The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-05-16
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION.


To the Republican Electors of the United
States
In accordance with the usage and the in
structions of the Republican National Conyen-
tion of 1888, National Convention of dele
gated representatives of the Republican party
viii be held at the City Of Minneapolis, Mime
sofa, on Tuesday, the 18th day of June, 1892, at
IL o'clock at noon for the purpose OF nominat-
ing candidates for President and Viee-President
to be supported at the next National Election,
and for the transaction of such other and fur
ther business as may be brought before 1t. The
Republican electors in the several States and
Territories, and 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 Con-
gress at large, two delegates and each Congress
sional District. each Territory, and the District
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 conventions called by the Congression-
al Committee OF each such district IN the same
manner as the nomination for Representative
in Congress in made in said district; Provided,
That iii any Congressional District where there
is no Republican Congressional Committee, OW-
ing to redlstricting the State under the new Con-
gressional 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 delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the nomination of
a Delegate in Congress. is made. The delegates
from the District 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 shall be chosen one from each
assembly district OIL the first Tuesday of Janu-
AIRY, 1892, at the hour OF o'clock p, M, at a
place OF meeting in each assembly district to be
designated by a joint call. with not less than
ten Gays notice, signed by the member of the
National Committee for the District of Colum-
bia and the chairman of the Republican Central
Committee of said District.
An alternate delegate for each delegate to the
National Convention, to act in case of the alb
sence Of the delegate, shall be elected in the
same manner and at the same time as the dele
gate is elected
All notices of contests mustbe 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 Notional Committee.
JAMES s, CLARKSoN, Cad5rnaGa.
JACOB SLOAT FAsSETT, Secretary.
New York. Jan. 20, 1892.