The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-12-21
CONVENTION CALL
Chairman Carter to the Republican
Electors.
The Rules Which Govern the Rep
resentation of the Republican
Convention at ST. Louis
June 10.

Washington, Dec. 14.-The official cab
for the national republican convention
has been issued as follows:
ITO the Republican Electors of the
United States:
"In accordance to usage n the in
structions of the republican national
convention of 1892 n by direction of
the national committee. a national con-
yention of delegated representatives of
the republican party will be held In the
city of St. Louis, in the state of Missou-
ri. on tuesday, the 18th day of June. 1896,
at 70 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 cleo
ton and for the transaction OF SUCH
other and further business as may pc
brought before it. The republican cleo
tors in the several states n territories
and voters without regard to past polit-
zeal affiliations, who believe In republ-
can principles and indorse the repuoli-
can policy are cordially invited TO unite
under this call in the formation of a ma
tional ticket.
Fac state will be entitled to four
delegates at large and for each represen-
tative in congress at large, two dele'
Atlu CoSAA VA
each territory and the District of Col
umbia to two delegates. The delegates
at large shall be chosen at popular state
convention. called on not less thar twen1
ty days published notice and not less
h thirty days before the meeting OF
the national convention. The congress
sional 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 representative In congress is mace III
said district; provided, that In any con-
gressional district where there is no re-
publican congressional committee, the
republican state committee shall appoint
for the residents of such district a COM
mite for the purpose Of calling a dis
trict convention to elect district dele
gates. The territorial delegates shall
be chosen in the same manner as the
nomination of a delegate to congress ID
made. The delegates from the Dlstrlct
of Columbia shall be chosen at a conven-
ton, to be called by the committee OF
three, provided for by the national COM
mittee at its meeting In washington
city, on December 10, 1895, and sucn
convention shall be constituted OF mem
bers elected in district primaries, to be
neiQ at SUCH llIllc diia RiaSSSs 1AN Nv
sided over by such Judges of election as
said committee of three may appoint.
"In addition to the representation now
authorized by the rules of the national
convention for the territories of Utah,
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona,
the committee advises each of said ter
ritories to elect four delegates and the
admission of such additional delegates
to the convention is recommended. One
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 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
determining contests will be given by
the convention in accordance with the
dates of filing such notices n state.
ments with the secretary.
.Thomas II. Carter. Chairman.
Jos. H. Manley. Secretary.
"Washington, D. c., Dec. IA, 1895"