The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-17
INVITATION IS GENERAL
Past Political Affiliations are | Not a Bar.
Notices of Contest Must Be Filed in Writing With Secretary Heath at Least 20 Days Be
 fore Convention.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Senator Hanna. as chairman of the National RapubIicaU Committee late this afternoon Issued fhe following call for the next national Re- publican conventions: < To the Republican electors of the uniteu
 State:
 In accordance with established custom and in obedience to instructions of the national convention of 1900 the National Republican Committee directs that a na- tional convention of delegate representa- tives of the Republican party, be held at the city of Chicago in the State of Illinois, for the purpose of nominating candidates for President and Vice Pres ident to be voted for at the presidential election, Tuesday, Nov. 8. 1sN. and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before it. and that sad convention shall assemble at F o'clock noon on Tuesday. the Fist day of June, 1904.
 Bars Are Thrown Down.
 The Republican electors of the sew eraI States, territories. the District pg Columbia, Alaska and Indian Territory and all other electors, without regard tc past political affiliations who believe tis the principles of the Republican party and endorse its policies. are cordially invited to unite under fiiIs call in the selection of candidates 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 t1A State Is entitled and for each represeu- tative at large in Congress two deEe= gates at large; from each Congressional district and the District of Columbia two delegates: from each of the teffikqrle8 of Arizona, New Mexico. OkIafiotaA anN Hawaii and Indian Territory. eix daIe gates: from AIaska four delegates Nox each delegate elected to said cpnveutipn an alternate delegate shall Do Nieeted ka act in case of the absence of tha &el3s gate. such alternate delegate t0 he eI46f48 at the time and in the manner Of eleeftflH tho delegate.
 All delegates shah be elected not Iess than thirty days before the meeting of the National Convention. Delesakes at large shall be elected by populas St4ts and territorial conventions, of which ak least thirty days notice shall have been published In some newspaper or news. papers of general circulation in the re- speetive States and territoriea
 Selecting the Delegates. The congressional district delegates shatl be elected by convention called by the congressional committee of each dia- trict in the manner of nominating tlaair candidate for representative in Congress in said district. provided that in any congressional district where there is n0 Republican congressional committee. the Republican State committee shall appoint | from among the Republican residents i1 such district a committee for the purs pose of calling district convention t8 elect delegates to represent said district
 The election of delegates from the Dis trict of Columbia shall be held under the direction and supervision of an election board composed of Chapin Brown, George H. Harris and John F. Cook,
 Such board shall have authority to iix the date of such election and to arrange all details and regulations incident there to and shall provide for a registration Of the votes cast, such registration to in- clude the name and residence of each voter.
 The territorial delegates shall be elect ed in the manner of nominating candI- dates for delegates in Congress- and del egates from Alaska ana Indian Territory shall be elected by popular convention.
 All notices of contests shall be submit ted in writing. accompanied by printed statement setting forth the grounds Of contest, which shall be filed with the secretary of the national committea twenty days prior to the meeting of the national committee, and will be acted on by the National Convention in the order of date of filing of notice and statement with the secretary. Perry S. Heath, Secretary. M. A. Hanna. Chairman.