The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-12-21

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Northwest Corner 18th and q sts..
Washington, ID. o.,
To the Republican Electors Of the Unitsd
States:
In accordance with established customs
and In obedisncs to instructions OF tn o
national convention Of '96 the National
Republican committee directs that a
iicans Of the Republican party be held at
the city Of Philadelphia In the State Of
Pennsylvania for the purpofe Of nominat-
ing candidates for Prssident and vics
President TO be voted for at the prssi-
Dental election Tuesday, November Q,
1900 and for the transaction OF such ether
business as may properly come before IL
and that said convention shall assemble
at twelve O'Clock noon on Tuesday. the
18th day Of June. 1860.
Tho Republican electors Of the several
states, the District Of Columbia and the
territories, and all other electors, without
regard to past political affiliations, who
believe IN the principles Of the Republican
party ard endorse its policies, are cordial
ly invited to unite under this call In the
selection Of candidates for Presidents and
Vice President.
Said national convention shall oonsisJ
Of number of delegates at large from
each stats. equal TO double the number
Of United States Senators to which each
stats IL entitled and for each presenta-
tive ut large in Congress two delegates 1t
large; from each Congressional district
and the District Of Columbia two dsie-
gates; from each Of the territories Of
Alaska, Arizona. Indian Territory. New
Mexico and Oklahoma. two delegates.
For each delegate elected to said oonvsn-
ton, an alternate delegate shall be
elected 10 Act In case Of the absence Of the
delegate, said alternats delegate to be
elected at the time and In the manner of
slecting the delegates.
All delegates shall Re 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 ne wspaper or news
pagers OF general circulation in tho re-
speotive states and territories. The con-
grsssional district delegates shall be
elected By conventions called by the con-
gressional committee Of each district in
the manner OF nominating the candidate
for representative In Congress In said dis
trict, provided, that 10 any Congressional
district where there II NO Republican
congressional committee, the Republican
state COMMITTEES shall appoint from
among the Republicans resident In such
district committee for the purpose of
calling district convention to elect dele.
gates to represent said district.
Ihs election of delegates FROM the Dis
trict Of Column nia shall be held under the
direction and supervision Of an election
board composed Of Hon. John b. Cotton.
Mr.. W. G. Chase and Mr.. L. NJ.
ty to fix the date for such election and TO
arrange all details and regulations INCL
dent thereto and shall provide fer . regis
tration OF the votes as cast, such rsgistra.
tlon to include the name and 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 territory and Alaska
shall be elected BY popular convention.
We recommend that the territories of
Arizona. Indian territory, New Mexico
and Oklahoma each elect delegates and
six alternate delegates and that Alaska
elect four delegates and four alternate
delegates and the admission OF such add.
tional delegates to the convention IL here
by recommended.
All notices OF contest shall be sub
mitted In writing, accompanied By a
printed statement setting forth tbs
grounds Of contest which shall bs filed
with the secretary of the national com.
mittee twenty days prior to the meeting
Of the national convention. Contests will
bs acted on by the national convention in
the order of the date Of the filing OF
notice and statement with the secretary.
N. "A. Hanna, Chairman; Charles Dick,