The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1899-12-23

issued Wednesday night:
HEADQUARTERS
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE,
WAsHINGT0N, d. C..
To the Republican Electors Of the
United States
Ia accordance 10 established Gus.
tom. and IN obedience to instructions
of the National Convention OF 1896,
the National Republican Committee
directs that national convention OF
delegated representatives of the Re.
pubican party be held ut the city Oh
Philadelphia. in the State OF Penn
sylvsnia, tor the purpose of noml
mating candidates for President and
Vice. President, to be voted for al the
Presidential election, Tuesday, No
vember 6, 1900, aud for the transac'
ton of such other business as may
properly come before il, and that
said conventions shall assemble At
II o'clock noon on Tuesday, the 10 b
day Of June, 1900
be Republican electors Of the
several states, the District OF Colum'
bis aud the Territories, and all other
electors. without regard to past
political affiliations, who believe IN
the principles of the Republican
party and indorse It's policies, are
cordially invited to unite under this
c,ll In the selection OF candidates Tor
President and Vice.President.
Said national convention shall
consist of a numb Der of delegates at
large from each State, equal 10 double
the number Of [ nited States Senators
to which each State Is entitled, and
for each r preventative at large 10
Congress two delegates at large;
from each Congressional disiricI and
he District of Columbia, two dele
gate. from each of the Territories Of
Alasks, Auz na, Irdian Territory,
New VI xico and Oklahoma, two del
egates. For each delegate elected to
"a d convent on au alternate dele
gate shall be elected to act in case OF
the absence Of the delegate, said Al
teruate delegate TO be elected at the
time and IN the same manner OF
elrcting the delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not
less than 80 days before the meeting
of the national convection. Dsle'
gates at large shall be elected by
popular State and Territorial con
ventions, of which at least 80 days
notice shall have been published IN
some newspaper or newspapers OF
general circulation in the respective
States and Territories.
The Congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called
by the Congressional Committee OF
each district, iE the manner OF nomi'
mating the candidate for Representa-.
tive in Congress in said district; pro-
vided, that in any Congressional dis.
trict where there is no Republican
Congressional Committee, the Re-
publican State Committee shall ap
point from among the Republicans
resident in such district committee
for the purpose Of calling a district
convention to elect delegates to rep
resent said district.
The election of delegates from the
District Of Columbia shall be held
under the direction and supervision
of an election board composed or
Hon. John b. Cotton, Mr.. W. {
Chase and Mr.. l.. NJ. Saunders. Such
board shall have authority to fix the
date for such election and to arrange
all details and regulations incident
thereto. and shall provide for aTegls-
tratlon Of the votes as cast, such reg.
istration to include the name aud
residence Of each voter.
The Territorial delegates shall be
elected in the manner of nominating
candidates for delegates in Congress,
aud delegates from the Indian Terri
tory aud Alaska shall be elected by
popular convention.
We recomm end that the Territor-
les of Arizona, Indisn Territory,
New Mexico and Oklahoma each
elect six delegates, and six alter
nate delegates, and tnat Alaska elect
four delegates and four alternate
delegates, and the admission of such
additional delegates to the conven-
ton is hereby recommended.
All notices of contest shall be
submitted in writing, accompanied
by a printed statement setting forth
the grounds of contest, which shall be
filed with the secretary of the Ma
tional Committee 20 days prior to the
meeting of the national convention.
Contest will be acted upon By the
national convention in the order OF
the date of the fling Of notice and
statement with the secretary.
NJ. A. Hanna, Chairman.
Charles Dick, Secretary.