The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-12-15
For the Republican Convention
in June
POLITICIANS ARE ACTIVE
In Pushing Favorites and In Precipita.
ting Booms
Ohio Supporters Of Mckinley Express a Well
Founded Fear Of the Prowess
Of Orandp.'s Hat

Associated Press Special Wire.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-Chairman Carter
of the Republican national committee to-
day issued the following call for a ma
tional convention:
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 national committee, a national conven-
ton of delegated representatives of the
Republican party will be held at the city
of St. Louis, state of Missouri, on Tuesday
June 16, 1896, at IL o'clock noon, for the
purpose of nominating 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.
The Republican electors in the several
states and territories and voters without
regard to past political affiliations who be-
lieve in Republican principles and indorse
the Republican policy are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the confirmation
Of new ticket. Each state will be en-
titled to four delegates-at-large, and for
each representative in congress-at-large
two delegates, and each congressional dis
trict, each territory and district of Column
bia, two delegates. Delegates-at-large
shall be chosen by popular state conven-
tions, called on not less than twenty days
published notice, and not less than thirty
days before the meeting of the national
convention. Congressional district dele
gates shall be chosen at conventions called
by the congressional committee of each
district, in the same manner as the nomina-
ton of representatives in congress is made
in said district, provided, that in any con-
Rressonal district where there is no Re-
publican congressional committee the Re-
publican state committee shall appoint
from the residents of such district COM
mittee for the purpose of calling a district
convention to elect district delegates. Ter
ritorial delegates shall be chosen in the
same manner as the nomination of a dele
gate in congress is made. Delegates from
the district of Columbia shall be chosen
In a convention to be called by the
committee of three provided for by
ing in Washington City. De-
cember |, 1895, and such convention shall
be constituted of members elected in the
district primaries to be held at such time
and place and presided over by such
judges of election as said commit
addition to the representation now
authorized by the rule of the national con-
vention for the territories of Utah New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, the COM
mittee advise each of said territories to
elect four delegates, and the admission of
such additional delegates to the convention
is recommended. Alternate delegates for
each delegate to the national convention,
to act in case of the absence of a delegate,
shall be elected in the same manner and at
the same time as the delegate is elected.
All notices of contests shall be filed in
writing with the secretary of the national
committee, accompanied by printed state
ments of the grounds of contest which
shall be made public. Preference in
order for hearing and determining of
contests will be given by the convention
in accordance with the dates of filing
such notices and statements with the Sec
retary. THOMAS Fl. CARTER,
Chairman.
.IOsEru Il MANIIY Secrefaru