The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-25
Date Fixed for Republican
State Convention.
The Call Issued by the Central
Committee Today.
Democrats and Socialists Have a
Grief in Common.

The Republican State Central Commit
tee met at the headquarters in the Stud
ley Building this forenoon to arrange
the preliminary details offs the campaign
which will terminate with the election ON
April /.
Lieutenant Governor Allen was present
and announced that il but one change had
been contemplated ia the ticket of last
year, he was candidate for reelection.
That settles the makeup of the Republ
can ticket, and the uncertainty as to
whose name should appear in the second
place is at an end. The ticket will be ex-
actly the same as the one elected year
ago by such splendid majorities.
The resolutions formally adopted by the
committee today were:
Reslved, That State convention of Repub-
lican delegates be held in Music Hall, in tho
city of Providence, on Tuesday, the 10th day
Of March. 1896, at III o'clock "a. m, for the
purpose of dominating state officers for tho
ensuing year, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come before
said convention
Resolved That the several town and city
committees are hurehY- requested -*e-ea4
primary meetings for the purpose of electing
delegates To said convention, double in num-
ber TO the representation of tho said towns
and cities in tho General Assembly. and to
elect members of the State central committee
for the ensuing year, and to report the names
of the members of the State committee aud
the names OF tho town and city committees,
together with the names of the chairmen and
secretaries thereof, with their postoffice ad-
dresses, upon the credentials or the delegates
to the convention: and that said meetings bs
held on or before March Q. 1896, and that the
secretaries OF said primary meetings be ro-
questei TO forward copy OF the credentials OF
delegates, immediately after their election, 20
the secretary of the State committee, Eugene
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Resolved. That the several town and oty
committees be and they hereby are directed
To call the primary meetings for the purpose
OF nominating candidates for Senators and
Representatives to the next General Assem-
bly,. not later than March 2, lead, ard that
tho nomination papers OF the candidates OF
said primary meetings be filed forthwith
with the Secretary OF state.
Resolved That the bsrs of tho town,
city or ward committees calling the primary
meetings. to order under the above cnli. TO.
gether with tho chairmen and secretaries of
said meetings be instructed 10 certify upon
the credentials OF delegates. that said dele
gates were elected pursuant to regular call
Of SAID town or city committee.
Resolved, That the Republican electors OF
the State: and all voters, without regard 10
past political affiliations, who believe in Re-
publican principles and endorse the Repuh-
lican policy. be and hereby are cordially
invited TO participate in the election Of dele
catos 70 said convention.
The several town and city committees arc
hereby notified that tho last day for fling
nomination papers for members OF the Gen.
eral Assembly is March II, 1896.
THEIR PLIGHTs ARE SIMILAR.
The managers OF the Democratic and
Socialistic parties are in similar predica-
ment as each Is shy one candidate on the
general ticket. Hon. George ". Greene,
who was the Democratic candidate in 1895
for Secretary of State, has become Mayor
of Woonsocket, and Hon. George T..
Boomer, who was the Socialistic candi-
date for Governor has gone to Texas to
reside permanently. Neither party can
find a man to I'll the vacancy on the
ticket. Mr.. Boomer ran 2000 ahead OF his
ticket. while Mr.. Greene was about 1000
behind d---===