Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-30
LEAGUE CONVEN-
TION.
Call for a Meeting to be Held at
Council Bluffs July IL.

The following call has been issued to
the republican clubs of the state OF
Iowa, with request by the officers that
the newspapers of the>state give it the
widest publicity:
70 Republican club officers: There
will be convention of the Republican
clubs of Iowa, held at Council Bluffs,
Tuesday, July ~, at 10 o'clock a. NJ, for
the purpose of electing president, q
secretary and treasurer of each of the
eleven congressional district republic
can leagues of Iowa; the selection of
fourty- four district delegates and ten
delegates at large, to attend the Nation
al Republican League convention to be
held at Omaha, Nebr., the three days
following the Iowa convention, or July
13, IA and 10; and alternates for the
same; the selection of location for
the State League convention rally Of
1898 and the location for the Republic
can State League convention for 1899;
and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before the con-
vention. The State League constitu-
ton fixes the ratio of representation
as follows:
Article vi Section 2-The ratio of
representation shall be one delegate
from each club and one additional del
egate for every fifty members. The
president, secretary and treasurer of
the state, district and county leagues
shall be ex-offlcio delegates Every
delegate to both state and national
conventions must hold state certif-
cate of membership"
Clubs which have not heretofore affil-
lated with the state league are urged to
send list of their officers to the state
president at once and be represented at
the state league convention. Cam
paign Mckinley clubs of 1896 are urged
to reOrganize at once and be represent
ed.
Presidents of county leagues are re-
quested to call county conventions not
later than Saturday, July 8, for the
purpose of reOrganizing their county
leagues according to the plan reco-
mended by the national and state
leagues.
1t is the purpose of the committees
in charge to make this the best con
vention of the State league held yet in
any state and second ouly to the COLI
ventior held by the National RepuDli-
can league. President Crawford and
Secretary Slime of the National league
aud other speakers of national and
state wide reputation will be present
at the convention and mammoth mass
meeting to be held in the evening and
every thing will be done to properly in
augurate the campaign of 1893 impor-
tant to the national government.
For information concerning admis-
sion into the State League convention,
write to the president or secretary.
For information regarding rooms or
hotel accommodation, write r. M. Trey
nor, chairman local committee on ar
rangements, Council Bluffs. Hotel
quarters should be engaged as soon as
possible.
On account of the Trans-Mississippi
exposition at Omaha, very low excurs-
ion rates can be secured.
Republican clubs are requested to re.
port their organizations at once to the
president that they may properly en-.
rolled and be entitled to tickets and
seats in the convention.
+. r. CONWAY,
President, Des MONIES.
E. w. WEEKS,
Secretary, Guthrie Center
+. c. LETS,
Treasurer, Marshalltown.
III. w. BYERs,
Chairman Executive Committee, Har-
Ian.
VICTOR K. BENDER,
Assistant Secretary, Council Bluffs.
In. Treynor, chairman; Walter l.
Smith and A. s. Hazelton, Council
Bluffs, committee on arrangements.
Tn connection with the above call