The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-12-10
National Convention.


WAsHINGToN.-D. c., Nov. 24,-The
National Republican Committee has is
sued the following call
To the Republican electors of the
United States
In accordance with usage, and the in
struction Of the Republican national
convention of 1888, a national Republi-
can convention of delegates representa-
tive OF the Republican party will be held
at the city of Minneapolis, Tuesday, the
seventh day of June, 1892, at u noon,
for the purpose OF nominating candi-
dates for President and Vice President
to be supported at the next national
election, and for the transaction of such
other and further business as may be
brought before it.
The Republican electors in the sever
al States and Territories and voters
without regard to past political affillia-
tions who believe in the Republican
principles and endorse the Republican
policy, are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the formation Of a ma
tional ticket.
Each State will be entitled to four
delegates at large and for each repre-
sentative in Congress at large, two dele
gates, and each congressional district,
each territory and the District of Colum-
bia, two delegates at large shall be
chosen by popular State conventions
called on not less than 20 days public no
tice. and not less than 80 days before
meeting of the national convention.
The congressional district delegates
shall be chosen at conventions called
by the congressional committee of each
such district in the same manner as
the nomination for a representative in
congress is made in said district. Pro
vided that in any congressional district
where there is no Republican congress
sional committee owing to redistricting
the State under the next congressional
appointment the Republican State COM
mittee shall appoint from residents OF
such district committee for the pur-
pose of calling a district convention to
elect district delegates. The territorial
delegates shall be chosen in the same
manner as the nomination of Delegates
in Congress is made.
The delegates Of the District of Col
umbia shall be chosen at a convention
constituted of members elected in pri-
mary district assemblies held under the
call and direction of the Republican
central committee of the District of Col
umbia which said committee shall be
chosen one from each assembly district
to be designated by Joint call with not
member of the national committee for
the District of Columbia and the chair
man of the Republican central commit
tee of said district. An alternate fol
each delegate in the national convention
to act in case of the absence of the dele
gate shall be elected in the same man
ner and at the same time as the delegate
is elected.
All notices of contests must be filed
l. l.
accompanied by printed statements o
the grounds of contest which shall bt
made public.
Preference in the order of hearing
and determining contests will be given
by the convention in accordance with
the dates of filing such notices and
statements with national committee.
JAMES S. GARRISON, Chairman
JACOB SLoAT FAssETT, Secretary.
An important step taken by the com
mittee during the forenoon session was
the reference to the executive commit
tee, with full power to act, of ali matter
connected with the preparations for tn.
next convention. The executive com
mittee decided to assume active direc
ton of the matter itself and arrange fol
the hall, the printing of tickets, the APP
pointment of the sergeant-at- arms aD(
deputies, usherers and doorkeepers 70
the convention 1t will also take charge
of the preparation and publication of
: stenographic report of the proceeding
of the convention. A conference wa
had Immediately with some of the citi
zeps committee of Minneapolis and di
rectiOns were given by the executiv
committee for the preparation, as soor
as possible, of the diagram of the con
vention hall, showing the number O
and location of the seats and all the 9th
er necessary details Charming T
Meeks, of Colorado, was elected by TIL
executive committee rs sergeant at
arms of the next national convention.
At half past two this afternoon TIL
national committee again assembled t.
discuss routine business, the only fea
ture of public interest being the confiic
between two elements of the Repubii
can party in Utah. After a short con
sideration Of the matter, the committe,
settled it by adopting the following res
olutions:
Resolved, That in the committee elect
ed by the convention of delegates a
Salt Lake City, Sept. 2, 1891. we recog
nize the Republican territorial commit
tee of Utah.
Resolved, That we recommend to al
the men of Utah whose ideas of nationa
government and policy are in harmon,
with the national Republican party
that they now bury their local differ
ences and unite to rescue their territory
from the danger and dishonor of future
Democratic control.
The price of Nevada range cattle ha
increased 80 per cent. in the past tw,