The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-25
DEpUsL,oaN STATE CONVENTION
The Protective Committee appointed by ma
jority OF the Stockholders.

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To THE REPUBLICAN ELECTORS OF THE STATE
OF MICHIGAN;
The State convention OF the republicans of
Michigan is hereby called TO meet at the Audi
torium Detroit, on Thursday May Z, les1, at II
O'Clock noon, for the purpose OF nominating
fourteen IA electors or president anu VICE
president OF the United states, ana electing
four delegates-at-large and four alternate DEL
egates-at-large TO the republican national
convention 10 pe held at ~, Louis Mo, June
ID, 1896 Also for the purpose OF selecting
chairman of the State central committee and
two members thereof from each congressional
district and the transaction OF such other Dusi-
ness as may properly come forward:
Under the call OF the National Republican
Committee, each congressional district Is EN-
titled 10 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 twentyI2Ol days public
notice, and not less than thirty lOl days be-
fore the national convention.
The delegates from the several counties In
each congressional district are requested TO
meet in district caucus at 1880 O'Clock a. m,
on the day Of the state convention, and select
candidates as follows 10 be presented 10 the
State convention for confirmation: Two MEM
bers of the State central committee, one vice
president, one assistant secretary, one mem-
Der each OF the committee on Credentials,
permanent organization aud order OF busi-
ness" and Resolutions and To transact such
other business us they may deem necessary.
Under the resolution OF 1855, no delegate will
be entitled TO a seat IN the convention who does
not reside in the ccS@tY he proposes to repre-
sent.
In accordance Win inc FeeoluAOH VI iofo
every county will be entitled TO one delegate
for each five hundred OF the total vote cast for
governor at the last state election November,
ls94l, and one additional for every fraction
amounting to three hundred, but each organ
lied county will be entitled to at least two VI
delegates.
In compliance with the resolutions adopted
In Detroit June %, 1880, the secretary OF each
county convention il urged 20 forward 10 the
secretary OF the state central committee, De-
trOit, by the earliest mail after the delegates
10 the state convention be chosen, certified
list OF such deiegates are entitled 10 seats in
the State convention from their respective
counties.
This committee requests that the several
counties select their county committees for
the ensuing two years at the county cOnven-
tons which elect delegates To the state con-
vention hereby called, and that the organiza-
ton aud membership OF such committees, to-
gethef with post Office addresses, be at once
forwarded To the secretary OF the state CEN
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
DENNIS Z. ALWARD, Secretary.
Under the above apportionment the total |
number of delegates at the convention will be |
SS3, OF which
Houghton county will have. ..................13 |
Marquette county-.... ......... ............l2 |
Gogebc county ........ ....... o.. ........... |
Ontonagon county ......... |
keweenaw county. Observation-Disclosures. 2 |
Baraga countv..... .,....................... |