The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-02-05
THE CALL ISSUED.
Republican National Convention
Will be Held June FL.

Chairman Hanna OF the Republican
National committee has issued the
following call for the National Con-
yention to be held in Chicago June 81:
The call makes the usual provisions
for the number of delegates. four at
large from each state and two from
each congressional district. Dele
gates must be elected at least thirty
days before the national convention
meets. The text OF 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 con-
vention of 1900, the national Repub-
lican committee directs that natio-
nal convention of delegated represen-
tatves 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-President, to be voted for at
the presidential election, Tuesday,
NJ vember s, 1904, and for the transac-
tion of such other business as may
properly come before it. and that
said convention shall assemble at IL
O'Clock, noon, on Tuesday, the 2lst
day of June, 1904.
The Republican, electors of the
several states and territories, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Alaska and Indian
Territory and all other electors, with
out regard to past affiliations, who be-
Iievein the principles OF the Repub-
lician party and indorse its policies,
are cordially invited to unite under
this call in the selection Of candidates
for President and Vice
Said national convention shall con-
sist of number Of delegates at large
from each state, equal to double the
number of United States senators to
which each each state Is entitled, and
for each representative at large in
congress, two delegates atlarge; from
each congressional district and the
District of Columbia, two delegates:
from each of the territories OF Ariz-
ona, New Mckee, oklahoma and
Hawaii and Indian Territory, six de.
legates; from Alaska, four delegates.
For each delegate elected to said con-
vention an alternate delegate shall be
elected, to act in case of the absence
of the delegate. such alternate dele
gate to be elected at the time and in
the manner Of electing the delegate.
All delegates shall be elected not
less than thirty days before the meet
ing of the national convention. De-
legates at large shall be elected by
popular state and and territorial con-
vention, 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 NOM
mating the candidate for representa-
tive in congress in said district. pro-
vided that in any congressional dis.
tricJ where there is no Republican
congressional committee. the state
committee shall appoint from among
the Republican residents In such dis
trict 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 I'M
der the direction and supervision
Of an election board, composed Of
Chaplin Brown, George Fl. Harries and
John f. Cook,
Such board shall have authority to
fix the date OF such election and to
arrange all details and regulations in
cident thereto and shall provide for
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 contests 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 ma
tional committee twenty days prior to
the meeting of the national conven-
tion. Contests will be acted upon by
the national convention in the order
of the date of filing of notice and
statement with the secretary.
+ NJ. A. HANNA, Chairman,
PERRY S. HEATH. Secretary.
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