The daily gazette., 1880-04-29
FIRST EDITION.
The Party Rules.
THE REGULATIONS FOR PARTY aovRRN-
MEHT DURING THE COMING CAmPAIoN.

uroths u auVltable TO repuD-
iish the party rules. They were adopted
at tue September County Convention In
1870, have not since been altered or
am nded and are ~ follows:
RULE i. The Chairman Of the last
preceding County Meeting shall call q
me-ting of the Democratic party at New
Castle, at one O'Clock p. IN, ON the last
Saturday In May in every year of gen.
erai election: In case of the death or
disability of the Chairman aforesaid
such needing shall he called BY the
Vice Presidents or Secretaries Of the
said last meeting In the order in which
they are named; the person calling the
meeting shall preside until permanent
organization Is effected. The meeting
shall then appoint, In any manner, three
iudR, for each of the Wards of the City
u whining ON and for s,ch Hundred
and election district of the COUNTY, ,wbo ose
duty Is shall bs TO hold the elections
hereiDafterprovidedf for, the namasof such
judges shall be published In all the DEM
ocraIic papers of the county.
RULE z. The nomination election for
Sheriff and Coroner, shall be held on the
second Saturday in june. between the
hours Of ~ IN. and IT.. N. The usual
places Of voting shall be the places Z
holding such ejr ction; If it is not prscti.
caOle to hold the election at any such
| place, a suitable place shall be fixed by
tho Judges aforesaid, who shall Ia every
case give notice of the time and place
of tho election. The judges In any
Ward, Hundred or election district are
empowered TO ill vacancies tina. may oc-
cur IN their Board.
| entitled to vote NJ the ensuing general
election may vote on this occasion pro-
| v,ded that 1t IL distinctly understood,
whether by Question from the judges or
other wise, that such itizen will support
the successful candidates. No vote shall
be entertained for any candidate who
has not publ ely pledged himself to sup
port the successful candidate. IL case
there he mere than two candidates, a
| plurality shall nominate. Upon the
votes being fairly counted and ascertain
ed the judges shall publicly announce
the result, and shall make c9rti ficate
| thereof and forward.at once 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 roll ant the tally Ists, to be
subject To the County Committee, or of
the Executive Committee of the Hun
| dred.
RULE 8. Candidates for the Levy
Court and for tho Legislature shall be-
chosen In he city of Wilmington, aud
the Hundreds eDtitled by law or by
the Rules, To such candidates, by the
| white male citizens of the SAID CITY aud
he respective Hundreds, at an cleo
lon by ballot to be held on the first
saturday iu September; the judges ap-
| pointed under Rule l shall hold hrcb
| election, under the regulations pre-
,c,ibed by Rule No. 2
| RULE rhe couuty shall he divide cd
INTO three Legislative districts, as fol-
| lows, TO wit: The city of Wilmington
haI h. ~ traH INT .aW.A ~.
lsi 20 Que Senator and one Representa-
| live; provided. that this shall nos app ly
| nuiil the expiraton of th- torn or the
senator from BraDdywine Hundred.
| NOTE. The term of he Ssuator al
luded to has practically explred.-ED
| GAzETTE.l The Hundreds Of Brandy
vine, CbrIstiana, MIN Creek, White
| Clay Gre. k ami Pc, cader shall consti-
rute the Second District, and shall b-
entitled to one Senator and three Repre-
seq ives. The Hundreds Of New Caa-
tie, Red Lion, g.. Georges, Appoquini
miuk and Blackbird sball constitute the
Third District, and shall be entitled to
me Senator and three Representatives.
The Senators ami Representatives. shall
he allotted among the several Hundreds
OF ths Second aud Third Districts re-
Speclively, by the County Committee;
,Ich allotmenis shall be made asd Pub
lIshed in all the Democratic papers of
the county before the frs. day OF
August
RULES. At the County Meeting pro.
yided for b, Rule /, a County Commit
Lac, TO co sist OF three persons from the
city of Wilmington aud one person from
each of the Hundreds of the county
shall bo appointed, whose duty it shall
he to supervise the campaign and direct
he calls for mass meetings, and per-
form any services required by. these
Rules. In case of contested nomi IA
uons, arising under Rules 2 and 3, the
County COMMITTEES shall determine the
same by vote of the majority of the
| whole mum Der of said committee; con
testanta with their wiJnAssrs and coun
sci, may appear before said commit
tee.
In case of death. dechnation or ina
olhty ~ serve OF any person nominated
| under Rules and 3, the County Com
,ni,tee shall make provision for another
nomination. The power of said com
mittee shall continue until the next bisn
| uial county nesting.
RULE 6. When a call shall be issued
by the State Committee for Oonven
ion to nominate candidates for Cover
nor or Representative in Congress, ol
| 10 nominate an Electoral ticket, or Il
,ppoint delegates to n National Conven
ion, the judges afor' said shall hold ar
election on the day recommended by the
4aid committee, or IL no day be recon
meuded, on day to be- named by the
>ai,i judges, between the hours men
toned in Rule 2, for the purpose o
| choosing delegates TO such State Con
venLiou, according TO appUrti> nInent
Where q Hundred Is divided into cleo
ton districts the delegates shall be ap
portioned to such districts oy the Execu
nve Committee of the Hundred. Ii
State Convention is called at such
time that 1t would not be practicable TO
the Judges aforesaid to hold such eleC
tion, the County Committee shall provid
for electing delegates to such conven
zion, according to the said apportion
ment.
RULE7. These rules shall gouern tn
Democratic party in the several Hun
3 dreds, and shall not be altered, amende
. | or suspended, except in the folio win
manner, to wit; Upon the suggestio
In writing of any alterations or amend
: ments, signed BY at least fifty Demo
: crats in good standing, aud presented t
the County Committee In May, th
n chairman of the said meeting sha
order County Convention to 10 hel
before the first Of September next er
r suing, to take such suggested alteration
or amendments to the rules, and n
others, into consideration. The actio
of such convention n the premises sha
DO tinal. Such convection shall
C composed OF six y delegates apportione
# &C sording to Rule g. and to be chosen
. fixed by the County Meeting aferesai.
. such election snail be- held BY the sam
indRes aud under the same regulation
| y. far tho n0rni m oil n of Co ., 4,