Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-12-05
REPRESENTATION POzVers OF the
Republican National COn1f'11ffee

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oil delegates from the state at large
h,,+ the Convention evidently provided,
nv the terms of Rule IL as adopted,
method of avoiding conflicts between the
call issued by the National Committee
and the laws of the several states
whether already enacted or Thereafter
enacted"
Hinder the terms of the rule adopted
by the 1908 and 1912 conventions, the Ma
tional Committee can, the opinion says
avoid conflict between the law of state
and the rule of the Party by proVlalhs
in its call that delegates may be elected
in conformity with the law of the state
in which the election occurs.
Therefore. it is the opinion of the COM
mittee, in deciding the second question:
that the National Committee has au-
thority under the wording of Rule IL, as
adopted by the Conventions of 1903 and
1912. TO prescribe in its call the method
of choosing delegates to future National
conventions, including the authority to
provide therein that all delegates from
any State may be chosen from the state
at large, or part from the state at large
and part from Congressional Districts
in accordance with the laws of the state
in which the election occurs
Upon the third question considered
"has the National Committee authority
to call a special national convention OF
the party" the opinion says the National
Committee is the only machinery provided
by the various national conventions to
issue it's call and that the rules do not
refer to a special convention, nor to
convention for nominating candidates
for President and Nice-President The
opinion declares:
"The method provided can properly
be invoked for the purpose of calling
special convention, and it is the opinion
of your Committee that the National
Committee has authority to call a spec
ial National Convention
The fourth question considered is
If the National Committee should de-
eide to call a special convention. what
would be legal form for the call to be
issued by the National Committee? On
this the opinion reads:
I'm such case the National Committee
could direct the Chairman and Secretary
of the Committee to issue a call, within
so days at least before the time fixed,
for a National Convention of delegated
representatives of the Party; such call
to state:
/. The time, place and purpose of such
Convention.
2. That such Convention shall consist
of four delegates-at-large from each
state; two notwithstanding for each
Representative-at-larg in Congress from
each State; two delegates from eacn
Congressional District, six delegates each
from Hawaii and Alaska; two delegates
each from the District of Columbia,
Porto Rico and the Philippine Islands
that for each delegate chosen an alter
nate delegate shall be chosen in the same
manner and at the same time to act in
the absence of the delegate That dele
gates-at-large, and Congressional Dis
trict delegates, shall be chosen in each
state in such manner as the Republican
State Committee of the State in which
the election occurs shall direct; provid-
ed, however, that if in any state, which
has provided by law for the election of
all delegates to a National Convention
from the state at large, all delegates
shall be elected in accordance with sact
law. or shall be chosen from the state
at large. the National Committee will
place the names of such delegates on the
temporary roll of the Convention
g. A method for the election of dele
gates from the District of Columbia, the
territories and the territorial posses
sions.
A. The time within which all delegates
chosen oil
warded to the Secretary of the Ma
tional Committee
5. That all notices of contests shall be
submitted in writing, accompanied by a
printed statement setting forth the
ground of contest filed within a time
stated with the Secretary of the Ma
tional Committee"