The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-11-28

mittee met on Monday in Washing
ton. All the States and Territories
were represented directly or by
proxy, except New Mexico, whose
representative was detained by the
way. The Committee, on being
called to order by Acting Chairman
| Clarkson, went into secret session.
The designations of Chairman Quay
and Treasurer Dudley were accepted,
and the action of the Executive
Committee in naming J. S. Clarkson,
of Iowa, Chairman, and William
Barbour, of New York, Treasurer,
was approved. Garrett A. Hobart,
of New Jersey, was elected Vice
Chairman. Dennis I. Flynn was
received as member from Oklahoma,
making the membership Of the COM
mittee As The doors being open
ed, the States were called Tor pre-
sentation of the claims Of cities De
sirous of entertaining the Republican
National Convention. Alter the
respective merits of San Francisco,
Chicago, Minneapolis, St Louis.
Omaha, New York, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg and Chattanooga had been
presented, the committee again went
into secret session and balloting for
the choice of city was begun. On
the seventh formal ballot Mime
apolis was selected, she receiving 20
of the votes cast. June 7, 1892, was
agreed upon as the date for holding
the Convention.
The committee issued the follow
ing call:
The Republicans Electors OF the
United States: In accordance with
usage and the instruction OF the
Republican National Convention OF
1888. National Republican Con-
vention of delegated representa- yes
OF the Republican party will be held
at the city of Minneapolis, on Tues
day, the 9TH day Of June, 1892, at
ID o'clock, noon, for the purpose of
nominating candidates Tor President
and Vice President, to be supported
at the next national election, and 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 the voters, without regard to
past political affiliations, who believe
in Republican principles and endorse
the Republican policy, are cordially
invited to unite under this call in the
formation of a national ticket. Each
State will be 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 Column
bia 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 chosen at conventions called
by the Congressional committee of
each such district, in the same manner
as the nomination for Representa-
tive in Congress is made in said
district. Provided that in any Con
gressional district where there is no
Republican Congressional committee
owing to redistricting the State
under the next Congressional APP
portionment, the Republican State
committee shall appoint, from the
residents of such district a committee
for the purpose of calling a district
convention TO elect district delegates.
The Territorial delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the
nomination of delegate in Congress
is made. The delegates of the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be chosen at
a 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 shalt be chosen one
from each Assembly district on the
first Tuesday OF January, 1892, at
the hour of 7 o'clock P. NJ, at a
place OF meeting in each Assembly
district to be designated by a joint
call, with not less than ten days
notice, signed by the member of the
National Committee for the District
of Columbia and the Chairman of
the Republican central committee
of said district. An alternate dele.
gate 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,
in writing, accompanied by printed
statements of the grounds of contest,
which shall be made public. Pre-