The daily gazette., 1882-05-05
RULES OF THE PARTY.
THE REGULATIONS GOVERN
ING THE DEMOCRACY.
PROVISIONS FOR NOMINATIONS.
ApportiOnment of Candidates in the
County, and How They are TO be Chosen
An Article to be Preserved.

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| An Article to he Preserved.
| Below will be found the rules governing
the Democratic party in New Castle county.
They are published IN view of the approach
Of the time for the opening of the campaign
| OF 1852 In Delaware, and for the information
OF the members of the party. They were
| adopted at the County Convention held in
| September, 1876, and since then very slight
alterations and amendments have been made
These are included in the present publica-
| ton.
THE PARTY RULES.
RULE l. The chairman of the last preced
| ing county meeting shall call a meeting of
the Democratic party at New Castle at D.
m. ON the last Saturday in May in every year
OF general election In case of the death
or disability Of the chairman aforesaid, such
| meeting shall be called by the vice presi-
dents 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 man
ner, two judges for each Of the wards of
the city of Wilmington and for each hun
dred aud election district of the county,
whose duty it shall be to hold the elections
hereinafter provided for and the names of
such judges shall be published in all the
Democratic papers Of the county.
RULE 2. The nomination election for
sheriff and coroner shall be held on the
second Saturday In June, between the hours
of IL III. and Z. p. m. The usual voting
places 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 district are
empowered to fill vacancies that may occur
in the board.
Every white male citizen who will he en-
Titled to vote at the ensuing general election
may vote on this occasion, provided that Il
Is distinctly understood whether by ques-
tion from the judges or otherwise, that such
citizen will support the successful candi-
dates. No vote shall be entertained for any
candidate who has not publicly pledged him
self to support the successful candidate. In
case there shall be more than two candi-
dates plurality shall nominate. Upon the
votes being fairly counted and ascertained
the judges shall publicly announce the
result and shall make II certificate thereof
and forward at once 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 rolls and the tally
list, to be subject to the county committee
of the executive committee of the hundred.
RULE S. Candidates for the Levy Court
and for the Legislature shall be chosen in
the city of Wilmington and in the hundreds
entitled by law or by the rules to such can
didates, by the white male citizens of the
said city and the respective hundreds at an
election by ballot, to be held on the second
Saturday in September; the judges appointed
under Rule /, shall hold such election under
the regulations prescribed in Rule No. ,.
RULE 4. The county shall be divided into
three Legislative districts, as follows, to wit:
The city of Wilmington shall be the First
district and entitled to one Senator and one
Representative; provided, that this shall not
apply until the expiration of the term of the
Senator from Brandywine hundred. This
term expired two years ago.-ED. GAZETTE.
The hundreds of Brandywine, Christiana,
Mill Creek, White Clay Greek and Pencader,
shall constitute the Second district, and shall
he entitled to one Senator and three Repre-
sentatives. The hundreds of New Castle,
Red Lion, st. Georges, Appoquinimink and
Blackbird, shall constitute the Third dis
triet, and shall be entitled to one Senator
and three Representatives. The Senators
and Representatives shall be allotted among
the several hundreds of the Second and
Third districts respectively, by the county
committee; such allotments shall be made
and published in all the Democratic news
papers Of the county before the first day of
August.
RULE B. At the county meeting provided
for in Rule No. |, a county committee, to
consist of three persons from the city of
Wilmington and one person from each of the
hundreds of the county, shall be appointed
whose duty it shall be to supervise the cam
paign and direct the calls for mass meetings
| rules. In case of contested nominations
arising under rules Nos. 2 and 3, the county
committee shall determine the same by a
vote of majority of the whole number of
said committee contestants with their
| counsel may appear before said committee.
In case of the death, declination or inability
to serve of any person nominated under
Rules Nos. 2 and 3, the county committee
shall make provision'for another nomination.
| The power of said committee shall continue
| until the next biennial county meeting.
RULE O. When call shall be issued by the
State Committee for a convention to nomi-
| nate candidates for Governor and Repre-
sentatives in Congress, or to nominate an
electoral ticket or to appoint delegates to
National convention the judges aforesaid
shall hold an election on the day recon-
| mended by the said committee, or if no day
be recommended, on day to be named by
the judges, between the hours mentioned in
Rule No. 2. for the purpose of choosing
| delegates to such State convention, accord
| ing to apportionment. Where hundred is
divided into election districts the delegates
shall be appointed to such districts by
| the executive committee of the hun
dred. If State convention is called
| at such time that 1t would not be practicable
for the judges aforesaid to hold such election
the county committee shall provide for elect
ing delegates to such convention, according
to the said apportionment.
RULE Z. 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 /:
Upon the suggestion in writing of any altera-
| tions or amendments, signed by at least 50
Democrats in good standing, and presented
to the county committee in May, the
chairman of the said meeting shall order
county convention to be held before the
first of September next ensuing, to take such
suggestions, alterations or amendments into
consideration. The action of such conven-
tion in the premises shall be final. Such
| convention shall be composed of GO dele
gates appointed according to Rule No. 6,
and to be chosen at an election, the time of
which shall be fixed by the county meeting
aforesaid such election shall be held by the
same Judges and under the same regulations
as elections for the nomination of eandi-
dates.
Adopted at a convention of the Demo
cratic party of New Castle county, held at