Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1891-12-04
A Call to Republicans to Meet in
National Convention in Min
naanOlis. June Y 1909
roRMA1. ADDRESS TO THE Parry.

neapolis, June z, 1899.
FORMAL ADDRESS TO THE PARTY.
Washington Post, November 25th.]
The Republican national committee met
Yesterday at 10 O'clock In secret session,
and listened to the reading of the call for
the Minneapolis convention on June
next, which was presented by the execu-
tive committee. After some discussion
the executive committee was given full
power to act on all matters connected
with the preparations for the next con-
yention. The executive committee de-
cided to assume active direction of the
matter itself, aud arrange for the hall,
printing OF tickets, appointment of the
sergeant-at-arms and deputies, ushers,
and doorkeepers for the convention. II
will also take charge of the preparation
and publication of Il stenographic report
of the proceedings of the convention.
A conference was had Immediately with
some of the citizens committee OF Min
reapolls, and directions were given by the
executive committee for the preparation
as soon as possible of diagram of the
convention hall, showing the number and
location of seats and all other necessary
details.
Mr.. Chauncey +. Meeks, of Colorado,
was elected by the executive committee
as sergeant-at-arms of the next national
convention.
Resolutions in respect to the memory Of
E. H. Rollins, of New Hampshire. and
William Cassius Goodloe, of Kentucky,
deceased members of the committee, were
adopted.
The committee then took recess to
call on President Harrison and Secretary
Blaine.
At the afternoon session the committee
approved the call for the convention
which is as follows;
To the Republican electors of the United
States:
In accordance with usage, and the in
struction of the Republican national con
yention of 1888, national Republican
committee of delegated representatives OF
the Republican party will be held at the
CITY of Minneapolis on Tuesday, the 9TH
day of June, 1892, as II o'clock noon
for the purpose of nominating candl'
dates for President and Vice-Presldenti
80 be supported at the next nation
al election, and for the transaction
of suoh other and further business as may
he brought before 1t. The Republican
electors in the several States and Terri
tories and the voters, without regard to
mast nolitical affiliations, who believe in
Republican principles and lndorse the
Republican policy, are cordially invited to
mite under this call In the formation OF
national ticket.
Each State will be entitled to foul
delegates at large, and for each Repre-
sentative IN Congress at large two dele
gates. and each Congressional district
each Territory, and the District of Colum
bia to two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chosen
by popular State canvass 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
shall be chosen at canvass called by the
Congressional committee OF each district
ia the same manner as the nomination To-
a Representative IN Congress is made II
said district, provided that in any Con
eressional district where there is no he
publican Congressional committee, OWNS
to re6istrlcting the State under he new
Congressional apportionment, the RepuO
lican State committee shall appoint iron
tie residents of such district committe
for the purpose of calling district con
yention to elect district delegates.
The Territorial delegates shall b
chosen in the same manner as the noml
nation of a Delegate in Congress is made
The delegates of the District OF Colum
bia shall be chosen by a convention con
stituted of members elected in primar.
district assemblies held under the cal
and direction of the Republican centra
committee, of the District of Columbia
which said committee shall be chosen on
from each assembly district on the frs
Tuesday of January, 1892, at the hour o
7 o'clock p. m, at place OF meeting j
each assembly district, to be designate
by a Joint call, with not less than ten day
notice. signed by the member of tn
national committee tor the District @
Columbia and the chairman OF the Re
publican central committee OF said Dis
trict.
An alternate delegate for each dele
gate in the national convention, to act i
the case of the absence of the delegate
shall be elected in the same manner ant
at the same time as the delegate is elected
All notices of contests must be tle
with the national committee in writing
accompanied by printed statements of tn
grounds of contest, which shall be mad
public. Preference in the order OF hear
ing and determining contests will be give
by the convention in accordance with tn
dates OF fling such notices and state
ments with the national committee.
JAS. S. CLARKsoN, Chairman,
JACOB SLOAT FAssETT, Secretary
Succinct statements were received from
members of the committee on the con
dition of the party in the various States
and its needs and prospects. These wer
generally hopeful IN tone, and were re
ceived with enthusiasm by the committee
as well as by some of the members of to-
executive committee of the National Re
publican League, who were admitted I,
the hall to give aid IN the party council
1t was announced that meeting OF th
executive committee would be held within
two or three weeks upon call from tn
chairman, to undertake the work prellml
nary to the convention, and at Z o'clocl
the national committee adjourned sin
die
Owns up to His Crime.