Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-11-26
TO MEET JUNE Z.
That Is the Date Chosen for the
Republican National Convention.
The Executive Committee, After TAX
ing Seven Ballots, Decides to
Locate II at Minneapolis.
CAPrURED TIE PEIzE.

WAsHINGToN, Nov. 25.-The next ma.
tional republican convention will be
held at Minneapolis. 1t was necessary
for the national committee to take
Sc IN ballots to decide the question
TIL, first informal ballot resulted:
New York, .; Chicago, 0; Omaha, >;
Min eapolis, 10; Cincinnati. 4: San
Fran SEQ, $; Detroit, /; Pittsburgh, ,;
St To rs, 1: Chattanooga, 4.
First formal ballot: New York, 10;
ChicAg, 0; Omaha, 3; Minneapolis, IA;
Cincinnati, S; San Francisco; 3. Detroit
l; Pittsburgh, l; Chattanooga, 1.
Minneapolis had 30 votes on the
seventh and last ballot. and gets the
convention. Cincinnati received -
votes on this ballot and New York 8.
On the seventh San Francisco and
Omaha threw up the sponge and, under
the agreement that the cities west OF
the Mississippi should unite against
the east, threw their votes to Mime
apohs. These, with from New York,
made 2e, and this gave the northwest.
ern city the prize,
VIII Meet June :.
The time set for the republican con.
vention is June =
The Call.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-The call is.
sued by the national republican com.
mittee for the republican convention
at Minneapolis next June is as follows:
"To THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS OF THE
UNITED STATES:
IN accordance with usage and the ,nstruc
tions of the republican national convention of
1883 a national convention Of delegates rep.
resentative OF the republican party will
he held at the city OF Minneapolis Mimi, on
Tuesday, the 9Th day OF June 1892. at 10
O'Clock, noon, for The purpose of nominating
candidates for president and vice president to
be supported at the next national election aud
for the transaction of such other and further
business as may be brought before it.
THE republican electors In the several
states and territories, and voters without re-
gard to past political Affiliations, who believe
in republican principles and endorse the repub
licaA policy are cordially invited to unite I'M
der this call in the formation OF a
ma lnal ticket Each state will be
entitled to four delegates at large
and for each representative in congress
at large. two delegates, and each COMPRESSION
al district each territory and the District OF
Columbia to two delegates. The delegates at
large shall be chosen by popular state con
ventions, called on not less than twenty
days published notice and not less
than thirty days before the meeting
Of the national convention. The congressional
district delegates shall be chosen at conven-
tions called by the congressional committee OF
each such district in the same manner as
the nomination Tor representative in
congress is made in said district:
provided that in any congressional district
where there is no republican congressional
committee owing TO redistricting the state
under the new congressional apportionment,
the republican state committee shall appoint
from the residents of such district committee
for the purpose Of calling district convention
TO elect district delegates. The territorial dele
gates shall be chosen in the same manner as the
nomination of delegate in congress is made.
The delegates from the District Of Colum bia
shall be chosen at a convention constituted OF
members elected in primary district assem-,
blies held under the call and direction of the
republican central committee Of the District Of
Columbia
IAN alternate delegate for each delegate IN
the national convention, to act in 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 in
writing accompanied by printed statements OF
the grounds OF contests, which shall be made
public.
The call was signed by Chairman
Clarkson and Secretary Fassett