The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-21
A CALL FOR The CONVENTION
HANNA HAS ISSUED THE OFFICIAL
NOTICE TO REPUBLICANS.
Delegated Body to Assemble In Phil.
adclphia In June Next to Nominate
the Party Standard Bearers.

Washington, December 2o.-The follow
Ing cali for the next republican National
convention was issued tonight:
To the Republican Electors OF the United
States.
HEADQUARTERS National Republican Com
mittee, Washington. December 2o.-ln ac-
cordance with established custom and IN
obedience to instructions Of the National
convention Of 1896, the National republic
can committee directs that National con-
vention of delegated representatives OF the
republican party be held at the city Oh
Philadelphia, Pa, for the purpose OF nom
mating candidates for president and vice
president, to be voted for at the presiden-
tial election, Tuesday, November 8, 1900,
and for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come before 1t,
and that said convention shall assemble at
IL o'clock noon, Tuesday. June 10, 1900.
The republican electors OF the several
States the District OF Columbia and the
Territories, and all other electors. with
out regard to past political Affiliations
who believe in the principles OF the re-
publican party and indorse its policies. are
cordially invited to unite under this call
dent and vice president
Said National convention shall consist
of number OF delegates at large from
each state equal to double the number OF
United States senators to which eacn
state is entitled, from each congressional
district and the District OF Coiumpia' Two
delegates from each OF the Terrltories vi
Alaska. Arizona. Indian Territory, New
Mexico and Oklahoma two delegates foF
each delegate elected to said convention
an alternate delegate shall be elected TO
act in case of the absence OF the deiesate,
said alternative delegate to be electen at
the time and in the manner OF electing Tue
delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not less
than thirty days before the meeting ~ ~
the National cory ention. Delegates az
large shall be elected by popular state
and Territorial conventions OF whlch az
least thirty days notice shall have peen
unfinished in some newspaper or neWspa-
ners Of general circulation in the respec-
tive States and Territories. .,.
The congressional district deiesaI ,s''
shall be elected by conventions cai,eu W
the congressional committee OF each us
tr;ct in tho manner of nominating the
candidate for representative In congress III
said district, provided, that in any con
eressional district where there Is a repup
lean congressional committee, the repup-
li.on state committee shall appoint from
among the republicans resident In such
district committee for the purpose W
calling district convention 10 eject ueie
rates to represent said district.
The election OF delegates from the DIS
trict of Columbia shall be held under the
direction and supervision of IN election
hoard composed of Hon. John B. Cotton,
Mr.. w. C. Chase and l.. Nj. Saunders
Such boards shall have authority 10 NIX
the date for such election and 10 arrange
all details and regulations incident there
to- and shall provide for regi stratton OF
the votes as cast such registration to IN
clude the name and residence of each
voter.
The Territorial delegates shall be elect
ed in 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 select six delegates
and six alternate delegates and the admis-
sion Of such additional delegates to the
convention is hereby recommended.
All notices of contest shall be submitted
in writing, accompanied by printed
statement ting forth the grounds of
contest. which shall be filed with the sec
rotary of the National convention. Con-
tests will be acted upon by the National
convention in the order of date OF fling
notice and the statement with the sacre-
taries. NJ A. Hanna, Chairman.
Chas Dick Secretary,