The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-04
REvOLUT|OM|STS
CAPTURE JUAREZ
WITHOUT AF|GHT
Movement Against Carranza
Government Makes Progress
PRESIDENT LOSING GROUND
Rebels Have Now Taken from Him
Without a Battle Nearly Half
Of the Country.


has issued a call for the Republican
state convention to be held at Mont
pelier. Wednesday, May 2G, at 10
O'clock IN the forenoon TO elect eight
delegates and eight alternates to the
Republican national convention to be
held in Chicago, on June s.
Cities and towns will be represent
ed in convention by delegates EJECT
ed on the basis of one delegate for
each city and town and one addition
al delegate for each 100 votes and
each fraction of 100 votes exceeding
so cast for the Republican candidate
for governor at the state election in
1916.
May 10 Is designated as the date
for the holding of the caucuses for
the election of delegates TO said con-
yention. Caucuses must be called by
the Republican committee of each
city and town and notice of the time
and place of such caucuses should
be posted not later than May 10. Del
Iegates elected at such caucuses
shou'd provide themselves with prep
er credentials duly attested by the
chairman and secretary of the re-
spective caucus at which they were
elected, and present the same to the
Republican state committee (Which
is constituted the committee on Gre
dentials) at lis headquarters at the
Pavilion Hotel Immediately on their
arrival at Montpelier to attend the
convention A duplicate copy of the
credentials should be mailed to the
secretary of the state committee at
Bennington, Vermont Immediately
latter holding of the caucus in order
to aid in expediting the work of max
ing up the roll OF the convention.
Owing to the fact that on account
Of the new primary law there will
probably be no caucuses held this
year after those provided for in this
call, town and city committees
should be e'ected at these caucuses
to be held on May 10, such commit
tees to take Office Immediately upon
their election. The names of com
mittees elected should be returned tc
II the secretary of the Republican state
committee, Benning on, Immediately
after the caucuses. GARRETT attention
TO these details of making returns as
TO committees and delegates elected
will greatly assist the state commit
tee in its work and will enable the
state committee TO perfect cam
patgn organization in season to be o.
real benefit.
Whiie the caucuses hereby provid
ed for, as in the past, will be self gov
erning bodies, it is the Judgment anC
Recommendation OF the state commit
tee that any voter who intends L
vote and act with the Republican
Iparty at the approaching Novembe
election should be invited and per
mited to participate in the caucuses
Vhe members of the state commit
tee are. John b. PiddoCk, Chair
man, Bellows Falls, Collins NJ
Graves, secretary, Bennington, MauI
ice Il. Dewey, treasurer, Montpelier
Millard r. Barnes, Chimney Point
Harry II. Carr, st, Johnsbury, Guy NJ
Page, Burlington, Harry Il. Amey
Island Pond, Harold +. Fairchild
Fairfield, John Robinson, South He c
Smith B. Waite, Hyde Park, John {
Sherburne, Randolph, T. n O'Rcnrke
Derby Line, Leonard f. Wing, Rut
land, Alfred q. Watson, Hartford.
On the basis fixed by the commit
tee counties will be entitled to rel
. resentation as follows.