Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-20
DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES
ARR4kGEMEHTS FOR E0MEEA-
TIOR EBEOTfONs.

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The Rules foe ihe Government 0I
the Democratic Paviy OF NEW Gas.
tie COUNTY ~ Adopted by IA cous,ty
AonVcniI"m oE =, p,canI,~r .kd. rs, d,
The Democratic county meeting, III,
initial point OF Democratic campninns in
this county. will be held ia New Castle
ON the last Saturday in May, 29tl iust., nj
] o'clock, p. IN Formerly these me,tinga
were held in the Courthouse Int two
years ago the county meeting WAS held in
the auditorium of the Masonic Temple
and Odd Fellows hall. The main pur-
pose of this meeting is to appoint a connty
executive committee, by whom the future
operations of the campaign will be CON
Quoted. A county meeting is called u
order by the chairman of the previous
meeting, who in this case is Albert II.
Silver of Red Lion hundred.
The rules governing the Democratic
party of New Castle county in general
election campaigns are printed below, and
will prove of importance aud value to
those interested in local political sfiairs:
Rule 1. The chairman OF the last proceed
| ing county meeting shall call Ineetiug OF
the Democratic party AT T.. m. OH the last
Saturday in May In every Year OF d general
election. In ease OF the de,lt h or disability OF
the chairman aforesaid sucn meeting shall
be called by the vice. presidents or secr,,-
/ tnfies of the lust meeting, In the order In
| which they ar,s name'i; tIe person cilllinK
The meeting shall pIeside until u lr-fini,nuuf
organization Is effected. ThU ilroting
shall then appoint, in any nidiIiu's, tup
judges for each OF thD wards OF the rify...I
Wilmington, ami for each hundred ANA rli e.
tion district Of the county, whose du.y it
shall he to hold the elections hereinafter
provided for, and the NAMES VI such jud1vs
shall be published In all the Democratic
papers Of the county.
Rule2. The nomination election for sheriff
and coroner shall be held on the second
Saturday in June, between the hours of i2
m. and z p. m. The usual voting places
shall be the places OF holding such election:
IL 1t Is not practicable 10 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 emu
powered to fill vacancies that may occur In
the board. Every white male citizen who
will be entitled to vote ut the ensuing
general election may vote on this occasion,
provided that 1t is distinctly understood
whether by question from judges or other
wise, that such citizen Will support the sue
cessful candidates. No vote shall be enter
tanned for any candidate who has not pub
licly pledged himself TO support the success
full candidate. In case there shall be more
than two candidates plurality shall nomi-
nate. Upon the votes being fairly counted
and ascertained, the judges shall publicly
ilcate 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 lists, to be sub
iect to the county committee or the execu-
tive committee OF the hundred. s-.
Rule 8. 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
by ballot, to be held on the second Saturday
In September; the judges appointed under
Rule shall hold such election, under the
prescribed in Rule 2.
Rule 1. 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
The hundreds OF Brandy
wine, Christiana, Mill Creek, White Clay
Greek and Pencader shall constitute the
Second district, and shall be entitled to one
and three representatives. The
hundreds Of New Castle, Red Lion, st.
Georges, Appoquinimink and Blackbird
shall constitute the Tniid district, and shall
De entitled to one senator and three repre-
The senators and representatives
shall be balloted among the several hun
lreds of the Second and Third districts,
by the county committee; such
lllotments shall be made and published In
all the Democratic newspapers OF the
county before the first day OF August.
RULE B. At the county meeting provided
for In Rule 1, a county committee, to con-
sist Of three persons from the city Of VIII
mtngtOn and one person from each OF the
of the county, shall be appointed,
whose duty II shall be to supervise the cam
paign and direct the calls for rmass-meetings
and perform any services required by these
arising under rules and 8, the county
shall determine the same bya
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
% serve of any person nominated under
rules and 8, 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-
aate candidates for governor and represen-
tative in Congress, or to nominate an cleo
Loral ticket, or to appoint delegates to a
national convention, the Judges aforesaid
shall hold an election on the day recon-
nended by the said committee, or II no day
be- recommended, on day to be named by
he judges, between the hours mentioned
In Rule 2, for the purpose Of choosing dele
gates to such State convention, according
TO apportlonment. Where q hundred Is
divided into election districts the delegates
shall he apr ortloned to such districts by the
executive committee Of the hundred. ia
State convention is called at such time that
ii would not be practicable for the judges
to hold such election, the county
committee shall provide for election dele
gates to such conventions according to the
said apportlonment.
Rule Z. These rules shall govern the Demo-
cratic party In the several hundreds, and
shall not be altered, amended or suspended
except in the following manner: Upon the
suggestion in writing OF any alterations or
signed by at least 80
In good standing and pre-
5ented to the county meeting In May,
the chairman of said meeting shall
order IL county convention to be held before
the first Of September next ensuing, to take
such suggestions, alterations or amend
ments into consideration. The action OF
such convention In the premises shall be
final. Such convention shall be composed
of 81 delegates, appointed according to Rule
6, and to he chosen at an election, the time
Of which shall be fixed at the county meet
ing aforesaid; such election shall be held by
the same judges and under the same regn-
lAtinns as elections for the nomination OF
canlidat,s.
Adopted at convention of the Demo
cratic party of New Castle county, held
ut New Castle on Saturday, September I'd,
1876.