS MUST PAY THE BILLS. | | John E. Richards Says it De-| stroys Independence of | Political Parties. | CUMBERSOME AND DANGEROTUS. | When an Election Is Held There | Will Be an Army of Can- | didates. The primary e s T that was passed by the last Legi. and which super- | which political | n g in the past, is | t goes into operat i usual amount of d operati 1 political 3 ‘destroys ndence and il of party is cumbersome, danger- | , and it does not remedy ended it should. ce, it adds another gen- it provides that on the 2d 5, and every two years all be 2 general primary lection of delegates to the 1 d district con- 1tions “That of course means a heayy expense to the taxpayers of the State, for the ex- f an election have to be al counties—and as far xpenses will be the occasion of a general i L That is one serious tion to the law, and it forces the gen- 1 pubii for that which in the zation. the parties did m down. But under will have to pay met by will do rd to Democrats, and in s will be forced to pay, ly, for that whi at or small, by the se ed to place candidates es that all political s of electors—youn ntion or conven ons iticn to the Board of oners of the county or v days efore the ch organi- s to be lect dele- ntion for the parpose tes 1o be voted for general election which . November following. The n must also designate the time| L convention or conventions are | € is either | to the conv ns_or the | be the sufferers. There,” rds, connting on his fingers, ptember and October— | 1f the conventions do not | davs before the general tes will be harassed to v candidates and their | who will want them to pledge | s to do certain things in the con- | If the conventions meetimme- fter the declaration of the result rimary election and make nomina- 08 1 the candidates for almost three nths will be torn to pieces by those who want them to make promises. Itis terrible when a man is a candidate for two | ce weeks before the people, but what | will it be when he is before the people for three months? I bave always been of the | opinion that it is best to hold a convention | a3 soon as possible after the delegates have | been chosen. “Under this law, one man, as Dr. 0’'Don- | nell, for instance, will be permitted to | name a set of ‘candidates to be voted for. | The law does not say whether a conven- | tior 11 consist of one or more delegates, the doctor wants to place a | ticket in the field and secure a place under the Australian ballot system he will bave | to file a petition to elect delegates. | “There is no telling what doors to fraud | may be opened by this new law,” said Mr. | Richards, reading sections .4 and 5, | which direct how election officers shall be | chosen to serve at the primary election. | ““The Election Commissioners must select | in January preceding a general election, from the local assessment roll, the names | of not less than thirty electors residing in | each election precinct of the county in as | nearly an equal proportion as possible | from the political parties then existing, | the deleg candidate: raid Mr. Ri c end then the names must be written on | slips of paper, then sealed and kept under | Jock and key until twenty days before the primary election. ““The nzmes must also be published once | in a paper of general circulation and writ- | ten in a book open to public inspection. | Then twenty days before the election the slips must be taken from the envelopes, | put in a box and shaken and drawn—a sort | of lottery. The elector whose name is first | drawn is to be inspector and the second and third shall be the ;udzes, then the next two shall be clerks of election. Then | it provides that if the names of those | drawn for judges or clerks shall both belong to the same political party, the last name for judge anfihe last for clerk shall be laid aside and new ones drawn, and this to be continued until all the names are drawn from the box, and if there is no choice then the Coramissioners must select and deposit more names in the box and draw therefrom until the officers are chosen. “Under this section if the Commissioners are of the dominant party they can select just such individuals as they know will serve the interests of their party, and they can manipulate the electiou to suit them- selyes and perpetnate themselves in office, Not only can they do this, but they can select the most ignorant and incompetent men in the precinct to conduct the elec- ion. “The fact that five election officers must be chosen from each voting precinct brings up the subject of expense, which is a yery serious consideration. Theexpense for these will be the same as at the general election to follow in November, and if you stop to consider vou will realize what™ an amount that will be; the taxpayers who Lave to foot the bills will realize that. ““Then there is the cumbersomeness of the election. There must be on the second Tuesday of July an election for delegates to conventions of all parties or organiza- tions that wish to nominate candidates. Say for instance that we have the Republi- can party, the Democrat, the Prohibition and the Populist. “There are four parties. Each will nom- inate delegates to the State convextion, railroad district convention, equalization district convention, Congressional district convention. county convention, State Sen- atorial convention, Assembly convention, municipal convention and judicial con- vention. That makes nine. In this county we will say that the delegates to ] | and when the names so selecied from each | in a book for that purpose by the clerk of the | must be THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1895. 975 candidates for each party. Now it is fair to presume that there will be two candidates for each delegateship. That multiplied by four, the number of parti would give 3900 candidates. Then ther: may be a division in the parties ana each branch would have to elect delegates, so that would increase the number of candi- dates. “The parties of course may at their option have the delegates to the State Convention nominate for members of Congress, for the Board of Equali- zation and Railroad Commissioners, while the county conventions may name State Senators, Assemblymen, Justices of the Peace and Constables, “I repeat again, that the law under which the next primary election will be beld is cumbersome, a” heavy expense to the people, dangerous on account of the | chance for fraud and inimical to the best interests of the several political parties, for the reason that it destroys their independ- ence.” The following is the text of the new law to govern primary elections under which delegates to political conventions are to be elected: CHAPTER CLXXXIL An act providing for & general primary election in counties of certain clesses within the State of Californis, and to promote the pur- | regulating the conduct | thereof, and 10 support the privileges of free suffrage thereat, by pronibiting certain ects and practices in_rel : in , and prov for the punishment thereof. h 27, 189 The Peo sented in foliow: ornia, repre- ¥, do edact s n1. The primary elections for dele- tes 1o constitute the VArious respective po; conyentions for the nomination of cand dates for public office shall hereaiter be held i this State under and pursuant to this convention to nominate candidat for by electors of the entire known as a “State Convention. n 10 nominate members of Congress, of the Board of Equalization, or Railroad Commissioners £hall be known as “District Conventions.” All other conventions shall be known &s “Local Conventions.” A general primary election for the election of delegates to the State and various local and | district conventions in the year every two years thereaiter, shall be h: 28 second Tuesday in the month of Ju . year. The day for holding such primary shail be a legal holiday,and the Governor of this State shell issue a proclamation 1o that effe in accordance with this sct. 1 parties or of 16 hold a co purpose of nomi e 10 be ¥ | the ensuing general t | Board of EI fon or conv ing said party or or, time and place of h , at t! t en rous of el T co: vices h poli 3 2 con- 187 of | party, the {ac organi- 28 another | political party or organization or sany name or designation so similar to another name that it deceive votes Sec. 3. Any political party or political organization which, at the last election pre- | ceding the filing of such application shall not have polled at least 3 per cent of the entire | vote cast in the political division for which | nominations are sought to be made, may file with the Election Commissioners of the | county or eity and county in_which snch | to be held & pe- | per cent of the | divisions for which | may generel primary election i tition signed by at JC‘ILEL 3 a voters of the politi nominations ere sol which h petition to be set act pro- must_ be required forth in the application in this vided for; and suck petition verified in the same man: as for a certificate of nomination mentioned in section 1188 of the Political Code. Upon the filing of such petition, the Election ommis- | sion of the county, or city and county, in which said primary election is to be held, shall order its clerk to issue to said political organi- zation a certificate similar to that in thisact provided to be issued to existing political par- | ties, which certificate shall entitle the petition- ers to participate in the said general primary election, and shell entitle them to all privi- leges and rights secured and granted to other political parties heretoicre existing, both at £aid primary election and at the ensuing gen- eral election; that is 1o say, baving complied with 21l the requirements in this act provided, the petitioners shall be recognized as gpoliti- cal party or organization. Such certificate shall be issued to all parties petitioning, stat- ing the name of the party, the date of the pri- mary, the territory over which it will extend, and be signed by the clerk of such board. Sec. 4. During the month of January of each year in which a general election is 10 be held, it shall be the duty of the Board of Elec- tion Commissioners of each county,and city, and city and county to select from the last as- sessment roll of the county, or city, or city and county, the names of not less than thirty electors residing in each election precinct of such county, or eity, or city and county; such selection to be made from each of the political parties then existing, in as nearly an equal proportion as practicable; and to write the name of each person so selected on a separate piece of paper, and to fold said paper so that ihe name written thereon cannot be seen or read without unfolding the same; and when the names are so written and folded to put all of the nemes o selected from each separate election precinct in an envelope, then to close and securely seal such envelope, and to write the name and number of the precinct from which each selection was made on the outside of such envelope; election precinet in county, or c&{, or city and county, shall have been =0 placed 'in separate recinct envelopes and each sealed and num- red #0 as to designate the precinct from which each seléction was so made, then ail of the said envelopes so marked and sealed shall be placed 1n & box,to be provided by each Board of Election Commissioners for that pur- o¢e, and such box shall then be securely ocked and sealed and safely kept by said Board of Election Commissioners until required by them for use as hereinafter provided. The names so selected shall be forthwith recorded Board of Election Commissioners, which book kept open at all times to public inspec- tion, and the £id clerk shall also publish said names once in some paper of general circula- tion in the county, or eity and county, within ten dags after the names are so seleeted. Sel::. . Twenty days before the holding of sucl Eflmlry election the said Board of Elec- ‘ommissioners shall open the said box in the presence of a majority of said board and in the presence of such of the members of the various polical parties as may be present to witness the same, and shall then take from said box the said envelopes, one at a time, and as envelope is taken from the box it 11 be opened and the names therein contained, without being unfolded, shall be placed ina separate box suitabie for the purpose. and, after being thoroughly sheken, the clerk of said board, in the presence of the board, shall draw from said box the name of one person, ‘who shall be the inspector of the primary elec- tion in such precinct; said clerk shall then draw from said box the names of two persons, who shall be the judges of such primary election in said precinet; and the nemes of two other ns shall be drawn in like manner, who shall be theiclerks of such primary election; provided, that if the Femm ‘whose names are drawn for judges and for clerks shall both belong to one political rrly the clerk of said board shall lay aside the ast name drawn for judges, and also for clerks, and draw other names from such box until only one judge and the clerk who belong to the same political party are selected; and the same course shell be pursued in each precinct in such county, or city, or city and county. Should all the names be drawn m said box and not a sufficient number of election officers be selected, the Board of Election Com- missioners must select and deposit more uames in the box. and continue to draw therefrom until all the election officers are selected; pro- ‘vided that such subsequent selection shall be mede from the electors of the precinct in the same manner as those first selected as provided for in section 4 of this act. Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of the 2lerk of the Boerd of Election Commissioners to publish in some newspaper published in the county, of general circulation, us soon ns they are ‘se- ected, the names of the persns so selected, with the names of the precinets in which they severaily are 1o serve and the locations of the polling-places. He shall aiso send & commu.- nication person so chosen through the ling in said general primary election & color to by them “used for e paper upon which such ballots are 2, | election officer in what box he desires to cast , 10 his which_he is 10 serve. Sec.7. Tt shll be the duty cbosenlw:c sulchlfleetw eneral mary election, $ices equimed of him, in suc of every person so on officer at such s rform the ser- capacity; and any person so chosen to s&ct who, without having been excused therefrom by the Board of Election Commissioners for sick- ness of slf or family or other good causs, fail or refuse to act in the capacity for which be is chosen, shall be deemed guilty of & mis- demeanor; in case he is so excused the clerk, in the presence of the board, shall select another person from seid box to servein his place. Itshall be the duty of each of the rer- sons 80 chosen to appear at the gomng-v ace in the precinct for which he is chosen before the time of opening the polls and there take the osth of office, as prescribed in the general election law, and perform the duties impose upon bim by the provisions of this act. Butin case of the failure of any of the election officers s0 selected to sppeer st the time megom should be opened, or within ten minutes there- after, the election officers present must choose some resident elector of the precinet to fill she vacancy. All persons serving ss officers of election ata_ primary election held under the provisions of this aet shall be exempt from Jury duty for the term of one year thereafleYA and such person shall receive from the Boar: of Election Commissioners of the county or city, or city and counmty, in which such ser- vice is rendered a certificate setting forth the fact of such service as an officer of primary election, stating the time of service; and such certificate on being presented to s courtin which such election officer hes been summoned to appear asa juror shall be deemed | sufficient to excuse the person named therein from eervice as a juror 2t any time within one Senrfi{rom the dale of service named insuch ificate. ec. 8. It shall be the duty of the Board of Election Commissioners of the county or cit and county to furnish ballot-boxes for eac! precinct where such pri is 10 be Leild of the kind and cheracter which were required to be used at the general ele@tion held in this State in the year eighteen hundred and ninety, and there must be jurnished as many separate ballot-boxes at each precinct as there are parties or organizations entitled by law to participate in such primary. Each such ballot- box must have in distinct letters and words upon the front of such box the names of the al respective political party Or organiza- tion jor whose use it is intended. the ballot-boxes must be placed in & row, side by side, fronting so that the front of each box shail be in the same direction, and ‘be where the voters can easily approach such boxes and present their ballots, and the said party name on each box must be on the front s0 as to be eesily seen and distin- ¥ any voter within feet of such very person desiring to vote at such y must aeposit one ballot only, upon nust be the names of all delegates for he desires to vote; and it shall be the f the clerk of the Board of Election Com- ers of the county, or city and county, s2id general primary election is to be | designate in the certificate which is in this act provided to be furnished to political parties the color of the paper upon which the s are to be printed, and there shall be 5o designated for eech political party participat- be 1nted, which color shall be in each case ive and easily distinguishable from the T to be used at said primary election by other political party; and the name or ietion of each politicei party must be written or printed at the head of each The election officers shall stand behind ellot-boxes, and 8s each voter approaches vote, when it is ascertained that heis en- titled 10 vote, be shall be asked by the proper allot, and when the voter has declared the hall be noted in the register by the in which box he votes by writing in the er opposite his name the name on the hox in which he votes, and thereupon his bal- ot shall be received the judge of election | or inspector and deposited in the box named by such voter, and in no other, in the presence of the voter. 9. Tnere shall be as many pollin for the purpose of such general primary on as are provided for at & general el tion; that is, & polling-place in each precinet; end eac litical party may file with the Board of Election Commissioners & list of the precincis and number and name of street or ocality, in town or township, where they want such volling-places, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Election Commissioners 1o “examine said lists and decide which polling-pleces will be the most conveni for the voters of the precinct. The polls shall be kept open from 9 o'clock A. M. sunset on the 'dmy of _holding primary election, and 'shall be at all times kept open 1o the public during the recep- tion of ballots, and until the same are counted and the results declared. There must be fur- nished by the Board of Election Commission- ers to.the election officers in each precinct, for use at such primary election, a register con- taining the names of each person entitled to eceding gen- ¥ or Pre- cinet Register, or both. Before receiving any ballots the election officers must, in the pres- ence of any officers assembled at the polling- place, open and exhibit and close the ballot- boxes, and thereafter neither of them must be removed from the polling-place or presence of the bystanders until all the ballots are counted nor ‘must either box be opened until aiter the polls _are finally closed. Before the election officers receive ‘any ballots they must cause it 0 be proclaimed aloud at the place of such primary election that the polls are open, and when the polls are closed that fact must be proclaimed eloud at the place of euch election; and after such proclamation 1o bellots must be received. Voting may com- mence as soon as the polis are opened, and may be continued during all the time the polls remain open. The ballots must be so folded when deposited that no person can see any neme printed or written thereon. As soon as the polls are finally closed the election officers must immediately proceed to count and can- vass the votes glven at such primary election. The canvass must be public, in the presence of the bjyiunders. and every politieal party shall be entitled to have at least iwo representatives present. The canyass must be continued without adjournment until completed, and the result thereof is declared; but one box shall be opened end canvessed at the same time, ard no other box shall be opened until s box being eanvassed is com- pletea and the result written out and certified &nd declared. Except as herein otherwise pro- vided, said votes shall be counted, canvassea, listed, strung, numbered, tallied, in the same manner required by law for the counting, can- vassing, listing, stringing, numbering and tallying of votes at & general election for pub- lc officers, and the tally lists, ballotsand regis- ters must be signed, certified, made up, seated, delivered, preserved and kept in the same manner asrequired by law at a general election for public officers. Sec. 10. When the counting of the ballots is cum{.«leled the election officers in each such precinct shall officielly deciare the result, and shall furnish to the candidates having re- ceived a plurality of all the votes east in such precincts for delegates to each political party to the county or district conventions, when & delegate is to represent a precinct, a certificate, ‘which certificate shall be signed by all of the precinct election officers, and be delivered b: them to the successful candidate; and .ucK certificate, when so delivered, shall be the only credential required of In{‘delznw to the arty convention to which he was elected. hey shall canvass the votes of all delegates to the State convention, and when it requires more votes to elect than those of one precinet, they shall certify the result of the bollot in such precinct to the clerk of the Board of Election Commissioners, and shall seal up the ballots cast in such precinet and the 11-lists, and on the ouside of the envelope so sealed the election officers of each precinct shall write and sign a certificate to the effect that it contains all the ballots cast in each precinct and the poll-lists kept by the clerks. They shall also, in a separate envelope, send a certificate of the number of votes cast for each delegate to the Etate convention and to the county convention when it_takes the votes of more than one precinct to elect a dele- gate, and said County Clerk shall safely keep such ballots and poll-lists until the adjourn. ment of all political conventions of that year, ‘when he shall destroy the same. In case it re- quires more votes than is cast in one precinet 10 elect adelegate to the county or State con- vention the Clerk shall canvass the votes of the precincts voting for such delegates, as re- turned by the election officers, and issue a cer- tificate of election to the several persons re- ceiving a plurality of the votes of his party in such precincts as are within the county. Sec. 11. The g\wernl‘n‘i body in the coun of each political party taking part in such pri- mary election may furnish to the Board of Election Commissioners, prior to or at the time of the election by said board of the election of- ficers, the name of an elector in each precinct whom such party is desirousto have appointed as general challenger for such party. It shall be the duty of such Board of Election Commis- sioners, finding that the person named isa resident of such precinct ‘and that his name appears on the last Precinct Register of said recinet, to appoint such person as such chal- nger, and cause a certificate 10 that effect, under its seal, to issue to such person, which the gald clerk shall transmit to such person, in the same manner as provided in this act for transmitting the certificates to the election of- ficers. At any time after that, and as soon as the third day’ before the eiection, any hod{ of resident voters of m[ rrednet. not less than the number of delegates of said party to be elected in said precinet, may file a petition with tbe Board of Commis- sioners, setting forth thaf it is their intention to run as candidates at snch primary election, and requesting the appointment of some gmn as a special challenger fo act on their behalf, and naming such persén. It shall thereupon be the duty of said beard to ascertain if such person has the qualifications hereinbefore pro- vided, and if 5o, to zppoint such person and cause a certificate 10 be issued to him. Such challenger shall act without compensa- tion when o ] nted and shall be sworn the seme as an election officer, and shall have the ower to challenge the vote of any person by im believed to be yoting unlawiully, upon eny ground mentioned in the general election law; and such challenger, duri: of any such primary electson, £ with all the powers of a peace officer. have free accessto such mnlx!:ce during the election and the counting of bellots. Sec. 12. Any person, who, at sany such primary élection, shefl vote illegally or at- tempt so to vote, shall be subject to the same punishment provided by law in case of such voting or atiempting to vote at the general election in this State. No person shall be al- lowed to Yote whose name did not Sies noon the Greet or Precinet Register of the county, in the precinct in which he desires to vote, at the last general election, 88 a person entitied to vote in such precinct. If the election offi- cers at such primary election shall knowingly Pemi! 2Ly person to vote after being chal- enged, who shows, by his examination, that be is not entitled to vote, they shall be guilty of & felony, and upon conviction thereof be imprisoned in State prison not less than one nor more than five years. Sec. 13. The primary elections for all politi- cal es or ogmizlfionl within the State ehall be held at the same time under the pro- vislons of this act. Each political or or- gnnfiufifm may determine for itself how many istrict conventions it will hold for nominat- ing its various eandidates; p! ‘nl-ll can- didates who ere to be elected within a given territory must be nominated in the same con- vention. Delerates to s State convention may, &t the option of & party divide,themselves into district conyentions fo nominate members of Congress, of the Board of Equalization, and Ratlroad Commissioners, respectively, or any party may,at its option, select separate dele- Kuws‘w compose any or all such district con- ventions. The delegates to a countyfor city and county convention must nomnate all the candidates which it desires to pame for a county or city and county office, in such county or ¢ity and county, and any party may st its option nom- inate candidates for State Senator, or Assem- blyman, or Su rs, or Justices of the Peace, or Constable, who are 1o be voted for in such county, or city and county, orin any pert of such county, or city and county; or any rty may at its option elect separate delegates com; any senatorial, 1y, or any other local convention. Where any Assembly or Benstorial district is composed of more than one county, any political party may selectsepa- rate delegaies to a separate convention, tonom- inate such Assemblyman or Senstor, or it may, at its option, in any county convention, select joint delegates to meet joint delegates from any other part of such Senatorial or Assembly district to compose & convention to nominate such Assemblyman or State Senator. Every party shall cause to be printed or written upon the ballots used by it in the gen- eral primary election the different sets of dele- gates it desires to choose at such primary, and each set of delegates must be separated dis- tinctly irom every other set named on_the bal- lot, and over each separate setof delegates must be printedor written the designation of the convention to which the delegates named in such set are selected. The tickets shall be substantially in the fol- lowing form, varied to suit each case. BEPUBLICAN PRIMARY TICKET. Delegates to State Convention. Vote for—— 1 John Dos. 2 Richard Roe. 3 James Black. 4 Philip Ross. Delegates to Rallroad District Convention, District. Vote for. 1 Jobn Doe. 2 Richard Hoe. 4 Philip Ross. Delegates to Equalization District Convention. Vote for- 1 John Doe. 2 Richard Roe. 3 James Black. 4 Philip Ross. TDelegates to Congressional District Convention for —— Congressional District. Vote for — 1 John Doe. 2 Richard Roe. 3 James Black. 4 Philip Ross. Delegates to County Convention "’\'v County. ote for ——— 1 John Doe. 2 Richard Roe 3 James E Delegates 1o State Senatorial Convention Senatorial District. Vote 1 John Doe, 2 Richard Roe. 3 James Black. Delegates 1o Assembly Convention for sembly District. Vote for 1 John Doe. 2 Richard Roe. 3 James Black, The name of each proposed delegate in each set shall be numbered consecutively, and opposite each set of delegates shall ressed the number to be voted for in such set. Pfthere is any delegate written or printed for whom any voter does not desire to vote, or if there be more names in apy set than is to be selected, the voter may erase any name by drawing & line mmufh such name with ink and not otherwise. If any set of delegates con- tain more names, not erased, than is allowed by law, such ticket cannot be counted as to such set, but must be counted as to any other set correctly voted for. Sec. 14., At & general primary election held for the pnrgou of electing delegates to a con- vention other than a Etate convention there shall be elected not less than one delegate for each party convention for each 200 votes, and each fraction of one hundred or more cast in such precinct at the last general eiection; provided, that no convention shall be illegal for lack of the election of a del- egate or delegates in any precinet. In select- ing delegates for a State convention each polit- ical party or organization shall determine how many delegates it will choose from each county, city and county, in the State, and name the number in their petition, and the persons recelving the highest vote for each party shall be determined by canvassing the various precincts as provided in section 10 ot this act. Sec. 15. At any time in any county, city and county, city, or fownship, or in_any Assembly district or political division within' this State, or any precinct therein, at which a general primary election is held for the election of del- egates to a convention, any voter entitled to vVote at such primary election may be 8 candi- date for election &5 & delegate to any party convention to represent the precinct or district in which he is a voter. Sec. 16. As soon as the returns are received by the County Clerk he shall canvass the same and issue a certificate of election for the dif- ferent State conventions to the different per- sons recelving a plurality of the party votes cast for such delegates. Sec. 17. L he ballots to be used at such general rimary election shall be of uniform size, 12 inches in length and 6 inches in width. Sec. 18. It shall be the duty of the Board of S:Kflfllon of each county within the State of California to appropriate from the general funds of the county a sufficient sum of money to %ly all necessary expenses of holding any such primary elections within such county; and it shall” be the duty of the Auditor of each county within the State of California to draw upon such appropriation funds his sev- eral warrants for the payment of all expenses of such primary election as the same shall be certified to him by the County Clerk; such ex- penses shall consist only of the payment for the box in which coner the names selected for polling-places, election officers, for print- ing, for advertising, for statione ballot- boxes and e-stamps and sheets, The several b tical parties shall’ furnish of their own ballots. Sec. 19. If in mgqotgeroonnt there shall not be by law any Board of Eleetion Commis- sloners, then all duties enjoined herein u a Bosrd of Election Commissioners shall be enjoined ug_on and performed by the Common Council or Trustees of & city. of the Board of Supervisors of & oolml{. all duties en- ined upon the clerk of a Board of Election ‘ommissioners, where there is no such board in any city or county, are enjoined upon and shall be performed by the Clerk of a city or by & County Clerk, as the case may be, as fully and with equal force and effect specifically set forth in this act. Sec. 20. Any aet denounced as an offense by the general laws concerning elections of this State shall also be an offense in all primary elections, and in matters relating thereto, ante- cedent or subsequent, and shall be punished in the same form and with like penalties as is rescribed for the punishment of similar of- lenses against the generai election laws, and all the provisions and penalties provided b 1aw shall apply in all cases connected with pri- mary elections with efilm and shall be as effective as if specifically set out in this act. Sec. 21. No candidete can have his name printed upon any bellot to be voted for as a candidate for puguc office at any general elec- tion in this State unless he shi have been nominated by a convention composed of dele- gates chosen as provided by this act; provided, however. that nothing in this act shall prevent any candidate or candidates from being nomi- nated as provided by section 1188 of the Politi- cal Code; but such nominees can have no other du‘gnlnon upon & ballot than the word “lndeg.n ent.” Sec.22. No ticket or ballot must on the g:i of election be given or delivered to or recei: by any person except the ins T, OF & jndfia acting as inspector, within 100 feet of the poll- 0 person must on the day of elec- ny ticket or unfold any ballot which he intends to use in voting, within 100 feetof the polling-place, or exhibit to another in any manner by which the contents thereof mmbewme ‘known any ticket or ballot Wl he intends to use in voting. No n must on the day of election, within 100 feet of the polling-place, exhibit to another in any menner by which the contents.thereof may be- come known any ticket or ballot which he in- tends to use in voting. No person must on the for AR As B e Vi 1 be ex- | day of election, within 100 feet of the pomm Pplace, request another person to exhibit or close the contents of any ticket or ballot which such other §erlon intends to use in vodm 23. No polling-place shall be h in any saloon where malt, vinous or spirituous liquors are sold, or in any room leading from or. lnl.;imm connected with such saloon. Bec. Immediately upon making out the credentials of any delegetes elected under this law the clerk with signing such cre- dentials shall maii to the "’m‘"fi of esch litieal party or organization which 1 pated in the a complete list of all del- to whom credentials shall have been iven; and said clerk must, in & proper book 10 be by him kept, record the names of all del- egates elected, '“5”“ votes received by each, 8] those whom credentials have been given, stating when and where such cre- dentials were mailed; and it any delegate en- titled to credentials shall not have received his credentials, or have lost the same, said clerk. must, upon request, issue & new credential to lnc"h‘ deleglh,flwlhlch must be stamped “Dupli- cate” Sec. 25. In ‘eln when by law electors of President and Vice-President are to be voted for, a Btate convention to select delegates 1o a National convention to select candidaies for electors of President and Vice-President, and at its option to divide itself into a district con- vention or district conventions to nominate undxdm: lger Congress or oldhe;- ‘“‘.Z’" 1“;35 nees, s} com elegates se uant to this act at a genersl primary or such purpose, to be held upon the last Tuesday of March in each such year; pro- vided, that in all counties which less then nine thousand votes for Gov- ernor at the last preceding gemcral election an; litieal or organization entitled to P % ate hfitgc.h a State convention shall not be bound to proceed under this act, but may select delegates to such a State conven- tion in the manner any such party or organiza- tion may respectively determine in any such last-mentioned county. Sec. 26. This ect shall apply to take effcct in and be in force only in counties of the first and second classes. Sec. 27. Within thirty days after the passage of this act the Secretary of State sheail cause ten thousana copies of ihis act to be printed in pamphlet form for free distribution. Bec. 28. All acts and parts of acts inconsis- tent with this act are hereby repealed. S?G. 29. This act shall take effect immeai- ately. 10 SIE HUMAN - LIFE Several Novel Patterns of Car- Fenders Are Sub- mitted. Defects Which Exist in Previously Invented Guards Are Pointed Out. A car-fender has been invented by Henry P. Johnson which in many of its features is a novelty. It is thus described by the inventor: ‘““This device consists of a row of re- silient C-shaped spring-metal fingers se- cured to a cross-beam across the front of the car or underneath in front of the wheels. The bottom ends are bent to form a small eyelet, through which & chain | is passed to connect them all together, thus forming a flexible fender that will conform to the contour of any body that it comes in contact with, as also to the uneven pave- ment. The fender will retreat 45 degrees if necessary to slip over any unusually pro- jecting stones in_ the roadbed, but their combined strength will dig under and sup- port a body of any size. “But realizing” the fact that in about nine out of ten casés a person is knocked down by the front of the car and that there is not much life left in him for the fender to save, the inventor has provided an i itial, or what he calls a ‘!r‘iip-up fender,’ which consists of a well-padded platform projecting about four feet in front and about twelve inches above the ground, which, coming in contact with the legs be- low the knees, will trip a person down upon the mattress in nearly every case without injury. But if the body is already New Car Fender. Mr. Daniels’ Idea. prostrate on the road it is designed to pass over it and trast the sfflng fender to take care of it. The initial fender is attached to the car with a hinge joint, which allows it to be |:g w! desired and hooked to the dashboard, ds shown in the cut.” iited to Manager ¥iaing of he Sarkor mi » Manager Vining of arket- Railroad. street . Shull Daniels, who resides at 613 Shot- well street, has spent a eal of time in the study of fenders, and now is of the oPinion that he has hit upon an invention of great practical advantage. He callsita spring wheel fender, and explains that it can be used on cable, electric or steam cars. The fender is composed of steel springs passing over and covering the carwheel extending down in front within a half inch of the rail. Over the spring is a double moleboard e_overin'i, wfiich serves as a protection for e front part of the wheel. In striking an obstruction the fender springs k for about three inches until it becomes solid against the brake beam. Mr. Daniels explains that the advantage of his inven- tion is contained in the fact as stated above. All fenders submitted thus far are of solid material, and many of them have been broken in the test, having nothing to give in the way of springs when striking an obstruction. Between the wheel guards and across the front of the car extends a bar with coil springs attached which extend within one inch of the roadbed. £ Figure 1 in the cut rerresen!s the spring which poises over top of wheel. Figpre 2 is the shield for the wheel. Figure 3 shows spring and fastenings of the cover, and Figure 4 represents one of the front bar springs. REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS. Thomas E. and Mary C. Ryan to Joseph E. Shain, street loton SW corner of Bay and Van Nessavenue, W 123 by § 112:6: aiso lot on Sline of Bay street, 25 Eot E 2 kiin, E 174:10%5 by § 137:6: aiso ot h S Shue of ‘Bay atroct: 689 & of Gavgh, E 137:6 by S 137:6; $10. 3 Joseph E. and Grace F. Shain to California Title Insurance and ‘Trust Company, lot on SW of Bay street and Van Ness avenue, W 112:6; lot on § line of Bay, 25 E of Franklin, E 175:9'by ©137:6: lot on Sline of Bay, 69:9 E of Gough, K 137:6 by § 137:6; 810. Znnie M. Dufty to Annie G. Duffy, lot on N line of California by N 137 stréet, 103:13¢ E of Ociavia. E 34:43 ot on'N line of California, 137:6 E of Octavia, by N 127:814; loton line of Va- lencia, 102 N of Seventeenth, N 65 by E 87:6; $10. Chrisiian S. and Ciara Hartman to Alired G. Morris, 1ot on S line of Sutter street, 137:6 E of Webster, E 27:6 by 8 157:6; 10 James H. Lyons, lot , 131:3 E of Stanyan, by S 137 A August F., Victoria, Albert E., Mary P. and Cheriotte M. Humburg to Wiliam E. and Louise F. Humburg, lot on W line of Julian avenue, 185 N of Sixteenth street, N 30 by W 100; $10. Prince A.and Mary S. Phillips to Willlam Eaton, lot on N line of Liberty street, 105 W Dolores, W 25 by N 114; $10. Charles J. and Birdie C. Joseph to John M. Ham- erton, lot on E line of Hardy street, 145 N of Sev- enteenth, N 23 by E 60; $10. Benjamin R.and Tomasina V. Keith, Christopher | and Catherine Branagan to Charles Sahrbacker, re- | record of 1500 d. 33, W of Dug(llgl. street, 50 N of N W ; 810. R. of . Lackmann, lot com- ento street and 70 W also ? way onsS | of Jones, S | of & by S 20 Mary mencing 117:6 & of Jones, W 67:6 5 Tight o line of Sacramento street, 1286 W 117:6 by W 8:9; $10. | Annie M. Dufty 10 Elizabeth M. Wiisou. al! in: est inlot on S line of Clementina street, 275 E of | Second, E 35 by S 80; also all interest in 1ot on SW | corper of Bryant and Clinton streets, W 35 by aisolots 11, 12 and 13, biock 1, Flint Tract Home- stead Association; $10. John P. Jourden io Lucy H. Jourden, ail interest | inloton S corner of Bryant and Ciinton streets, SW 30 by SE 75: also ali interest in lot on SE line of Clementina street, 275 NE of Second, NE 35 by SE 80; $4500. ! San Francisco Land Compaay to E. F. Dennison, lot on E line of Tenth avenne, 200 N of Clement street, E 120, N :5, W 120:2, S 40:6; 810. Charles H. and Ida Ford to William H. Hudson, | lot on W line of Foriy-sixth enue, 100 N of L $500. illiam A. Devlin and Isabelle Finnell to Daniel ter- W Sullivan, lot on S line of O street, 138:7 E of Twenty-fourth avenue, W $8:7, S 100, £ 52:10, XE 10 point of beginning: $10. John D. Whaley 1o Mary A. Berkley, lot 56, block C,Slue of’ Corbett r0a, 25 by 826, Paril ract; $5. Ida M. Craw (by attorney) and Minnie E. Carne, ) to_ John E. Carne, lot 10, (nee Barrett, attorne block 7, West End Map 2: $1000. Sarah J. ALANE by S 104, b adjoining Highland Park, lot on NW corner of Chicago aven pion street, W 133 X 120, b HIl Tract, Brooklyn Township Arnold and Theresa Pollak of : Henry Meyer of San Francisco, I Oakland ve and Cham- ck 1, Prospect 700. NEW TO-DAY. DONT BE DISCOURGED Cultivate your beauty. Yo will look 100 READ THESE TESTIMONIALS SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29, 1895. This is to certify that I have subjected the Antoinette Depilatory to a thorough | chemical analysis and I find it to be | superior to all other preparations for | the removal of superfiuous hair. It is | without the least irritating action upon the most delicate skin. i W. T. WENZELL, Analytical Chemist. This is to ecertify that I know Professor W. T. Wenzell and kuow him to be correct in every de- | tall. M H - | This Depilatory is WARRANTED notte stimulate the growth of the hair. Price $1 50. TRIAL SAMPLES of three of my complexion specialties for 50 cen: Enough tolast 2 or 3 weeks. Just what you require. MME. MARGHAND, Hair and Complexion Specialist, 121 POST STREET, ROOMS 32-36, Taber's Entrance. Telephone 1349, Russell street (Moulder av pelle, N 177, W 82, S 179 being 1ot 5, block Association, Berkele: H. Hovt of Monterey io Ira block. G. Leek of San Fra: 20 and 2 ©, Melrose Stati Township; 810, aly (wite of James E.) of San Fran. | cisco to J. C. Sawtelle of 2an Franciseo, lot on SW line of Maple sireet, 366.47 from Baker ave: thence continuing slong Maple screet 59.13 to S | boundary boundary line thence SW 32. e of Alameda to Mary C. Smith | (wife of George ), Jot on 8 line of Alameda | avene, 50 E of Willow street, E 100 by S 150, be- | ing lots 16 and 17, block E, Jands adjacent 0 En- | cinal, quitclaim deed, Alameda: $5. i Racbacl Neal of Alameds to same, same, quk- | claim deed ; $5. H Wliliam E. and Olive K. Jeffries to same, same, quitclaim deed; 25. Peter and Emma Williams 1o Gustave Hueter of | Santa Clara, 1ot on stbeet, §2 1 of Chest 37, | 82.47,'S 115.88 to beginning, Oakland; $10. “Alice Hillezass of San irancisco o Charles H. Sawyer of Saa Francisce, lot on W line of Coil ayvenue, 150 S of Sylvan way N 50to heginning, tate In plat 71, Aillegass Trac $10. portion of Hillega i ancho V. and D. Peralta, Map of | , N of Bancroft way, Berkeley; | Laura A. Phelps of San Francisco to Etna Fow- | ler of Sen Francisco,lo: on N line of Ada street, 260.60 W of Sacramento, N 128 49, W 50, S | 119 3-9, E 50.15 to beginning, being lot 12, Peralta | Park, Southern Annex, Berkeley: $10. 3. G. and Mary A. Kingot Berkeley to J. West Martin of Oaklsnd, lot on S line of Bancroft way, 400 W of Dana street, W 50 by S 130, being portion of lot 7, block 12, College Homestead Assoclation, quitclaim deed, Berkel e W. E. and Erminia Dargie of Oakland to Robert Day of San Francisco, lot 5, Rose Tract, Brooklyn Township; $5. Matilda A. (wife o2 James E. Daly) of San Fran- clsco to Michael Herlihy of Brookiyn Township, lots 21 and 22, block L, Hemphil Tract, Brooklyn Township; $10. e Take Your Choice. Accurate intelligence from Nicaragua by way of Washington indicates clearly that | the Central American republics are about to boycott Great Britain with exceeding bitterness. Trustworthy advices from the same source show unmistakably also that } the Central American republics will be- come allies of Great Britain and place themselves henceforth under the protec- | tion of the British lion.—Chicago Tribune. | ————— A Distinction. “In all my career,” said the eminent statesman, “'I can say that 1 have never done anything to be ashamed of.” ‘“You mean,” sneered the cynic, “that you have never done anything you were ashamed of.”—Indianapolis Journ: LEDGE Brings comfort and improvement and | tends to Jenona} enjoyment when rightly used. The many, who live bet- ter than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest | the yalue to health of the pure liquid | laxative principles embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleas- ant to the taste, the ref reshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect lax ative; effectually cleansing the system lling colds, headaches and fevers and permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical profession because it acts on the Kid~ neys, Liver and Bowels without weak- ening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. Syrup of Figs is for sale by all druge gists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is mane ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.only, whose name is printed on every{ package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will no accept any substitute if offerea. ASTING DISEASES WEAKEN Wonwel fully because they weaken you slowly, gradu. aily. Do not allow this waste of body to make youapoor, flabby, Immature man. Health, strength 2nd vigor Is for you whether you be rich or poor. | The Great Hudyan is to be had only from the Hud- son Medical Institute. This wonderful discove: was made by the specialists of the oid famous Hud- son Medical Institute, It is the strongest and most powerful vitalizer made. Itisso powerful that i is simply wonderful how harmlessitis. You can get it from nowhere bat from the Hudson al Institute. Writs for circulars anc testimon! This extraordinary Rejuvenstor is the most wonderful discovery of the age. Ithas been oo dersed by the leading sclentific men of Earopsand America. « HUDYAN is purely vegetable. HUDYAN stops charge In twenty days. C EOOD, c dizz Dervons twit ss of the dis- LOST MAN- ng sensations, ness, {: ng of the eyes and other parts. Strengthens, Invigorutes and tones the entire system. It isascheap as any other remedy. HUDYAN cures debility, nervousness, emis- slons, and develops and restores weak organs. Pains in the back, losses by day or night stopped quickly. Over 2,00 private indorsements. Prematureness means impotency in the first stage. Itisasymptom of seminal weakness and barrenness. Itcan be siopped in twenty days by the use of Hudyan, Hudyan cosis no more than any other remedy. Send for circulars and testimonials. TAINTED BLOGD-Impure blood due to serious private disorders carries myriads of sore- producing germs. Then comes sore throat, pizples, copper colored spots, ulcers in mouth, old sores and falling hair. You can save a trip to Hot Springs by Wwriting for ‘Blood Book’ to the old physicians of the HUDSON MEDICAL INST TTUTE, Stockton, Market and Eilis Sta, : BAN FRANCISCO, CA. 4 S— e Personal ! | For those who are run down by too mnch { indoor life or by hard work, and who would | safely weather the coming month, the most E dangerous in the year, Paine’s Celery Com- pound is the true tonic, It strengthens the nerves and purifies the blood. it MEN Any Man Who Suffers ...... Orisjustbeginningto suffer from ine AL’: weakening effecis of emissions Of OTTLE ; over-indulgence ot FREE. : cured by taking VITAL BESTORA- TIVE. Call or write for SAMPLE BOTTLE. The worst cases cured. Address DR. COOPER, 523 Kearny st., San Francisco. [All Private Diseases Cured. ‘When ordering please mention “Call.” Y BESTONETOEXAMINE YOUR e e G wi of his own invention, whose <Cuperioricy bas not been equaled. My success nad been due 1o the merits of my work. 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