Evening journal., 1916-01-06
c. O.P. Convention
CALL IS issued
Delaware Entitled to Six
DelegateS-at-Large in
Chicago Gathering
MAJOR MITCHELL
GETS NOTIFICATION

Major Edmund Mitchell, chairman
of the Republican state committee.
Delaware, today received from the |
Republican national committee, the !
official call for the party convention
which will be held at Chicago, begin /
ming June Z. Delaware is allowed six /
delegates at large in the convention.
The call follows:
To the Republican Electors of the
United States:
In accordance with established GUS
tom and in obedience to instructions of
the Republican National Convention
of 1912, the Republican national COM
mittee now directs that a national
convention of delegated representa-
tives of the Republican party be held
in the city of Chicago, in the State of
Illinois, at IL o'clock A. NJ, on We'd
nesday, the 7th day of June, 1916, for
the purpose of nominating candidates
for president and vice-president, to be
voted for at the presidential election
on Tuesday, November z, 1916, and for
the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before it.
The Republican electors of the sew
eral States and the District of Column
bia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands, and all other
electors without regard > last politi-
cal affiliations, who believe in the prin-
ciples of the Republican party and in
dcrse it's policies. are cordially invited
to unite under this call in the selec-
tion of delegates to said convention.
Said national convention shall consist
of four delegates at large from each
Il State, and two delegates at large for
each representative in congress; one
delegate from each congressional dis
4 trict an additional delegate for each
congressional district in which the
vote for any Republican elector in
1908, or for the Republican nominee
for congress in 1914, shall have been
! not less than $500; two delegates
each from the District of Columbia
Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the
Philippine Islands. All delegates from
any State may, however, be chosen
J from the State at large, in the event
that the laws of the State in which the
election occurs so provide. Alternate
delegates shall be elected to this con
vention for each unit of representation
= equal to the number of delegate:
! elected therein. In the absence o.
} any delegate at large or delegate from
. a congressional district, the roll CT al
Z ternates for the State or the distric
shall be called in the order in which
d the names are placed upon the roll o
r the convention.
Delegates at large and their alter
mates. and delegates from Congress
sional districts and their alternates
. shall be elected in the followin
o manner:
3 IN BY primary elections, in ac
cordance with the laws of the State
n which the election occurs, in sue
. States as require by law, the electio
- of delegates to national convention
of political parties by direct primal
les: provided, that in any State /
9 which Republican representation upo
e the hoard of judges or inspectors
iI elections for such primary election
!, denied by law, delegates and alter
7" mates shall be elected as hereinafte
= provided.
y (2) BY congressional, territorial
state conventions, as the case may b
!, to be called by the congressional, te
- ritorial or state committees, respe'
,f lively. Notice of the call for such col
ventions shall be published in new
l. paper or newspapers Of general circl
h. iation in the district, territory or stat
10 In a congressional district where the
n Is no Republican congressional cor
70 mittee, the Republican state commi
AZ tee shall issue the call and make sa
publication.
of No delegates or alternates shall
ne deemed eligible to participate in al
ed convention to elect delegates to G
a. national convention who we're elect
Is prior to the. adoption of this call.
e. Delegates presenting certificates
d. election from the canvassing bear
ks or officers created or designated
State law to canvass the returns al
ar issue certificates of election to del
th, gates to the national convention
,e- be placed upon the temporary roll
ed the convention by this committee.
ed The election of Delegates from Z
os. District of Columbia shall be he
OF under the direction and supervise,
ok of an election board. composed
Charles Linkins. Charles H. Baum
On and Jesse II. Foster. of the District
llv Columbia. This board shall have a
as thority to fix the date of said conve
,ht tion, subject TO the provisions Of II
lin call, and TO arrange all details incido
40 tai thereto; and shall provide for
,eT registration Of the votes cast, such rC
- istration to include the name and re
"a dence of each voter.
IA The delegates from Alaska, Haws
'eu Porto Rico and the Philippine
lands shall be elected in conform
% with the rules and regulations adopt
7, by this committee, copies of whi
tne will be furnished TO the governi
ing committee of the Republican party
oly such territory and insular poss,
Al sions.
ino All delegates and alternates sh
be elected not earlier than thirty dS
- after the date Of this call, and not la
than thirty days before the date of
q meeting of the Republican Natioi
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