Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-04
ICALLS COUNTY CONVENTION
Republicans Will Meet in Council Bluff
Tuesday, June' 8.
FULL COUNTY TICKET TO BE NOMINATED
In Addition Delegates to state Con-
ventiOn VIII BE Selected and
Central Committee
Chosen.

The ofHcial call for the PotSawattamie
county republican convention was issued
yesterday by George s. Wright and H. V.
Battey, chairman and secretary respectively
Of the republican county Genital com
mittee. The committee, while sppIreciating
the invitation OF members OF the PARTY and
citizens in general Of hat city to hold it in
Nicola, decided that Council BluffI would
be more convenient and in cons equence
the call is issued for this city on Tuesday,
June 9. The convention will meet at IL
o'clock in the county court house, when
It win select delegates to the state con-
vention and place in nomination a county
ticket.
In addition to selecting twenty-seyen
delegates to the state convention, which
will be held at Des Moines July 1, the
convention will nominate candidates for
the following officers: State senator, bwo
members Of the house Of representatives,
county treasurer, sheriff, county superih-
tendent Of schools, surveyor, coroner. two
members of the board of county super
visors.
The basis OF representation in the con-
veption will be one delegate for each voting
precinct and in addition one delegate for
each forty votes or fraction Of fifteen or
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the general election in the fall OF 1902.
Representation in Convention.
On this basis the convention will be COM
posed Of IT'S delegates, making eighty
eight votes necessary for a nomination.
The several voting precincts will be en-
titled to the following representation:
First distriet-Minden. 4 delegates;
Pleasant. 3 delegates; Knox. 8 delegates;
Layton, 8 delegates; York, 2 delegates;
James, 4 delegates; total, 20.
Second district-Lincoln, 3 delegates; VAL
ley, 5 delegates; Center, 4 delegates; Bel
KNAPP, delegates; Washington, delegates;
Third district-siiver Creek, 3 delegates;
Carson, 5 delegates; Macedonia. 4 delegates;
Grove, 4 delegates; Waveland, 3 delegates;
Wright, 3 delegates; total, p.
Fourth di~strtct-Garner, First precinct. 3
delegates; Second precinct, ! delegate; Ha-
eel Dell, 3 delegates; Norwalk, 4 delegates
Hardin, 3 delegates; Keg Creek, 3 delegates;
Nicola, 8 delegates; Boomer. 3 delegates
total, Is.
Fifth district-First precinct, Fifth ward,
Z delegates; Second precinct, Fifth ward, 8
delegates; First precinct, Sixth ward, s
delegates; Second precinct, Sixth ward, !
delegate; Crescent, 9 delegates; Rockford,
Sixth district-First precinct, Third ward,
z delegates; Second precinct, Third ward. 5
delegates: First precinct. Fourth ward, 9
! delegates; Lewis, 1 delegates; total q.
Seventh .di~strict-First precinct, First
ward, 8 delegates; First precinct, Second
ward, Z delegates; Second precinct. Second
ward, 6 delegates; Kane outside city, 1 del
egate; total 25.
:, The precinct primaries will be held Sat-
urday evening. June. 6 for the selection of
delegates to the county convention and to
select precinct committeeman for the en-
suing year. The county chairman for the
ensuing year will be selected by the SON
v~ention. The county central committee will
be reorganized and each precinct will elect
a member Of said committee. The mem
bers Of this committee from the city pre-
cincts will constitute the city central COM
mittee.