The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-12-13
new ISSUES CALL
PROCLAMATION BY NATIONAL
COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.
THIRTY DAYS NOTICE A FEATURE
Michigan and Alaska Selections, Hav-
Ing Already Been Made, Are De-
clared Irregular.

Washington, d. C.-Chairman Harry
S. New of the republican national
committee has promulgated the call
for the republican national convention
to be held in Chicago, beginning June
1G, next year, in accordance with the
instructions of the committee.
An interesting feature OF the call Is
the fact that It prcscrlbes that thirty
days notice shall be given before any
delegates are elected to the conven-
ton. Under this rule the two district
delegates already chosen from the
eighth district of Michigan and the
six elected from Alaska are irregular
New Conventions Required.
The two Michigan delegates, Of
whom Representative Fordney Is one,
are practically instructed to vote for
Speaker Cannon as candidate for
the presidential nomination. II Is said
by republican authorities that If the
Fordney delegates seek admission to
the convention under credentials they
now have that there may be contest.
II is possible that, to obviate the dit'
ficulty, that another district conven'
ton may be called and two delegates
regularly chosen, who doubtless VIII
be the ones already elected.
The same thing is true of the Alaska
delegates with respect to their cleo
ton, with the added trouble that six
men have been CHOSEN, while the call
provides that Alaska shall have only
two votes In the convention.
Call for Convention.
The following is the text of the call:
"In accordance with established Gus
tom and in obedience to instructions
OF the republican national convention
of 1904, the republican national com
mlttee now directs that q national
convention of delegated representa-
lives of the republican party be held
in the city of Chicago, in the state
OF Illinois, at ~ o'clock noon, on Tues
day, the sixteenth day OF June, 1908
for the purpose of nominating can
dIdates for president and yice'presi
dent to be voted for at the presiden'
tial election, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 1908
and for the transaction Of such other
business as may properly come be
fore II.
BY Popular Convention.
Said national convention shall con
slst of four delegates-at-large from
each state, two delegates for each rep
resentative-at.large in the congress
two delegates from each congressional
district and from each of the terrific
ries of Arizona, New Mexico and Ha
wall; two delegates from the District
OF Columbia, and two delegates each
from Alaska, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippine Islands.
"The congressional district dele
gates shall be elected by conventions
called by the republican congressional
committee of each district, OF which
at least thirty days notice shall have
been published In some newspaper oi
newspapers of general circulation in
the district.
"All delegates shall be elected moi
carrier than thirty days after this cal
and not later than thirty days before
the date of the meeting Of the mex
republican national convention. The
credentials of each delegate and alter
nate must be forwarded to the secre
tary of the republican national com
mittee at Washington. d. c., at leas
twenty days before the date fixed FOL
the meeting OF the convention, for use
In making up Its temporary roll.
(SigneD
ELMER DOVER, Secretary.
HARRY s. NEW, Chairman"