The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1896-01-09
Republican Convention Call.


To the Republican Electors of the
United States;
In accordance with the usage and
the instructions of the Re-
publican national convention of 1892,
and by direction of the national com.
mittee, a national convention Of del
egated representatives Of the Repub.
lican party will be held at the City
Of st. Louis, in the state Of Missouri,
on Tuesday, the 10th day of June,
1896, at IL 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 be
brought before it.
The Republican electors in the
several states and territories, and
voters, without regard to past politi
cal affiliations. who believe In Repub-
lican principles and endorse the Re.
publican policy, are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the forma.
ton of a national ticket.
Each state will be entitled to four
delegates at large, and for each rep
resentative in congress at large
two delegates, and each congressional
district, each territory and the dis
trist of Columbia to two delegates.
The delegates at large shall be cho-
sen by popular state conventions,
called On not less than twenty days
published notice, and not less than
thirty days before the meeting of the
national convention.
The congressional district dele
gates will be chosen at conventions
called by the congressional commit
lee Of each such district, in the same
manner as a representative in CON
gress is made, in said district,
provided that in any congressional
district where there is no Republican
congressional committee. the Repub.
lican state committee shall appoint
from the residents OF such district a
committee for the purpose of calling
a district convention to elect district
delegates.
The territorial delegates shall be
chosen in the same manner as the
nomination for 4 delegate in congress
is made. The Delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be chosen
at a convention TO be called by the
committee OF three, provided for by
the national committee at its meeting
in Washington City On December 10,
and such convention shall he consti-
tuted of members elected in district
primaries, to be held at such time
and places and presided over by such
JUICES 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 said territories to elect four
delegates, and the admission OF such
delegates to the convention is recon-
mended.
An alternate delegate for each
delegate to the national convention,
to act In case of the absence of the
delegate, shall be elected in tue same
manner and at the same time as the
delegate Is elected.
All notices of contest 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 pub
lie. Preference in the order of hear.
ing and determining contests will be
given by the convention In accord.
ance with the dates of filling such
notices and statements with the
secretary.
THOS. II. CARTER. Chairman.
Jos. H. MANLEY, Sec'y.
Washington, d. c., Dec. IA, 1895.