The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27
REPUBLICAN CALL
FOR CONVENTION.
Chairman Hanna Issues Instruc-
tions for Selecting Delegates.
REPRESENTATION FIXED.

Headquarters Republican National Com
mittee, Washington, d. c.
To the Republican Electors of the United
States:
In accordance with established custom
| aud in obedience to instructions of the
National Convention of 1896, the National
Republican Committee directs that Ma
tional Convention of delegated represent
atives of the Republican party be held at
the city of Philadelphia, in the State OF
Pennsylvania, for the purpose of nomin-
ating candidates for President and Vice
President, to be voted for at the Presiden-
4 tial election, Tuesday, November 8, 1900.
and for the transaction of such other bus
mess as may properly come before it, and
tha. said Convention shall assemble at l2
O'Clock noon on Tuesday, the 18th day of
June, 1900 The Republican electors Of
the several States, District of Columbia
and the Territories and all other electors,
without regard to past political afiilia-
tions, who believe in the principles Of the
Republican party and indOrse its policies,
are cordially invited to unite under this
call in the selection of candidates for
President and Vice President.
SELECTION OF DELEGATES.
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 each
State is entitled, and for each Represent
ative at large in Congress two delegates at
large; from each Congressional district,
and the District of Columbia, two dele
gates; from each OF the Territories of Al
aska, Arizona, Indian Territory, New
Mexico and Oklahoma, two delegates.
For each delegate elected to said conven-
ton an alternate delegate shall be elected.
to act in case of the absence of the dele
gate; said alternate delegate to be elected
at the time and in the manner of electing
the delegate.
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 Territorial conventions. Of which at
least thirty days notice shall have been
published in some newspaper or newspa-
pers of general circulation in the respect
i've States and Territories.
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.
The Congressional District delegates
shall be elected by conventions called by
the Congressional Committee of each dis
trict in the manner of nominating the
candidate for representative in Congress
in said district, provided, that in any
Congressional district where there is no
Republican Congressional committee. the
Republican State committee shall appoint
from among the Republicans resident in
such district, committee for the hepurpose
of calling a district convention TO elect
delegates to represent said district.
The election of delegates from the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be held under the
direction and supervision of an election
board composed of Hon. John B. Cotton,
Mr.. w. S. Chase and Mr.. l.. n. Saunders.
Such board shall have authority to fix
the date for such election and to arrange
all details and regulations incident there
to, and shall provide for registration of
the votes as cast, such registration to in
cIude the name and residence of each
voter.
TERRITORIAL DELEGATES.
The Territorial delegates shall be elect
ed in the manner of nominating eandi-
dates for delegates in Congress and dele
gates from the Indian Territory and Al
aska shall be elected by popular eonven-
tion. We recommend that the Territories
of Arizona, Indian Territory, New Mex
leo aud Oklahoma each elect six delegates
and six alternates. and that Alaska elect
four delegates and four alternate dele
gates, aud the admission of such addi-
tioaal delegates 10 the convention is here
by recommended.
All notices Of contest shall be submit
ted in writing, accompanied by 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
Convention. Contests will be acted on
by the National Convention in the order
of the date of filing of notice and state
ment with the Secretary.
(Signed) NJ. A. HANNA,
Charles Dick, Secretary. Chairman.