The Morning herald., 1876-09-04

ONE CENT.
and place Of the election. The Judges n
any Ward, Hundred or election District are
empowered TO nil vacancies that may
occur "a their Board.
Every white male citisen whoWill b en-
titled TO vote ct the ensuing general Glsct5on
may vote on this occasion, provided that +
10 distinctly understood whether BY quesiion
from the Judges, or otherwise, that such
citizen will support the successful c4ndtdAto.
No vote shall be entertained for any cSndl
date who has not publicly pledged himself
10 support the successful candidate. In
case there be more than two candidates 8
plurality shall nominate. Upon the votes
being fairly counted and ascertained, the
and shall make certificate thereof and
forward at once, by mail, to the Chairman
Of the Coun9y Meeting, who shall publish
the same in all the, Democratic paDers Of
the County. The Judges shall keep the
poll and tally lists, to be subject to the call
Of the County Committee or of the Execu-
tive Committee of the Hundred.
RULE 8. Candidates for tho Levy Court
and for the Legislature shall be chosen In
the city of Wilmington and In the Hundreds
entitled by law, or by these Rules, to such
candidates by the white male citizens Of the
said City and the espective Hundreds, at an
election by ballot to be held on the 1st 6atnr-
day of September, the Judges appointed
under Rule l, shall hold such election un-s
der the regulation prescribed by Rule 3.
RULE 4. The county shall be divided Into
three Legislative districts, as follows, ito wit.
the city of Wilmington shall be the First
District, and shall be entitled to one Senator
and one Representative provided, that this
shall not apply to the First District, until the
expiration OF the term of the Senator from
Brandywine Hundred the Hundreds of
Brandywine, Christiana, Mill Greek, White
Clay Greek and Pencador shall coustitute
the Second District, and shall be entitled to
one Senator and thres Representatives the
Hundreds of New Castle, Red Lion, 81.
Georges, AppoQuinimink and Blackbird
shall constitute the Third District, and shall
DO entitled to one Senator and three Repre-
sentatives. The Senators and Represents
lives shall be allotted among the several
Hundreds Of the Second and Third Districts,
respectively, by the County Committee.
such allotment shall be made and published
In all the Democratic papers of the County,
before the let day of August. .r,t...s.s,.
RULE s. At the County Meeting provided
for by Rule /, County COMMITTEES, 70 con-
list of three persons for the city of Whining
.on and one person from each of the HuA-
dreds of the County, shall be appointed,
whose duty 1t shall be to supervise the cam
psixn, and direct the calls for mass meet
ings and perform any services Sequired by
these Rules. In case of contested nOmina-
lions arising under Rules Q and 3, the
County Committee shall determine the
same BY vote of the majority Of the whole
number of said committee; contestants with
| sheir witnesses and counsel may appear BE-
| fore said committee.
| In case of death, declination, or inability
to serve of any person nominated under
rules 2 and s, the County Committee shall
make provision for another nomination. The
powers of said committee shall continue
until the next Viennial County meeting.
| RULE 6. When call shall be issued by
the Slate Committee for Convention to
nominate candidates for Governor or Rep
resentative in Congress; or to nominate an
Electoral ticket; or to appoint delegates TO
q National Convention, the judges Aforesaid
shall hold an election on the day recom~
mended by the said committee, or NO day
be recommended, on day to be named BY
/
toned In lule 2, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to such State Convention, accor-
ding to the appointment. Where hun-
dred is divided into election districts, the
delegates shall be appointed to such dis
tricts by the Executive Committee OF the
hundred. If q State Convention 10 called
at such q time that 1t would not be
practicable for the judges aforesaid to
hold such election, the County Commit
tee shall provide for electing delegates to
such convention, according to the said ap-
pointment. 4.
RuLE7. These rules shall govern the
Democratic party in the several Hundreds,
and shall not be altered, amended or sus-
pended, except In the following manner, to
wit: upon the suggestion in writing of any
alterations or amendments, signed by at
least ffty Democrats, in good standing, aud
presented to the County meeting In May,
the Chairman of said meeting shall order .
County Convention to be held before the
first Of september next ensuing, to take
such suggested alterations or amendments
to the rules, and no others, into considers
tion. The action of such Convention In tho
premises shall be final. Such Convention
shall be composed of sixty delegates, ap
pointed according to Rule 9, and to be
chosen 1t an election, the time OF which
shall be fixed by the County meeting afors-
said: such election shall be held by the
same judges, and under the same reguls-
tions rs elections for the nomination Of can
didates.
Mr.. Ogle moved that the rules be adopted.
Mr.. Townsend declared that their adoption
would be suicidal to the Democratic
party. But the motion was put and the
trules adopted.
In the convention there was great unani-
nifty all around for the candidates, and there