Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-09
OFFICIAL GALL
FOR CONVENTION
Inssued By Repu-
blican National
Committee
REDUCES DELEGAT ION S
Of Territories From Six to
Two'.-WillNot Effect New
Mexico, However.

Washington, Dec. 9.--The official
call for the Republican National Con.
vention to be held in Chicago on June
is next has been issued 1t is signed
by Chairman Harry New and Secre
tary Elmer Doyery, of the Republican
National Committee. The call, which
is addressed to the Republican elect
ors of the United States" is as fol-
lows:
In accordance with the establish
ed custom and In obedience to In
structions of the Republican National
Committee of 1904, the Republican Ma
tional Committee now directs that a
national convention of delegates, rep.
resentatives Of the Republican party,
to be held in the city of Chicago, in
the state of Illinois, at IL o'clock noon
on Tuesday, the 10th day of June,
1908, for the purpose of nominating
candidates for President and Vice
President to be voted for at the Presi.
dental election Tuesday, November 8.
1908, and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before 1t.
The Republican electors of the sew.
eral states and territories, including
Hawaii, the District of Columbia,
Alaska, Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands and all other electors, without
regard to the past presidential affilia.
tion, who believe in the principles OF
the Republican party and endorse it's
policies, are cordially invited to unite
under this call In the selection Of
delegates to said convention.
"Said national convention shall con-
sist of four delegates at large from
each state; two delegates for each
representative at large In Congress;
two delegates from each congression-
al district and two from the territories
Of Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii; two
delegates from the District of Column
bia and two each from Alaska, 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 alb.
sence Of his principal.
"The delegates at large and their
alternates shall be elected by popular
state and territorial conventions, Of
which at least thirty days notice shall
have been published in some newspa.
per or newspapers of general circula-
ton In the respective states or terri
tories.
"The congressional district dele
gates shall be elected by conventions
called by the Republican congression-
al committee of each district, of which
at least thirty days notice shall have
been published in some newspaper or
newspapers Of general circulation in
the district; provided that in any con-
gressional district where there is no
congressional committee the Republi-
can state committee shall be substi-
tuted for this and represent the con-
gressional committee In issuing said
call and making said publication and
provided tnat delegates both from the
states at large and their alternates
may be elected in conformity with the
laws Of the state in which the elec-
tion occurs, provided the state com.
mittee or any such congressional com
mittee SO directs, but provided further
that in no state shall an election be so
held as to prevent the delegates from
any congressional district, and their
alternates, being selected by the Re-
publican electors of that district. The
election Of delegates from the District
Of Columbia shall be held under the
direction and supervision Of an cleo
tion board composed Of Sidney Bieber,
Perry Crawford and George F. Col
Inns, Of the District Of Columbia. This
board shall have authority to fix the
date Of said election, 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 include 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 selecting delegates at large
from the states as provided herein. /
THE delegates from Porto Rico and
the PhiAppine 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
Republican party In Porto Rico and
the Philippine 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