The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1895-12-21
THE REPUBLICAN, CALL
Manner of Election and Basis OF
Representation of Delegates
Described by Carter.

Described by Carter.
Chairman Carter of the republican
national committee Dec. If issued
the following call for the 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, national convention of del
egated representatives of the repub-
lican party will be held at the city
of st. Louis, state of Missouri, Tues
day, the 10th day of June, 1896, at
IL o'clock noon, for the purpose of
electlng 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 business as may be
brought before it. The republican
electors in the several states and ter.
rltorles 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
conformation Of new ticket. Each
state will be entitled to four dele
gates at large and for each repre-
sentative in congress at large, two
delega tes, and each congressional
district, each territory and the dis.
trict of Columbia, two delegates.
Delegates at large shall be chosen by
popular state conventions, called on
not less than 20 days published not
ice and not less than 30 days before
the meeting of the national couyen-
ton. Congressional district dele
gates shall be chosen at conventions
called by the congressional commit
tee of each district in the same man
ncr as the nomination of representa-.
tive in congress is made in said dis
trict; provided that in any congress
sional district where there no is repub-
lican congressional committee the
republican state committee shall ap-
point from residents Of such district
committee for the purpose of call
ing district convention to elect del
egates. Territorial delegates shall
be chosen in the same manner as
nomination of delegates in congress
are made. Delegates from the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be chosen a,
a convention to be called by com
mittee of three provided for bv the
national committee at the meeting
in Washington city, Dec. 10, 1895,
and such convention shall be consti-
tuted of members elected in district
primaries 10 be held at such time and
place and presided over by such
judges Of election AS said committee
of three may appoint. In addition
to the representation now authorized
Dy the rules of the national eonven-
ton for the territories Of Utah. New
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, the
committee advise each of said terri
tories to elect four delegates and the
admission Of such additional dele
gates to the convention is recon-
mended. An alternate delegate fol
each delegate to the national con-
vention 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
national committee, accompanied by |
printed statements of the grounds of
contest which shall be made public. |
Preference in 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 secretary.
I. H. Carter,
Chairman
Jos. H. Manley,
Secretary