The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-15
THE REPUBLICAN CALL.
CHAIRMAN CARTIER GrvES METHOD
ORCHOOSIAG DELEGATES
sEorahe National Convention TO be Held In
81. Louis, June 10th, 10 Nominate
the Presidential Ticket.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE official
cali for the National Republican Con-
vention has been made as follows;
10 the Republican electors OF the United
States:
'In accordance with usage and the In
structions OF the Republican Nationai
Committee OF 1892. and by the decision OF
the National Convention national con-
ventior Of delegates representatives OF
The Republican party viii be held AT ,he
city OF ST. Louis, IN the state OF MIS-
souri,, on the 18th day OF June, 1896. at
u O'Clock noon, for the purpose OF nomi-
mating candidates for President and Vice
President OF the United states, TO be sup
ported al the next national election. anu
for the transaction Of further business
as rnax be brought before II. Inc IKE
publican electors in the several states
and Territories and voters. without re-
gard TO past political affiliations, VINO Dc
lieve In Republican principles and endorse
the Republican policy, are cordially IN
vitcd 10 unite under this call Tor LORNA
ton for national ticket.
THE DELEGATES.
Each State will be entitled 10 Tour
delegates at large. and for each repre-
sentative In Congress at large. two dele
gates and each congressional district,
each Territory and 1hc District OF Column
bia two delegates The delegates at large
shall be chosen by popular state conVeh-
tions. called on not less than twenty days
publishment, and not less than thirty
Gays before the meeting of the nauonai
convention
The congressional district delegates
shall be chosen at conventions called by
the congressional committee of each dis
frict in the same manner as the hoInlha-
rion of a representative in Congress Is
rnade In districts. provided that in any
congressional district where there Is no
Republican convention Republican state
Committee shall appoint from the resi-
dents Of such districts a committee Tor
the purpose OF calling district con-
vention 10 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 convention 10 De
called by the committee OF three. provid-
cd for by the National Committee at
It's meeting In Washington. on December
10 1895. and such convention shall De
constituted OF members elected IN district
primaries 10 he held at such time and
place and presided over by such judges
OF election as said committee OF tnree
may appoint
THE TERRITORIES.
TN addition 10 the representatives now
authorized by the rules of the national
convention. for tho Territories of Utah,
New Mexico Oklahoma. and Arizona, the
committee advises each of said TOUR
Territories TO elect four delegates, and
the admission Of such additional dele
gates to the convention is refused.
IAN alternate delegate for each dele
gate 20 the national convention TO act In
case of the absence Of the delegate. shall
he elected in the same manner and at
the same time as the delegate is elected.
"All notices of contest must he filed
with the secretary of the national com
mittee I'm writing, accompanied by print
ed statement OF the grounds of con-
test. which shall be made public. Pre-
ference in the order OF hearing and de-
termining contests. will he given by the
convention. in accordance with the dates
Of filing such notices and statements with
the secretary
tsigned) THOMAS II. CARTER,
Chairman;
Jos II. MANLEY.
Secretary"