Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-01-20
CALLS FOR CONVENTIONS.
Republican and Democratic Gatherings
+ Are Summoned to Meet June FL
and July Respectively.

Washington, D. c.. Jan. Ex-senator
Hanna has issued the call for the Repub-
lican national convention to meet at Chi
cago at noon, June q, 1904, to select
candidates for President and vice presi-
dent.
The call makes the usual provisi) ns for
the number Of delegates, four 81 large
from each state and two from each con-
gressional district. Delegates must be
elected at least thirty days before the
national convention meets. The text or
the call is as follows:
To the Republican Electors Of the United
States: In accordance with established
custom and in obedience to instructions OF
the national convention of 1900, the national
Republican committee directs that ma
tional convention Of delegated representa-
tives of the Republican party be held at
the city of Chicago, in the state Of Illinois,
Tor the purpose Of nominating candidates
for President and Vice President, to be
voted for at the presidential election, Tues
day. November 8, 1904, and for the trans
eerly come before 1t, and that said conven-
ton shall assemble at u o'clock, noon, on
I% Tna the 2lss day Of June 1904
states and territories. the District Of Co.
lumbia, Alaska and Indian Territory and all
other electors without regard to past poll
eciples of the Republican party and indorse
Its policies, are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the selection Of candi-
dates for President and vice president.
Said national convention shall consist Of
number Of delegates at large from each
state, equal to double the number OF United
states senators to which each state is en-
Titled, and for each representative at large
In Congress, two delegates at large; from
each congressional district and the District
OF Columbia, two delegates; from each Of
the territories Of Arizona New Mexico,
oklahoma and Hawaii and Indian Territory,
SIX delegates; from Alaska, four delegates.
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an alternate delegate shall be elected, to act
In case of the absence OF the delegate, sucn
alternate delegate to be elected at the time
ana In the manner of electng the delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not less than
thirty days before the meeting Of the ma
tional convention. Delegates at large shall
De elected by popular state and territorial
conventions, of which at least thirty days
notice shall have been published In some
newspaper or newspaper" of general circn-
latton In the respective states and terri
tories.
The congressional district delegates shall
be elected by conventions called by the con-
gressional committee Of each district, in the
manner of nominating the candidate for
represetatiye in Congress in said district,
where there is Republican congressional
committee, the Republican state committee
shall appoint from among the Republican
residents in such district a committee for
the purpose Of calling a district convention
to elect delegates to represent said district.
The election Of delegates from the Dis
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board, composed Of Chaplin Brown, George
81; Harrfes and John F. Cook.
Such board shall have authority to fix the
date OF such election and to arrange all de-
tails and regulations incident thereto eI..i
shall provide for a registration OF the votes
as east. such registration to include the
naIne and residence Of each vcter.
The territorial delegates shall De elected
IN the manner OF nominating: candidates for
delegates in Congress, and delegates from
Alaska and Indian Territory shall be elect
ed by popular convention.
All notices Of contests shall be submitted
ment, 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 upon by the national
convention In the order of the date Of flig
OF notice and statement with the secretary.
n n, A nx HANNA 4 Chairman Cha
Washington, D. c., Jan. 18.-The fol-
lowing official call was issued today for
the assembling Of the Democratic national
convention at st. Louis July next
Washington, D. c., Jan. 18.-The Demo
| cratic National committee, having met In
] the city of Washington on the 10Th day of
the eth day Of July, 1901, as the time, and
chosen st. Louis Mo-, as the place for
holding the Democratic National conven-
! ton.
Each state is entitled to representation
therein equal to double the number Of it's
senators and representatives in the Con-
ritory Alaska. Indian Territory and the
District OF Columbia, shall have six dele
| gates.
ALI Democratic citizens of the United
| states who can unite with us in the effort
for pure, economical and constitutional
/ government are cordially invited to join US
IN sendl1g dslegates to the
c. A. WALSH, Secretary