Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1881-01-27
Method Of Calling the Next Republican
National Convention.

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 Conn
| mittee "shall, within the next twelve months,
| prescribe methods or rules for the selection of
| delegates to the National Convention to be
| held in 1884, announce the same to the cOun-
| try, and issue a call for that Convention in
| 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-
| airy to carrying into effect the foregoing rule
the National Committee, on July ], 1880 adopt
cd the following:
Re8OlUed, 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 for
electing delegates to the next National Con-
YentiOn, request is hereby made for the trans
mission TO the Committee Of plans and sug-
gestiOns on tho 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 full meeting of
the Committee should be called to consider the
subject some time in March, 1881.
Request is hereby made of the Republicans
to whom this circular is sent, and OF all others,
to forward any plans or suggestions they may
desire to make to the officers Of the Commit
tee before February !, 1881.
MARSHALL JEWELL, Chairman.
s. W, DORSEY, Secretary.
GEO. W. HOOKER, Assistant Secretary.
The following plans had been previ-
Ously submitted at the meeting of July
1, 1880:
PLAN or MR. WILLIAM H. CHANDLER, OF NEW
HAMPSHIRE.
The Republican National Convention Of 1884
shall consist of four delegates-at-large from
each State, aud two delegates from each Con-
gressiOngl District, all to be chosen at popular
conventions, in such manner us the Republic
ans of each State may determine; provided the
delegates from each Congressional district
shall be the choice OF the Republicans Of that
district The conventions within the States
for tho election Of delegates to the National
Convention shall be held ut least one month
before the time for the meeting OF the Nation
al Convention. Notices OF contests may be
given to the National Committee, accompanied
by full printed statements OF the grounds OF
contest, which shall nlso be made public, and
preference in the order OF hearing ana deter
mining contests shall bo given by the Con-
VentiOu according to the dates OF the reception
of such notices and statements by the Nation
al Committee. .... ....
PLAN or MIR. JOHN A. MARTIN, OF KANSAS.
That the Republican National Convention
for 1854 shall be composed Us follows: !. Each
State shall be entitled to four delegates ut
large 2. Each Congressional district shall be
entitled to one delegate. 3. N addition to del
egutes ut large, each State shall be entitled to
representation in proportion to its Republican
vote, that Is, one delegate for every 1900 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 E.
Chandler, Edward Mcpherson and
George @. Gorham have been desig-
mated as committee to receive all sug-
gestions that may be made, and to pre-
pare and submit plan at shat meeting.
The renewed attention of all Republi-
cans is called to this important ques-
tion, and they are requested to commu-
nicate their views at any time before
March 1. 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,
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