The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-12-21
Mark Hanna Issues Official Proc
Iamation Concerning Party
Gathering
DATE DECIDED ON
IS JUNE 19, 1900
Instructions Given About How
Delegates Are to Be
Determined
Washington, Dec. 2O.--The following
call for the next national republican
was issued tonight:
% Headquarters Republican

Headquarters Republican
National Committee
Washington, D. c.
To the republican electors Of the
United States; In accordance with es-
tablished custom and in obedience to
instructions of the national conven-
ton of 1896, the national republican
committee directs that national con-
vention of delegated Representatives
of the republican party be held at the
city of Philadelphia in the state of
Pennsylvania, for the purpose of nomi-
mating candidates for president and
vice president to be voted for at the
presidential election, Tuesday, Nov, 6,
1900, and for the transaction of such
other business as may be deemed prop
er. Said convention to assemble at u
o'clock noon on Tuesday the 18th day
of June, 1900
The republican electors of the sew
eral states, the District of Columbia
and the territories and all other elect
ors, without regard to past political
affiliations, who believe in the princi-
pies of the republican party and en-
dorse its policies, are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the selection
of candidates for president and vice
president.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES.
Said national convention shall consist
of & number of delegates at large from
each state, equal to double the num-
Der of United States senators, to which
each state is entitled and for each
representative at large in congress, two
n S1
sional district, and the district of Co
lumbia. two delegates; from each Of
the territories of Alaska Arizona, In
dian Territory, New Mexico and Okla
homa two delegates. For each delegate
elected to said convention an alternate
delegate shall be elected to act in case
of the absence of the delegate, said
alternate delegate to be elected at the
time and in the manner of electing the
delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not less
than 30 days before the meeting of the
national convention. Delegates at large
shall be elected by popular state and
territorial conventions, of which at
least 80 days notice shall have been
published in some newspaper or news
papers of general circulation in the re-
spective states and territories.
The congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called
by the congressional committee of each
district in the manner of nominating
the candidate for representative in
congress in said district, provided, that
in any congressional district where
there is no republican congressional
committee the republican state COM
mittee shall appoint from among the
republicans resident in such district, a
committee for the purpose of calling a
district convention to elect delegates to
represent said district. The election of
delegates from the District of Columbia
shall be held under the direction and
supervision of an election board com
posed of Hon. John B. Cotton, w. C.
Chase and L. NJ Saunders.
DISTRICT ELECTION BOARD.
Such board shall have authority to
fix the date for such election and to ar
range all details and regulations Incl
dent thereto, and shall provide for a
registration of the votes as cast, such
registration to include the name and
residence of each voter
The territorial delegates shall be cleo
ted in tie manner of nominating candl
dates for delegates in congress, and
delegates from the Indian Territory and
Alaska shall be elected by popular con-
vention We recommend that the ter
ritories of Arizona, Indian Territory,
New Mexico and Oklahoma each elect
six delegates and six alternate dele
gates and that Alaska elect four dele.
gates and four alternate delegates, and
the additional delegates to the con-
vention is hereby recommended. Notl-
ces Of contest shall be submitted in
writing. accompanied by printed
statement setting forth the grounds OF
contest, which shall be filed with the
secretary of the national committee, ~
days prior to the meeting of the ma
tional convention. Contests will be
acted or by the national committee IN
order OF filing notice.
NJ A. Hanna,
Chairman.
Charles A. Dick
SecrptarV