Evening journal., 1890-05-06
Observation-Disclosures
COUNTY COMMITTEES TO BE ELEc-
TED BY A NEW PLAN.

Read with the Amendments Adopted
BY the New Castle Convention.
The rules governing the Democratic
party Of New Castle county, as amended
BY a county convention held at New
Castle on Saturday, May, IL, 1899, are as
follows;
Rule /. The chairman Of the Demo
cratic County Executive Committee shall
call an election, to be held on the last
Saturday in May in every year of a
general election. In case of the death or
disability of the chairman aforesaid, such
election shall be called by the secretary
of the said committee. Said election
shall be held by the inspectors and judges
who held the last Democratic primary
election, at the usual voting places in the
several wards of Wilmington and the re-
spective hundreds throughout the county,
between the hours of 4 p, m. and p. m,
st which one person from each ward in
Wilmington, and one person from each
hundred outside of Wilmington shall be
elected. The qualifications Of the voters
at this election shall be the same as are
hereinafter prescribed by Rule 2 The
persons so elected as aforesaid, in Will
mington, shall meet In some suitable
place, on the Tuesday following said cleo
tion, at o'clock, p. m, and elect three
persons who shall be the members of .the
County Executive Committee for VIII
mington hundred, and shall perform the
duties hereinafter prescribed by Rule s.
The persons so elected as aforesaid,
from each ward in VIII mington,
shall also at the same time and place
appoint one person for inspector and two
persons for judges, In each election dis
trict Of Wilmington, where primary elec
tions are to be held, whose duty ii shal
be to hold the elections hereinafter pro
vided for Where there Is a contest of
two persons to be voted for at said pri-
mary elections, each candidate shall have
s representative In said board Of election
officers, ard where there are more than
two persons contesting 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 aforesaid from the several
hundreds outside Of Wilmington shall be
the members OF the County Executive
Committee for their respective hundreds,
and shall perform the duties hereinafter
prescribed by Ruls 5, and shall also
appoint one person for inspector and
two persons for judges in each election
district Of their respective hundreds,
where primary elections are to be held
whose duty IL shall be to hold the cleo
tons hereinafter provided for The pro-
visions hereinb before 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 filed by the
County Executive Committees Upon the
votes for The representatives from each
ward and the members of the County Ex.
ecutive committee from the respective
hundreds being fairly counted and ascer-
tanned, the inspectors and judges shall
publicly announce the result and shall
make a certificate thereof and forward At
once 70 the chairman OF the last County
Executive Committee, or to the secretary
o. the said committee, In case of the
death or disability OF the chairman afore.
said, who shall publish the same Ii all
the Democratic papers Of the county
The inspectors and judges shall keep the
rolls and tally lists, TO be subject 10 the
County Executive Committee or the
Executive Committee Of the hundreds
The voters of each ward In Wilmington
and the respective hundreds may deter
mine at any time prior 10 the said last
Saturday in May in every year Of gen
eral election, whether il Is necessary To
hold an election by ballot on the said last
Saturday In May provided the said meet.
ings in the different wards In Whining
ton are properly advertised by publishing
notices Of the same in the Democratic
newspapers Of Wilmington for at least
three days prior to the said meetings,
and the said meetings in the respective
hundreds are advertised by posting at
least hve notices of the said meetings in
at least i've Of the most public places Of
the said hundreds for at least three davs
prior to said meetings and provided fur
ther, that where there are
two or more candidates, any
one Of the candidates or any
one representing such candidate may de-
mand that the nomination shall be b.
ballot, aud it shall be 50 held.
Rule 2 The nomination election for
shsrih aud coroner shall be held on the
second Saturday in June between ths
hours Of ~ m. and D. M. The usual
voting places shall be the places Of hold
ing such election; II it is not practicable
to bold the election at nny 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 cleo
tion The judges in anv ward. hundred
Or election district are empowered to fill
vacancies that may occur in the board,
provided said vacancies are not filed by
the County Executive Committee prior to
the Gay Of such primary election. Every
WFhtfo NAL "a nt4f~a-. -
vote a. the ensuing general election may
vote on THIS occasion. provided that Il is
dlstinctlyundsrstood, whether by question
from judges Or otherwise. that such citi-
zen VIII support the successful candi-
dates NO vote shall be entertained for
any candidate who has not publicly
pledged himself 70 support the success
ful eandidete. In case there shall be
more than two candidates a plurality
shall nominate. Upon the votes being
fairly co1ztsd and ascerfained, the in
speetora and judges shall publicly an
moun5e the result and shall make q Ger.
tiheste thereof and forward at once to
tho Chairman Of the County Executive
Committee, whe shall publish the same
in all the Democratic papers of tn,
county. The inspectors and judges shal
keep the rolls and tally lists, to bs
subject the County Executive Committe,
or the Executive Committee Of the hun.
dreds
Rule 3, Candidates for the Levy Cour
and for the legislature, shall be chosel
IN the city Of Wilmington, and in th
hundreds entitled by law or by the rules
10 such candidates, by the white mall
citizens Of the said city and respectiv
hundreds, at an election by ballot, TO b
held on the second Saturday in Septem