The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-02-18
1920 OFFICIAL CALL FOR THE
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVEN-
TION

REPUBLICAN SIAIE OON EN-
To the Republican Voters Of Michi-
gan:
The Republican State Central Com
mittee directs that State convention OF
the delegated representatives of the
Republican Party of Michigan be held
in the city Of
Kalamazoo, on Wednesday, the fifth
day of May
1920. at eleven o'clock in the fore
noon, for the purpose of electing four
notwithstanding and four alternate
delegates at-large to the Republican
National Convention called to meet
in the city of Chicago on June 8, 1920;
also for the purpose of selecting fif-
teen candidates for Electors of Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States; and for the transaction OF
such business as may properly come
before the convention. :,
The voters of the several counties
who are in accord with the principles
of the Republican party, believe in its
declaration of policies, and are in
sympathy with its aims and purposes,
are cordially invited to unite under
to said state convention.
Pursuant to law and the action of
the republican State Central Com
mittee, each county will be entitled to
representation in the State convention
in accordance with the apportionment
of delegates for each 200 votes cast
at the November election of 1918 for
the Republican candidate for Secre-
tary of State.
Delegates shall be duly qualified
voters, men or women, of their re-
spective counties.
A District Convention will be called
by the Congressional District Commit
tee of each district, for the purpose
of electing two Delegates and two
Alternate Delegates to the National
Convention.
The Republican county conventions
for the election of delegates to the
State and district conventions shall be
held on
Wednesday the twenty-frst day of
April
1920, throughout the State.
Each township, ward or precinct
shall be entitled to such number of
delegates in the county convention of
its county as shall be specified in the
call issued therefor by the Republican
county committee.
The chairman and secretary of each
Republican county convention are re-
quested to send to the Secretary of
the Republican Central Committee at
Lansing, by first mail after county
convention is held, a certified list Of
the delegates elected to represent said
county in the State convention, giving
tn post Office address (street and
number if in city, of each delegate.
Each county forming a part of a
Congressional district shall be entitled
to the same number of delegates to
the district convention as to the State
convention hereby called. Wayne
county, which comprises all of the
First and Thirteenth Congressional
districts and parts of the Second and
Sixth Congressional districts shall be
entitled to Ill delegates to the dis
trict convention of the First District,
16 delegates to the district conven-
ton of the Second District, "a dele
gates to the district convention of the
Sixth District and III delegates to
the district convention Of the Thir-
teenth District.
The delegates to the State Conven-
tica frcn; the several codnties of each
Congressional district VIII meet II
district caucus at $3.50 o'clok A. NJ,
on the day of the State convention
and select pers ons To- t1e following
positions to be presented to the State
convention for nfirmation:
One ice Chairman.
Ore Assistant Secret iry;
One membe of the Committee on
Credentials;
One member of the Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order
&C BUSINESS;
One member of the Committee on
Resolutions;
me candidate for Eicctor of Presi-
dent and Vice-President If the United
States.
By order of the Republican Stat,
Central Committee.
Burt ID. Cady, Chairman.
Dennis f. Award. Secretary
Dated, Lansing, Mich, Feb. 6, 1920
Apportionment of Delegates
One delegate foi