The Red Cloud chief., 1904-01-22
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CALL
senator Mamma Issues Call, Giving Date
aad RuIes for Election Of Delegates
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a.d Rules for Election Of Delegates
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Senator Hanna, an chairman Of the
national republican committee. issued
| the call for the next national republi-
can convention:
ITO the Republican Electors Of the
| United States: In accordance with es-
tablished custom and in obedience TO
instructions of the national convention
of 1900, the national republican COM
mittee directs that O national conven-
ton Of delegate representatives OF the
republican party be held at Chicago
in the state of Illinois, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for president
and vice president, to be voted for at
the presidential election. Tuesday. Mo-
vember 8, 1904, and for the transaction
of such other business a. may properly
come before 1t, and that said conven-
ton shall assemble at IL o'clock noon
on Tuesday. the 21st day OF June. 1904.
THE republican electors Of the sew
eral states and territories, the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Alaska and Indian
territory and all Others electors. with
out regard TO past political Affiliations,
who believe in the principles of the re-
publican 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 on
sist OF a number of delegates-at-larie
from each state. equal to double the
number OF United states senator's to
which each state is entitled, and for
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gress. two delegates-at-large.
From each congressional district
and the district u Columbia, tive dele
gates.
From each OF the territories OF Ari-
IONA, New Mexico. Oklahoma and Ha-
wall and Indian territory. six dele
gates.
From Alaska. four delegates.
For each delegate elected to said
convention an alternate 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
of electing the delegate. 4.
"All delegates shall he 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 ard 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.
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. provided that
in any congressional district where
there Is no republican congressional
committee the republican state COM
mittee 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
District OF Columbia shall be held un-
der the direction and supervision of an
election board composed OF Mr.. Chaplin
Brown. Mr.. George II. Harries and Mr..
John +. Cook. Such board shall have
authority to fix the date of such cleo
ton and to arrange all details and reg
ulations incident thereto and shall pro-
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cast. such registration to include the
name and residence OF each voter.
The territorial delegates shall be
elected in the manner 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 sub
mitted in writing, accompanied by a
printed statement. setting forth the
grounds of contest, which shall be filed
with the secretary of the national COM
mittee twenty days prior to the meet
ing of the national convention.
Contests will be acted on by the ma
tional convention in order OF date OF
filing of notice and statement with the
secretary. (Signed.)
PERRY S. HEATH, Secretary.
M. A. HANNA Chairman"