The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-21
REPUBLICAN CALI.
announcement of National Commit
tee FOR Presidential COnven+ior

announcement of National Commit
tee for Presidential Convention
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2o-The fo,,ouira
call for The next Republican nationaI co.'s
Vention was issued today:
- headquarters Republican No+io,o,
l oIlnLIn1lt6ee, "a Northwest Corner TweIfth
% 1S6o streets, Washington, D. c.. Dec
~ 1GI9S;mIo GEO the Republican Electors of
me United States: In accordance uyitb
established custom and In oheGianco - 80
instructions Of the national conyantioD
o. 1870, the National Republican commit
deIa9atod - onae national convention of
Titelesated ites representatives of the Repub.
iican party be held at Philadelnhia IN
the state of Pennsylvania. for the mn
9os'e 3ose oI nominating candidates for presi-
uSllt k anu wee president. TO be voted FOR at
Idno tm9 presidential election Tuesday. Nov
tSVV and for the transaction of such other
- business s as may properly come before
it, and that said convention shall assem
Die at, y, noon, on Tuesday, June 10 1000
me republican electors OF the several
states, the District OF Columbia and the
o7it i.oIIes, , ana all other electors, with
o4t regard to past political Affiliations
VINO peneVe In the principles of the Re-
Pupllcan party and indorse its pOIicies
a, aaG e corolally invited to unite under this
can IN the selection of candidates for
president and vice president.
Sald national convention shall consist
OF number OF delegates at large from
each state equal to double the number of
United States senators to which aacb
state IS entitled, and for each representa-
I'VE dt large In congress two DELEGATES a
large; from each congressional district
and the District of Columbia two deiee
gates; from each of the territories Of
Alaska, Arizona, Indian territory. New
IHo Mexico and Oklahoma, two delegates.
Fop tio,, eacn ,delegate elected to said conven-
I tlon an alternate delegate shall be elected
to act In case Of the absence of the dele
gate SAID alternate delegate to be select
e{o e4 at the time and in the manner of
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All delegates shall be elected not less
than thirty days before the meeting of
-1he me national convention. Delegates at
large shall be elected by popular state
and territorial conventions. Of which at
least thirty days notice shall have been
pQoHsned in some newspaper or newspa-
Rers ti9 OF general circulation in the respec-
| tive states and territories.
The congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called by
the congressional committee of each dis
lIlcl; provided, that in any congressional
! district where there is no Republican
! committee, the Republican state commit
| tee Shall appoint from the Republicans
residing in said district a committee FOR
j the purpose of calling a Republican con-
Ventfon to elect delegates to said conven-
| ton.
The election of delegates from the Dis
/ tr1ct of Columbia shall be held under the
! direction. of and supervision OF an election
! board. composed of Hon. John B. Cotton
Mr. ". c. Chase and Mr.. L. NJ. Saunders
| COoAN olIdll nave authority TO uX the
date for such election and to arrange ali
details and regulations incident thereto
and shall provide for registration of the
votes as cast, such registration to in
clude the name and residence of each
voter
The territorial delegates shall be elect I'd
] HI the. manner Of nominating candidates
for delegates in congress and delegates
from the Indian territory and Alaska
shall be elected by popular convention.
We recommend that the territories OF
Arizona, Indian territory. New Mexico
and Oklahoma each elect six delegates
and six alternate delegates, and thai
Alaska elect four delegates and four al.
ternate delegates, and the admission OF
such additional delegates to the conven.
tion is hereby recommended
All notices of contest shall be submit
ted In writing, accompanied by a printed
| statement setting forth the grounds OF
contest which shall be filed with the
secretary Of the national committee
twenty days prior to the meeting of the
national convention. Contests will be
! acted on by the national committee ir
Charles Dick. secretary
the. order of date Of filing notices ant
| statement with the secretary.
M. A. Hanna, Chairman