Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1912-01-16

CALL ISSUED
Chairman FRANKIE Sends a Commun-
ication to Republican Elect
OTIS Of Iowa.
SELECT IN TWO WAYS
May Use Either Caucus or Primary
Method Of Naming
Delegates.

Des Moines, Jan. 13.-The offic-
ial call for the republican state
convention, to be held at Cedar
Rapids, April "a, was issued last
night by Carl F. FRANKIE of Parkers-
burg, chairman of the committee.
Attention is directed to the fact
that the manner of selecting dele
gates by counties is left to the dis
cretion Of the county committees.
The old caucus method, or the prim-
airy plan, Is optional.
In the lists of counties and the
number of delegates each Is entitled
to, published in The Register and
Leader yesterday, there were two err
rors. Clay county is entitled to
eleven delegates, rather than ten,
and Hamilton fifteen delegates,
rather than fourteen. The conven-
ton will recognize total of 1,4S1
delegates.
The call follows:
To the Republican Electors Of
Iowa: In accordance with usage
and in pursuance Of call of the re-
publican national committee, and by
direction Of the republican state
central committee of Iowa a dele
gate convention of the republicans
of iowa will be held In the city of
Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, April
"a, 1912, at II o'clock a. M, for the
purpose of electing four delegates
at-large and four alternate dele
gates-at-large to represent Iowa in
the republican national convention
to be held in the city Of Chicago. in
the state Of Illinois. on Tuesday,
June Is, 1912.
All republicans and others voters
in this state who believe in repub-
lican principles, and who indorse
the policy of the republican party,
are cordially invited to unite under
this call for the election OF dele
gates and alternate delegates to the
national convention.
At 10 o'clock a. m. Of the day Of
the aforesaid state convention the
delegates from the several districts
will meet in caucuses to select the
usual committees Of the state con-
vention.
The national committee directs:
"The congressional district dele
gates and alternates shall be elected
by conventions called by the repub-
lican congressional committee Of
each district, OF which at least thir-
ty days notice shall have been pub
lished in some newspaper or news
papers of general circulation In the
district; provided, that In any con-
gressional district where there is no
congressional committee,
the republican state committee
shall be substituted for and repre-
sent the congressional committee in
issuing said call and making said
1t Is recommended that the sever
al district conventions as provided
above be called to meet at the same
time and place as the state conven-
ton, In accordance with the Gus
tom of this state, and that the hour
Of converting of these several con-
ventions be fixed at the same time
as that of the district caucuses, at |
10 o'clock a. m. of April "a. 1912.
The state committee will provide
separate halls for the holding of
these caucuses and district conven-
tons.
The method OF selecting the dele
gates to attend the state convention
shall be determined by the commit
lees of the various counties and the
method to be used shall be stated in
The call issued by the county chair
nan for the election Of these dele
gates. All delegates shall be chosen
lot later than ten days before the
late of the meeting of the state
and the credentials OF
Ill the delegates should be forward
ID to the state chairman at Cedar
Rapids at least Eve days before the
Meeting OF the state convention.
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