The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-01-28
TO GATHER IN LOUISVILLE FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECT
ING DELEGATES.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1ST.
Representatio N From All Coun-
ties i'm The State Totals
1855.

Tic lOlioNihS tdAA Aph a eNoNC NCh-
vention to be held in Louisville
March, LIST. has been issued from
Republican headquarters:
The Official Call.
Louisville. KY, Jan. s, 1916.
ITO the Republican Electors of Ken
lucky:
"In accordance with established
custom, and in obedience to the rules
governing the Republican Organiza-
ton Of Kentucky, and the official call
of the Republican National Commit
tee. the Republican State Central
COMMITTEE of Kentucky, now directs
that State Convention of delegated
representatives of the Republican
party of Kentucky be held in the
City of Louisville at one o'clock p. m.
standard time on Wednesday, the
first day of March, 1916, for the
purpose of electing four delegates and
four alternate delegates from the
State of Kentucky, at large, to the
National Convention of the Republic
can Party, to be held in Chicago, ILL.,,
on Wednesday. the 9TH day of June.
1916, and for the purpose of nomi-
mating two electors from said State
at large, to be voted for at the cleo
tion to be held on November Z, 1916.
THE Republican electors of the
State and all other electors, without
regard to past political affiliation,
who believe in the principles of the
Republican party and endorse its po-
licies are cordially invited to unite
under this call in the election of del
egates TO this convention.
"The delegates to said State Con-
vention shall be elected by county
mass conventions to be held in the
county seat of each county at one
O'Clock p. m. standard time on Satur-
day, February 90. 1916, except in
the counties of Bell, Boyd, Campbell
and Kenton, in which counties the
said conventions shall be held at the
cities of Middlesboro, Ashland, New
port and Covington, respectively;
provided that in the County of JET
ferson and the City of Louisville, the
City and County Executive Commit
tee shall provide for the holding of
conventions for the selection of dele
gates in each district or sub division
OF the county, as established by the
Jefferson County Executive Commit
tee and approved by this committee.
Viva Voce Form of Voting.
The form of voting in said coun-
ty mass conventions shall be viva
voce. In the city of Louisville and
Jefferson county the County Execu-
tive Committee shall determine the
manner of voting.
The Republican Congressional !
District Committee in each Congress
sionai district will. as directed by 4
the call OF the Republican National 4
Committee meet and direct the hold
ing Of a Congressional District Con- /
vention in such district for the pur- I
pose Of electing two district dele I
gates and two alternate delegates to |
said National Convention and such |
is hereby directed 10 pro-
vide in its call for the election of one 4
member of the State Central Commit
tee and for the nomination of one F.
elector 70 be voted for at said Ma
tional election, November Z. 1916. I
And il is hereby recommended .
that the delegates 10 the said dis
trict conventions be elected at the
same time and in the same manner 4
as the delegates TO the said conven-
ton
said State Central Committee fur
Their directs that except as hereinaf- .
ter provided, in each and every coun-
ty the new members OF the Republi-
can County Committee shall be cleo .
ted by precinct meetings which pre- ,
einet meetings shall be held at l
O'Clock p. m. standard time, on Sat
urday March IL, 1915, in the man .
ner prescribed in rule two of the .
rules Of the Republican Organization /
OF Kentucky, except. however, that
any county committee may provide /
for the election of county committee |
men by county mass convention and /
said election of committeeman shall |
be held by the same officers who !
the election OF delegates to
the State Convention, and the form
Of voting for the selection of such
delegates and county committeeman
shall be viva yoce unless otherwise
provided by the county committee.
nd such mass conventions shall be
held In such county at the same time
md place at which the delegates are
elected to said State Convention. to-
win: ON Saturday. February &c, 1915.
n 1 o'clock d. N, PROVIDED that IN