The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-01-24

the hour of II o'clock a. H., to nominate can
didates for the offices Of president and vice
president of the United States; to adopt
platform of such principles and measures OF
national government as are living issues be-
fore the people; and to transact such other
business as the convention may deem proper.
The basis of representation in the conven-
ton will be one delegate for every $50, and
fraction over 100, Of the number of votes cast
for the leading candidate on the state ticket
of the Prohibition Home-Protection party,
at the last regular state election, held in the
years 1882, and 1883, in each of the following
named thirteen states, in which such tickets
were voted: California, Connecticut Illinois,
Maine, Massachusetts,, Michigan, Mime
sofa, New Hampshire New Jersey, New
York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
In all the other stRtes, and in the terri
tories and district of Columbia the basis of
representation will he one delegate for every
$50 and fraction over 100, of the qualified
voters at general elections there who sign
the following:
NATIONAL CALL.
We, the undersigned citizens Of -, in
the count Of -. and state Tor territory Of
-, hereby unite iii calling a convention
Of the signers OF this and similar calls circu-
lated in this county, to be held at -, on
the ---- day of -, 1854, at the hour Of
-, for tIe purpose of organizing the
Prohibition Home Protection party in
this county, and appointing delegates
to state TOR ter1toriaD convention,
to form the party in this state
Tor territory, and to appoint delegates to the
national convention Of that party, 10 be held
in the city of PittsbaTg, Pa, on the 2lst day
OF May, 1854. We hereby mutually pledge
ourselves TO each ether that we will entirely
separate ourselves from the Republican and
Democratic parties, and from eli political
parties not opposed 20 the liquor crime, and
that we win do ali in our power to promote
the success OF the principles and candidates
of the Prohibition Protection party.
- - Place and date)
NAMES OF NAMES or PosToFFICE
VOTERS. Nox-yorERs. ADDRESS.
Each county convention so called will APP
point committee of one or more OF such
signers to the national cat, who viii unite
with Ike committees from other counties ii
calling q state Tor territorial) convention, in
time to send delegates to this national con-
vention All delegates to this convention
will be appointed by their several state and
territorial conventions, and will bring certif-
Gates Of their appointment signed by the
chairman and secretary of each; and except
from tie thlrteen states above named, each
certificate must also contain tho number of
qualified electors who have signed the ma
tional call in such state or territory.
Every delegation to this convention Will
have power to fill vacancies in its own num-
Der, occurring after its appointment All
friends of the cause not accredited as dele
gates, are cordially invited to attend the SEES
sions Of the convention without taking part
in its proceedings, unless specially authorized
to do so by the convention.
GEORGE T. STEWART, Chairman.
R. W. NELSON, Secretary
A J. JUTKINs, Cor. Secretary.
OF the national committee Of the Prohibi-
tion Home Protection Party. Headquar-
ters, 81 Washington street, Chicago, Ill
January y, 1884.