The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
The OmciaI Call for the Big Gather
ing Issued.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE official call
fer the national republican convention
has been made. as follows;
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 committees. a national conven-
tion of delegated representatives of the
republican party will be held at the city
Of st. Louis, in the state Of Missouri, on
Tuesday. the 10th day of June, 1895. at
y o'clock noon. for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for President and Vice
President Of the United States 10 be sup
ported 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 amliations, who
believe in republican principles and en-
dorse the republican policy. are cordially
invited TO unite under this call in the
formation Of a national ticket. Every
state will be entitled to four delegates
at-large, and for each representative in
congress-at-large two delegates, and each
congressional district. each territory and
the District of Columbia. two delegates.
The 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 Tire meetlng of the ma
tlonal convention. ] he congressional dis
trict delegates shall be chosen al conven-
tlohs called by the congressional commits
tee or each such district, la the same man
ner as the nomination of a representat tive
n Hfuf
vlqed, that in any congressional district
Where there Is no republican cOnEression-
al committee, the republican state COM
mlttee shall appoint from the residents Of
such district a committee for the purpose
OF calling district convention 10 elect
district delegates. The territorial dele-
gates shaH be chosen In the same manner
as the nomination of a delegate In con-
gress is made. The delegates from The
District OF Columbia shall be chosen at
convention TO be called By the committed
or three provided for by the national COM
mittee at its meeting IN Washington City
on Dec. 10, 1885, and such convention shall
trict primaries to be held al such time and
places and presided over by such judges
or election as said committee OF three may
appoint
In addition TO the representatives 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 four ter
rltorles TO elect four delegates and the ad-
mission of such additional delegates to
the convention Is recommended.
An alternate delegate for each delegate
10 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 be filed
with the secretary Of the national COM
mittee In writing. accompanied by print
ed statements Of the grounds Of con-
tests, which shall be made public. Pre-
ference IN the ofeer Q bearing and de-
termining contests viii be given. by the
convention In accordance with the dates
OF filing such notices and statements
with the secretary.
Thomas II. Carter, Chairman.
Joseph II. Manley, secretary.
washington, d. c., Dec. IA 1896