Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-12

A Republican state convention is
hereby called to be held at Montpelier
Friday, May 26, 1916, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon for the transaction of the
following business, viz:
l. To hear and act upon the report
of the committee on resolutions.
2. To elect eight delegates and eight
alternates to the Republican national
convention to be held in Chicago Ill,
on June 7, 1916.
3. To transact any other business
necessary or proper to come before said
convention.
Cities and towns will be represented
in said convention by delegates elected
on the basis of one delegate for each
city and town and one additional dele
gate for each 100 votes and each frac-
tion of 100 votes exceeding 30 cast for
the Republican candidate for governor
at the state election in 1914.
May 16, 1916, is hereby designated
as the date for the holding of the eau
cuses for the election of delegates to
said state convention. Caucuses must
be called by the Republican committee
of each city and town and notice of the
time and place of such caucuses should
gates elected at such caucuses should
provide themselves with proper creden-
tials duly attestcd by the secretary of
the respective caucus at which they
were elected, and present the same to
! the Republican state committee (Which
is constituted the committee on creden-
tials) at its headquarters at the Pavil
ion hotel Immediately on their arrival
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A duplicate copy of the credentials
should be mailed to the secretary OF
the state. committee at st. Johnsbury
Immediately after holding the caucu;
in order to aid in expediting the work
of making up the roll of the convention
Owing to the fact that on account OF
the new primary law there will be NJ
caucuses held this year after those pro
vided for IN this call, town and city
committees should be elected at thcsl
caucuses to be held on May 10, sucl
committees to take Office immediately
upon their election. The names of com
mttees elected should be returned t,
the secretary of the Republican stat,
committee, st. Johnsbury, immedatel,
after the caucuses. Careful attention
to these details of making returns a
greatly assist the state committee il
its work and will enable the state com
mittee to perfect campaign Organiza
ton in season to he of real benefit
While the caucuses hereby provide,
for, as in the past will be sclf-governinI
bodies, it is the judgment and recon
mendation of the state committee tina
any voter who intends to vote and ac
with the Republican party at the ap
proaching November election should b
invited and permitted to participate i
the caucuses.
The above call is signed by all tn
members of the Republican state CON
mittee.
The total number of delegates in tn
, Republican state convention will be 81
Brattleboro, which in some years ha
had IL to II delegates, this year wi
have but seven. The number of dele
gates to which Windham county town
are entitled is as follows: Athens
Brattleboro Z, Brookline l, Dover
> Dummerston 2, Grafton 2, Guilford
Halifax l, Jamaica 2, Londonderry
Z Marlboro /, Newfane 2, Putney :
. Rockingham 6, Somerset |, Stratton
Townshend 2, Vernon 2, Wardsboro
g Westminster ., Nottingham 2, Wilmin.
ton 2, Windham 2.