The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-09

NOOAeAh4hCd AAOIH rlISl 4d5G.J alternates shall be elected by popular state ahd territorial conventions, of which at least thirty days notice shall have been published in some newspa- per or newspapers of general circula- tion in the respective state or terri
 The congregational district delegates shall be elected by conventions called by the republican congression commit tee of each district, of which at least thirty days notice shall have been published in some newspaper or news papers of general circulation in the district; provided, that in any con gressional district where there is no republican congressional committee the republican state committee shall be substituted for and represent the congressional committee in issuing said call and making said publication; and provided that delegates both from the state-at-large and their al ternates 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 elec- l ton be so held as to prevent the dele gates from any congressional district 1 and their alternates being selected by the republican electors of that district.
 'The election of delegates from the I | District of Columbia shall be held un- der the decision and supervision of an election board composed of Sidney ! Bieber, Percy Cranford and George F. Collins, of the District of Columbia. This board shall have authority to fix the date of said election subject to prior provisions herein, and to ar range all details incidental thereto; and shall provide for registration of the votes cast, such registration to in- clude the name and residence of each voter.
 '1rhe delegates from the territories of Arizona, New Mexico. Hawaii and from Alaska, shall be elected In the manner of selecting egates-at-large from the state 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 tc 1 the governing committees of the reppb' igcan marty in Porto Rico and the Phil ippine Islands.
 W '.All delegates shall be elected not 1 earlier than thirty days from the dte oi this. call and not later than thirty days before the date of the meeting of ths next republican convention.
 'yThe credeptials of each delegate and alternate must be forwarded to the sec retary of the republican national sQm, twenty days before the date fixed fol the meeting of tho convention, for use in making tip it's temporary roll.
 1 Tn any case where more than the authorized number of delegates iron any state, territory or delegate dtstrfol are reported to the secretary of the na. tional committee a contest shell D, deemed to exist, and the secretary shal notifp tho several delegates so reported and shall submit all such credentfal' and claims to the whole committee fol decision as to which delegates report ed shall De placed on the temporar, roll of the convention.
 \ "All notices of contest shall be sub
 mittel ih writing, accompanied by { printed statement setting forth tn grounds of contest, which must be hlet with the secretary of the committee twenty days prior to the meeting o
 the national committee.
 ELMER DOVER, secretary; HARRY s. NEW Chairman"