Evening journal., 1889-05-13

for at least three days prior to the said
meetings, aud the said meetings in the
respective hundreds are advertised by
posting at least FIVE notices of the said
meetings in at least five Of the most pub
lie places of the said hundreds, for at
least three days prior TO said meetings;
and provided further, that where are
two OF more candidates, any one OF the
candidates, or any one representing such
candidate, may demand that the nomina-
tion shall be by ballot, and it shall be so
held.
Amend Rule 2 by inserting between
the words board" and every" the fol-
lowing. Provided, said vacancies are
not filed by the County Executive Com
mittee prior to the day Of such primary
election.
Further amend Rule 3 by strik.
| ing out all after the words 'supon
the votes being fairly counted and ascer
tanned, and inserting in lieu thereof the
following
"The inspectors and judges shall pub
licly announce the result and shall make
a certificate thereof and forward at once
TO the chairman of the County Executive
Committee, who snail publish the same
in all the Democratic papers of the
county The inspectors and Judges
shall keep the rolls and tally lists, to
be subject to the County Executive
Committee of the hundreds"
Amend Rule by adding thereto the
following:
The said allotments Of the Second and
Third districts shall be so made that the
hundred that was last without represen-
tation shall be the last to again be with
out representation in that district and
the hundred that last had senator shall
be the last hundred in that district to
again have a senator The object Of this
provision being that the hundreds In the
Second and Third districts shall take
their turn in regular order in being with
out representation.
Amend Rule by striking out the
words "At the county meeting provided
for in Rule /, a county committee. to
consist Of three persons from the city of
Wilmington and one person from each
hundred of the county, shall be ap-
pointed, whose duty it shall be, and in
serting in lieu thereof the following.
II shall be the duty Of the County
Executive Committee hereinbefore pro-
vided for by Rule l.
Further amend Rule bv striking out
all after words "untiln in the last line.
and inserting in lieu thereof the words
successors are elected.
Strike out all of Rule and insert in
lieu thereof the following:
Rule Z. These rules shall govern the
Democratic party in the several hun
dreds. and shall not be altered, amended
or suspended except in the following
manner: Upon the suggestion, In writ
ing, Of any alterations or amendments,
signed by at least one hundred Demo
Gratis in good standing and presented to
the County Executive Committee, the
chairman of said committee shall order
county convention to be held before the
first day of September next ensuing 20
take such suggestions, alterations or
amendments into consideration The
action of said convention in the premises
shall be final. Such convention shall be
composed Of one delegate from each ward
of Wilmington and five delegates from
each of the other hundreds, 10 be elected
as hereinbefore prescribed by Rule /.
Alfred Collins made a motion to the
effect that the amendments made by the
committee be adopted and the County
Executive Committee be authorized to
have | 600 copies Of the same printed
and distributed in the county. John +.
Dolan of Wilmington suggested another
amendment namely that the day for
nominating the candidates for sheriff
and coroner be changed from
the second Saturday in June
to the second Saturday in Septem-
ber, at which time the candidates for the
Legislature and Levy Court are nomi.
mated. Mr. Biggs replied that the com
mittee had considered this change but
thought best not to recommend il at
once. After the rules that had been
changed had gone into effect, the change
could be suggested at future conven-
tion
Upon the suggestion Of Henry A. Now
land, the roll was called upon the adop.
tion Of the amendment, and the entire
delegation of 90 members voted AYE. y
The convention then adjourned.