Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-05-16
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Revision of the Democratic Party
Rules = The Obnoxious County
Meeting Dispensed wish SENATOR
Higgin-' Victory = City Council
Nominations.
At the Democratic county convention
at Now CASTLE, Saturday AFTERNOON, the
committee to suggest amendments to the
party rules submitted the following re-
port;
WHEREAS, 1t Is desirable that the county
meeting OF the Democratic party, hereto
fore held at New Castle, on the last Satur-
day of May, In every year Of a general
election, shall be- abolished therefore, be II
Resolved, By the Dsnocratlc convention
assembled at Nav Castle on tina 18th day IT
May. A. D., 1889, that the rules OF the Dem.
ocratic party be amended ,as follows, to wit;
BY striking out all of rule and inserting
IN lieu thereof the following:
Rule /. The chairman OF the Democratic
county executive committee shall call an
election, to be held on the last Saturday In
May ia every year Of a general election.
In case OF the death or disability OF the
chairman aforesaid, such election shall ba
called by tho secretary of the said commit
tee. Said election shall be held by the In
spectors and judges who held tho last Dem.
ocratic primary election, at the usual
voting places In the several wards OF VIII
mington and the respective hundreds
throughout the county, between the hours
OF p. N. and 7 p. M, AZ which one person
from each ward IN Wilmington, and one
person from each hundred outside OF VIII
mington shall be elected. The qualiHea-
tons OF the voters nc this election shall be
the same as are hereinafter prescribed by
rule 2. The persons so elected as afore-
said, In Wilmington, shall msst In sOms
suitable place, on the Tuesday following
said election, at 8 O'Clock, p. M,
and elect three persons who shall
be- the members OF the county execu-
tive committee for Wilmington hundred,
aud shall perform the duties hereinafter
prescribed by rule 8. The persons so
elected as aforesaid. from eaon ward In
Wilmington, shall also at the same time
and place appoint one person for inspector
and two persons for judges, In each elec-
tion district OF Wilmington, where primary
elections are to be held, whose duty It
shall be to hold the elections hereinafter
provided for. Where there is contest OF
two persons to be voted for at said primary
elections, each candidate shall have rep
resentatiVe In said board OF election on
GERS, and where there are more than two
persons contrasting for the same Office, no
candidate shall be entitled to more than
one representative In said board of election
officers. The persons so elected as atore-
said from tine several hundreds outside OF
Wilmington shall DO ths members OF toe
county executive committee for their re-
spective hundreds, aud shall per
form the duties hereinafter pre-.
scribed by rule 8, aud shall
also appoint one person for inspector and
two persons for judges in each election
district Of their respective hundreds,
where primary elections arc to be held,
whose duty 1t shall be 70 hold the elections
M sIaaA FT.a iaas.
herelnbefore made relative to more than
one candidate In Wilmington shall apply to
every hundred In the county. Any vacancy
that may occur IN the board OF election
officers shall be filled by the county exeeu-
tive committee. Upon the votes for the
representatives, from each ward and the
members OF the county executive com
mittes from the respective hundreds being
fairly counted and aSeertaiued, the inspec-
tors and judges shall publicly announce the
result and shall make certificate thereof
and forward at once 20 the chairman OF the
last county executive committee, or to the
secretary OF the said committee, Ia case oil
the death or disability OF the chairman
aforesaid, who shall publish the same In all
the Democratic papers OF the county. The
inspectors and Judges snail keep the
rolls and the tally lists, TO be subj
to the county executive committee OF
the executive committee OF the bun.
dreds. The voters of each ward
In Wilmington aud the respective hundreds
may determine at any time prior to the said
last Saturday in May in every gear Of gen,
eral election, whether Il Is necessary 10 nold
an election by ballot on the said last Satur
dsv in MAY; provided thu snid meetings n
the diif-rsLt wards la Wilmington are
proper y ,Nrri5et 5r nuOiisltnp loElcel
~ III. sr-o- y, ESQ rs ,,anan,r,
of Wilmington for at least three DAYS priot
to the said meetings, and the said meetings
In the respective hundreds are advertised
by posting at least i've notices Of the salt
meetings in at least five Of the most public
places of the said hundreds for at leas
three days prior TO said neetinEs and pro
vided further, that where are two or NOR,
candidates, any one OF the candidates o
any one representing such candidate ma
demand that the nomination shalt he b.
ballot and 1t shall be SO held.
Amend rule by inserting between thu
words board" and "everyn the following
provided said vacancies are not filed b.
the county executive committee prior :
the day OF such primary election"
Further amend rule by striking out al
after the words upon the votes bein
fairly counted and aseertaiaed, )" and inser
ing In lieu thereof the following;
"rhe inspectors and judges shall puhlicl
announce THE result and snail make a cei
llnbulb Nl7LEtl AAl lOEWHIAl Nv tlDUH 10 III
chairman of the eodnty executive commit
tee, VINO shall pGDhsh tho same In all III
Democratic papers OF this county. The Il
spectors and judges shall keep the rolls an
tally lists, 10 be subject 70 tine county exc,
utive committee or me executive comm
tees Of the hundrsds."
Amend ruis b. adding thereto the 10
lowing:
The said allotmeat7 Of Ito Second m
Third dtsIriet5 snail be so made tha. ID
hundred shat WAS last without represan.
tion shall be the last to again be wlth5t
representation 10 that district, ana u
hundred that last bad senator suau /
the last hundred In that 4 tlct to agGI
have aenRt0r. The otlsc Of tnis provisi1
being hat tts hundreds in tha Second ~
Third districts shall take their turn
regular order In belag wlJh1us represent
don.
Amend rule BY striking out the word
"At tne county meeting provided Tor
rule J, county c0multtee, 10 consist
three persons from tho city Of Wln.ingtt
and one person from each hunaAed Of Il
county, Ahal DO appointed, whose duty
shall be, And Inserting IA lea thereof II
following:
Itsball be the d1ty Of the county exec
tive committee hsrel-belJEa provided {
by rQle /.
Further amend rule by striking out
af;er word 'nnril' IN the Mst lilei ald |
5etting 10 lieu thereof tho W1rds tsuect
sQrs are elected 3"
strike out nh OF rule7 end insert In Il
thereof the following
Rule z. These rules EhHIi govern /
Democratic party In tho several hulare,
and shaN not os altered, suspended
amended except in the following mual,
Upon the suggestion, In writing. VI a
alterations or Amendments, signed by
least 100 Democrats IN good standing, q
presented 10 tins county executive GO
mlttee, the chairman u sbid eOmmit
shAll order county eru7e ton 10 be d
before the HIST day Of September mex
suing 70 take sucb suggestions, altsfatiu
or amendments lgrO con Iteration q
action OF such GruyHatiHu Ia the premi
shall be Anal. SEGA convention snail
composed Of ona delegate from each vi
OF Wilmington aud i've delegates lrola %