Mountain advocate., 1916-01-28
OFFICIAL CALL FOR REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

Louisville. KY, January 8, 1916.

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To the Republican Eector of Kentucky:
In accordance with established and in obedience the
rules governing the Republican Organization of Kentucky and the
official call Of the Republican National Committee the Republican
State Central Committee of Kentucky. directs that State
Convention Of delegated representatives of the Republican party of
Kentucky be held the City of Louisville o'clock P NJ
standard time Wednesday the first day of March, 1916 for the
Of eecg four delegates and four alternate delegates
from the Kentucky large the National Convention
Of the Republican Party be held in Chicago Ill., Wednesday
the 18th day Of June 1916 and for the purpose of nominating two
electors from said large to be voted for at the election to
be held on November I. 1916
The Republican electors of the State and all other electors with
out regard political aation who believe in the principles
of the Republican party and endorse policies cordially nv
ted unite under this call the selection of delegates this
venton.
The delegates said State Convention shall be elected by county
to be held the county of each county
o'clock NJ standard time Saturday February &C. 1916
except the counties of Bell Boyd Campbell and Kenon, in
which counties the said conventions shall be held at the cities of
Mddesboro Ashland Newport and Covngton respectively;
vded that the County of Jefferson and the City of Louisville
the City and County Executive Committee shall provide for the
holding of conventions for the selection of delegates in each dis
ct subdivision the county established by the jefferson
County Executive Committee and approved by this Committee
The form voting IN SAID county conventions shall be viva
In the City of Louisville and jefferson County the County
Executive Committee shall determine the of voting.
The Republican Congressional District Committee each Con-
gressOna District WILL directed by the call of the Republican
National Committee and direct the holding of Congressional
District Convention such district for the purpose of eecng
district delegates and alternate delegates said National Con-
venon and such committee hereby directed provide in its call
for the election member of the State Central Committee and
for the nomination Of eecto be voted for National Eec
ton, November T. 1916.
And hereby recommended that the delegates the said dis
c conventions be elected the time and the
as the delegates to the said State Convention
Said State Central Committee further directs that except
hereinafter provided in each and county the members
Republican County Committee shall be elected by precinct
meetings which precinct meetings shall be held O'Clock p
NJ standard time Saturday. March H. 1876 in the
scrbed Rule of the rules of the Republican Organization Of
Kentucky except however, that County Committee
vide for the election County Committeeman by county
Of he
officers who conduct the election of delegates the State
Convention and the form voting for the selection Of such dele
gates and County Committeeman shall be viva unless other
provided by the County Committee and such mass Conven
tons shall be held such the time and place at
which the delegates elected to said State Convention towt
Saturday, February &C. 1916 o'clock p NJ provided
that the County jefferson members Of the County Executive
Committee shall be elected provided the rules Of the State
Central Committee especially applicable the County of Jefferson
said County Executive Committee shall determine the
of voting
delegate shall be elected for each hundred ac
ton thereof amounting fifty cast for the Republican
candidates electors in each county the Presidential election
1905 the county of McCreary (which had not been
created 1909 where the combined vote ped by the Republican
and Progressive candidates for Presidential Electors in 1912 is