The Morning herald., 1878-05-02
THE PARTY RULES. \
THE DxMocRATIc REGULATIONS FOR THE
-, 49, APPROACHING CAMPAIGN. n

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g The following rules of the Democratic
Party of New Castle County, adopted at the
County Convention held on Saturday, Sep
tember "a, 1876, are published in response
to . general desire among the Democrats Of
the city and county:
RULE 1.-The Chairman of the last pre-
q ceding county meeting, shall call ameeting
Of the Democratic party at New Castle at
o'clock, p. m, on the last Saturday in May,
In, every year Of general election. In case
Of the disability Of the Chairman aforesaid,
such meeting shall be called by the Vice
Presidents or Secretaries of the said last
4 meeting, In the order in which they are
nsued the person calling the meeting
shall preeide until q permanent organiza-
ton .is effected. The meeting shall then ap-
: point, in sny manner, three judges for each
Of the city of Wilmington, and for each
Hundred and election District of the county,
whose duty it shall be to hold the elections
hereinafter provided for; the names of such
judges shall be Published In all the Demo
crat papers of the county.
RULE 2-The nomination election for
Sheriff and Coroner shall be held on the
second saturdayof June, between theshour
Oof 10 m. and p. m: The usual places of
voting shall be the places of holding such
election If it is not practicable to hold the
election at any such place, q suitable place
shall be fixed BY the Judges aforesaid, who
shall In every case, give notice of the time
And place of the election. The Judges in
any Ward, Hundred or Election District are
empowered TO I'LL vacancies that may occur
I'm their Board. eBsSsE .&FfR
Every white male citizen who will be en-
titled to vote at the ensuing general election
may vote on this occasion provided that it
10 distinctly understood whether by question
from the Judges, or otherwise, that such
cirzsn @nl support the succe essful candi-
date. No vote shall be entertained for any
candidate who has not publicly pledged
himself to support the successful candidate.
In case there be more than two candidates
. plurality shall nominate Upon the votes
being fairly counted and ascertained, tie
Judges shall publicly announce the result
and shall make certificate thereof and
forward at once, by mail, to the Chairman
of the County Meeting, who shall publish
the same In all the Democratic papers Of
the County. The Judges shall keep the
poI and tally lists to be subject te the call
of the County Committee or Executive
., Committee of the Hundred. . e..
3, RULE3. Candidates for the Levy Court,
and for the Legislature shall be chosen IL
the city Of Wilmington, and In the Hun
!dreds ent titled BY law, or by the Rules, Il
such cand dates by the white male citizens
Z, Of the said City and the respective Hun
dreds, at IN election by ballot to be held OF
the LIST Saturday in September; the Judgel
appointed under rule LIST shall hold sucf
election under the regulation prescribed b!
RUIZ &. The county shall be diyIdec
into three legislative districts, as follows
to wit the City of Wilmington shall b
the hrst district and shall be entitled /.
ono Senator and one Represen tatiye, pr0
vided that this shall not apply to the Firs
District. until the expiration of the tern
OF tho Ssnstor from Brandywine Hundred
the Hundreds of Brandywine, Christiani
MIL Creek, White Clay Creek and Pcnes
der shall constitute the Second District, an
shall bs entitled to one Senator and thre
Representatives; the Hundreds Of New Cad
ne, Red Lion, st. Georges, Appoquinimidl
and Blaekbird shall constitute the Thir
District and shall b entitled to one Sens
tor and three Representatives. The Sens
tors and Representatives shall be allotte
among Inc several hundreds OF the H0c0D
aud Third Districts, respectively, BY th
County C0mmitte; such allotment shall b
made and published I'm all the Democrati
papers Of the County, before the Yet day I
August F
RULE s. At thr County Meeting pro
vided for, County Committee, to consie
of three persons for the City Of Whining
ton and one person from each Of the Hun
dreds Of tbs County shall be Appointed
wbose duty II shall be to supervise tn
es~Ssign, a! s9d dlssss e css LOT %ss
BY these Rules. .-I In casssof caks lsted nomi
notions arising under Rules Q and 8, th
County Committee sball determine th
sennc BY : x0ts of the majority a ne Who'll
'number OF SAid commftte; contestantO wit
their witnesses and counsel may appeA: be
oresaid c0mmittee.7o Zoa * d7sI
In easer Of, death, dsclination or ihabilit
Il tNd ID al III Z.