Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-21
ISSUE CALL FOR CONVENTION
Republican National Committee Makes Pre-
liminary Move in 1900 Campaign.
EXTENDS AN INVITATION FOR RECRUITS
All Who NBclicvc in Principles and
Policies Of the Republican Party
Asked TO Unite in Elect
Ing Delegates.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 2O.-The following
call for the next republican convention was
issued tonight.
,,HEADQgARTERS REPUBLICAN, Ma, "a.
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the Republican Electors. Of the United
States: In accordance with established Gus
national conVention Of 1885 the national re,
publican committee directs that a national
convention of delegated Representatives of
ihlladeiphla, in the state of Pennsylvania,
for the purpose of Nominating candidates
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day November 6. 1900, and for the transac-
ton Of such other business as may properly
shall assemble at Il o'clock, noon, on Tues
day. the. 18th day of June, 1880
The republican electors of the several
states the District of Columbia and the
territories and all other electors, without
regard to party affiliations, who believe in
the, principles of the repuD; ;iean party and
unite under this call In the selection Of
candidates for president and vice presi-
dent.
Said national convention shall consist of
a number Of delegates-at-large from each
istate equal to double the number of United
atitled and for each representative at large
In congress two delegates at large; from
OF the territories of Alaska; Arizona, In
dian Territory, New Mexico and Oklahoma
two delegates. For each delegate elected to
said convention an alternate delegate shall
be elected to act n case OF the absence OF
1he delegate, said alternate 10 be elected at
the time and manner of, eiecting the dele
? All delegates shall be elected not less
than thirty days before the meeting of the
national convention. Delegates-at-large
shall be elected by popular state and terri
torial conventions, OF which at least thirty
days notice shall have been published in
some newspaper or newspapers of general
circulation In the respective states and ter
ritorles.
Congressional District Delegates.
The congressional district delegates shall
be elected by conventions called by the
congressional committee of each district in
the manner of naming the candidate for
repres entatiye I'm congress, IN said district,
provided that in any congressional district
where there IL no republican congressional
committee the republican stale committee
Shall appoint among the republicans resi-
dent in such district a committee for the
purpose of calling a district convention 10
elect district delegates TO represent said dis
grict
( The delegates from the District of Co.
umbia shall be chosen under the direction
and supervision of an election board com
posed of Messrs John b. Cotton, w. G..
Chase and l.. NJ. Saunders.
Such board shall have authority to fix
the date for such election and to arrange
an dgtals and regulations 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 elec. ed
IN the manner of nominating candidates for
the Indian territory and Alaska shall be
elected by popular convention. we recom-
mend that the territories of Arizona, Indian
Territory, New Mexico and Oklahoma each