Evening star., 1896-06-18
RULES OF THE CONVENTION.
Report of the Committee Adopted
Yesterday Afternoon.


Yesterday Afternoon.
The rules which governed the republican
national convention at St. Louis, as re-
ported from the committee yesterday, and
adopted at the afternoon session, are as
follows:
Rule 1. This convention shall consist of
number of delegates from each state equal
to double the number OF it's Senators and
Representatives in Congress, six delegates
from each of the territories of Arizona, In
dian territory, Oklahoma and New Mexico,
four from Alaska, and two from the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Rule 2. The rules of the House of Repre-
stntatives of the Fifty-fourth Congress
shall be the rules Of the convention so far
they are applicable and not inconsistent
with the following rules:
Rule 3. When the previous question shall
be demanded by a majority of the delegates
from any state and the demand seconded
by two or more states and the call sustain
ed by a majority of the convention the
question shall then be proceeded with and
disposed of according to the rules Of the
House of Representatives in similar cases.
Rule !. 1t shall be in order to lay on the
able a proposed amendment to a pending
measure and such amendment if adopted,
shall not carry with it or prejudice such
measures.
Rule ). Upon all subjects before the con-
tetical order and next the territories. Alas
ka and the District OF Columbia.
Rule 6. The report of the committee on
credentials shall be disposed of before the
report of the committee on resolutions is
acted upon. and the report of the commit
tee on resolutions shall be disposed of be-
fore the convention proceeds with the NOM
iEation of the candidates for President and
Vice President.
Rule I. When a majority of the delegates
of any two states shall demand that vote
be recorded. the same shall be taken by
states. territories and District of Columbia
the secretary calling the roll of the states
and territories and District of Columbia On
the way heretofore stated.
Rule S. In making the nomination for
President and Vice President in no case
shall the call of the roll be dispensed with.
Where it appears at the close of any roll
call that any candidate has received a ma
jcrity of all the votes to which the conven-
tion is entitled, the president of the conven-
ton shall announce the question to be
Shall the nomination of the candidate be
made unanmous?'' But If no candidate
shall have received a majority of votes, and
when any state has such ma ajority the chair
shall direct the vote to be taken again,
which shall be repeated until some candi-
cate shall have received a majority of the
votes: and when any state has announced
its vote it shall stand unless in the case
of numerical error.
Rule >. In the recording of votes by
states, the vote of each state, territory and
District Of Columbia shall be announced by
the chairman; and in case the vote of any
state, territory or District OF Columbia
shall be divided. the chair shall announce
the number of votes cast for any candi-
date or for or against any propos:tio but
if exception is taken by any delegate to the
correctness of such announcement by the
chairman OF his delegation, the president
of the convention shall direct the roll of
members of such delegation to be called,
and the result shall be recorded in accord
Rule TO- No member shall speak more
than once upon the same question: no
longer than five minutes unless by leave
of the convention, except in the presenta-
ton of the names of candidates.
Rule IL. A republican national committee
shall be appointed. to consist Of one MEM
ber from each state. territory, Alaska and
the District of Columbia The roll shall he
called. and the delegates from each state,
territory, Alaska and District of Columbia
shall name through its chairman the per
son who shall act as member of such
convention. Such convention shall issue a
call for the meeting of the national con-
vent!on six months. at least, before the
time for said meeting: and each congress
slonal district Of the United States shall
elect its delegates to the national conyen-
tion in the same way as the nomina ton for
a member Of Congress is made in said dis.
trict, and In territories the delegates to the
convention shall be elected in the same way
as nomination OF delegate to Congress
is made; the said national committee shall
prescribe the mode of selecting delegates
from the District Of Columbia An alter
nate delegate for each delegate to the ma
tfonal convention, to act in case of the abb
sence of the delegate. shall be elected In
the same manner and at the same time as
the delegate elected Delegates large
for each state and their alternates shall he
elected by state conventions in their re-
spective states.
Rule L. The republican national COM
mittee is authorized and empowered to Sc