The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-12-21

FOR NATIONAL
CONVENTION.
The Republican National Com
mlttee Issues a Call.
WILL BEGIN June 1S, 1900.
The Number Of Delegates and Tho Manner
Of Choosing Them Is SET Forth.
TO Be CHOSEN BEFORE CONVENTION.
An Election Board viii Supervise Choice OF Dele
gates In District Of Columbia Rsoummsnda-
lions Concerning Alaskan 0 OIsgaies.

Washington. Dec. 2l.-The following
call for the next Republican National
Convention has been issued:
Headquarters Republican National
mittee.
Northwest Corner Fourteenth and G
Streets. Washington. ID. c.
To the Republican Electors of the
United States
In accordance with established Gus
tom and In obedience To instructions of
the National Convention of 1896. 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 pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for
president and vice. pre- esident, to be
Voted Tor at the presidential election,
TUESDAY, November 6, l9O0 and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before IL: and that
SAID convention shall assemble at IL
o'clock. noon, on Tuesday, the 10th day
of June, 1900.
The Republican electors of the sew
eral states the District OF Columbia ana
the Territories and all other electors
without regard To past political affilia-
IONS. Who peiieve in the principles of
the Republican party and endorse its
policies, are cordially invited To unita
under this call In the selection of con-
uidates Tor president and vice-presi-
dent.
said national convention shall con-
sist or a number OF delegates-at-Iarga
.ronl eacn state equal to double the
NUMBER OF United States Senators to
Nh,ch each state is entitled, and for
uaen M hep.esentative-atla large in Con-
gress,two delegate at large, frnr, CT,
congressional district and the Distrin,
OF Cofumoatwo delegates: from eacb 90
tne territories of Alaska, Arizona II
eiah ierrNory, New Mexico and OKLA
homa TWO delegates. For each deIega.a |
siscteu 10 said convention an alternate
ue'ssate snail be elected to act i'm case |
=, sne aosence or the delegate. said
alternate delegate to be elected a, 80,
TIME and in the manner OF eIectiaa, me me
delegates. eieotihg the
All deiegates shall be elected nor pess
~ ~.nan ov days before the meeting of tbe
'ra ,onsl convention. Delegates AT larp.,
slmLi pe elected by popular state and
,erritorial conventions. of which NJ
lsasu thirty days notice shall have been
pshe1 IN some newspaper or news
hn ~ |
spective states and territories
ne congressional district delegateu
snai oe elected by conventions called
.! tne congressional committee of aach
ulsrict In the manner Of noniratina
ene candidate for representative in con
siess IN sad district. provided. that I'm
a. ,nns 'ssslonal district where there
- no republican congressional commit
lee, the Republican state comni,tea :
,. snan appc.nu from among the Renub- !
Ncfns resident In such district n com ,
mittee FOR The purpose of calling q dis-
sIIct conversion to elect delegates IN ;
represent said district. :
ne erection OF delegates from tho
District OF Columbia shall be held ~ ,
Ter the direction and supervision 90 an
siection board composed OF Hon. John q
5. Cotton. Mr. w. c. Chase and NJ
L. NJ. Saunders. anu "r' 2
such board shall have aufboritv % :
* Vne cute Tor such election and 10 ar ,
,suge All details and regulations incl :.
ieHt tnereto, and shall provide for a :
-eRistrafion OF the votes as cast s,,cb !
10 include the name and
residence Of each voter.
me territorial delegates shall no
1890 IN the manner OF nominating
cand.dates for delegates in CONGRESS-
inn de'egates frNn1 the Indian territorv
.nu Aiaska shall be elected by popular
We recommend that the Territories =,
sr,zc's. indian territory. New Mexico
mo oklahoma each elect six delegates
"a six alternate delegates and that
'asFa ele"' -four delegates and four
'Eerrate delegates and the admission Z
u such additional delera res 10 the CON ,
'ention 's herebv recommended 3
Az n.-|dces of contest sheu he erh,,,t.
~ IN writing accompanied bv nrint-
y sta aferent setting forth tha grounds {
contest. whirh shall he fled with tho 1
ncretarv of the nafiOnai committee -
avs prior to the mNat'rfy Of tho ma \
oval convention. Contests viii he u
nted IN bv tho rational convention IN Z
'e Hrder ~ the dpte ~ the flin~ os O
otice and S'aten,e0t With tho sacratary :.
A HANNA Chairman
HARIFC DICK Cacre,arx :