The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-01-21
CONVENTION CALLED.
Chairman Hanna CT Republican Ma.
tionai Committee issues Notice to
Meet in CHICAGO June 81.

Armour, S. D., Jan. Ex-senator Han.
bla, as chairman of the national repub-
lican committee, late Saturday after
moon issued the following call for TIE
next national republican convention:
ITO the Republican Electors of the
limited States: In accordance with es-
abiisi,ed custom and in obedience tc
instructions of the national convention
iDf 1900, the national It publican COM.
inittee directs that a national V
ion of delegated representatives OF
ne republican party be held at Chi.
(aago. in the state OF Illinois, for the
purpose of nominating candidates foi
president and vice president to be vot.
led tor at the presidential election
Tuesday. November 8, 1904, and for tht
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before it, and thai
said convention shall assemble at u
O'Clock noon on Tuesday, the 21st day
of June, 1904.
The republican electors of the sew
erGl states and territories, the Districi
of Columbia, Alaska and indian Terri.
tory, and all other electors. without re-
gard to past political affiliations. who
believe in the principles Of the repub.
lican party and indorse its policies, art
cordially invited to unite under this cal
in the selection of candidates for pres.
Eaeat and vice president.
Number of Delegates.
Said national convention shall consist
of a number of delegates at large from
each state, equal to double the number
of United States senators to which ZACH
state is entitled, and for each repre-.
sentative at large in congress two dele.
gates at large; from each congressional,
district and the District of Columbia.
two delegates; from each Of the ter.
r]itories of Arizona, New Mexico. Okla
homa, Hawaii and Indian Territory. S.
delegates: from Alaska. four delegates
For each delegate elected to salt
convention an alternate delegate shall
be elected to act in the case of the abb
Isence OF the regular delegate. such al.
tternate delegate to be elected at the
time and in the manner of electing the
delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not less
than thirty days before the meeting OF
lthe national convention. Delegates al
large shall be elected by popular state
and territorial conventions, of which al
feast thirty days notice shall have beer
published in some newspaper or news
papers of general circulation in the re.
!spective staes and territories.
The congressional district delegates
}shall be elected by conventions called
!by the congressional committee of each
district in the OF nominating
the candidate for representative in con
Igress in said district. provided that ir
lany congressional district where there is
no republican congressional committee
the republican state committee shall,
appoint from the republican residents ir
|such a district a committee for the pur-
pose of calling a district convention te
ielect delegates to represent said dis
,trict.
Election Of Delegates.
The election of delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be held under
the direction and supervision of ar
ELECTION board composed of Chaplin
Brown, George H. Harries and John r
Cook.
Such board shall have authority to fs
the date of such election and to arrange
all details and regulations incident
thereto, and shall provide for a regis.
tration of the votes as cast, such regis.
,tration to include the name and resi-.
;dence of each voter.
The territorial delegates shall be
elected in the n of nominating
candidates for delegates in congress
and delegates from Alaska and Indian
Territory shall be elected by popular
convention.
All notices of contest shall be submit
tied in writing, accompanied by a print.
led statement giving the grounds fol
leontest, which shall be filed with the
secretary of the national committee
twenty days prior to the meeting of the
national convention. Contests will he
acted on by the national convention ir
lorder OF date of filing notice and state.
ment with the secretary.
Perry S.. Heath. Secretary.
M, A, Hanna. Chairman.