The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 14, 1896, Page 11

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1896 11 —_— e e e S S e e R e e T WCOPPIN SCORES THE ARCHITECT, Delay in the Construction of the New Postoffice Building. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE? The Postmaster Submitted His Ideas of Changes in the Plans. HE RESENTS ALL CRITICISM. Declares the Drawings of the Archi- tect for Interior Arrangements Were Fau ty. ster McCoppin aeclines to en- s responsi es by assuming the long delay in the commence- on the new postoftice build- spatch to THE CaLL from stated that the super- awaiting his ideas as devoted to the postofiice d structure at Mission and ould be arranged. Mr. d yesterday that he had al- cated his views to the ‘ashington and would have ore to do with the matter. plans were here ayear or more , but they were not submitted to me,"” said Postmaster McCoppin, “‘Lor was I in- at them, and I do not now the name of the person in they were at the time. Later itect, Mr. Aiken, was here, and w something of him in a social i not show me his plans nor me about them. two months ago he senta > plan of the ground floor of , with a request that I make ons ding changes that ur to me. Imade several. They cal nature and concerned the iterior arrangements, and I also wrote him fully on the subj “I can furnish THE CALL letter at any time. bow the roc he pr to 100! anc the arch ghIs talk t might occ were of a rac a copy of the It was so plain thata schoolboy could understand it, and was b ested. saw that the architect had Tae CaLw correspondent at he did not understana J ions, and m again to go a drawi with the [ accompa: ‘‘He sent out another sketch plan, differ- ent from the first, but equally faultv in the opfnion of the Postmaster. It was promptly returned, accompanied by a let- ter which was intended to further enlighten he architect on the subject of the post- as to ground plan and the working ties of the office. Therefore, the archi- ct, or whoever has assumed the right to speak for him, has no right to pretend that the Postmaster has been the any delay in the perfection of the working plans for the building. This is all the Postmaster would say on the subject, thongh it was quite evident n his manner that he was anything but cause ¢ pleased with the criticism of his conduct | sent out from the chief architect’s depart- ment at Washington. He 1s as anxious as any person in San Francisco to see work begun on the building, but does not e pect to live to see the big building com- pieted unless the good Lord gives him a ger lease of life than he has ever before allotted to any of his creatures. Anequallyridiculous statement emanat- m the architect’s office at Washing- the one attributed to a certain Fed- 1dge, who, so the story goes, had de- 1 that the plans be changed, or he d not move into the new building. s statement can only apply to Judge Kenna or Judge Morrow, and the fact they, like the Postmaster, have e everything in their power to facili- atters rather than to obstruct the f the architect. The belief is pretty general in Federal that Representative Loud hit the il on the head when he said in an inter- ew with the Washington correspondent of Tue CALL that the reason why the Gov- ent did not proceed with the work on account of the absence of ready The Congressional delegation at Wash- ington is doing everything in its power to advance the enterprise, but little aid is hoped for from those having the construction of the building in charge. VITICULTURAL COLLEGE. The New Institution Branching Out on Broad Progressive Lines. The College of Viticulture is branching out, and before long will be as well known as the late State Board of Viticulture, from which it sprang. Yesterday the trustzes of the college met at 16 Post street and discussed matters pertaining to its future course. There were present: A. Haraszthy, C. A. Wetmore, H. W. Crabb, John Swett and Winfield Scott. Arrangements have been made for permanent quarters in the State Board of Trade’s rooms, at 16 Post street, and the college will co-operate with the board in advertising the State. It will also assist in the preparation for the grand opening of the headquarters next month, In a short time there will be 100 con- tributing members to the college. These have been and will be elected by the trus- tees, who will use every precaution to see that esigning or undesirable persons are allowed to become members. Among other features to be introduced will bea journal in which viticultural matters will be published. It will be issued on a pure- ly scientific basis, and no current news will appear in its columns, Recordix ccretary Wetmore was in- structed to prepare suitable resolutions in respect to the memory of the late I. de Turk of Sonoma and Colonel Charles McK. Lesor, publisher of Bonfort’s Wine and Spirit Circular of New York. _Thomas R. Minturn of Miuturn, Madera County, was elected to fill the vacancy as trustee caused by the death of I. de Turk. PERCY SMITH'S DEATH. An Examination of the Stomach Shows It Was From Natural Causes. From a chemical analysis of the stomach of the late Percy W. Smith, the drug clerk at Luke's Hospital, who died suddenly on March 14, it was shown that he died from angina pectoris, an affection of the nerves of the heart. Smith’s death was so sadden that the Coroner, with the consent of the family, made an _investigation, and the result | showed what his friends had always be- lieved, that death was from natural causes. Smith was a young man full of life and vigor, and his takine off was a great shock to bis family. He leaves a wife and child to mourn bis loss. bt D R FOUR YEARS OR TWO. The Tenure of Office of Election Com- missioners Again Under Discussion. Mayor Sutro was present at the meeting of the Board of Election Commissioners yesterday morning. The meeting was one of the humdrum kind and was not enlivened by any references to the Octo- pus or to a City Hall ring. After some discussion the board de- cided to advertise for bids for registration supplies. In the course of the discussion Mr. Cres- well expressed the opinion that the law creating four-year terms for County offi- cers should be tested and determined be- fore the board should incur any more than ordinary expense. There was a ques- tion as to whether the law applied to San | Francisco. He suggested that the regis- trar should be ordered to advertise for supplies and booths for_the election of all the City and County officers. Then some one should apply for a writ of injunction, and the matter could be settled judicially. THEY FLOCK 70 TESTIR, Witnesses Hurry to the Relief of the Railroad in ‘the Martin Case. |PAY THEIR OWN EXPENSES { Some Were Sent Passes With Not So Much as a Request to Attend. The case of George N. Martin against the | Southern Pacific Railroad Company held | the attention of Judge Daingerfield and a jury all day vesterday. The witnesses were all for the railroad. There was Mr. | Weston, the condnctor who put the plaintiff off the train at Towles station on the 2d of August last, and who is still in the employ of the railroad company. George Martin, Who Was Ejected Fro Conductor Did Not Approve of His Handwriting. m a Southern Pacific Train Because the The speaker added that if the law ex- tending the terms of County officers to four years applied to San Francisco it in- cluded all under the wording: ““All elective county and township” offi- cers, and the Supreme Court had deciaed that San Francisco was a county. He moved that Garret McEnerney be employed to tuke the matter before the courts. Mayor Sutro suggested that Judge McKinstry be employed to serve as the at- torney of the board during the registration period at $500 per month. Both motions were voted down. Then Mr. Creswell sharply gave notice that he would vote against all expenditures until the question was ettled, because he would be personally responsible for all moneys expended illegaily by the board. Auditor Broderick did not believe that the law applied to San Francisco, and he did not think that ¢he board could geta decision from the Supreme Court before the beginning of registration. Here the discussion was dropoed, and the clerk was authorized to advertise for bids for supplie: i T e i Left for the East. E. er, general agent of the Minne- apolisand St. Louis Railroad, and who repre- sents the interests of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific system at St. Paul, is visiting this sectiou on & pleasure trip. He will make & tour of Southern California before returning to St. Paul. 1+ There was Mr. Toewle, who owns the hotel | at Towles station, and who is engaged in | the lumber business there and ships a great deal of freight over the roud. There | was Mr. Shell, who is engaged in the malt- | ing business at Sacramento. He was a | passenger on the train at time of the oc- | currence. He does a great deal of freight- | ing over the road also. There was John | Manson, a physician, who is engaged in | the hospital department of the railroad at | Towles. He is also engaged in the fruit | business and does shipping. There were Mrs. Dr. Manson and R. N. | Manson, a son of Dr. Manson. The son is engaged in fruit-drying at Lincoln station. | All of these happened to be at the station | at Towles when the conductor put Martin | | off the train, all of them saw that Martin was lame and gave it as their opinion—all but the conductor und Shell—that he had | stopped re for his health. They were | unanimous on the point that there was no l‘ show ot physical force on the part of the conductor in putting him off the train, but on the contrary that he assisted Martin across the tracks toward the railroad station. . Then there was Mr. Roos of the passen- gerdepartment of the railroad, a part of | whose business it is to smooth the way | between the company and its injured and | cisaffected patrons. He testified that he | had cffered Mr. Martin, when he came to | him and explained what he had suffered at the hands of the conductor, $50 and a new ticket to his destination in Sioux City with Pullman sleeping-car accommo- dations 1f he (Martin) would call it square. Mr. Knight, also of the passenger de- partment, testified to unimportant mat- ters. Conductor Weston told a plain enough story. He had asked Martiu to write bis name and the signature did notagree with that on the ticket. He allowed him to ride some time and got him to write it again, and still again, but the name was still unlike that on the ticket. Then he told Martin that he could not accept the ticket and unless he paid his fare he would have to leave the train. Martin, he said, called attention to the fact that he was: a sick man and asked not to be put off at an out of the way station. He said if allowed to go on to Truckee he could secure identification, as he had done business with the Truckee Lumber Company. The conductor asked Martin if he would make any less resist- ance to being put off the train at Truckee than at any other point, and Martin in- sisted that he would object to being pat off at any place shortof his destination for which he had bought his ticket. “I then insisted that he get off the tran at Towles,” said the witness. He stated that he had used no force, but assisted Martin across the track. 5 The cross-examination of the other wit- nesses by Mr. Delmas developed points of interest. For instance, Mr. Towle, pro- rietor of the hotel at Towles station and a umber-dealer, testified that he had been supplied with a pass by J. A, Fillmore, with a request that he come to San Fran- cisco as a witness in this case. He was engaged in the lumber business and had considerable business with the company as a freighter. “ Does the company pay vour expenses on this trip?”’ asked Mr. Deimas. “No, sir, [ pay my own expense Mr. Shell, engaged in the malting busi- ness at Sacramento, Who was on the train and had to say that the conductor used no physical violence upon the lame man, made the same statement. He had come to the City on passes furnished him by the company four times on this case. He aid his'own expenses all the time he said. je does a large freighting business with the company. Dr. John Manson, practicing physician for twenty-nine years, who has something to do with the railroad hospital, also fruit grower and shipper, came on passes to testify and with his wife has been in the City since the 2d of March paying his own expenses. R. N. Manson, the doctor’s son, received a telegram from Mr. Fillmore, saying: ““This telegram, properly countersigned by the station agent, willbe a warrant to all conductors to pass R. N. Manson to San Francisco, as witness in the Martin case.”” Mr. Manson is engaged in the fruit-dry- ing business at Lincoln, but this telegram was suffictent to cause him to take the next train for this city. Arrived here he found the case postponed, and hastened back to his business. Again sum¥noned, he responded. He is paying his own ex- penses like the others. The trial will be resumed this morning. THE EIGHT-HOUR LAW. The Harbor Commissioner Investigates State Work on the Water Front. Unless Contractors Galloway & Townley change their plans they.will be likely to lock horns with Labor Commissioner Fitz- gerald. These contractors have received a contract from the Harbor Commissioners to construct a shed over the pier at the foot of Howard street. Yesterday Business Agent Saunders called at the Labor Bu- ” | rezu and informed Beputy C. L. Dam that the contractors propose to werk the car- enters and other laborers nine hours a ay, which would be in violation of the State law, which makes eight hours a le- gal day’s work. Saunders and Dam called upon Mr Townley, who stuted that he does not pro ose to pay the men by the day but by the hour, and that the men may qmt work whenever they desire. However, he had figured upon doing nine hours’ work in a duy. Saunders claimed that this is only an evasion of the law, because in the con- | tract the following clause appears: And it is expressly stipulated that eight hours of labor shall be a legal day’s work un- der this sgreement, and all the provisions of Chapter X, Title VII, of the Pn&\nml Coae ap- plicable thereto are to be dedmed as incor- porated herein. Deputy Dam took the same view of the situation and said that when the work realiy begins, probably to-day, he will see that the spirit of the law is enforced. If the contractors work their men more than eight hours the Labor Commissioner will apply to the Board of Harbor Commis- sioners to interfere on the ground that the hours of labor appear in the specifications and contract. Should there be any hitch | there the matter will be taken into court and the Harbor Commissioners enjoined Tom paying any money upon a State con- tract the terms of which are not carried out in letter and spirit. It is the desire of the Labor Commissioner to make a test case of this or some similar case, as there are a number of outstanding State con- | tracts where, it is rumored, the contrac- tors propose to work the men over eight hours, labor unions, State law and com- missioners notwithstanding. —_———— Stealing From Boarders. The boarders in the Chamberlain House, Sutter and Jones streets, had been missing jewelry and other articles from their rooms, and the police were notitied. Detective Harry Reynolds was detailed on the case, and last night he arrested Joe Sanborn, the elevator- boy, on suspicion of being the thief. Several hundred dollars’ worth of jewelryand clothing have been stolen. NEW TO-DAY. AL A T ARG Wiz i The above picture shows a San Francisco invention and was lately built by the Hunt Loom and Fabric Company, whose office is at Room 10, No. 504 Kearny street. The attachment will fit any loom. It runs with a continuous supply of filling thread and will run continuously without stopping. It saves all the waste and one man can attend a large number of them. It is estimated that it will weave woven fabrics at 50 per cent less cost than ever before. It will soon be introduced in America, England, France, Germany, Belgium and Japan. DANGER IN WATER. ‘Why People Should Be Careful What They Drink, Especially at This Time of Year. “Do you know that there is a dangerous poison in half the water we drink ?"” It was an eminent professor of natural sci- ence who recently made this startling remark, “I am only stating a fact,” he continued, “when I assert that in the springtime nearly all our drinking water contains traces of poi- sonous vegetable or animal matter. We drink this water, the poison gets into our system, and it is largely the cause of 50 many people feeling weak, worn out and sickly at this se son. “Do I recommend boiling the water? No, I do not, for while that may kill the disease germs, it does notremove them. A far betler ‘Wway is to use pure whiskey with it. The best physicians in America unhesitatingly declare this, but—and bear th#s most carefully in mind—it must be pure whiskey. for impure impure whiskey is worse than water,’” The professor is certainly right, and he might have l})propr(ntely added that scientific men are also fully agreed that no whiskey used in America to-day is so chemically pure, so free from fusel oil,as Duffy’s pure malt, It has successiully stood the rivalry of all other whiskies. Why? Simply because it hasdone ‘wonders for people who needed strunglhivigor and vitality. Thousands testify to the |great benefit derived from taking it. Leading phy- sicians say it is undoubtedly the best thing for counteracting the evil eflects of poisonous water. They also indorse it as the best remedy for tired feelings and spring weakness. As there are many inferior imitations of Duffy's pure malt, care should be taken when pur- chasing to see that none of these is substituted by the dealer. NEW TO-DAY. REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES, Notice to the Republican Voters of San Franeiseo. Official Call for a Primary Electlon in That Portion of San Francisco Comprising the Fourth Congres- sional District. At a meeting of the Republican Coynty Commit- teemen of that portion of the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the Fourth Con- gressional District held on the 34 day of Ap.il, 1896, the following resolutions were adopted : WHEREAS. The Republican State Central Com- mittee 6f the State of California on the 29th day of February, 1896, Issued a cail for a Republican State Convention, to be held in the ity of Sacrs mento, State of California, on the 5th day of May. 1896, and aiso for Repubiican Disirict conventions in and for the several Congressional districts of the State of Californis, to select delegates to the Re- ublican Natiopal Convention to be held in St. ouis, Mo., on the 16th day of June, 1896, and for the trapsaction of such other aud further business 45 may be brought before the said State and dis- trict conventions; snd WHEREAS. The sald State Central Committee at | itsaforesaid meeting and in said cal! provided that the basis of representation in sald conventions should be as follows: One delegate for each A: sembly district within the Congressional dis:ric one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the Hon. M. M. Estes, the Republican candidate for Gover- nor in 1894, and one delegaue for each fraction of 100 votes or over; and WHEREAS, In_accordance with the said last- named provision the Fourth Congressional Dis- trict isentitied to sixty-seven delegates in sald State and district conventions: and WHEREAS, The aforesald State Central Commit- | tee. by & resolution duly and regularly passed, further provided that thé membérs of the State Central Committee for each Congressional district should constitute a committee whose duty it should be to select a Congressional committee of seven persons from the residents of each such dls- | trict, in whom should be vested the power and authority to provide for the selection of delegates to the sald State and district conventions within their respective districts: and ‘WHERFEAS, At a meeling of the sald members of the said State Central Committee from the Fourth Congressional District duly end regularly held within said district, the said committee of seven was duly and regularly selected to compose sald Congressional committee and was invested with the powers and duties delegated to such Congres- sional committee by the Republican National Committee and by the said State Central Commit- tee: and WiunEas, The said Gongressional eommittee of seven, in and for the sald Fourth Congressional District, at & meeting thereo? held on the 13th day | of March, 18986, duly adopted a resolution delegat- ing to the Republican Counnty Committeemen for that portion of the City and_County of San Fran- cisco embraced in the Fourth Congressional District the power and diseretion to determine the manner and supervision of the selection of delegates to the said State and district conventions ané to provid for the selection thereof. by appointment or by pri- mary election, as in their discretion shall seem best, sub; , however, to the supervision of said Congressiondl committee of seven. Now, therefore e it Resolved, That the Republican County Commit- teemen of the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the Fourth Congressional District, acting under and in pursuance of its aforesaid an- thonty, do hereby order and call a primary elec- tion to be held in the City and County of Xan Fran- cisco, that portion thereof embraced within the Fourth Congressional District, on_the 15th dav of April. 1896, for the purpose Lereinafter specified, In accordance with the laws £Overning primary elections as prescribed by the Political ana Penal Codes of the State of California. Resolved, That said primary election shall be held on the 15th day of April, 1896, the polis to be kept open continucusly between the hours of one (1) o'elock and seven (7) o'clock in the afternoon of said day. Resolved, That there shall be two polling-places in each Assembly district in the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the sald Fourth Congressional District, and that for each of said polling-places the board of election shall consist of one inspector, two judges and two clerks. Resolved, That the polling-places must be on the gronnd floor and the ballot-boxes be 80 placed as to be plainly seen from the sidewalk, and that free and uninterrupted ingress must be given in each polling-place to electors entitled to votc thereat, and also to such representative or aiternate of each set of candidates that may be voted for at each polling-place as shall present tae credentials here- inafter provided for to the board of election at such polling-place. Resolved, Thatprinted cards of admission to each of the polling-piaces shall be given to the repre- sentatives of each set of candidates requesiing the same. The said request must be in wr ting and signed by a majority of the candidates on each set of tickets. The cards of admission shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of this committee and shall contain tiie name of the party entitled to admission and the polling-place at which it is in- tended to be used. The officers of election may give permission to sald persons presenting said cards of admission to enter the polling-place before the opening of the pollsa and to remain there until the canvass is completed and all the re‘urns are properiy signed and sealed up. In the event of the failure on the part of the election officers to admit such persons holding cards of admission to the polling-place, such person may call upon the police ofticers aetailed for such duty at such poll- ing-place, and such potice officer may use all law- ful means to take such person inside the polling- piace. The Chief of Police is requested 1o give insirictions to his officers to enforce this resolu- tion. Persons ho'ding cards of admission may be relieved by a duly appointed and suthorized aiter- nate, who shall bave the same rights and privi- leges as the first regular representative upon pre- seniation of the card of admission issued to tne said original representative, Resolved, That no barricade or other obstruction shall be érected or maintained in front of any polling-place, but that the said polling-place shail be free from all obstructions, as they are at general elections, and we hereby givé notice that no returns will be received or counted as official from any polling-place where thls proviston has been violated. Resolved, That the official ballot-box at each poll- fng-place ' must remain in plain_unobstructed view from the opening to the close of the poils, and be 5o placed that the voter may easily sco the top of the box and his ballot deposited. The rep- resentatives of all tickets must be permitted to re- main inside the poiling-place and in such position that they can at nll times witness unobstructed the reception of the bailot from the voter and the depositing of the same in the ballot-box by the in- spector or judge of elections who receives the bal- lot. A Resolved, That no peddling of tickets or solicit- ingof voies shall be permitted within 100 feet of the polls, and the committee requests the police ofticers on duty to keep the polls free and unob- structed at all times. This shall not be construed 10 &ppiy Lo the presence of challengers. Resolved, That an official map of the district, showing the boundaries of its various precincts, shall be posted in & conspicuous place outside of the polling-places. Resolved, That in addition to all other grounds of challenge in the laws of the State governing gen- eral elections this committes hersby directs ana orders that the following and_additional test be glven 1o voters: “I believe in Republican_princi- ples and indorse the Republican policy, and intend Lo support the nominees of the Republican party.” Resolved, That this committee shall procure and provide for each polling-place a ballot-box, such as 15 used at the general elections, and also at least two copies of the precinct register, embracing the boundaries of the Assembly District, and for each particular polling-place one copy of such precincy register must remain at all times inside of the yolling-place and retairied by the elegtion board or the purposes of ascertaining whether the name of the voter appears on such precinct register, and 10 place a check opposite the name of the voter after ha has voted. Resolved, That for sald primary election only the printed precinct registers used at the general elec- tion held in ~November, 1894, shall be used, and 10 person shall be permitted to vote whose name does not appesr in the precinct register in one of the precincis within the polling districts of the Assembly district in which he offers to vote. Resolvéd, That_ the delegates elected from the Gity and Couty of San Franolsco, in and for said Congressional District, at said_primary_election, shall be and they are hereby empowered and au: thorized to mee in said State Convention and in said District Convention, and to_transact the busi- ness provided in the callof the National Republi- can Commitiee and the Republican State Central Committee. Ecaolved, That in pursuance of the provisions-of NEW TO-DAY. NEW TO-DAY. the call of the Republican National Committee and of the Republican State Central Committea the election of delegates to the said State and Dis- trict conventions will be heid in and by Assembly districts. Each Assembly district of the said City ana County of San Francisco within sald Fourtn Congressional District is to elect the number of delegates hereinatter provided. Resolved, That the numoer of delegates to be !Fltcl d irom the several Assembly districts of the {ity and County of San Francisco embraced with- n sl ) ‘ongressional Distri - tionment thereof is as foliows: Srignand avpor goayenty-elghth Assembly District—Fve (5) dele- es. Twenty-ninth Assembly District—Five (5) dele- gates. Thirtieth Assembly District—Six (8) delegates. Thirty-first Assembly District—Five (5) delegates, gob irty-second Assembly Districi—Koar (4) dele: es. Thirty-third Assembly Districi—Six (6) delegates. | _Thirty-ninth Assembly District—Nine (9) dele- | gates. Forty-second Assembly District—Eight (8) dele- gates. | g‘!'-‘ony-chud Assembly District—Seven (7) dele- es. gates. o orty-ffih Assembly District—Five (5) dele- ates. The number of delegates 50 apportioned must be voted for by Assembly districts. Resolved, That all ballots voted at the primary election raust be twelve inches in length and six inches wide. The paper shall be of a pink color, and shall be in the type required by the election laws now in force, and worded s follos *————— Assemby District or Delezates to Republican State Convention, and Republican District Convention for the Fourth Congressional District.” Numbers to be followed consecutively according to the number of delegates to which each Assem- bly District may be entitled. Resolved, That the time and manner of the pub- lication of the notice of sald primary election shall be by publishing the entire call for said primary election in a newspaper of general circulation pub- lished in the City and County of San Francisco, for at least five days prior to and Inciuding said day on which the primary election is to be held. Resolved, That within one hour after the canvass of the vote at each polling-place, and when all the returns have been properly signed and sealed the election board and clerks of election, the re- turns must be brought in proverly sealed packages by one of Lhe election hoard designated by the board for that purpose, to the chairman of this committee, at the place previously designated for that purpose. The chairman of this committee shall mark on each package received by him the day and hour of its receipt. He shall receipt to the party from whom he receives the package. The chalrman of this committee shall take all necessary care and precantion for the safe- keeping of all packages delivered to him and keep them in his cusiody intact and unopened until the time designated for the opening and canvassing of the returns. Resolved, That this committee be and is hereby constituted a returning and canvassing board to open the returns irom each polling place, {00t up the returns and the total number of votes. cast for each candidate for delegate to said State and dis- trict conventions. This committee shall meet in said City of San Francisco in the evening of the day on Which sald primary election is heid to open and canvass the said returns and_continue in se sion until all the returns from each and every poll- ing-place have been fully canvassed. After the returns have been completely canvassed they shall be certified by this committee to the Con- gressional commitiee of seven in and for the said Fourth Congressional District, which will act as a returning board thereon and will certify the result thereof to the aforesaid State and district conven- | tions. The said meetings of this committee shail be public. Resolved, That in all precincts or districts where Republican voters fail to vote for the apportion- ment of delegates to which they may be entitled, or where frand av the said primary election 1S proven beyond question (o this committee, then this committee shall have power to wppoint the delegates to represent sald district in said State and district conventions, and shall certify their said appointment to the said Congressional com- mittee of seven in and for said district. Resolved, That the committee hereby insists that a freo and untrsmmeled ballot and an honest count must be carried out and rigidly enforced at said primary election: that all attempts to deviate from this principle should be discountenanced, and | that those guilty of frauds or parties thereto should be disbarred from said and all other conventious, | and that i1 1t shall appear at any polling-place that | there is or has been any fraud or wrong committed, | or the rights of any citizen to cast his free and un- trammeled ballot and to have the same honestly counted has been in any way interfered with, this committee will set aside and declare null and void | the election at said polling-place, and shall proceed toprovide the representation to which said district is entitled in said convention, as above set forth. The election officers in this call pravided for will receive their credentials, election paraphernalia, at the rooms of this commitice. Al ticke:s to be voted for at said primary elec- tion shali be filed with the secretary of ihis com- mittee on or before 12 o’clock noon Monday, April 13, 1896, and all votes cast &t saia primary elec- tion for persons other than persons whose names appear upon one or more of sach tickets shall be | counted as scatterivg. The Assembly districts within the Fourth Con- gressional District are divided into polling districts and polling places thercfor fixed as follows: | Twenty-eighth District— Polling-place No, 1, 122 Second street: precincts 7 to 15 inclusive. Poll- ing-place No. 2, 415 Folsom street; precincts 1 to 6 inclusive and 16, 17, 18, Twenty-nintt District — Polling-place No. 1, 72815 Howard street: precincis 2 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15,17, 18. Polling-place street; precincts 1, 5, 4, 8, 9, 12. 13,16, 19, Thirtieth Distriet—Polling - piace Howard; precincts 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17. Polling-place No. 2, 1021 Howard; precinets 8 1016 inclusive. Thirty-first_District—Polling-place No. 1, 1203 Mission; precincts 1 to 7 inclusive. Polling-place No. 2, 1867 Folsom; precincts 8 to 17 inclusive. Thirty-second District—Polling-place No. 1, 502 Third; precincts 1 to 9 inclusive and 12. Polling-place No. 2, 1040 Kentuc 10,11, 13, 14, 15. Thirty-third District—Polling-place No. 1, 225 Twenty-fourth: precincts 1 to 6 inclusive. Polling-place No. 2, southess corner Kentucky and Sierra; precincts 7 to 14 inclusive. Thirty-ninth District— Polling-place No. 1, north- west corner Folk and Hayes; precincis 1{09 n- clusive. Polling-place No. 2, 1019 Larkin; precincts 10 to 17 inclusive. TForty-second District—Polling-place No. 1, 209 Ellis: precincts 1 to 6 inclusiv Polling-place No. 2, 1339 California; precinets 7 10 14 Inclusite. 2 Forty-third District—Polling-place No. 1, Calfor- nia Hall, Busb, nesr Powell; precincts § to 16 in clusive. Polling-place No. 2, 128 O'Farrell; precincts 1 to 7 inclusive. Forty-fourth District—Polling-place No. 1, 440 Green: precinets 1, 2, 8, 4, 9, 11,12, 13 and 14 Polling-place No. 2, 604’ Lombard; precincts 5, 6,7, 8,10, 15, 16, 1 Forty-fifth District—Polling-place No.1—520 Bat- tery: precincts 1 to 8 inclusive. FPoiling-olace No. 2, northwest corner Battery and Green; precincts § to 17 inclusive. By order of said committee. . M. CHRETIEN, Chairman. P. J. Warsm, Recretary. i Dated April 3, 189 — . Officlal Call for a Primary Election in That Portion of San Francisco Lying Within the Fifth Congres- slonal District. precincts At & meeting of the Republican County Commit- teemen of that portion of the City and County of San Franclsco embraced within the Fifth Con- gressional District held on the 4th day of April, 1896, the following resolutions were adopted: WHEREAS, The Republican State Cen:ral Com- mittee of the State of California on the 29th day of February, 1896, issued a_call for & Republican State Convention, to be held in the city of Sacra- mento, State of California. on the 5th day of May, 1896, and also for Republican District conventions n and for the several Congressional districts of the State of California, to select delegates to the Re- publican National'Convention to be held in St. Louls, Mo, on the 16th day of June, 1896, and for the transaction of such other and further business s may bo brought before the said Staie and dis- trict convention: ind WHEREAS, The sald State Central Committee at its aforesald meeting and in said call provided that the basis of representation in sald conventions should be as follows: One welegate for each As- sembly district within_the Congressional disric: one delegate for each 200 votes cast for the Ho M. M. Estee, the Repubiican candidate for Go ernor in 1864,-and one delegate for each fraction of 100 votes or over: and WHEREAS, [n accordance with the said last- named provision the Fifth Congressional district is entitled to fifty-five delegates In said State and district conventions; and WHEREAS, The aforesaid State Central Come mittee, by a resolution duly and regularly passed, further provided that the members of ihe State Central Committee for each Congressional Dis- trict should constitute a committee whose duiy it should be to select a Congressional committeeof seven persons from the residents of each such dis- trict, in whom should be vested the power and au- thority to provide for the selection of delegates to the said State and district conventions within their respective districts: and ‘WHEREAS, At a meeting of the said members of the said State Central Committee from the Fifth Congressionai District dulv and regulariy held within said discrict, the said committee of seven was duly and regularly sefected to compose said Congressional committee and was invested with the powers and duties delegated to such Congres- sional committee by the Republican National Co mittee and by the said Stace Central Committee; an WHEREAS, The sald Congressiomal committee of seven, in and for the sald Fifth Congressional District, at & meeting thereof held on the 17th day of March, 1896, duly adopted a resolution delegat- ing to the Republican County Committeemen for that portion of the City and County of San Fran- cisco embraced in the I'ifth Cor.gressional District the power and discretion to determine the manuer and supervision of the selection of delegates to the said Siate and_district conventions and (o provide 1o the selection thereof, by appointment or by pri- mary election, as in their discretion shall seem best, subject, however, to the supervision of said Congresaional committee of seven. Now, there- fore, It Resolved, That the Republican County Commit- teemen of the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the Fifth Congressional District. acting under and in pursuance of its aforesaid authority. do hereby order and call a primary elec- tion_to ‘be held in the Cityand County of San Francisco, that portion thereof embraced within the Fitth’ Congressional District, on the 15th day of April, 1896, for the purposes hereinafter speci- fled, in’ accordance with the laws governing primary elections as prescribed by the Politica: 8ad Penal Coles of the Stalo of Catlfornia - tolved, primary election s held on the 15th day of April, 1898, the polisto be Forty-fourth Assembly District—Six (6) dele- | 50 give a | 0. 2, 810 Howard | kept open continuously between the hours of one (1) o’clock and seven (7) o’ciock in the afternoon of said day. Resolved, That there shall be two polling-places in each Assembly district in the City and County of San Francisco embraced within the sald Fifth Congressional District, and that for each of said polling-places the board of election shall consist of one inspector, two judges and two clerks. Resolved, That the polling-places must be on the ground floor and_the ballot-boxes be so placed as to be plainly seen from the sidewalk, and that free and uninterrapted ingress must be given in each polling-place to electors entitied to vote thereat, and also to such representative or alternate of each set of candidates that may be voted for at each polling-place as shall present the credentials here- inafter provided for to the board of election at such polling-place. Resolved, That printed cards of admission to each of the poliing-places shall be given to the repre- sentatives of_each set of candidates requesting the same. The said request must be in writing and signed by a majority of the candidates on each set of tickets. The cards of admission shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of this committee and shall contain the name of the party entitled to admission and the polling-place at which it is in- tended to be used. The officers of election may give permission to ssid persons presenting said cards of admission to enter the poll ing-place before the opening 0f the polls and (o remain there until the canvass Is completed and all the returns are properly signed and sealed up. In the event of the failure on the part of the election officers to admit such persons holaing cards of admission to the polling-place, such person may call upon the police officers detailed for such duty at such poll- ing-place, and such police officer may use all law- ful means to e such person inside the polling- place. The Chief of Police is requested to give instructions to his officers to entorce this resolu- tion. Persons holding cards of admission may be reliéved by a duly appointed and authorized alter- nate, who shall have the same rights and privi- leges as the first regular representative upon pre- sentation of the card of admission issued to the said original representative. _Resolved, That no barricade or other obstruction shall be erccted or maintained in front of any polling-place, but that the said polling-places shall be free from all obsiructions, as they are at gen- eral elections, and we hereby give notice that no returns will be received or counced as official from any polling-place where this provision bas been violated. Resolved, That the official ballot-box at each polling-place must remain sn a plain unobstructed view from the opening to the ciose of the polls, and be so placed that the voter may easily see the top of the box and his ballot deposited. The rep- resentatives of all tickets must be permitted to re- main inside the polling-place and in such position that they can &t all times witness unobstructed the reception of the bailot from the voter and the depositing of the same in the ballot-box by the ine sp:ctor or judge of elections who receives the ballot. Resolved, That no peddling of tickets or solicit- ine of votes shall be permitied within 100 feet of the polls, and the commitiee requests the police officers on duty to Keep the polls free and unob- structed at all times. This shall not be construed 0 apply to the presence of challengers. Resolved, That an official map of the district showing the boundaries of its various precinets shall be posted in & conspicuous place outside of the polling-places. Resolved, That in addition to all otber grounds of challenge in the laws of the State governing gen- eral elections this committee hereby directs and orders that the following and additional test be given to voters: I believe in Republican princi- ples and indorse the Republican policy, and intend 10 support the nominees of the Repubican party.” Resolved, That this committee shall procure and provide for ezch polling-place a ballot-box, such as is used at the general elections, and, also, at least 1wo copies of the precinct register, embraciog the ‘boundaries of the Assembly District, and for each particular polling place one copy of such_precinct register must remain at ull times inside of the polling-place and reiained by the election board Tor the purposes of ascertaining whether the name of the voter appears on such precinct register, and toplace a check opposite the name of the voter after he has voted. Resolved, That for said primary election only the printed precinct registers used at the general elec- tion held in November, 1894, shall be used, and 10 person shall be permitted to vote whose name does mot appear in the precinct register in one ot of the precincts within the poiling district of the Assembly District in which he offers to vote. Resolved, That the delegates elected from the City and County of San Francisco, in and for said Congressional District. at said primary election, shall be and they are hereby empowered and au- thorized to meet in sald State Convention and in said District Convention, aud to transact the busi- ness provided in the call'of the National Republi- can Committee and the Republican State Central Committee, Resolved, That in pursuance of the provisions o the call of the Rebublican National Committee 00 0f the Republican State Central Committee, the election of delegates to the Said State and district conventions will be held in and by Assembly districts. Each Assembly district of the said City and- County of San Francisco within said Fifth Congressional District is to elect the number of delegates hereinafter provided. Resolved, That the number of delegates to be selected from the several Assembly districts of the City and County of San Francisco embraced within said Fifth Congressional District and ap- portionment thereof is as follow: Thirty-fourth Assembly District, eight (8) dele- gates. Thirty-fifth Assembly District, six (6) delegates. Thirty-sixth Assembiy District, seven (7) dele. gates. Thirty-seventh Assembly District, eight (8) dele gates. Thirty-eighth Assembly District, eight (8) dele- gates. Fortieth Assembly District, nine (9) delegates. Forty-first Assembiy District, nine (9) delegates, The number of delegates o apportioned must be voted for by Assembly districts. Rexolved, That ail ballots voted at the primary election must be twelve inches in length and six inches wide. The paper shall be of a pink color, and shall be in the type required by the election laws now in force, and worded as foilows: 4—————— Assembly District. for Delegates to Republican State Convention, and Republican District Convention for the Fifth Congressional District.” Numbers to be followed consecutively according t0 the number of delegates to which each Assembly District may be entitled. Resolved, That the time and manner of the pub- lication of the notice of said primary election shall be by publishing the entire call for said primary election in & newspaper of general circulation pub- lish-d in the City and County of San Francisco, for at least five da; prior to and including said day on which the primary election is to be held. Resolved, That within one hour after the canvass of the vote at each polling-place, and when all the returns have been proverly signed and sealed by the election board and clerks of election, the re- turns must be brought in properly sealed packages by one of tne election board designated by the board for that purpose, to the chairman of this committee, at the place’previously designated for that purpose. The chairman of this committee shall mark on each package received by him the day and hour of its receipt. He shall also give & receipt o the party from whom he receives the package. The chairman of this committee shall take all necessary care and precaution for the sate keeping of all packages delivered to him and keep them In his cusiody intact snd unopened until the time designated for the opening and canvassing of the return “Resolved, That this committee be and fs hereby constituted a returning and canvassing board to open the returns from each polling place, foot up the returns and the total number of votes cast for each candidate for delegate to said State and dis- trict conventions. This committee shall meet in said City of San Francisco in the evening of the day on which said primery election is held to open and canvass the said returns and continue in ses- sion until all the returns from each ana every poll- ing-place have been fully canvassed. Afier the returns have been completely canvassed they shail be certified by this committee to the Congressional committee of seven in and for the said Fifth Con- ressional District, which will act as a returning goum thereon and will certify the result thereof to the aforesaid State and District conventions. The said meetings of this committee shall be public. Resolved, That in all pre cts or districts where Republican votersfaill to vote for the ap;ortion- ment of delegates to which they may be entitled, or where fraud at the sald vrimary election is proven beyond question to this commtitee, then this committee shail have power to appoint the delegates (o represent said district in said State and district conventions, and shall certify their said appointment to the said Congressional com= mittee of seven in and for said district. Resolved, That this committee hereby Insists thas afree and untrammeled ballot and an boness count must be carried out and rigidly enforced at said primary election: that all attempts to dev from this principle should be discountenanced, that those gulity of frauds or parties thereto should be disbarred from said and all other conventions, and that if it shall appear at any polling-place that thers is or has been any fraud or wrong commiited, or the rights of any cl °n L0 cast bis free and un- trammeled ballot and o have the sane honestly counted has been in any way interfered with, this committee will set aside and_declare null and void the election at said polling-place, and shall proceed 10 provide the representativn (0 which said district is entitled in said convention, as above set forth. The election officers in this call provided for will receive their credentials, election paraphernalia, at the rooms of this Committee. All tickets 10 be voted for at sald primary elec- t16n shall be filed with the secretary of this coms mittee on or before 12 o’clock noon >onday, April 13, 1898, and all votes cast at said primary election for persons other than persons whose names spe pear upon one or more of such tickets shall ba Counted as scattering. ‘The Assermbly districts within the Fifth Con. gressional District are divided into polling districts a0d poll In places therefor fixed as follos Tuirty-fourth Districi—Polling-piace No. 1, 1733 Mission; precincts 1 to 10 inclusive. ~ Polling place No. 2, 836 Niveteenth street, near Valencias Precincis 11 (o 19 inclusive. Thirty-fifuh_District—Poliing-place No. 1, 641 Twenty-fourth street, near Valencin; precincts 2, 8,4,5,6and 7. Poll£n§~pllca No. 2. 1606 Valen- cia street: precincts 1, 8, 9, 10,11, 12. U hirty-sixth Districi—Polling piace No. 1, 845 Seventeenth: precinets 1 to 8 inclusive. Polling place No. 2—Twenty-fourth and Castro precincts 9 .0 18 inclusive. Thirty-seventh District—Polling place No. 1, 300 Gough (Republican Wigwam); precincts 1 to § inclusive. Polling-place No. 2—Northeast corner of Oak and Devisadero streets; precincts 10'to 18 laclus sive. Thirty-elghth District_polling place Xo. Lnorthe east corner of Gough and McAllister streets; dpeted. 805 186, o Polling-place’ No 3 Eddy, near Plerce; precinets 8,10, 11, 12, 18, 14, 100" o Fortieth Districi—Eolling biaco 1, north- east corner Post and Laguna streets; precin 58,4.5,6,7,8, 16, © bl Polling-place No. 2—Northeast corner of Sutter and Devisadero; precincts 9 (o 15 inclusive. korty-first Disirict—Polling-place No. 1—North- east corner Pacific and Polk; precincts 1 to 10 ine l:llll;nll\l?‘e. 2 olling-place No. 2—Union and Stelner; cincts lf-to 18 inclusive. % By order of said committee. CHARLES W. MAN WARING, Chairman. JOHN JACK! SON, Secretary. Dated Apsil 4, 1396, pre-