Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1884-04-17
DEMOCRATIORULES.
Regulations for Party Management
I'm State Campaigns.

Regulations for Party Management
I'm State Campaigns.
The following rules which have been
adopted by the Democracy of New Castle
county for the government Of the party
during the campaigns preceding general
elections, will be Of interest to politicians
and voters generally:
Rule 1.-The chairman OF the last preceding
county meeting shall call meeting OF the
Democratic party at New Castle at p. M. on
the last Saturday in May III every year of
general election. In case of the death or dis
ability of the chairman aforesaid, such meet.
ing shall be called by the vice presidents or
secretaries of the said last meeting in the or
der in which they are named the person
calling the meeting shall preside until per-
manent organization ID effected. The meet
ing shall then appoint, i'll any manner, two
judges for each Of the wards OF the city OF
Wilmington, and for each hundred and cleo
ton district OF the county, whose duty it
shall be to hold the elections hereinafter pro-
vided 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 M, and p. nj. The usual voting
places shall be the places Of holding such
election II 1t 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 jud Ses in any
ward, hundred or election district are
empowered to fill vacancies that may occur
in the board. Every white male citizen who
WILL be entitled to vote at the ensuing general
election may vote on this occasion, provided
that 1t Is distinctly understood whether by
question from judges or otherwise, that such
citizen will support the successful candidates.
No vote shall be entertained for any candi-
date who has not publicly pledged himself to
support the successful candidate. In case
there shall be more than two candidates Il
plurality shall nominate. Upon the votes
being fairly counted and ascertsined the
judges shall publicly announce the result and
shall make certificate thereof and forward
at once to the chairman OF the county meet
ing 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 3-Candidates for the levy court and
for the Legislature shall be chosen in the
city OF Wilmington and in the hundreds en-.
titled by law or by the rules to such candi,
dates, by the white male citizens OF the said
city and respective hundreds at an election
in September the judges appointed under
Rule /, shall hold such election under the
regulations prescribed In Rule 2.
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. The hundreds OF Brandy.
wine, Christiana, Mill Creek, White Clay
Creek and Pencader, shall constitute the
Second district, and shall be entitled to one
senator and three representatives. The hum
dreds OF New Castle Red Lion, st. Georges.
Appoquinimiuk and Blackbird, shall consti-
tute the Third district, 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 allotmenta shall be
made and published i'll all the Democratic
newspapers OF the county before the LIST day
of August.
Rule 5-At the county meeting provided
for IN Rule /, county committee to
| consist of three persons from the city of Viii
mington aud one person from each of the
hundreds OF the county. shall be appointed,
whose duty il shall be to supervise the cam
| paign and direct the 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
committee shall determine the same by vote
| Of majority of the whole number Of said
committee; contestants with their counsel
| may appear before said committee In case
| OF the death, decllnatlop or inability to serve
| OF auy person nominated under Rules 9
and g. the county committee shall make pro.
| vision for another nomination. The power
of said committee shall continue until the
next biennial county meeting.
iule g. When a call shall be issued by the
zion,
candidates for governor aud representative
III congress, or to nominate an electoral
ticket or to appoint delegates to a nationa
convention the judges aforesaid shall hold
all election on the day recommended by the
said commlttee,or If no day be recommended
on day to be named by the judges, between
the hours mentioned in Nule . for tn,
purpose Of choosing delegates to such Stat,
convention, according to apportionment
Where hundred Ii divided into election dis
tricts the delegates shall be appointed to sucl
districts by the executive committee of tn,
hundred. IL a State convention il called a
such time that 1t would not be practicable fo
the judges aforesaid to hold such election
the county committee shall pr lvide for elect
ing delegates TO such convention, according
to the said superintendent.
ltule THESE rules shall govern the Demo
cratic party in the several hundreds and shAl
, not be altered, amended or suspended excep
III the iullu"lng manner pom the suggeA
ton i'll writing OF any alterations or amend
. ments, signed by at least 80 Democrats il
good standing, aud presented to the count,
committee in May, the chairman Of the sal
meeting shall order county convention L
be held before the first Of September neA
ensuing, to take such suggestions, alteration
or amendments into consideration. TIL
, action OF such convention in the premise
shall be final. Such convention shall be con
posed of GO delegates appointed according t
Rule 8, and to be chosen st an election
the time Of which shall be fixed by the count
meeting aforesaid such election shall b
3 held by the same judges and under the sam
regulations AZ elections for the nomination c
candidates,
Adopted at a convention Of tie Demo
: cratic party OF New Castle county, he'll
, ct New Castle on Saturday, Ssptembe
I'd, 1876.
THE GEOR6IA WONDER.