New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-21
THE CONVENTION CALLED.
NOTICE TO ELECTORS GIVEN BY THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE.
REGULATIONS FOR ELECTION OF STATE
AND TERRITORIAL DELEGATES-HOW
CONTESTS ARE TO BE

Washington. Dec 2O-The following call for the
next Republican National Convention was issued
tonight:
HeadQuerters Republican, National Committee
Washington, d. C.
To the Republican Electors ~ the United States;
obedience to instructions OF the National Conven-
ton Of 1896. the Republican National Committee
Representatives Of the Republican party be held at
the city OF Philadelphia, In the state OF Pennsyl-
President and Vice President. to be Voted for at
the Presidential election Tuesday, November $.
1909 and the transaction Of such other business
as may properly come before it. and that said con
day. the 18th day OF June, 1900,
The Republican electors OF the several States, the
other electors without regard to past political az
hliatlons who believe In the principles OF the Re-
publican party and indorse It's policies. are cord
uon OF candidates for President and NicePresident
Said National Convention shall consist OF a num-
her of delegates-at-large from each state equal
TO double the number of United States Senators TO
sentative -at-iarge in Congress two delegates-at-
.arge; from each Congress district and the Dis
trict Of Columbia, two delegates from each OF the
Territories Of Alaska. Arizona. Indian Territory.
New-Mexico and Oklahoma, two delegates. For
each delegate elected TO said convention an alter
nate delegate shall be elected act in OF the
absence Of the delegate. said alternate delegate
TO be elected at the time and in the manner Of
All delegates shall be elected not less than thirty
days before the meeting OF the National Conven-
ton. Deegates-at-large shall be elected by popu-
lar state and Territorial conventions. Of which at
least thirty days notice shall have been published
In some newspaper or newspapers OF general cir
culation In the respective States and Territories
The Congress district delegates shall be elect
ed by conventions called by the Congressional Com
mittee OF each district. in the OF nominat-
ing the candidate for Representative in Congress In
said district. provided that In any Congressional
district where there Is Repub lean Congressional
Committee the Republican State Committee shall
such district committee for the purpose OF calling
district convention 10 elect delegates 20 repre-
sent said district.
The election OF delegates from the District OF
Columbia shall be held under the direction and
supervision OF an Election Board composed OF the
Hon. John B. Cotton. Mr. ". c. Chase and Mr. l..
VI. Saunders. Such Board shall have authority to
fix the date for such election and 10 arrange all
details and regulations incident thereto. and shall
provide for a registration OF the cast such
registration 70 include the name and residence OF
each voter.
The Territorial delegates shall be elected in the
manner OF nominating candidates for delegates in
Congress, and delegates from the Indian Territory
and Alaska shall be elected by popular convention.
Indian Territory. New-Mexico and Oklahoma each
elect six delegates and six alternate delegates. and
that Alaska elect four delegates and four alternate
delegates, and the admission OF such additional
delegates 10 the convention is hereby recommended
All notices OF contest shall he submitted in writ
ing, accompanied by printed statement setting
forth the grounds OF contest, which shall be filed
twenty days prior to the meeting OF the National
Convention. Contests will be acted by the Ma
tional Convention I'm the order Of the date OF the
Ming OF notice and statement with the secretary.
VI. A HANNA Chairman.
CHARLES DICK Secretary.