The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-12-19
Duncan, OF Baltimore, Of the Gran
ite Cutters National Union, re-

Duncan, Of Baltimore, Of the Gran
ite Cutters National Union, re-
elected.
Third Vice President - James
O'Connell, OF Chicago, Of the Inter-
national Association of Mechanics,
in place OF B. Kenehan, of Denver,
Colo.
Fourth Vice President : M. V.
Garland, Of Pittsburg, Pa, Of the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron
and Steel Workers, in place Of
Thomas ]. Elderkin, Of Chicago.
Treasurer-John B. Lennon, Of
New York, Of the Journeyman
Tailor9 Union, re elected.
Secretary--August McCraith, OF
Boston, of the Typographical Union,
re elected.
Chairman Carter, of the republi-
can national committee, has issued
the following call for the nationa
convention:
TO the Repahlissn Electors Of tn
dsSpxs asls anss-aesroas Of the
republican national convention OF
1872, and by direction Of the nationa!
committee, q national convention OF the
delegated representatives OF the republic
can party will be held in the city OF st,
Louis, in the State OF Missouri, on Tues
day, the 10Th day OF June, 1896, at Il
o'clock noon, for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for president and vice.
president OF the United States, to be sup
ported at the next national election and
for the transaction OF such other and
further business as may be brought
before 1t.
The republican electors in the several
states and territories, and voters, with
out regard to past political affiliations
who believe in republican principles and
indorse the republican policy, are cor
daily invited to unite under this call in
the formation OF national ticket.
Each state will be entitled to four dele
gates at large, and for each representa-,
tive in congress at large, two delegates
and each congressional district, each
territory and the District OF Columbia, tc
two delegates. The delegates at large
shall be chosen by popular state conven.
tions, called on not less than twenty
days published notice, and not less thar
thirty days before the meeting OF tn,
national convention.
The congressional district delegate!
| shall be chosen at conventions called by
the congressional committee OF each such
| district, in the same manner as the nom
| ination OF a representative to congress /,
made in said district, provided, that in
any congressional district where there i:
no republican congressional committe,
the republican state committee shal
appoint from the residents OF such dis
trict a committee for the purpose OF call
ing a district convention to elect distric
delegates. The territorial delegates shal
| be chosen in the same manner as tn
| nomination of a delegate in congress il
made.
The delegates from the District OF Co
lumbia shall be chosen at a convention t,
be called by the committee Of three pro
| vided for by the national committee a
its meeting in Washington City on Dec
| 10, 1895, and such convention shall b
constituted of members elected in distric
primaries, to be held at such time an,
places and presided over by such judge
of election as said committee OF thre
may appoint.
In addition to the representation nov
authorized by the rules OF the nationa
convention for tho territories OF Utah
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, tn
committee advises each Of said territorie
to elect four delegates, and the admission
of such additional delegates to the con
vention is recommended.
| An alternate delegate for each delegat
to the national convention, TO act, il
| case of the absence OF the delegate, shal
be elected in the same manner and at tn
same time as the delegate is selected.
All notices Of contests must be file
with the secretary OF the national com
mittee in writing, accompanied b
printed statements OF the grounds OF con
test, which shall be made public. Prei
erence in the order OF hearing and deter
mining contests will be given by the con
vention In accordance with the dates @
filing such notices and statements wit
the secretary.
THOMAS II. CARTER,
| Chairma