Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1895-12-27
REPuBLIOAN oONvENTION JAIL.


To the Republican Electors Of the
United States:
In accordance with usage and the
instructions Of the republican nation
al convention OF 1862, and by the di-
rectiou Of the national committee,
the national convention of the dele
gated representatives of the republi-
can party viii be held at the city OF
st. Louis, state Of Missouri, on Tues
day, the 10th day Of June, 1896, at 70
O'Clock, noon, for the purpose Of nom
mating candidates for president and
vice president OF the United States to
be supported at the next national
election, aud for the transaction OF
such other and further business as may
be brought before it.
Republican electors in the several
states and territories, and voters with
out regard 20 past political affiliations,
who believe in Republican principles
and indorse the republican policy are
cordially invited to unite under this
call ia the conformation Of a new tick
et Each state will be entitled to four
delegates at large and for each repre-
sentative ia congress at large two del
egates, and each congressional district,
each territory and the District OF Col
umbia two delegates. Delegates at
large shall be chosen by popular state
conventions, called on not less than
twenty days Published notice, and not
less than thirty days before the meet
ing Of the national convention. Con
.gressional district delegates shall be
chosen at conventions called by the
congressional committee of each dis.
trict in the same manner as the nom
ination OF a representative in congress
is made in the same district, provided
that ia any congressional district
where there is no republican congress
ioual committee the republican state
committee shall appoint from the
residents of such district commit
tee for the purpose OF calling dis
trict convention to elect district dele
gates.
Territorial delegates shall be chosen
in the same manner as the nomina'
tion Of a delegate in congress is made
Delegates from the District of Column
bia shall be chosen in y convention te
be called by committee of three pro-
vlded for by the national committee
at the meeting at Washington City on
December 10, 1895, and such conven
tion shall be constituted of members
elected in district primaries TO be held
at such time and place and presided
over by such judges Of election as the
said committee Of three may appoint
In addition to the representation nov
authorized by the rule of the nationa
convention for the terri. cries Of Utah
New Mckee, Oklahoma and Arizona
the committee advises each Of sale
territories to elect four delegates
and the admission of such additional
delegates to the convention is recon-
mended.
Alternate delegates for each dele
gate to the national convention TO acr
in case OF the absence Of the delegate
shall be elected in the same mannel
and at the same time as delegate il
elected. All notices Of contests shal
be filed 10 writing with the secretar!
of the national committee, accompan
led by printed statements of th'
grounds of contest, which shall bt
made public. Preference in order o
hearing and determining contests vii
be given BY the convention in accord
dance with the dates of aling such no
tices and statements with the secre
tarY. THOMAS II. CARTER,
JOSEPH II. MANLEY, Chairman.