The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-12-27
Republican Convention.

Chairman Carter, of the Republican
national committee, last Saturda,
issued the following call for a nationa
| convention:
"To the Republican Electors of the
United States In accordance with
usage and the instructions of the Re
publican national convention of 1892
and by direction OF the national com
mittee, a national convention of dele.
gated Representatives of the Republi
can party will be held at the city Of
st. Louis, State of Missouri, Tuesday
the 10th day of June, 1896, at Il
O'Clock noon, for the purpose of nom,
mating candidates for president and
vice-president of the United States
to be supported at the next national
election, and for the transaction of
such other and further business as
may be brought before it. Republi-
can electors in the several States and
Territories, and voters without regard
to past political affiliation, who be-
lieve in Republican principles and
indorse the Republican policy, are
cordially invited to unite under this
call in the formation of new ticket.
Each State will be entitled to four
delegates-at-large and for each repre-
sentative in congress-at-large two
delegates, and each congressional dis
trict, each Territory and the District
OF Columbia two delegates.
"The delegates -at-large shall be
chosen by popular State conventions
called not less than twenty days before
the meeting of the national conven-
ton. Congressional district delegates
shall be chosen at conventions called
by the congressional committee of
each district, in the same manner as
the nomin alton of representative in
Congress is made in said district, pro-
vided that Ill any congressional dis
trict where there is no Republican
congressional committee the Repub-
lican State committee shall appoint
from the residents of such district
committee for the purpose of calling
district convention to elect district
delegates. Territorial delegates shall
be chosen in the same manner as the
nomination of delegates in Congress is
made. Delegates from the District of
Columbia shall be chosen at conven-
tion to be called by committee of
three provided for by the national
committee meeting in Washington
City, December 90. 1895, and such
convention shall be constituted of
members elected in district primaries
to be held at such time and place and
presided over by such judges of cleo
tion as said committee of three may
appoint. In addition to the repre-
sen tation now authorized by the rules
of the national convention for the
Terrific cries of Utah, New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Alaska, the committee
advise that each of said Territories
ell lect four delegates, and the admission
of such additional delegates to the
convention is recommended. An
alternate delegate for each delegate to
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 in
writing with the Secretary of the ma
tional committee, accompanied by
printed statement of the grounds OF
C contest, which shall be made public.
Prefe renee in the order of hearing and
determination of contests will be given
bv the convention in accordance with
the dates of filing such notices and
statements with the Secretary.
"THoMAs III. CARTER Chairman"