The Washington bee., 1907-12-14

/ iSAcB dIiQ lOl IIlC iIdlsdCuOu OF SuCn
other business as may properly come BE-
fore it
The republican electors of the sev-
eral states and territories, including Ha-
waii, the District of Columbia, Alaska,
Porto Rico and the Philippine Hands,
and all other electors, without regard TO
past political affiliation, who believe
in the principles of the republican party,
and indorSe its policies, are cordially in
yited 10 unite this call in the selection of
! delegates to said convention.
NRnIber of Delegates.
Said national convention shall con
sist of four delegtes-at.large from each
state, two delegates for each representa-
tiveat-large in the Congress, two dele
gates from each congressional district
and from each of the territories of Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Hawaii, two
delegates from the District of Coluna-
bia, and two delegates each from Alas
ka, Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. For each delegate elected to
this convention, an alternate delegate
shall be chosen to serve in case of the
absence of his principal
The delegates-at-large and their al
ternates shall be elected by popular
state and territorial conventions, Of
which at least thirty days notice shaft
have been published in some newspaper
or newspapers of general circulation in
the respective state or territory.
The congressional district delegates
shall be elected by conventions called
by the republican congressional COM
mittee Of each district, of which at least
thirty days notice shall have been pub
lished in some newspaper or newspapers
Of general circulation in the district;
provided, that in any congressional dis
trict where there Is no republican con-
! gressional committee the republican stat
committee shall be substituted for and
represent the congressional committee in
issuing said call and making said publi-
cations; and provided, that delegates
both from the state-at--large and their
adherents and delegates from each con-
gressional district and the alternateS
may be elected in conformity with the
laws of the state in which the election
occurs, provided, the state committee,
or any such congressional committee so
direct; but provided further, that in no
state shall an election Be so held as TO
preevnt the delegates from any con-
gressional district and their aiternates
being selected by the republican electors
of that district.
Election in District of Columbia
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.. Sidney
Bieber, Mr.. Percy Crawford and Mr.
George F. Collins of the District of
Columbia. This board shall have au-
thority to fix the date Of said elections,
subject to prior provisions herein, and to
arrange all details incidental thereto
and shall provide for a registration of
the votes cast, such registration to in
clude the name and residence of each
voter
The delegates from the territories
of Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii and
from Alaska shall be selected in the
manner Of elecaing ddlegatds-at-large
from the states as provided herein.
"The delegates from Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands shall be elected
in conformity with certain rules and
regulations adopted by this committee,
copies of which are to-be furnished to
the governing committee of the republi-
can party in Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine Islands.
"All delegates shall be elected not
earlier than thirty days after the date
of this call, and not later than thirty
days before the date OF the meeting of
the next republican national convention.
"The credentials of each delegate and
alternate must be forwarded TO the sec
retary OF the republican national com
mittee at Washington, D. &, at least
twenty days before the date fixed for the
meeting of the convention, for use in
making up It's temporary roll.
"In any case where more than the au-
thorized number Of delegates from any
state, territory or territorial district are
reported to the secretary Of the ma
ional committee a contest shall be
deemed to exist, and the secrtary shall
notify the several delegates so report
ed. and shall submit all such credentials |
and claims TO the whole committee for |
decision as to which delegates reported |
shall be placed on the temporary roll
of the convention
"All notices of contest shall be submit