The daily gazette., 1876-07-20

l. the City of Wilmington shall
constitute the first District.
3. The Hundreds of Braudywine,
Christiana, Mill Creek, White Clay |
Crock and Pencader shall constitute |
the second District.
3. The Hundreds of New Castle,
Red Lion, st. Georges, Appoquini-
mink and Blackbird shall constitute
the third District.
The Representatives in the General
Assembly shall be selected as follows,
viz:
One Representative from the City of
Wilmington.
Three Representatives from the
second Senatorial district, and three
Representatives from the third sena-
torial district. The delegates from the
second and third Senatorial districts
respectively shall assign the Senator
to and apportion the Representatives
among the respective hundreds of
their districts.
Rule q. 1t shall be the duty of the
| County ExecutiveCommittee to super
wise the campaign, and direct the call
for mass meetings. In case of contes-
ted nominations arising under Rule 3,
the county committee shall determine
the same by vote of the majority of
the whole number of said committee.
| Contestants with their witnesses and
counsel may appear before said com"
mittee. In case of death, declination
or Inability to serve of any person
nominated under rule the county
committee shall make provision for
another nomination. The powers of
such committee shall continue until
the next biennial county meeting.
Rule Z. When a call shall be issued
by the State Executive committee for
a convention to nominate candidates
for Governor and Representative in
Congress; or to nominate an Electoral
Ticket: or to appoint delegates TO a
National Convention, the Judges afore
said shall hold an election on the day
recommended by the said committee;
or ii no day be recommended, ,on a day
to be named by the said Judges. be.
tween the hours named in Rule 4 for
the purpose of choosing delegates to
such State Convention. according to
the apportionment prescribed by Rule
IA.
If a State Convention is called at
such a time, that it would not be prac
ticable for the Judges aforesaid, to
hold such election, the county commit
tee shall provide for e.ecting delegates
to such convention according to the
said apportionment.
Such delegates are requested to resis
any and all attempts to vote by coun
ties in said convention, but adhere to
the principle Of voting herein befor,
laid down in Rule a.
| Rule 8. In all conventions hereb,
authorized by the Democratic party,
majority of the members present shal
govern and nominate the candidates
but for the government of their pro
ceedings, t he rules of the House O
Representatives of the State, shall b,
adopted so far as is not inconsisten
with the above.
4 Rule 0. These Rules shall only b,
be altered or amended by committe,
for that purposeappointed at County
Meeting. When they shall be voted
upon by the Democr attic voters of tn,
county at an election held for the pur
pose of ratifying the same. A maiorit,
of the votes polled shall adopt the
amendments.
Rule 10, On the adoption of thes
, rules the chairman of the Count,
Meeting shall procure book in which
the rules shall be recorded, and thu
, minutes of all ounty meetings shall
/ entered, as also shall the proceeding
/ of all County Conventions. Thi
book shall be kept in the possession Of
, the chairman of the County Meeting.
, Mr.. Biggs, having desired to hav,
: incorporated in the rules provision
, requiring the nomination of candi,
dates for the Legislature and Levy
/ Court, by ballot. by the people, sub
mitted the following proposition:
} AS there was difference of opinion
in regard to the mode of nominating
: candidates for the Legislature and
. Levy Court, the Committee on Rules
recommend the following resolution,
r TO be voted upon separate from the
) rules submitted by the committee
, viz;
} Candidates for the Legislature and
Levy Court shall be nominated by the
Hundreds entitled to representation by
/ ballot in those Hundreds and the can
didate having the highest number OF
votes shall be the nominee; and if a
maj jority of the votes cast are in favor
, of their resolution it shall be consider
} ed as adopted and shall be incorporated
as part of the rules and in lieu OF
Rule 4, governing the Democratic
party of New Castle Co.
| In voting for the above resolution
: all the votes ''for ballot" shall be con.
sidered in favor of adoption, "opposed
} to ballot" against adoption.
| Mr.. Grubb, while he opposed Mr.
, Bigg's proposition in the above shape,
was in favor of going further, and per
: mitting the people of the entire coun-
, ty to nominate the whole ticket, in.
stead of nominating by the Senatorial
i. Districts.
|, The motion of Mr.. Biggs to adopt
the above was lost by the following
vote:
Ayes-John Townsend, Jacob Rich
ardson, b. T. Biggs, VIM. Dean-4.
, Nays-Nathaniel Williams, Thos.
Holcomb, 1. c. Grubb, Thos. Bird,
!. VIM a WhiteleV-5