Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-21
For the Next National Re-
publican Convention.
MEET in PHILADELPHIA
The Representation in This Meeting
Will be the Same as In Former
Years-Manner of Electing Lele-
gates is Pointed Out.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The~ following
call for the next republican national
convention was issued last night:
"Heaauuarters National Committee,
Washington, Dec. 20, 1S99.-To the Re-
publican Electors of the United States
In accordance with established custom
and in obedience to the Instructions OF
the national convention of 1896, the ma
tional republican directs that
a national convention of delegates rep
resentative of the republican party be
held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president
and vice president to be voted for at the
presidential election, Tuesday, Novem-
her 6, 1900, and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before it and that said convention
shall assemble II o'clock, noon, on Tues
day, the 18th day of June, 1900.
1.-The republican electors of the several
states. the District of Columbia, and
the. territories and all other electors
without regard to past political aftilia-
lions, who believe in the principles of the
republican party and indorse it's politics
are cordially invited to unite under this
call in The selection of candidates for
president and yice-president.
said national convention shall con-
sist of a number of delegates at large
from each state equal to double the num-
ber of United States senators to which
each state is entitled: for each represent
'tative at large in congress, two delegates
at large: from each congressional dis
trict and the District of Columbia, two
delegates: from each of the territories
of Alaska, Arizona, ndian Territory;
New Mexico and Oklahoma two dele
gates: 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
ito be elected at the time and in the man.
ner of election Of the delegate.
A delegates shall be elected no less
than 80 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 newspapers OF
general circulation in the respective
states and territories.
congressional district delegates shall
he selected by conventions called by the
congressional committee of each district
in the manner of nominating the candi-
dates for representative in congress in
said district. providing that in any con-
gressional district where there is no re-
republican congressional committee the
republican state committee 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.
1.-The election of delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be held under
the direction of, and under the supervision
of an election board composed of J. B.
Cotton, Mr.. w. C.. Chase and Mr.. L.. NJ
Saunders. Such board shall have au-
shortly to fix the date for such election
and to arrange all details and regula-
tions incident 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
elected in the manner of nominating can.
didates for delegates in congress anG
delegates from the Indian Territory and
Alaska shall be elected by popular con-
Vention.
We recomnnend that the territories OF
Arizona. Indian Territory, New Mex
leo and Oklahoma each elect six dele
gates and six alternate delegates and