The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-03
OFFICIAL CALL
FOR CONVENTION
Republicans to Meet In Chicago on
June 7 to Select Candidate
for President Of the
United states.
NUMBER OF DELEGATES

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There Are to be Fewer Delegates
This Year Than at the Meet
Ing Held Four Years
Ago.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The official
call for the republican national con.
yentton OF 1916, to be held at Chicago
June z, was issued by Chairman
Charles d. Hilles, from the offices Of
the secretary, James B. Reynolds, in
Washington. The representation is
somewhat reduced, on account of the
reduction in southern states, and there
fore the total number OF delegates viii
be less than attended the convention
OF 1912. Here is the official call:
ITO the republican electors Of the
United States:
In accordance with established Gus
tom and In obedience to instructions
Iof the republican national convention
Iof 1912, the republican national com
mittee now directs that a national
convention of delegated representa-
tives OF the republican party De held
In the city Of Chicago. in the state Of
Illinois, at IL o'clock q. M, on Wednes-
day, June Z, 1915, for the purpose Of
nominating candidates for president
and vice president to be voted for at
the presidential election on Tuesday,
N0vnn1hoP
action of such other business as may
properly come before it.
Number Of Delegates Fixed.
THE republican electors of the sew
ieral states and the District of Colum-
b1a, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and
the Philippine Islands and all other
affiliations, who believe in the prin-
ciples OF the republican party and in
dorse its policies, are cordially inyit-
Led TO unite under this call in the Sc
lection OF delegates to said convention.
Said national convention shall CON
|sist OF four delegates at large from
each state, and two delegates at large
for each representative at large in
lgressional district; an additional dele
which the vote for the republican
ielector 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.
Alternate for Each Delegate.
"All delegates from any state may,
however, be chosen from the state a:
large, in the event that the laws OF the
state in which the election occurs SO
provide. Alternate delegates shall be
elected to this convention for each
unit Of representation equal to the
number Of delegates elected therein
In the absence of any delegate at
large or delegate from congressional
district, the roll OF alternates for the
state or the district shall be called IN
the order in which the names are
placed upon the roll Of the convention
Manner Of Election Outlined.
Delegates at large and their alter
mates and delegates from congression-
al districts and their alternates shall
be elected in the following manner:
Il. By primary elections. in &C
cordance with the laws Of the state in
which the election occurs, In such
states as require by law the election Of
delegates to national conventions OF
political parties by direct primaries;
provided that in any state In which
republican representation upon the
board Of judges Or inspectors OF cleo
tons for such primary election Is de-
MED by law, delegates and alternates
shall be elected as hereinafter pro-
vided
"2. BY congressional. territorial or
state conventions as the case may be,
to be called by the congressional, ter
ritorial or state committees, respect
lively. Notice OF the call for such,
conventions shall be published In
newspaper or newspapers Of general
circulation in the district, territory or
state. Ina congressional district where
there is no republican congressional
committee, the republican state COM
imittee shall issue the call and make
said publication.
Certificate Of Election Needed.
mo delegates or alternates shall be
deemed eligible to participate in any
convention to elect delegates to the ma.
|tional convention who were elected
prior to the adoption of this call.
Delegates presenting certificates of
election from the canvassing boards
or officer created or designated by
state law to canvass the returns and
issue certificates Of election to dele
gates to the national convention, shall
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