St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-25


all matters come tied with tie Mime
apolis convention. 1t was announced
that the executive committee would as
sumo personal charge of this work, in
Guiding the direction of the preparation
of the convention hall, the printin of
tickets OF admission, the appointment
of assistant sergeant-at-armS, door
keepers. etc., the taking of steno-
graphic report of the proceedings and
other routine work of preparation and
conduct.
During the session a conference took
place between the committee and some
members of the citizens delegation of
Minneapolis, and as a result it was de-
cided to have chart made showing the
seating capacity and other details of the
hall. The call for the national cOnven-
ton of next year was submitted to the
committee by the subcommittee in
charge of its preparation and approved.
The committee elected Claiming
Meeks, of Colorado, sergeant-at-
arms of the national convention. Many
committeeman left Washington for
their homes after the morning ses-
sion. and some difficulty was expert
enced in securing a quorum for the
mittee was finally, at $50,
called to order in secret SEES
sion. REPRESENTATIVES of the national
league of Republican clubs. which held
meeting in this city this evening, were
present by invitation. The meeting was
devoted TO an interchange of views on
the political situations in the various
states. the representative of each state
giving his ideas as to what could be
done and what was necessary to do it.
A significant speech was made by ex-
Gov. Pinchback, one of the colored
members of the committee. He said
that the political oppression of the ne
grOes in the South was largely due to
bearing of the white Republicans there.
who kept their party men of the African
race from taking an active part in poll
tics and from asserting their rights of
suffrage.
Mr.. Pinchback advocated a fostering
of a more independent spirit on the part
of the Southern negro voters, and he
claimed that the assertion of independ-
ence in casting their ballots would give
Southern states to the Republicans.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed with regard to party organization in
Utah:
Resolved, That in the committee elected by
a
City, Sept. :, 1891, we recognize the Hepubli-
can territorial central committee of Utah.
Resolved, That we recommend to all the
men of Utah whose ideas of national gov
eminent and policy are i'll harmony with the
national Republican party that they now
bury their local differences and unite to
rescue their territory from the danger and
dishonor of future Democratic control.
A meeting of the executive committee
will be called in two or three weeks by
Chairman ClarksOn to begin preliminary
work in regard to the convention. The
committee went in body today to call
on President Harrison at the executive
mansion. Chairman ClarkSon intro
duced each member by name, and, after
few minutes spent in pleasant CONVEX
sation, the committee withdrew and
proceeded to the state department,
where they paid their respects to Sec
rotary Blaine. Following is the call
for the national convention:
TO the Republican electors of the United
States. in accordance with usage and iu-
struction of the Republican national conven-
ton of 1883 national Republican cOnven-
ton of delegated representatives OF the Re
publican party viii be held at the city of
Minneapolis on Tuesday, The 9TH day of
June 1892, at Il O'Clock noon, for the pur-
pose of nominating candidates for president
and vice president 10 be supported at the
next national election, and for the tTausac
ton of such other ana further business as
NAV be brought before it. The Republican
electors in the several states and territories
and the voters without regard to past polti-
cal affiliations who believe in Republican
principles and indorse the Republican pol
icy, are cordially invited TO unite under this
call in the formation of a national ticket
Each state will he entitled to four dele
gates at large and for each representative in
congress at large two delegates, and each
congressional district each territory and the
Ct n Y1rnhi 10 n fxyn lnln laa
delegates at large shall be chosen by popular
state conventions called OH not less than
twenty days public notice, and not less than
thirty days before the meeting of the ma
tiOnal convention. The congressional dis
trict delegates shall be chosen at conven-
lions called by the congressional committee
of each congressional district i'll the same
manner as the nomination for a representa-
tive in congress is made i'll said district.
Provided that i'll any congressional district
where there is no Republican congressional
committee, owing to redistricting the state
under the next congressional apportionment,
the Republican state committee shall ap-
point from the residents of such districts
committee for the purpose of calling a dis
tr.ct convention to elect district delegates.
The territorial delegates shall be chosen in
the same manner as the nomination of dele
gate in congress is made. The delegates of
the District of Columbia shall be chosen at
convention constituted of members elected
in primary district assemblies held under the
call and direction of the Republican central
committee of the District of Columbia, which
said committee shall be chosen one from
each assembly district to be designated by a
joint call with not less than ten days notice.
signed by the member of the national COM
mitIee for the District of Columbia and the
chairman of the Republican central commit
Tee of said district.
An alternate delegate for each delegate in
the national convention, to act in the case of
the absence of the delegate, shall be elected
IN the same manner and at the same time as
the delegate is elected.
All notices of contests must be filed with
the national committee i'll writing accom- pam
led by printed statements of the grounds of
contests, which shall be made public
Preference in the order of hearing and de-
termining contests will be given by the con-
vention in accordance with the dates of
filing such notices and statements with the
national committee.
JAMES S. CLARKsON, Chairman
JACOB SLoAT FAssETT, Secretary.