The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-18
HANNA MAKES CALL.
Issues Official Summons for Re.
publican National Convention.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Hanna,
chairman of the national Republi-
can committee has issued the follow
ing call for the next Republican con-
eention:
ITO the Republican Electors of the
United States.
In accordance with established Gus
tom and in obedience to instructions of
the national convention of 1900, the ma
tional Republican committee directs
that a national convention of delegates
and representatives of the Republican
party be held at Chicago in the state
of Illinois for the purpose of nominate
ing candidates for president and vice
president to be voted for at the preSi-
Dental election Tuesday, November g.
1904. and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before it, and that said convention shall
assemble at Il o'clock noon on Tues
day. the 21st day of June, 1904.
THE Republican electors of the sew
eral states and territories, the District
of ColuIn bia, Alaska and Indian Terri
tory and all other electors, without re-
gard TO past political Affiliations, VINO
believe in the principles of the Repub-
lican party and endorse 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 United States senators to
which each state is entitled and for
each representative at large in congress
two delegates at large. From each con-
gressionaI district and the District of
Columbia two delegates. From each of
the territories of Arizona, New Mexico.
Oklahoma and Hawaii and Indian Ter
ritory six delegates. From Alaska
four delegates. For each delegate
elected to said convention an alternate
delegate shall be elected to act in case
of the absence of the delegate, such
alternate delegate to be elected at the
time and in the manner of electing the
delegates.
"All delegates shall be elected not
less than thirty days before the meet
ing of the national convention. Dele
gates at large shall be elected by pop-
ular state and territorial conventions.
of which at least thirty days notice
shall have been published in some
newspaper or newspapers of general
circulation in the respective states and
territories.
1.-The congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called
by the congressional committee of each
district in the manner of nominating the
candidate for representative in congress
in said district, providing that in any
congressional district where there is no
Republican congressional committee the
point from Republican residents in such
district a committee for the purpose of
calling a district convention to elect
delegates to represent said district
1.-THE election Of delegates from the
District of Columbia shall be held under
the direction and supervision of an
election board composed of Chaplin
Brown, George H. Harris and John F.
Cook. Such board shall have authority
to fix the date of such election and to
arrange all details and regulations Incl
dent thereto and shall provide for a
registration Of the votes as cast, such
registration to include the name and
residence of each voter.
1.-The territorial delegates shall be
elected in the maner of nominating can
didates for delegates in congress and
delegates from Alaska and Indian Ter
ritory shall be elected by popular con-
vention.
'An notices of contests shall be SUBJ
nitted in writing. accompanied by a
printed statement setting forth the
grounds of contest, which shall be filed
with the secretary of the national COM
nittee twenty days prior to the meeting
of the national convention. Contests
will be acted on by the national con-
vention in order of date of fling of no
tice and statement with the secretary
M a. HANNA. Chairman.
"PERRY s HEATH. Secretary"