The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-07-12
THURSDAY, JULY p, 1900.
Republican State Convention
Milwaukee, wis, May 28th, 100

Milwaukee, VS., May ZSGn, iSUU.
To the Republican Electors of Wisconsin:
In accordance withs usage, and by direction
of the State Central Committee, convention
of the Republican electors of the State of Wis
consin will be held in the Exposition building
in the city of Milwaukee, on the 8th day OF
August 1900 at II o'clock noon, for the pur-
pose of nominating Republican State ticket,
namely Governor Lieutenant Governor, sec
retary of State. State Treasurer, Attorney
General. State superintendent, Insurance
Commissioner, and Railroad Commissioner, to
be voted for at the general election in Noyem-
Der next: and elecUing a chairman of the Re
publican State Centrals Commute, ano two
members from each Congressional district to
constitute such committee: and the tfanSac-
ton of sucn other business as may properly
come'befOre the convention.
The Republican electors of Wisconsin, and
all voters, without regard to past political af-
filiatiOns, who believe Gin Republican pr1nc1-
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 AStatesC Onyention
In accordance with resolution recommended
by the State Convention and formally adopted
by the State Central Committee. in electing
delegates to the State Convention, in counties
having more than nenassembly district lex
cept Milwaukee County,, the unit basis shall
be the assembly district. In such counties
delegates shall be elected Oy assembly district
conventions, and til e names of the delegates so
elected shall be certified to the State Central
Committee by the chairman and secretary OF
such convention; in all other cases delegates
shall 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
(250) Republican votes sOr major!part thereof
cast at the last preceding Presidential cleo
ZION Upon this basis of representation Keno
~ha County will be entitled to eleven Ql) 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
that by resolution adopted by the Republican
State Convention on July 10Th, 1894 all conven-
lions to elect delegates to 1.-THE State Conven-
ton must be called on notice of not less than
four weeks, andsthat notice of the meeting OF
such conventions shall be given in the usual
manner.
The Chairmen of the several county COM
mittees are requested and Instructed to see
that said noticesiare properly given, and that
the several conventions are called to electdele-
gates to the State Convention in accordance
with the foregoing.
AS the State Central Committee acts as the
Committee on Credentials, it is requested chat
credentials of delegates elected, duly certified
to by Chairman and Secretary of the County
or Assembly, District Conventions be for
wardeG to the Secretary at3 Republican State
Central Committee Headquarters in M1lWau
kee, Immediately upon their election: in al
cases giving the names.insfull and post office
addresses,
j. B. TREAT, Chairman.
GARDNER 2. STICKNEY, Secretary.