Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-11-25
THE CALL ISSUED
For republican National Con.
Ysntian At Minneapolis.
Iethods Explained f1l The Ekctisn Of
rels6atss ard lliRaatss.
Other Business Transacted by the Nation.
al Committee at Washington.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The National
Republican COMMITTEE has issued the fol-
lor irg cali TO the Republican electors Of
U aised States:
In &C sordancs with the usage and the
instruction Of the Republican nstionsl con-
veniion Of 1888, the naiionsl Republican
convention has delegated the fepress nsa-
lives Of the Republican party be held ct
Minneapolis on Tuesday, the seventh day
OF June, 1899, ss noon, for the purpose OF
rom nstirg candidf.es for President and
Vice PYesideat to be supported .. the next
national election, and for the traassc ion OF
.uch other further business - may be
brought before 1t
The Republican electors in the several
state s and territories, and voters without
re gard to past political affiliations, Who be-
lieve In tie Republican principles and en-
der.e the Republican policy, are cordially
invited to unite under this call in the for
nation Of nstionai ticket.
Each sta'e is entitled to four delegates ct
large, and for each representative in con-
aress at large, two delegates; for each
congressional district and each territory
and the Dis rict Of Columbia 10 two dele
gates. The delegates at large, will be
chosen BY the popular siste e,nvenhors,
called with not less than 20 dsys' public
no,ice ard not less than 80 days before the
meeting Of the national convention.
The Corgressior al distficx delegates shali
be chosen at conventions called by the Con-
gressionsl committee in each such district
10 the sams manner as the nomination for
representative in Congress made in said
district, provided that any Congressional
district where there is no Republican Coz
gressisual c,mmi,tee. owing to redlsiricting
the state lder the next Congressional
apporlionment, the Republican state COZ
mittee shall appoint from the residents OF
such districts & committee for the purpose
OF cslirg district convention to elect dis
srict delegates to be chosen in the same
manner as the nomination Of delegate in
Congress lie made.
Delegates of the District Of Columbia to
be chosen at the convention are constituted
members elected in primary district assem-
blies held under the cali and direction Of
the Republican central committee OF the
District of Columbia, which said committee
shsll be chosen ore from each assembly
district on the Hrst Tuesday Of January,
1892, s.7 o'clock, P. NJ, at the place of
meeting in each assembly district to be
designated by a joint call, with not less than
ten days notice, signed by member OF the
nstionsl committee for the District OF
Columbia and the national comni tee fer
the District of Columbia and chairman of
the Republican central committee of said
district
The alternate delegate for each delegate
10 the convention to act in csse Of the alb
sence OF delegate shall be elected IN the
same manner and same time a. the dele
gate was elected.
All notices of contests must be filed with
the national com nittee ia writing accom-
panied by a printed statement of the
grounds OF contes. which shall be made
public. Preference 10 the order Of hesr-
ing and determining the contests shall be
given by the convention In accordance with
the states fling such notices and state
ments with the nat onai commi tee.
JAMES s. CLARKsoN, Chairman.
JAeos SLoAT FAssEIr, Secretary.