Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1883 — The Election of Delegates. [ARTICLE]

The Election of Delegates.

On the fourth day of the Chicago convention of 1880, on motion of Mr. Boutwell, of Massachusetts, the following order was adopted: ‘ “The National committee shall, within the next twelve months, prescribe a method or methods for the election of delegates to the National convention to

be held in 1884, announce the same to the country, and issue a call for that convention" in 1 conformity therewith, provided that such methods or rules shall include and secure to the several Congressional districts in the United States the right tp elect their own delegates to the National convention.” Acting upon this, the National Republican committee met on Jan. 17, and adopted the following: “The Republican National convention of 1834 shall consist of four dele-gates-at-large from each State and two delegates from each Congressional district. The delegates-at-large shall be chosen by popular delegate State con ; ventions, called on not less than twonty days’ published notice, and held not less than thirty nor more than sixty days before the time for the meeting of the National convention. The Republicans of the various Congressional districts shall have the option of electing their delegates at separate popular delegate conventions, or by subdivisions of the State conventions into district conventions; and such delegates shall be chosen in she latter method, if not elected previous to the meeting of tue State conventions. All district delegates shall lie accredited by the officers of such district conventions. Two delegates shall be allowed from each Territory, and from the District of Columbia, similarly chosen. Notices of contests may be given to the National committee, accompanied by full printed statements of* the grounds of contest, which shall also be made public; and preference in order of hearing and determining contests shall be given by the convention according to the dates of reception of such notices and statements by the National committee.” At the meeting of the committee in Washington, this rule was modified so as to permit Louisiana aud Oregon to hold district and State conventions not longer than ninety days prior to the National contention.