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Headquarters

headquarters
Republican National Committee,
y. W. 18th and G. Streets,
Washington, u. c.
To the Republican Electors Of the United
States:'
In accordance with established custom
and ia obedience TO Instructions Of thd
national convention Of 1S,5, the national
republican committee directs that a nat
tional convoution Of delegated republicans
Of tho republican party be he'd a the cry
of Philadelphia in the State Of Pennsyl-
Nania for the purpose of dominating cam
didates for President and Vice President,
to be voted for at the presidential eiec-
ton Tuesday, November g. 1900 and for
the transaction of such other business "a
may properly come before It. and that
said convention shall assemble at u
o clock noon on Tuesday, the 18th day Of
June, 1900.
Tho republican electors of the several
states, the District of Columbia and tho
territories and all other electors with
out regard to past political afiiHatiosls.
VINO believe in the principles of the repub-
hcan party and endorse its policies, are
cordially invited to unite under this call
IN the selection of candidates for Presl.
dent and Vice-President
SAID national convention shall consist Of
a number Of delegates at larg. from each
state equal TO double tho number Of i-ui-
tea states senators to which each state
Is entitled and for each representative at
large in Congress two delsgates at large.
from each congressional district and The
District of Columbia, two delegates; from
each OF the Territories of Alaska A Arizona.
Indian Territory, New Mexico and Oklo-
mama two delegates. For each delegate
elected to said convention an alternate
delegate shall be elected to act in case of
the absence of the delegate. said alternate
delegate 70 be elected at the time and IN
the manner Of electirg the delegate
All delegates shall be elected no less
than 30 days before the meeting of the ua-
uonal convention. Delegates at large
shall be elected by popular State and ter
ritorial conventions, of which at least 30
days notice shall have been published III
some newspaper or newspapers Of general
circulation in the respective States AMI
Territories.
The congressional district delegates
shall he elected by conventions called by
the congressional committee of each dis
trict in the manner Of nominating the can
didate for representative in Congress in
said district provided. that in any congress
sional district where there is no ropubu-
can congressional committee, the republic
can State committee shall appOin, from
among the republicans resident in such
district d committee for the purpose OF
calling Il district convention to elect dole
gates to represent said district.
The election of delegates from the Dis
triCt of Columbia shall he held under the
direction and supervision OF an election
board composed of Hon. John B. Cotton,
Mr. w. c Chase and Mr. l.. NJ. Saunders.
Such board shall have authority TO liN
the date for such election and to arrange
all details and regulations incident there
to and shall provide for q regstra ton of
the votes as cast, such registration to in
clude the name and residence of each
VoteC.
The territorial delegates shall be elected
in the manner of nominating candidates
for delegates in Congress, and de gates
from the Indian Territory and Alaska
shal be elected by popular convention.
We recommend that tho territories Of
Asizoua, Indian Territory, New Mexico and
Oklahoma each elect six delegates and six
alternate delegates, and that Alaska elect
four delegates and four alternate dele
gates, and the admission Of such addi-
tional delegates to the convention is here
by recommended.
All notices of contest shall be submitted
in writing, accompanied by n printed
statement setting forth the grounds OF
contest. which shall be filed with the Sec
retary of the national committee twenty
DAYS prior to the meeting of the national
committee. Contests will beactedupon ~
the national committee in theorder Of tho
date of filing of notice and statement witE
the secretary. (Signed)
NJ. A. HANNA. chairman,
CHARLES DICK, secretary.