The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-04-10
THURSDAY, NAY THE FIRST.
Such 10 the Date for the 1epublican Stats
CONVENTION Decided upon BY the STATE
Central COMMITTEES.
THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Promptly 81 2 o'clock last Friday at St Paul
The Republican state central committee as
setnbled in the ladies' parlor Of the Merchants
and was called to order by Gen u. D. Flower,
secretary, in the absence of Gen r. n McLaren,
who was detained ct Washington. Prior to As
sembling the members of the committee greeted
each other and friends and acquaintance in large
numbers, in the corridors of the Merchants.
and the action taken later was prett,, we'll
understood before the regular assemb3age.
The following gentlemen constituted the COM
mittee: NJ. D. Flower St. Paul, with proxy from
r. N. McLarcn; A. K Finse*l, Kenyon; E. 8.
Corser, Minneapolis; E. s Warner, proxy for
William Thomas, Mankato; John g. Nelson,
How, Shakopee;D D. Sinclair, proxy for Thomas
Simpson, Winona; Robert Taylor, Kasson; "
7. Huntington, proxy for W. F. Dickinson,
for John P. Arnott, Candy: z B. Clarke was
chosen to preside, and Secretary Flower DIS
trlbuted printed copies of the call of the ma
tional Republican committee. After Chairman
Clarke had stated that the committee was
called together to fix upon date for state
convention, NJ. D. Flower moved that
the committee decide upon such time stating
that the convention would elect four delegates
at large aud four alternates to the national con-
vention in Chicago, June 8; would also nomin-
choose district delegates, if separate eonven-
tons had not already done so. He further e1-
planned the time limit, as set forth in the cali
OF the national committee, and stated that it
district committees all the time possible, and Il
so to fix date in the middle of the week, 60
that delegates from . distance could como and
60 without Sunday interfering. The commit
tee did not dissent from these views, and on
motion of Mr.: Flower, seconded by Mr.. Conkey
Thursday, the first day of May, was selected
rs meeting all the conditions.
THE CALL READ.
Secretary Flower then submitted the follow,
ing call, prepared by himself and modelled afs
ter calls similar COMMITTEES in New York, Masl
achusetts and other states:
A Republican state convention will be held CD
Thursday, the 1st day of May, 1884, in the city
of st. Paul, at II o'clock noon, for the choice %
four delegates at large and four a!ternates from
each congregational district, in the method
provided by the Republican national committee,
where such district delegates and alternates
shall not have been chosen previous to the
meeting of the state convention; and also fos
the Nomination of seven presidential electors
and such other business as may properly come
The n,xe ar9 ~:
option of electing two delegates
and two alternates to the national convention A.
separate popular delegate conventions called Oh
not less than twenty days published notice, and
prior to the meeting of the state convention.
All citizens are invited to CO operate in the
election Of delegates who favor the elevatine
and dignifying of American labor, protecting
and extending home industries without discrim-
lnation in favor of any class or interest, giving
Free popular education to the masses Of the
people, securing free suffrage and an honest
counting of the ballots, and cffectually protect
ing all humane rights in every section of our
country, and who are willing to support the
nominees of the national republican conven-
ton. The representation is based upon the
average republican vote for state officers of the
last general election.
THE BASIS BY VOTES.
Next came the question of delegates IS per
number of votes cast After some discussion
and inquiry as to precedent, it was decided to
give one delegate At large from each of the sew
enty nine counties and the others to be on .
basis of one from every 400 votes fixed by the
average on state officers-which amounted to
57.4lW and major fraction thereof. The ono
from each country is given to secure . repre-
sentative from every county in the state.
Without this provision some of the counties
would not reach the major fraction of 400
This being settled by unanimous vote, the sec-
Rotary was instructed to issue the call, tho del
egates by counties upon the basis settled upon
appearing in another place, and the total Of
delegates reaching 26&