Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1899-08-31

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George A Heeter, of Huntington; ID.
A. Leslie, John \. Stevenson and VIII
liam HAYS. Westmoreland; the three
delegates from Bucks; two from Leoan-
on: one each from Tiuga and Wayne,
and II from Philadelphia. The vote
was 1872 TO 40, and its announcement
was greeted with great applause from
the Quay people
Then. Mr. Rice, Of the Committee on
rules, read his report, which was as fol-
lows.
s.First-Tbat the chairman of the Re
publican State committee shall be elect
ed by the candidates nominated at the
State convention and the perma-
nent chairman thereof as soon as prGcti-
cable after the adjournment of the State
convention. and shall hold his office
until his successor be elected. II there
should be vacancy caused by death,
resignation or otherwise after the meet
ing of the Republican State convention
and before the next ensuing general
election. the candidates nominated at
The said convention and the permanent
chairman aforesaid shall fill such vacan-
CIV. but should vacancy occur after the
next ensuing general election, then the
Republican State committee shall be
called together by the secretaries OF
| said committee and the majority OF the
members of said committee present
shall select a chairman who shall serve
until his successor is elected.
| e'Second-That the State committee
shall be selected by the delegates to the
| State convention in each Senatorial as
| trict. and shall hold their offices until
| their successors are elected, each OF sald
| districts being enlisted TO not less than
| two members: provided, however, that
| where a Senatorial district consists OF
more than one county each county snall
| be entitled to one member; and provided
further. that the chairman of the State
committee shall have power to appoint
u members of the State committee al
large, who shall have the same voice IN
the management of the affairs of the
party as the members selected from
Senatorial districts.
eThird-That the time for holding the
State convention of the Republican par
ty shall be fixed by the State COMMITTED
and the date for holding the said con
vention.
'Fourth-That the delegates to the
State convention shall be chosen in thu
manner in which candidates for th'
General Assembly are nominated in ac
cordance with the party rules IN force
in the respective counties.
"Fifth-that the representation II
State conventions shall be based on th'
vote polled at the Presidential electlor
: preceding. one delegate being allotted
| to each Legislative district for every
/, 2, 900 Republican votes, and an addition
al delegate for a fraction exceeding
| 900 votes, each district to have at leas
one delegate.
"Sixth-That the State committee
shall hereafter have power to place II
nomination candidates to fill any vacan
cies upon the State ticket caused by
death, resignation or otherwise, and the
said committee shall also have power tc
present in nomination candidate tc
fill any vacancy caused by death or resi-
gnation of any officer to be voted for Dy
the electors of the State, where such
vacancy shall occur after the regular
convention of the party has been held
and the vacancy is to be filled at tie
next ensuing general election.
"Seventh-In all Congressional, Sena-
torial or judicial districts, where the
delegates or conferees in said districts
are unable to agree and make noml-
nation % days prior 10 Ine Stheldl eic'
| ton, the chairman of the Republican
State committee shall appoint one rep
resentative Republican from each coun-
of the district who shall become part
of the original body, and shall have the
| same voice in the deliberations as the
original members. In event the con-
vention or conference is then unable to
agree within five days after the repre-
sentative Republicans are appointed as
| aforesaid. the chairman of the Repub-
| lican State committee shall select a rep
resentative Republican in the district
who shall act as umpire or referee III
making nomination,
They were adopted and the conven-
| ton adjourned, having been in session
less than four hours
Col Quay left the city that evening
saying he was going direct to Canada
On fishing excursion. There was a
general scattering of delegates and spec
| tators on the afternoon trains, and that
night Harrisburg was comparatively
| deserted
After the convention the candidates
and Boies Penrose named Frank Reeder
| for chairman of the State Committee.