The record-union., 1891-11-25
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
CALL ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
COMMITTEE.
The Executive Committee Given Full
Power TO Act in Preparing for
the Convention.
to the REcoRD-Ux1oy.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The Repub-
lican National Committee met this morn
ing and prepared a formal call for the
next National Convention. The com
mittee then called on President Harrison
and Secretary Blaine and were photo
graphed on the Treasury steps.
The 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 q group on the
north portico of the building.
The call sets forth that the convention
will meet at Minneapolis on Tuesday, the
7th of June, 1892. The Republican elect
ors in the several States and Territories
and voters, without regard to past politi-
cal affiliations, who believe in Repub-
lican principles and indorse the Repub-
lican policy, are cordially invited to
unite under this call in the formation of
the Republican national ticket.
Each State is entitled to four delegates
at large and for each representative in
Congress at large two delegates and each
Congressional district, each Territory and
the District of Columbia two delegates.
The delegates at large are to be chosen by
popular State Conventions called on not
less than twenty days public notice and
not less than thirty days before the meet
ing of the National Convention.
The Congressional District Delegates
are to be chosen at a convention called
by the Congressional Committee in each
district in the same manner that nomina-
tons for Congressman are made; pro-
vided that in any Congressional District
where there is no Republican Congress
man, owing to the redistricting of the
State under the next Congressional aD-
portionment, the Republican State Com
mittee shall appoint from the residents of
such a district committee for the pur-
pose of calling a District Convention.
Territorial Delegates are TO be chosen
in the same manner as the nomination of
Delegates in Congress is made. All such
conventions shall choose an Alternate for
each Delegate.
All notices of contests must be filed
with the National Committee ia writing,
accompanied by a printed statement OF the
grounds of contest, which shall be made
public. Preference in order of hearing
and determining contests will be given
by the convention in accordance with the
dates of filing such notices and state
ments with the National COMMITTEE.
The call is signed by Chairman Clark
son and Secretary Fassett
All pOTldIlG SIcD taken Dy L0o COM
mittee was the reference to the Executive
Committee, with full power to act, on all
matters connected with the preparations
of the next convention. The Executive
Committee has decided to assume active
direction of the matter itself and make
all arrangements.
Charming Z. Meek of Colorado was
elected Sergeant-at-Arms of the next Ma
tional Convention.
In the afternoon the National Commit
tee settled the Utah fight by the adoption
Of resolution recognizing the committee
elected by the convention of delegates at
Salt Lake on September I'd as the Repub-
lican Territorial Central Committee of
Utah; recommending that all Republicans
of Utah bury their local differences, and
unite to rescue the Territory from the
danger and dishonor of future Demo-
cratic control.
Then followed a succinct statement
from each member of the condition of the
party in the various States, generally
hopeful, and was received with enthusi-
aSm.
Ex-Governor Pinchbaclz OF Louisiana
varied the samenesss of the reports by
! indulging in fierce attack upon the
white Republicans of the South, whom
| he held responsible for the lack of virility
of the party in that section, and charged
| them with suppressing the negro vote
| for fear of race issues. He held that
their pusillanimous policy resulted in
untold losses to the party, and main
tanned that few vigorous contests and
manifestations of rightful power by the
Southern negroes would have a whole
some political effect and redeem the
Southern States from the Democracy.
At O'Clock the National Committee
| adjourned sine die
The Executive Committee will meet
soon to arrange for the convention.