Evening journal., 1900-06-13

Ind; Cyrus Leland. Troy. Kan; n. B.
Scott, Wheeling w. Va; Charles G..
Dawes. Evanston. III.
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 1896, the
National Republican Committee directs
that a National Convention of dele
gated representatives of the Republi-
can party be held in the city of Phila-
delphia, in the State of Pennsylvania,
for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates for president and vice-president,
to be voted for at the presidential cleo
tion, Tuesday, November 6. 1900, and
for the transaction OF such other busi-
ness as may properly come before 1t.
and that said convention shall assem-
bic at IL o'clock noon on Tuesday, the
18th day Of June. 1900.
The Republican electors of the sew
eral states. the District of Columbia,
and the territories. and all other cleo
tors. without regard to past political
affiliations. who believe in the princi-
pies Of the Republican party and en-
dorse its policies. are 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 the
number Of the United States senators
to which each state is entitled, and for
each representative at large in Con-
gress two delegates at large; from each
congressional district and for the Dis
trlct of Columbia. two delegates; from
each OF the territories of Alaska. Ari-
zona, Indian Territory. New Mexico
and Oklahoma. two delegates. For
each delegate elected to said conven-
tion an alternate delegate shall be
elected to act in case of the absence OF
the delegate, said alternate delegate to
be elected at the time and in the man
ner of electing 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 conven-
tions. of which at least thirty days
notice shall have been published in
some newspaper or newspapers Of gen
eral 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 nomi-
mating the candidate for representative
in Congress in said district Where there
is no Republican Congressional Com
mittee. the Republican State Committee
shall appoint from among the Republi-
cans resident in such district, a COM
mittee for the purpose OF calling dis
trict convention to elect delegates to
represent said district
The election Of delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be held un-
der the direction and supervision of an
election board composed of the Hon.
John b. Cotton, w. c. Chase and /. NJ.
Saunders.
Such board shall have authority to
fix the date for such election, and to
arrange all details and regulations in
cident 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,
an1 delegates from the Indian Terri
tory and Alaska shall be elected by
] popular convention.
We recommend that the territories Of
Arizona. Indian Territory, New Mex
leo and Oklahoma each elect six dele
gates and six alternate delegates, and
that Alaska elect four delegates and
four alternate delegates, and that the
admission of such additional delegates
to the convention is hereby recon-
mended.
All notices of contest shall be sub
mitted I'm writing. accompanied by a
printed statement setting forth the
grounds of contest which shall be filed
with the secretary of the National
Committee twenty days prior to the
meeting of the National Convention.
Contests will be acted on by the Ma
tional Convention in the order of the
date of the filing OF notice and state
ment with the secretary.
NJ. c. HANNA, Chairman.
CHARLES DICK. Secretary.
EXHIBIT NO. 2.
Cali TOT a hepuDucdu SouNthtAoh'
Headquarters Republican State Com
mittee. Wilmington, Delaware,
February 10, 1900
The Republican State Committee on
February s, acting under the time
honored rule of the Republican party,
which required but twenty days no
tice to be given for holding a state
convention for the election of dele
gates to the Republican National Con-
vention. issued a call for State Con-
vention. to be held at Dover, on Feb
ruary 27 Having been advised, how
ever, by the Republican National Com
mittee that thirty days notice is re-
quired under a new rule of that CON-
mittee, adopted at its last meeting, in
4 December. the Republican State Com
: mittee hereby revokes its last call foI
! a convention on February "a, and in
compliance with the aforesaid rule Of
d the Republican National Committee
r issues the following call:
d A State Convention of the Republi.
can party of the State of Delaware viii