The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-19
Republican State Convention.
milwaukee, wis, May 18th, 1900

Milwaukee, Wis, May 18th, lpOO.
To the Republican, Electors OF Wisconsin;
In accordance with usage, and by d1rectlon
of the State Central Committee, a convention
of the Republican electors Of the State OF Wis
e,onsin will be held in the Exposition oultdlns
in the city OF Milwaukee, on the 8th day OF
August, 1900, at IL o'clock noon, Tor the pur-
nose of nominating Republican State ticket
namely, Governor Lieutenant Governor oe9
Rotary of State, State Treasurer, Attorney
General State superintendent, Insurance
Commissioner, and Railroad Commissioners 20
be voted for at the general election In NOVem-
her next: and electing a chairman OF the Re
publican State Centrali Commute ana TWO
members from each Congressional dlstflct 10
constitute such committee; ana Gne Cfausdc'
tfOn of such other business as may properly
come before the convention.
The Republican electors of Wisconsin, and
Hvoters, without regard to past pol1tlcal al
fiIiations who believe in Republican prlncl-
ciples and propose to support the republican
ticket at the coming general election are cor
daily invited to unite under this call IN send
ing delegates to said State Convention.
In accordance with resolution recommended
nv the State Convention and formally adopted
by the State Central Committee IN electlng
delegates to the State Convention, IN counties
having more than one assembly district lex
cept Milwaukee County,, the unit basis shall
be the assembly district. In such counties
delegates shall be elected by assembly district
conventions, and the names of the delegates SO
Iected shall be certified TO the State Central
Committee by the chairman and secretary of
such conventions; In all other cases delegates
hall be elected by county conventions.
Under the present basis of representation
the several districts in the State are entitled to
one delegate for every two hundred and fifty
(25O Republican votes or major part thereof
cast at the last preceding Presidential cleo
tion. Upon this basis of representation Keno
sha County will be entitled to eleven (1l) dele
gates.
While the present State law only requires a
notice of ten days in the calling OF conventions
special attention is hereby called to the fact
shat by resolution adOpted by the Republican
State Convention on July 26th, 1894, all conven-
lions to elect delegates to the State Conven-
.6iOn must be called on notice of not less than
four weeks, and that notice Of the meeting Of
such conventions shall be given in the usual
manner
The Chairmeu of the several county com
4nittees are requested and instructed to see
that said notices are properly given, and that
the several conventions are called to elect dele
gates to the State Convention in accordance
with the foregoing.
AS the State Central Committee acts as the
Committee on Credentials it is requested that
credentials of delegates elected, duly certified
to by Chairman and Secretary of the County
or Assembly District Conventions, be for
warded to the Secretary at Republican State
Central Committee He dquartegs in Milwau
kee Immediately upon their election: in al
eases giving the names in full and post offct
addresses.
j. B. TREAT, Chairman.
GARDNER P. SpICKNEY, Secretary.