New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-07
OFFICIAL CALL TO CLUBS.
PRESIDENT THURsToY's INSTRUCTIONS Tc

PRESIDENT THURSToNS INSTRUCTIONS TO
MEET IN NASHVILLE on MARCH 4.
The official call for the third National Convention
of Republican Clubs to be held at Nashville, March
A. was issued yesterday by President Thurston, Of
the Republican League. II is issued from the Ma
tonal headquarters No COZ Fifth and bears the
date Of January 3 1t is as follows:
OFFICIAL CALL
National Convention OF the Republican League OF
the United States.
To the Republican state Leagues of the United
States and the delegates OF the National convention.
Exccn TtCc'o" Committee 6y The National
League convention: assembled N Baltimore Mall aho,
On the first day II March, lc-9, ana ~ obedience 20
instructions and authority given - me by the IN,
ecutivc Committee. / hereby direct that the tlid
annual convention Of the Republican Lcagne OF uic
United states shall convene In the city OF NashNllle
Tenn. at noon, on March 4, ESQ, and continue ia
session thereafter during Such hours a. sdn cohVch
The business which will come before the convention
will include the reports from the officers Of the League
the election OF Officers and member, o il' EAt u''|
Committee for the ensuing year, the dc,lghatoh %,
the place OF meeting for the subsequent Natlondl
League Convention, and such other questions as the
convention may deem pIoprtt ,,,or ., the National
League the convention will be composed Of about
!, 200 delegates. Article VI reads a. follows; -
deIeGates.at large from each state organization in
the League and OF two delegates from each Con
grcssional District which there Ina be to Ung or
other officers of the NatlOnd. organization
who shall Le cx-oHicio delegates Each delegate
present shall ne entitled to vote
To provide for the increased number or delegates IN
states where delegate were elected prior 10 mo
revision Of the Constitution the Executive committee
on August H. 1-9 adopted the following resolution
"Rc,ovcd, That in states where me DELEGATES 10
the National Convention Of 1890 shall have been
selected heretofore and the delegation from slch
state j. increased by the amendment TO the 'onStltu
ton this dav adopted. the Executive committee 81
such state league shall have power to select such
additional delegates without rcconVenlhg ue Htitc
convention" ..t.,
The Republicans Of Nashville have already appointed
Committee on Entertainment with W. y. WATSON ~
chairman. All communications coh'crIng .'il az
commodatiOnS should De addressed 10 W.T. Nal--'U.
Al thc close of the convention IN Na~Nllr me drIo
gates will 20 Chattanooga for the purpose OF u'Inl
a Republican League mas meeting Whch VII nc ~. ~
dressed by some Of the most nronlncn' Sp9' ~,
country other southern cities NAV be lhcluueu IN
tI,is nlan and further announcements VIII be- made
As this Is the first Republican Na"nh convention
ever held In the southern states the iWpoTldlt," W
having il compo-cd of representative u''Fdi'' VIII y"
"r''''"' JOHN ". TIU'RSTON. President.
A. r. HUMPHREY. secretary.
As IS generally known. the question Of where the
convention should be held has been the subject o'
a lively debate for some time. This was In conSe
ouence Of the determined effort made by Chattanooga
70 have the meeting held there The Republican, ~
Nashville however refused 20 waive their claims ana
SD , corprol.,c wa effected. That g.. the business
session, Of th, convention VIII D. held la Nashville
and after they are finished the delegate, viii 20 4"
CA4,ttnoogI 10 hold a gou-Iuc mas meeting. 'i'e
Of those who viii speak al th, satrilnr d. ''hsc,-
man Mckinley. t,. ,,,
elected fu several state 'ut -'-t OF 20" ~tti' 'ti'-
VII hold conventions this month or neat 10 select
representatives. for TIM meeting.