The daily gazette., 1878-04-30
The Party Rules.
THR DEMOCRATIC REGULATIONS FOR TIM
APPROACHING CAMPAIGN.

The following rules of the Democrat,,
Party of New Castle County, adopted a
the County Convention held on Saturda,
september I'd, 1876, are published in re
sponsc to general desire among tn,
Democrats of the city and county:
RULE l. The Chairman of the las
preceding county meeting, shall call ,
meeting of the Democratic party at New
castle at o'clock p. m, on the last Sat
urday In May, in every year of genera
election. In case of the disability of tn,
Chairman aforesaid, such meeting shal
be called by the Vice Presidents or Secre
taries of the said last meeting, in the OF
der in which they are named; the person
calling the meeting shall preside until {
permanent organization is effected. The
meeting shall then appoint in any man
ner, three judges for each of the Ward,
OF the city of Wilmington, and for eacf
Hundred and election District of the
county, whose duty duty it shall be tc
hold the elections hereinafter provided
for; the names of such judges shall be
puDished IN all the Democratic papers
of the county.
| RULE 2. The nomination election for
Sheriff aad Coroner shall be held on the
second Saturday of June, between the
hours of IL III. and 7 p, IN. 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, a 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 Dis
trlct are empowered to ill vacancies that
may occur in their Board.
Every white male citizen who will be
entitled to vote at the ensuing general
election may vote on this occasion pro-
vided that it is distinctly understood
whether by question from the Judges, or
otherwise, that such citizen will support
the successful candidate. 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
Judges shall publicly announce the result
and shall make certificate thereof and
forward at once, by mail, to the Chair
man Of the County Meeting, who shall
publish the same In all the Democratic
papers 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 Executive Committee of the Hun
dred
RULE g. Candidates for the Levy
Court, and for the Legislature shall be
in the Hundreds entitled by law, or
by the Rules, to such candidates by
the white male citizens of the said City
and the respective Hundreds, at an elec-
ton by ballot to be held on the 1st Sat
urday of September; the Judges ap-
pointed under Rule 1, shall hold such
election under the regulation prescribed
by Rule 3.
sRULE 4. The county shall be divided
into three legislative districts, as follows,
to 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 Creek, White CLAW
Creek and Pencader shall constitute the
Second District, and shall be entitled to
one Senator and three Representatives I;
The Hundreds of New Castle, Red Lion,
st. Georges, Appoquinimink and Black
bird shall constitute the Third District
and shall be entitled to one Senator and
three Representatives. The Senators and
Represe ntatives 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 Demo-
cratic papers of the County, before the
1st day of August.
RULE 3. at the County Meeting pro-
vided for, a County Committee, to
consist of three persons for the city of
Wilmington and one person from each
of the Hundreds of the County, shall be
appointed, whose duty 1T shall be to su-
naruiaa fha pnnnnainn and dirAnf ha
calls for mass meetings and perform any
services required by these Rules. In
case of contested nominations arising
under Rules 2 and 3, the County Com
mittee shall determine the same by a
vote of the majority of the whele num-
Der of said committee; contestants with
their witnesses and counsel may appear
before said committee.
In case of death, declination or inabili-
ty to serve OF any person nominated I'M
der Rules and 3, the County Committee
shall make provision for another nomi-
nation. The power of said committee
shall continue until the next biennial
County meeting.
RULE g. When call shall be issued
by the State Committee for Conven-
ton to nominate candidates for Governor
or Representative in Congress, or to nom-
mate an Electoral ticket; or to appoint
ueleBaUeS 10 NdGlOIldl COnVenulOn, Une
judges aforesaid shall hold an election on
the day recommended by the said COM
mittee, or if no day be recommended, on
a day to be named by the said judges,
between the hours mentioned in Rule 2,
for the purpose of choosing delegates to
such State Convention, according to ap-
pointment. Where hundred is divided
into election districts, the delegates shall
be appointed to such districts by the
Executive Committee of the hundred.
If a State Convention is called at such
a time that it would not be practicable
for the judges aforesaid to hold such
election, the County Committee shall
provide for electing delegates to such
according to the said ap-
pointment.
RULE7. These rules shall govern the
Democratic party in the several Hum
dreds, and shall not be altered, amended
or suspended, except in the following
to wit: Upon the suggestion in
writing of any alterations or amend
ments, signed by at least fifty Democrats,
in good standing, and presented to the
County meeting in May, the Chairman
of said meeting shall order a County
Convention to be held before the first of
next ensuing, to take such
alterations or amendments to
the rules, and no others, into considera- |
tion. The action of such Convention in