The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-12-21
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR REPUBLICAN,
CONVENTION
Issued BY Cnairman Hanna, Undst
the Instructions Of the IA.
tionaI Committee.
SOME ADDITIONAL DELEGATES
Recommended for ArisunH, Indian
Territory, NoR lToxieO, okla.
homa and Alaakn.

WASHINGTON Dso 2o.-Ths fol.
lowing call for the next national Re-
publican convention was Issued 70.
night:
Headquarters Republican National
Committee, N. W. Corner 18th and q
Streets, Washington, D. 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 1888, the
Nanaonal Republican Committee dl-
reefs thar national convention Of
delegated representatives Of the Repub-
llcan party be held ut the city Of Phlla-
delphia, for the purpose OF nominating
candidates for President and vice proSi-
dent, to be voted for at tho presidential
election, Tuesday, November 8, 1900,
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come before
It, and that said convention shall as
semble at 12 o'clock, noon. on Tuesday,
the 1Sth day Of June. 1900.
The Republican electors Of the sew
eraI states, the District Of Columbia
and the territories, and all other elec-
tors without regard to past political
ahlliations. who believe in the princi-
Piles Of the Republican party and en-
dorse It's policies, arc 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 tie
number Of United States senators 70
which each state is entitled, and for
each representative at large in Con-
gress two delegates ut large; from each
congressional district and the District
Of Columbia, two delegates: from each
of the territories OF AlaslEa, ArtEona,
Indian territory, New Mexico and Okla
hona, two delegates. For each deis-
gate elected to said convention an az
ternate delegate shall bS elected 70 act
In case Of the absence Of the delegate
said alternate delegate to be elected at
the time and in the manner Of electtng
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
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, in the manner OF nominating
the candidate for representative in
said district; provided, that in any
congressional district where there 10 no
Republican congressional committee.
the Republican state committee shah
appoint from among the Republicans
resident in such district, q committees
for the purpose of calling district eon-
yentIon to elect delegates to represent
said district,
Tho election OF delegates frOm tho
District Of Columbia shall be held un-
der the direction and supervision Of an
election board composed of Hon. John
8. Cotton, MT. w. C. Chase and Mr. L
NJ. Saunders.
Such a board shall have authority 70
FIX the date for such election and to ar
range all details and regulations incl
dent thereto, and shall provide for a
registration Of the votes as cast, such
registration 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.
and 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 six delegates
and six alternate delegates, and that
Alaska elect four delegates and four
alternate delegates, and the ADMISSION
of such additional delegates to the con-
ventlon is hereby recommended.
All notices OF contest shall be sub
mItted in writing, accompanied by q
printed statement setting forth the
grounds Of contest. which shall be filed
with the secretary OF the national COM
mlttee twenty days prior to the meet
ing Of the national convention. Con-
tests will be acted upon by the nation
al convention in the order Of the date
of fling notice and statement with the
secretary.
(slgned NJ. A. HANNA
CHARLES DICK, Chairman.
Secretary.