The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-11-25
Republican National COMMITTEES.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The Republican
national committee met this morning and
prepared formal cali for the next national
convention. The committee then called on
President Harrison and Secretary Blaine
and were photographed on the treasury
steps. Members of the Minneapolis dele
cation called at the state department this
morning and paid their respects to Secre-
tary Blaine. They then called on Acting
Secretary Grant in the war department
and were photographed in a group on the
north portico of that building. The call
was issued later.
The call sets forth that the convention
will meet at Minneapolis, Mimi, Tuesday,
the 18th of June, 1922.
Republican electors in the several states
anc territories, and voters without regard
10 past political affiliations who
BELIEVE IN REPUBLICAN PRINCIPLES
and indorse the Republican policy, are cor
daily invited to unite under this call in
the formation of a national ticket. Each
state Is entitled to four delegates-atl large
and Tor each representative in Congress at
large, two delegates, and each Congress
slonal district and territory and the Dis
trict OF Columbia, two delegates. The
delegates at-large will be chosen by
popular state conventions called on not
less than twenty days public notice ana
not less than thirty days before
! the meeting of the national convention.
Congressional district delegates will be
chosen at conventions called by the con-
gressional committee of each district, in
The same manner as the nomination of
congressman is made, provided that in any
| congressional district where there is no
Republic Congressman owing to re- dis
| tricting under the next congressional ap-
portionment the Republican state com
mittee shall appoint from the residents of
such district committee for the purpose of
calling district convention. Territorial
delegates are to be chosen in the same man
ner as the nomination of Delegates in Con-
gress is made. All such conventions shall
choose an alternate for each delegate All
notices of contests must be filed Wish the
national committe in writing, accompanied
by printed statement of the grounds of
the contest which shall be made public
Preference in order of hearing and determ-
lining contests shall be given by the con-
yention In accordance with the dates of
filing such notices and statements with the
national committee. The call is signed by
Chairman Clarkson and Secretary Fas-
sett
An important step taken by the commit
tee was the reference to the executive com
mlttee, with full power to act, of all mat
tiers connected with the preparations for
mlttee decided to assume active direction of
the matter itself and make all arrange
ments. Claiming 4. Meek was elected
sergeantat-arms of the next national con-
vention. In the afternoon
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE SETTLED THE
UTAH FIGHT
by the adoption of a resolution recognizing
the committee elected by the convention of
delegates at Salt Lake, September 2, as the
| Republican territorial central committee of
! Utah, recommending that all Republicans
OF Utah bury their local differences and
unite to rescue the territory from the dan
ger and dishonor of future Democratic con-
troll.
Then followed q succinct statement
from each member of the condition
OF the party in the various
states, which was generally hope
full, and was received with enthusiasm.
Ex-Governor PinChback, of Louisiana,
varied the sameness of the reports by in
dulging IN a fierce attack upon the white
! Republicans Of the south, whom he held re.
sponsible for lack of virility OF the party
IN that section, and charged with sup.
pressing the negro vote for fear of race
issues. He held their pusillanimous policy
resulted IN untold losses to the party, and
maintained q few vigorous contests and
manifestations of rightful power by the
southern negroes would have wholesome
political effect and redeem the southern
states from the Democracy. AT z O'Clock
the national committee Adjourned sine die
The executive committee will meet soon to
arrange for the convention.