The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-19
DEPUBLioAN STATE CoNyrXTioN
~ DETROIT, Mlch., -LeyJruary ~, 1895.
To THE REPUBLICAN k.Lyst,rOls or THE STATE

~ DETROIT, Mlch., -LeJruary 81 1896.
10 the hnPusLiCAS I,SAcroRs OF rHE STATE
The State CONCEPTION OF the republicans OF
Mlchlgan Is nsgs5by called 10 meet ut the Audi
toriuul HtIroit, ON Thursday May Z, le''b, at l.
ocIXa. noon, for the purpose OF nominating
cen lI4l electors of president and vice.
Sr soldent OF the United states, ana eiec ny
lour dele ates-at-large ana four alternate DEL
egates-at-large to the republican national
convention TO be held at ST. Louis, Mo, June
ID. 1896. Also for the purpose of selecting a
chairman OF the State central committee and
two members thereof from each congressional
district ana the transaction OF such other Dusi-
ness as NAV property come iqrward; ,i,oa,
Committee, each congressional district Is en-
titled To two delegates and two alternate dele
gates to the national convention, which dele
gates shall be chosen at district conventions,
held with not less than twenty lSOl days puUhc
notice, and not lees than thirty l3Ol days be-
fore the national convention.
The delegates from the several counties I'm
each COM ressiOnai district are requested 10
meet in district caucus at lO;jO O clock Il. m,
on the day OF the state convention ana select
candidates as follows, 90 be presented 10 the
State convention for confirmation; Two menu
beers OF the state central committee, one vice
president one assist ant secretary, one MEM
Der each OF the committee on "Cred"ntlals,
Permanent organization and order OF busi-
ness, and Resolutions, ana TO transact such
other business as tney may deem necessary.
Under the resolution OF 1865, no delegate VIII
be entitled to "A seat i'm the convention VINO does
not reside In the county he proposes to repre-
sent
In accordance with the resolution OF 1876
every county will be entitled to one delegate
for each five hundred OF the total vote cast for
governor at tue last state election November,
1894 and one additional for every fraction
amounting TO three hundred, but each organ
lied county will be entitled TO at least two III
delegates.
In compliance with the resolutions adopted
In Detroit, June -, lSyO, the secretary OF each
county convention H. urged To forwa' q 10 the
secretary of the state central committee, De-
trOit, by the earliest mail after the delegates
10 the state convention be chosen, a certified
list 81 such de egutes as are entitled 10 seats IN
the state convention from their respective
counties.
Ibis committee requests that the several
counties select tneir county committees for
the ensuing two years at the county conven-
tions which eject delegates 70 tue state con
vention hereby called, and that the Organiza-
ton and membership OF such committees, to-
gethe with post office addresses be at once
forwarded to the secretary OF the state cell
tral committee, Detroit IN order that early
and systematic work may be begun and car
ried ON during the coming campaign.
JAMES MCMILLAN,
Chairman Republican state Central Commit
tee
DENNIS E. AWARD Secretary.
Under the above aUportionment tho total
number OF delegates at the convention will be
hS3, OF which
HoughtUn county will have. ...............13
Marquette COUNTY,, ,....... ......,....E
GUgebic county. ....... ......, 90. ...........
OntOnagOn county ..............- ..'.....
keweenaw county ......................... > |
Baraga county,. ......................... |