The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-01-24
REPUBLICAN, STATE CONVENTION.
Chairman w. T. Wellman Issues Call
for May 10.

Republican State Chairman Weilman has
issued the following call for a state con-
vention:
Huntsville, Ala, January %. 1904.
To the Republicans of Alabama:
Under and by virtue of authority dele
gated to me by the republican state COM
mittee of Alabama at a regular meeting
of said committee, held in the city of
Birmingham on May II, 1908, ] hereby call
a state convention of republicans Of Ala
bama to meet at the city hall, In the city
of Birmingham, on Tuesday May 10, 1904,
at II o'clock. noon, for the purpose of Sc
ectng four delegates and four alternates
to the national convention, which meets in
Chicago on June q, and for the purpose
of selecting two electors at large, the
nomination of state officials, me selection
of state chairman, state committee, ana
such other business as may properly come
before the convention.
At this convention each county in the
state shall be entitled to one delegate and
one additional delegate for each two hun
bred votes, or a majority fraction thereof
returned for Mckinley and Roosevelt in
the year 1900.
Under the further authority and power
vested in me as chairman of the repub-
ican state committee, at the said meet
ing of May u, 1908. | hereby request that
the republicans in the respective counties
Of the state assemble at such places as
may be agreed upon by the county organ
zations, on Saturday, the 30th day of
April, 1904, in convention or mass meet
ing and elect delegates to said convention
to assemble in the city of birmingham, as
aforesaid. on the 10th of May, 1904; and L
further request that a copy of the ere
dentials of the delegates and alternates
elected at said meetings be forwarded to
the chairman of the state committee.
signed by the chairman and secretary of
said meeting Immediately after the adj
journment of said meeting or convention.
In said county conventions and mass
meetings, all qualified voters in the state
Of Alabama who believe in the republican
principles as laid down in the national
platform of our party in 1900. and who in
tend to support the republican county.
state and national nominees. are invited
to participate in said conventions, mass
meetings and deliberations of the party
The resolution authorizing and empow--
ering me- as chairman of said committee,
to call said state convention and county
conventions and mass meetings. adopted
by the republican state committee ON May
12, 1903 is in words as follows:
BE 1t resolved, by the republican state
executive committee of Alabama that a
state convention is hereby called to be
held during the year 1904 at such time
and place as the chairman of this commit
tee. Hon. w. /. Wellman. may designate.
''Be it further resolved. that only those
delegates be recognized and permitted to
participate in the state. county, district
and brecinct meeting who are duly quail
fled voters under the constitution and laws
of Alabama
'Be it further resolved. that at the said
next state convention each county in this
state shall be entitled to one delegate
and one additional delegate for each geo.
voters or majority fraction thereof re-
turned for Mckinley and Roosevelt in
1900.
BE 1t further resolved. that all quail
fled voters in the state of Alabama who
believe in the republican principles as laid
down in the national platform of our
party. and who intend to support repuh-
lican county. state and national nominees,
are invited to participate in the conven-
tons and deliberations of our party in the
future
BE It further resolved, that il is the
sense of this comaittee that the several