Amador ledger., 1900-05-11
STATE CONVENTION CALL
Republicans Of California Be-
gin Work.
STATE CONVENTION TO Be HELD IN SACRAMENTO
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Republican party from the several
stetes assemble in National Convention
in the city of Philadelphia, State of
Pennsylvania, on Tuesday, the 10Th
day of June, A. D. 1900, at II o'clock
noon, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for the Office of President
and Vice President of the United
States, and for such other business as
may be brought before said convention;
and in accordance with the instructions
given by said National Committee,
directing that the Congressional Dis
trict delegates shall be chosen at con-
vention called by the Congressional
Committee of each said district, in the
same manner as the nomination of a
Representative in Congress is made in
said district; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Republican State
Central Committee of California, rep
resenting the Republican party of said
State, that the Congressional Commit
tees of the several Congressional Dis
tricts of the State of California are
hereby advised and requested to call
Congressional Conventions of their
Congressional Districts, to be held as
hereinafter provided, at which two
delegates shall be chosen to represent
each of such districts in the National
Republican Convention, to be held as
aforesaid, and for the selection of two
alternate delegates, to act in case of the
absence of the delegates first chosen.
The selection of the delegates of the
Congressional Convention shall be un-
der the direction of the Congressional
Committee of each district, in accord
ance with the call of the National Com
mittee.
Provided, that the basis of represen-
tation to said Congressional Conven-
tions shall be as follows, to wit: One
delegate for each Assembly District
within the Congressional District; pro-
vided, that where any Assembly Dis
trict embraces more than one county,
there shall be one delegate for each
county and fractional part of county
in such Assembly District, and one
delegate for each 400 votes cast for
Henry I. Gage, Republican candidate
for Governor in 1898, and one delegate
for each fraction of $50 votes or over.
1t is further directed that the dele
gates chosen to the Congressional Con-
ventions shall meet in State Conven-
ton at the city of Sacramento, on
Tuesday, the 18th day of May, 1900, at
2 o'clock p. M, to select four delegates
at large to the National Republican
Convention above mentioned, and four
alternate delegates, to act in case the
delegates selected be absent, for the
election of a State Central Committee,
and for the transaction of such further
business as may be brought before the
said State Convention.
1t is further directed that where pri-
mary elections are held the test for
voters shall be: 81 believe in Republi-
can principles and indorse the Republi-
can policy and the administration of
President Mckinley, and intend to sup
port the nominees of the Republican
party at the ensuing election.
1t is further directed that contests
must be filed with the Secretary of the
Congressional Committee in writing,
with full statement of the grounds of
the contest, five days preceding the
meeting of the State Convention. All
matters relating to such contest before
the Congressional Committee, with
said Committees determination there
in, must be transmitted to the Secre-
tary of the State Central Committee
at Sacramento, before noon of the 18th
day of May, 1900,
Adopted by the Republican State
Central Committee at San Francisco,
April &, 1900. E. G. HART, Sec'y.