Middletown transcript., 1874-06-13

drcds in the County, which Judges, or a
majority thereof, upon the votes being
fairly counted and ascertained, shall pub
licly proclaim the number given for each
candidate for Sheriff, and each candidate
for Coroner; and send certificate of the
same under their hands, to the Editor of
the "Delaware Gazette" at Wilmington,
who shall publish the result in his next
paper.
The Judges, or one Of them, shall keep
correct copy of the poll list, to be subject
to any call that may be made by ii Hun
dred Ca yassing Committee hereinafter
provided for.
No vote shall be entertained by the
Judges for any person who has not pledg-
ed himself, publicly, to support the sue
cessful candidates.
The Judges shall faithfully execute the
foregoing instructions.
The names of the Judges, with their
Hundreds attached, shall, in all cases, be
published in the Democratic papers Of the
County, prior to the 18th day of May,
preceding the nomination election.
Rule 3-As to Candidates for tie Leg
islaturc and Lesy Court Candidate for
the Legislature and Levy Court shall be
nominated by convention of delegates
from the several Hundreds, to be held at
New Castle, at l o'clock, P. NJ. on the
first Saturday of September.
The Convention shall consist of fifty del
egates. or FIVE from every Hundred in the
County, which delegates shall be selected
or elected in such a manner as the several
Hundreds, by meeting publicly called
for the purpose, may determine.
Delegations may be filled in accordance
with rules Or regulation of the Hundred
meetings, but no Hundred shall be entitled
to more votes than it has delegates present.
The delegations of the several Hun
dreds entitled, by party usage, to a can
didate or candidates, shall be permitted
to recommend such candidate or candi-
dates, but it shall be the province of the
Convention, by and with tho advice and
consent of the Democratic electors, assem-
bled as aforesaid, to accept or reject their
recommendation, and, in case of rejection,
to nominate proper person or persons
instead
In case of the death, resignation or
inability to serve, of any candidate nomi-
mated as aforesaid prior to the 18th day
of October, following such nomination. or
subsequent to the election, it shall be the
duty of the President of the Convention,
within s days after the fact is made known
to him, to roassemble the delegates (by
proclamation through the Democratic
prcss) who, or majority thereof, shall fill
the vacancy. But if vacancy occurs in
the ticket after the 18th day of October,
and prer to the election, in any year of
election, then. and in that case, the Dem
ocrate electors of the Hundred from which
the candidate was selected, in meeting
called for the purpose, (of which at least
three days notice had been given in five of
the most public places of the Hundred. }
shall fill the vacancy.
Rue As to Ecccutire CommiHees. -
At the Convention provided for in rule 3.
an Executive Committee of ten shall be
appointed, whose duty it shall be to super
wise the campaign and direct the call for
mass meetings.
Rule 5--lS to Cdnrassing Committees.
AT the same convention canvassing
committee of five from every Hundred
shall be appointed, with power to fill va
cancics and increase their number.
1t shall be the duty of the canvassing
committee to see that all legal voters at
tend the polls, and impart information
relative to their Hundreds, when called
upon, to the Executive Committee
Rule 6-AS to Candidates for Gorern-
or anil Representatives to Congress Eve
ry Hundred shall select or elect, and send,
in manner and form prescribed in rule 3,
FIVE delegates to State conventions for
nominating candidates for Governor, Rep
resentative to Congress, etc.
Such delegates are requested to resist
any and all attempts to vote by Counties
in said Convention, but adhere to the
principle of voting herein before laid
down, in rule 3, for nominating candi-
dates for the Legislature and Levy Court
in the County.
Rule 7-As to Presidential Electors
If no State Convention be previously call
ed therefor, County Convention, COM
posed of five delegates from the several
Hundreds, (selected or elected as by rule
3, provided y shall be held at New Castle,
at one o'clock, P. NJ, on the second Sat
urday in May, preceding every Presi-
dental election, whose duty shall be to
select one Elector for the State, and
two delegates, with substitutes, to the
next National Convention.
Rule S-As to rules go0erning the
Conventions In all conventions hereby
authorized by the Democratic party, a
majority of members present shall govern
and nominate the candidates but for the
government of their proceedings. the
rules of the House of Representatives of
the State shall be adopted, SO far as not
inconsistent with the above.
Rule 9-1s to the uacotion of nomi-
nation.-Should either of the Conventions
herein provided for become satisfied that
any person nominated for Office is ineligi-
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