Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-02-26
OFFICIAL CALL
For the 1920 Republican State Con
vention-

To the Republican Voters OF Mich
gan:
The Republican State Central
Committee directs that a State con
vention of the delegated representa-
tives of the Republican Party of
Michigan be held in the city Of Kali
amazoo on Wednesday, the fifth day
Of May, 1920, at eleven o'clock in
the forenoon, for the purpose of
electing four delegates at-large and
four alternate delegates-at-l large TO
the Republican National Convention
called to meet in the city of Chicago
on June s, 1920; also for the pur-
pose of selecting fifteen candidates
for Electors Of President and Vice
President of the United States; and
for the transaction of such other
business as may properly come be-
fore the convention.
The voters Of the several counties,
who are in accord with the principles
of the Republican party, believe in
its aims and purposes. arc cordially
invited to unite under this call in the
selection of delegates 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 con
vention in accordance with the ap.
portionment of delegates hereto at
tached, being one delegate for each
200 votes cast at the November
election Of 1913 for the Republican
candidate for Secretary 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
Committee 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
first 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 It's 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 requested to send to the Secre-
tary Of the Republican State Central I
Committee at Lansing, by first mail
after the county convention is held, !
Il certified list of the delegates elected /
TO represent said county in the State /
giving the post Office adj
dress (street and number if in city, |
Of each delegate.
Each county forming part of
Congressional district shall be en-
titled to the same number of dele
gates to the district convention as
to the State convention hereby called.
Wayne county, which comprises all
IF the First and Thirteenth Con-
gressional districts and parts of the
2nd and 9th Congressional districts
shall be entitled to Ill delegates to
,he district convention; of the First
District, 10 delegates to the district
of the Second district, "a
delegates to the district convention
If the Thirteenth District.
The delegates TO the State Con-
'ention from the several counties of
ach Congressional district will meet
n district caucus at $3.50 o'clock a.
n, on the day of the State conven-
ion and select persons for the fol-
owing positions, 10 be presented to
he State convention for confirm
tion:
One Vice-Chairman;
One member OF the Committee on
,redentials;
One member of the Committee on
Permanent Organization and Order
f Business;
One member of the Committee on
One candidate for Elector of Presi- ,
ent and Vice President Of the
United States.
BY order of the Republican State
CENTRAL Committee.
BURT ID. CADY, Chairman.
DENNIS E. AWARD, Secretary
Dated, Lansing. Mich. February
, 1920
Gratiot county which had total
ote Of 1921 for the Republican can
idates for Secretary of State will
e entitled to fifteen delegates i'm the
r. "a convention