The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-01-27
Method Of Calling the Next Republican
National Convention.
The following circular was issued by
the Republican National Committee on
October 8. 1890:

The following circular was issued by
the Republican National Committee on
October 8, 1880:
BY rule 10 of the Convention of June. 1880, It
Is provided that the Republican National COM
prescribe methods or rules for the selection of
delegates to the National Convention to be
held in 1884, announce the same to the coun-
conformity Herewith, provided that such
methods or rules shall include and secure to
the several Congressional districts in the
United States the right to elect their own dele
gates to the National Convention" Prelimin-
ary to carrying into effect the foregoing rule
the National Committee, on July l, 1880. adopt
ed the following:
Resolved, That, in order to aid this Commit
tee in carrying out the instructions of the Ma
tional Convention, TO prescribe and announce,
within one year, the methods or rules fc-
vention, request Is hereby IN lde for the trans
mission to the Committee of plans and sug-
gestions on the subject from any person, prior
to October Is, 1880.
At subsequent meeting the time for such
transmission was extended to February ], 1881.
and it was also voted that a full meeting of
the Committee should be called to consider the
subject some time I'm March. 1881.
Request Is hereby made a Of the the r Republicans %
to forward any plans or suggestions they may
desire to make to the officers of the Commit
tee before February i, 1881.
MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman.
s. w. DORSEY, Secretary.
GEO. W. HOOKER, Assistant Secretary.
The following plans had been p-evi-
ously submitted at the meeting of July
l, 1880:
PLAN OF MR.. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
The Republican National Convention of 1884
shall consist of four delegateS-at-large from
each State, and two delegates from each Con-
gressional District, all to be chosen at popular
conventions, in such manner as the Republic
ans of each State may determine; provided the
shall be the choice of the Republicans of that
district. The conventions within the states
Convention shall be held at least one month
before the time for the meeting of the Nation
given to the National Committee. Accompanied
by full printed statements of the grounds of
contest, which shall also be made public, and
mining contests shall be given by the Con-
ventiou according to the dates of the reception
al Committee.
PLAN OF MR.. JOHN A. MARTIN, OF KANSAS.
That the Republican National Convention
for 1884 shall be composed as follows: !. Each
large. 2. Each Congressional district shall be
entitled to one delegate. 3. In addition to del
egates at large. each State shall be entitled to
vote, that Is, one delegate for every l2,OO0 Re
publican votes polled for President in 1880, or
fraction of over one-half that number.
The meeting of the National Commit
tee has been called at Washington,
March 5, 1880. and Messrs. William Z.
Chandler, Edward Mcpherson and
George c. Gorham have been desig-
mated as a committee to receive all sug-
gestions that may be made, and to pre-
pare and submit plan at that meeting.
The renewed attention of all Republi-
cans is called to this important ques-
tion, and they are requested to commu-
nica:e their views at any time before
March l. Editors of Republican papers
are requested to publish the circular
and plans, and to discuss the subject
editorially.
Communications may be addressed to
either of the committee at Washington,
ID O.