Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
ALL DELEGATES
TO Be CHOSEN At
ONE CONVENTION
Vermont Republican Committee
Issues Ca!l--District COnven-
lions Are Now Dispensed
with by Law.

Montpclier. MAJ THE call for tho re
publican state convention t" he held ~
Montpelier Friday, May %, to elect deie
gates ana alternates to the national con- /
vention at Chicago has been issued by
the state committee. The call clearly
and definitely states that there VIII De
one convention only instead or the Two
district conventions and one State cotVeh-
ton as held under the old law.
The call reads as folowa;
a republican state convention is hereby
called to be held at Montpelier VT, FRI
day, May %, 1916, at ten O'Clock In the
forenoon for the transaction of the fol-
lowing business, VIZ
I. To hear and act upon the report OF
tho committee on resolutions.
.. TO elect eight delegates and eight
altcrnates to tho republican national con-
ventinn to be held in Chicago. Illinois on
June :, 1916.
,. TO transact any other business noe
cssary or proper to come before said con-
vcntion.
Cities and towns will he represent
| ed in said convention by delegates
elected on the basis of one dele.
/ gate for each CITY aud town and one add'-
tional delegate for each 100 votes and each
fraction of lon votes exceeding 80 cast for
! the republican candidate for governor at
She state election in 1914.
May 49, 1916, is hereby designated as
the date for the holding of the caucuses
for the election Of delegates to said Stat"
convention. Caucuscs must be called bv
the republican committee Of each city
and town and notice of the time and place
Of such cauouscs should he posted not
! later than May 10. 1916. Delegates elected
at such caucuscs should provide them
selves with proper credentials duly at
tested by the secretary Of the respective
caucus at which they were elected, and
present the same to the republican state
committee tWhch is constituted the com
mttee on credcutialsl at it's headquarters
at the Pavilion Hotel Immediately on
their arrival at Montrclicr to attend thu
convention \ duplicate copy Of the
credentials should be mailed to the secro-
tary of tn, state committee at st. Johns
bur. Vt. Immediately after holding of the
caucus in order to aid in cXpediting the
work of making UP the roll OF the con-
Ncutiou.
Owing to the fact that ON account Of
the new primary laN there will probably
be- no caucuses held this year after those
provided for in this call, town and city
committees should he elected at these
caucuses to he held on May &c, such
committees to take office Immediately
upon their election. The names of COM
mittees elected should be returned to tho
secretary of the republican State com
mittee. st. Johnsbury, VT. Immediately
after the caucuses. Careful attention to
| Iii
committees and delegates elected will
greatly assist the state committee in its
work and will enable the state com
mittee to perfect "A campaign orsaniza-
tion i'm season to hc of "oal benefit.
While the caucuscs hereby provided for
as in the past viii Ice self-governine
bodies. it is the judgment and recon
mcndation of the State committee that
any voter who intends to vote and act
with the Republican party at the ap-
preaching November election should bC
invited and permitted to participate il
the CauCuscS.
The representations by counties is as
follows:
addison. 20: Bennington, 40: Caledonia
49, Chittenden, 81; Essen, Is; Franklin, ~
Grand Isle. II, l.amoille, -; Orange, 40
orleans. 4G; Rutland, 81; WASHINGTON, 80
Windham, IS. Windsor. 20; total. Gil.
The call also gives the delegates a.
apportioned to towns,
| The town apportiouments in Addison
Chittenden. Franklin, Grand Isle anc
I.amoille counties are as follows:
Addison county-Addison. >; Bridport. =
Bristol, , Cornwall. =; Ferrisburg, 8
Goshen, !; Granville, /; Hancock /
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