The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
CONVENTION CALLED.
Chairman Hanna of Republican MAJ
t;onai Committee Issues Noti>e to
Nee. in Chicago June q.

Armour. S. ID. Jan. 19.-Senator Han,
ma, as chairman of the national repub-
tican committee, late Saturday after
f1oon issued the following call foc5 tbs
bext national republican conventions:
TO the Republican Electors of the
United States: In accordance with es-
Iablished custom and in obedience to
instructions of the national convention
pf 1900, tho national republican com-
mittee directs that a national conven
ZION of delegated Representatives OF
the republican party be held at Chi
.ago, in the state of Illinois. for the
purpose of nominating candidates for
president and vice president to be vot-
ed tor at the presidential election
Euesday. November S. 1904, and for the
transaction of such other business as
may properly come before 1T, and that
laid convention shall assemble at IL
o'clock noon on Tuesday, the 21st day
III June. 1904.
The republican electors of the sew
,ral states ana territories, the District
lf Columbia, Alaska and Indian Terri
Tory. and all other electors. without re-
sard TO past political Affiliations, who
sliave in the principles of the repub-
] can party and indorse it's policies, are
cordially invited to unite under this call
n the selection of candidates for pres
tient II vice president.
Number OF Ieqat
Said national convention shall consis,
u a number of delegates at large from
itch state. equal to double the number
United States senator's to which each
5ttate is entitled, and for each repre-
tentative at large in congress two dele
Eates at large: from each congressional
district and the District of Columbia,
iwo delegates; from each of the ter
~.itories of Arizona. New Mexico. Okla
Iona, Hawaii and Indian Territory. six
delegates; from Alaska, four delegates.
Eor each delegate elected to said
convention an alternate delegate shall
ne elected to act in the case of h abb
eence of the regular delegate, such all
iarnate delegate to be elected at the
time and in the manner of electing the
s~felegate.
All delegates shall be elected not less
Than thirty days before the meeting of
the national convention. Delegates at
large shall be elected by popular state
nd territorial conventions, of which at
least thirty days notice shall have been
published in some newspaper or news
papers of general circulation in the re-
tpective staes and territories.
The congressional district delegates
rha1l be elected by conventions called
Ivy the congressional committee of each
district in the manner of nominating
she candidate for representative in con-
;;ress in said district, provided that in
isny congressional district where there is
no republican congressional committee
The republican state committee shall
tppoint from the republican residents In
;;uch a district a committee for the pur-
pose of calling a district convention to
j;lect delegates to represent said dis
trict.
Election of Delegates.
The election of delegates ron the
I)istrict of Columbia shall be held under
The direction and supervision of an
Brown. George III. Harries and John F..
Cook.
Such board shall have authority to Ak
the ate of such election and to arrange
III details and regulations incident
thereto, and shall provide for a regis
fration of the votes as cas- such regis
traticn to include the name and resi-
sience of each voter.
The territorial, delegates shall be
elected in the manner of nominating
candidates for delegates in congress,
ind delegates from Alaska and Indian
Territory shall be elected by popular
convention.
AL notices OF contest shall be submit
ted in writing. accompanied by Il print
ed statement giving the grounds for
contest. which shall be filed with the
secretary of the national committee
twenty days prior to the meeting of the
national convention. Contests will be
acted on by the national convention In
order of date of filing notice n state
ment with the secretary.
Perry S. Heath, Secretary.
NJ. A. Hanna, Chairman.