Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-12-19
THE OFFICIAL Call

the ASCENDING OF the H0R0O&1G00
National Convention Mt St. Louis, Tuos-
day, June 16, 1895, For the Nomination
of Candidates for President and Vice.
President Of the United States-How
Delegates Are to be Chosen.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The official
call for the national republican con-
vention has been issued as follows:
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. IA. 1895
To THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS OF THE
UNITED STATES:-In accordance with usage
and the instructions of the Republican national
convention of 1892 and by direction of the ma
ton committee, a national convention OF dele
gated representatives OF the republican party
will be held in the city Of St. Louis,
in the state of Missouri. on Tuesday,
the 10th day OF June, 1895, at IL o'clock
noon, for the purpose OF nominating candidates
for president aud 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. The republican electors in the several
states and territories and voters. without re-
gard to past political Affiliations, who believe
In republican principles and indorse the re-
publican policy, are cordially invited to unite
under this cali in the formation of national
ticket.
Each state will be entitled to four dele
gates-at-large, and for each representative in
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 convention. call on not less than 20 days
published notice, and not less than 80 days be-
fore the meeting OF the national convention.
The congressional district delegates shall
be chosen at conventions called by the congress
Sional committee Of each such district in the
same manner as the nomination OF a repre-
sentative, In any congressional district where
there is no republican congressional commit
tee the republican state committee shall ap-
point from the residents Of such dia-
trict committee for the purpose Of
calling district convention to elect
district delegates. The territorial dels-
as the nomination of a delegate in congress is
made. The delegates from the District of Co
lumbia shall be chosen at a convention to be
called by the committee of three provided for
by the national committee at its meeting in
Washington city, on December 10, 1895, and
such convention shall be constituted of men,
bers elected in district primaries. to be held at
such time and places and presided over by such
judges of election as said committee of three
may appoint.
thorized by the rules OF the national conven-
tion for the territories OF Utah, New Mexico,
Oklahoma and Arizona, the committee advises
each of said territories to elect 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 the absence
of such 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
secretary OF 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 deter
mining contests will be given by the conven-
ton in accordance with the dates of filing such
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ISigned1 THOMAS II. CARTER, Chairman.
JOSEPH H MANIFY Secretary.