Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-25
The FORMAL CALL.
The Republican National Committee
DeslGnates When aud How the Con-
ventiOn shall BE Held.

The Republican National Committee
Deslgnates When aud How the Con-
ventiOn shall BE Held.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November "a
The National Republican Committee
has issued the following call:
ITO the Republican Electors OF the
United States.
"In accordance with usuage and the
instruction of the Republican National
Convention of 1888, National Refub-
lican Convention of delegated represen-
tatives of the Republican party will be
held at the City of Minneapolis on
Tuesday, the seventh day of June, 1892,
at Il o'clock noon, for the pur-
pose OF nominating candidates
for President and Vice President to be
supported at the next National election
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may be brought before 1t.
"The Republican electors In the sew
eral States and Territories and the
voters without regard to past political
affiliations who believe in Repub-
lican principles and endorse the
Republican policy are cordially invited
to unite under this call for the forma-
tion of a National ticket. Each State
will be entitled to four deegateS-at-
large, two delegates, for each Congress
sional district, each Territory and the
District of Columbia TO two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chosen
by popular State conventions called on
not less than twenty days public notice
and not less than thirty days before the
meeting of the National Convention.
The congressional district delegates
shall be drawn by popular conventions
called by the congressional committee
of each district in the same manner as
the nomination for 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 redistrcting
the State, until the Congressional ap-
portionment the Republican State Com
mittee shall appoint from the residents
of such districts Il committee for the
purpose of calling district convention
20 elect district delegates.
"The Territorial delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the nom
iuation OF delegate in Congress IS
made. The delegates in the District of
Columbia shall be chosen at a conven-
ton constituted of members elected In
urinary district assemblies under
the call and direction OF the
geDnblican Central Committee of
the District of Columbia, which
said committee shall be chosen,
one from each Assembly district, to
be designated by joint call, with not
less than ten DAYS notice signed ey the
member of the National Committee for
the District OF Columbia and the Chair
man of the Republican Committee of
said district
An alternate delegate for each dele
gate in the National Convention to act
in the 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
he fled with the National Committee in
writing accompanied by printed state
mentS OF the grounds OF contest which
shall be 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 the
National Committee.
"[Signed.
-. S. CLARKsoN,
Chairman.
JACOB SLoATE FAsSETT,
Secretary"
An important step was taken by the
Committee. The Executive Committee
dec ded to arrange for the hail, tickets,
appoiptment of Sergeant-at-arms, dep
mites. ushers, and doorkeepers for the
Convention.
II will also take charge OF the prepa-
ration and publication OF stenographic
report.
A conference was held immediately
with some of the Citizens Committee OF
Minneapolis, and directions were given
nv the Executive Committee for The
preparation as soon as possible OF dia-
gram of the convention hall, showing
the number and the location OF seats,
and all other necessary details.
MFR. Charming F. Meeks, OF Colorado,
was elected by the Executive Com
mittee as Sergeant-at-arms OF the next
national convention.
Athalf past two o'clock this after
noon the National Committee again
assembled to discuss routine business,
the only feature If public interest be-
ing the conflict between two elements
OF the Republican party in Utah.