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THE NATIONAL CONVENTION
CALI TSS UED FROM THE REPUBLI-
CAN HEADOUA RTERS,
Signed by Chairman Mark Hanna and
Secretary Dick The Number of Dele
gates Each state, Territory and Dis
trict Is Entitled To-COnventiOn VIII
Assemble at Noon, June 10, 1900.

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| Washington, Dec. 2O.-The followins
call for the next Republican Nationa
convention was issued tonight:
Headquarters National Committee,
| Northwest Cor. Fourteenth and G st.
Washington, Dec. 20.
To the Republican Electors of the
United States:
In accordance with established Gus
the national convention of '96 the Ma
tional Republican committee directs
that national convention of delegated
republicans of the republican party be
held at the city of Philadelphia, in the
state of Pennsylvania, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president
and vice president to be voted for at the
presidential election, Tuesday, Novem-
Der 6, 1900, and for the transaction of
such other business as may properly
come before it and that said convention
shall assemble at 12 o'clock noon. the
18th day of June, 1900, Tuesday.
The republican electors of the several
states and the territories, and all other
electors, without regard to past politi-
cal affiliations, who believe in the prin-
ciples Of the republican party and en-
dorse it's policies, are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the selection
of candidates for president and vice
president.
Said national convention shall con-
sist of a 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 representative at large in congress
two delegates at large; from each con-
gressional district and the District of
Columbia two delegates; from each of
the territories of Alaska Arizona, In
dian territory, New Mexico and Okla
homa two delegates For each delegate
elected to said convention, alternate
delegates shall be elected to act in case
of the absence of the delegate, said al
ternate delegate to be elected at the
time and in the same manner of elect
ing the delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not
less than thirty days before the meet
ing of the national convention. Dele
gates at large shall be elected by popu-
lar state and territorial convention Of
which at least thirty days notice shall
have been published In some newspa
per or newspapers of general circula-
ton in the respective states and terri
tories
The congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called
by congressional committees of each
district in the manner of nominating
the candidate for representative in
in said district, provided, that
in any congressional district where
there Is no republican congressional
committee the republican state commit
tee shall appoint from among the re-
publican residents in such district.
committee for the purpose of calling a
district convention to elect delegates
TO represent said district.
The election of delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be held un
Ter the direction and supervision of an
election board composed of Hon. John
3. Cotton w. C. Chase and |. NJ. Saun
lers. Such board shall have authority
20 fix the date for such election and to
arrange all details and regulations In
,ident thereto and shall provide for a |
egistration of the votes as cast, such |
egistration to include the name and |
esidence Of each voter.
The territorial delegates shall be
elected In the manner of nominating
andidates for delegates in congress,
md delegates from the Indian territory
nd Alaska shall be elected by popular
We recommend that the
errtories Of Arizona, Indian Territory.
Jew Mexico and Oklahoma, each elect
TX delegates and six alternate delegates
nd that Alaska elect four delegates
nd four alternate delegates and the
Omission of such additional delegates
D the convention is hereby recommend
d. All notices Of contests shall be sub
litted In writing, accompanied by a
rinted statement setting forth the
rounds Of contest which shall be filed
nth the secretary of the national COM
littee twenty days prior to the meeting
f the national convention. Contests
ill be acted on by the national con-
ention in order of the date of fling of =
office and statement with the secreta-
Y. NJ A. Hanna, Chairman.
Charles Dick Secretary.