The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-11-27

their local zeal to run away with their
discretion, or to warp their political
Judgment. At all events the views taken
of the national situation were far too
pessimistic, and were not calculated to
give the general encouragement to Re-
publicans which the condition of the
party and of the country and the facts
seem to warrant. The speeches appeared
in great part to be a sort of completive
jeremiade. The doleful views which
some took of the situation were without
excuse. Some, like Manderron and
ThurstOn of Nebraska, rose above the
question of locality, and took the broader
view, which is calculated to give courage
to Republicans"
The call is signed by Chairman Clark
son and Secretary Foster, and reads
thus:
To the Republican Electors Of the Unit
ed States: In accordance with usage.
and the instructions of the National Re-
! publican Convention of 1888, National
Republican Convention of delegated rep
resentatives of the Republican party will
be held at the city of Minneapolis on
Tuesday, June 7th, 1892, at u o'clock,
noon, for the purpose of nominating can
didates for 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 cleo
tors in the several states and territories
and the voters without regard to past
political affiliations who believe in Re-
publicans principles and indOrse the Re-
publican policy are cordially invited to
unite under this call in the formation of
a national ticket,
Each State will be entitled to four del
egates, and for each representative in
Congress at large two. delegates, and each
congressional district, each Territory and
the District of Columbia to two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be chosen by
popular State conventions called on not
less than 20 days public notice and not
less than 80 days before the meeting of
the National Convention. The congress
sional district delegates shall be chosen
at conventions called by the congression-
al committee of each district in the same
manner as the nomination for a repre-
sentative i'll Congress is made in said dis
trict, provided that in any congressional
district where there is no Republican
congressional committee, owing to re-
districting the State under the next con-
gressional apportionment, the Republi-
can State cOmmitte shall appoint from
from the residents of such districts u
committee for the purpose of calling a
district convention TO elect district dele
| gates, The territorial delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the nOmi-
nation of the delegates in Congress is
made. The delegates of the District of
Columbia shall be chosen at convention
constituted of members elected in pri-
mary district assemblies held under the
call and the directors,of the Republican
central committee of the District of
Columbia, for which said committee
shall be chosen, one from each assembly
district, on the first Tuesday in January,
1892, at o'clock in the evening, at a
place of meeting In each assembly dis
trict to be designated by joint call,
with not less than 10 days notice, signed
by the member of the national committee
for the District of Columbia and the
chairman of the Republican Central Com
mittee of said district. An alternate del
egate 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 contest which shall be
made public. Preference in the order of
hearing and determining contests will be
given by the convention in accordance
with the dates of filing such notices
and statements with the National Com
mittee.
The sub-executive committee of the
National Republican League appointed
to decide upon place and date for the
next convention of the League, held a
long session at the Arlington Hotel
| and finally decided In refer the matter to
a special committee consisting of Gen.
Clarkson of Iowa, Mr.. Allen of Michigan,
w. NJ. Tracy of Illinois, E. c. Little of
Kansas and w. E. Riley of Kentucky.
The committee will meet subject to the
call of the chairman.