Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-05-19
DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES.
A Document Of Interest to Demo-
cratic Voters Just Now.

and of the county convention to he held at
New Castle, May 2lst, for the purpose of
making some amendments to them, they
will prove of general interest. They are us
follows:
RULE ]. Tho chairman OF the Democratic
county executive committee shall call AN cleo
ton, 10 bo held on tho last Saturday In May in
every yoar Of general election. In case OF tho
death or disability of tho chairman aforesaid.
such election shall he called by tho secretary
of tho said coInmttno. said election shall he
he'd by the inspectors ani Judges whphold tie
last Democratic primary electio !, at tho usual
voting places In the several wards OF Whining
ton end the res ective hundreds throughout
the county. between tho hours Of y. IN. and
y. M, abwhich one person from, each ward in
wilmington. and one person from each hun
dred outside OF Wilmington shall be elected.
The qualifications of tho voters ut this election
shall be the same as are hereinafter prescribed
by knle . The persons 80 elected as aforesaid
In Wilmington. shall meet In some suitable
place, on tho Tuesday following sald elec ion
at O'Clock, y. M, and elect three persons who
shall bo the members Of the county executive
committee for Wilmington hundred and shall
perform tho duties hef einafter prescrlb I'd by
Rule .. Tho pur-ons 40 elected as aforesaid,
from each ward in Wilmington. shall also at
the same time aud place appoint ono person
for inspector and two persons for judges in
ehch election district of Wilmington, where
primary elections are TO be held. whose duty II
shall ba TO hold the elections hereinafter pro-
vdcd for. Where there is a contest Of two per-
sons To be voted for at said primary elections,
each candidate shall have "A representative In
said board of election officers, and where there
arc moro than Two persons c0ntesting for
the same once, m candidate shall he
entitled to more than one representative
in sid board of elec lon officers. The
persons 50 elected aforesaid from tho
several hundreds outside Of Wilmington shall
be the members Of the county executive COM
mitieo for their respective hundreds, and shall
perform tho duties hereinafter prescribed by
Rule 3. and shall also appoint ono person Tor
Inspector and two persons for Judges In each
election district OF their respective hundreds,
where primary elections are TO he held, whose
duty u shall be to hod the elections herrin-
after provided for. The provision hereinbe-
fore made relative 70 more than one canddnto
Ia Wilmington shall apply 10 every hundred IN
tho county. Any vacancy that may occur in
the board of election officers shall be fllled by
tho county executive committee. Upon the
votes Tor tho representatives from each ward
and the members Of the county executive COM
rnittee from the respective hundreds being
fairly counted and nscsrtained, tho inspectors
aud Judges shall publicly announce tho result
and shall make certificate thereof and
forward Mt once TO the chairman OF the last
county executive committee or to the Hecre-
faty OF tho said comnitte0 In case Of the death
or disability Of the chairman aforesaid who
shall publish the same in all tho Democratic
papers OF tho county. The Inspectors and
judges shall keep the rolls and tally lists, to be
subject to the county executive committee or
the executive committee OF the hundreds. Tho
voters OF each waid In Wilmington and the
respective hundreds may determine at any
time prior to tho said last Saturday in May in
every year Of u general election whether II Is
necessary to hold an election by ballot on the
nd last Saturday in May: provided the said
meetings in the different wards in Wilmington
are properly advertised by publishing notices
OF tho same In the Democratic newspapers Of
Wilmington for Mt lenst three days prior to the
| said meetings, and the said meetings In thu
respective hundreds are advertised by posting
NJ least five notices OF the said meetings In at
least ilve OF the most public places OF tho said
| hundreds for nt leRst three days prior to said
/ meetings; and, provided further, thHt whore
| there aro two or moro candidates, any one of
the candidates or any one representing such
| candidate may demand that the nomination
| shall be by ballot, and il shall be 80 hold.
RULE =. The nomination election for sheriff
| and coroner shall bo held on the second Satiir-
| day In juno, between the hours Of IL M and :
| p. m. Tho usual voting placea shall ba the
| pacns OF holding such election: II II IL not
| practicable Ia hold tho election at any such
| place, suitable plncp shall bG fixed by the
! Judges aforesaid, who shall in every caso give
| notite OF tho tima and place Of tho election,
| THIS judges IA any ward, hundred or election
! district are empowered to NJ vacancies thnt
| may occur In the board, provided said vitt'an-
| cies are not filed by the county executive
| committee prior 10 tho day of snch primary
ele'tlon. Every white male citizen who Will
| be entitled TO vote at the ensuing general oec-
tlon may vote oil this occasion, provided that II
| Is Distinctly Understood, whether by question
from Judges or utdeiWl ., tit1t such citIeu viii
| support tho successful eau lidates. No vote
shall be entertained for anv candidate who
has not publicly pledged himself TO support
| mo sH'GreslNl fAnlluultt III case II6fc etlitl
be more than two candidates II plurality sh1l
nominate. Upon tho yofas being fairly counted
| and lstertaincd, tho inspectors and Judges
| shall publicly announce the result and hlini
| make IL certificate therebf and forward at once
! to the chairman of the county executive com
mittee, who shall publish tho same in all the
Democratic papers OF the county. The inspee
tors and judges shall keep the rolls ana tally
listi, to be subject TO The county executive
cummittos or the executive committee of tht
huudrehS
RULE 3. Candidates for the Levy Court ant
for tho Legislature shnll bn chosen in tho cit,
of Wilmington, and in the hundreds entltle(
by law or by the rules, 10 such candidates, b!
the white mals citizens OF the said city an,
respective hundreds al an election by ballot Il
bo held on the second saturday in September
tho Judges appointed under Rule shall holl
such election. under tho regulations preacribes
in ltule ..
RULE l. Tho county shall be divided int
Tho city Of Wilmington shall be the First dis
trict and entitled to one senator and on
representative. Tho hundreds OF Brandywine
ehristiana, Mill Creek, White Clay Creek an,
Pencader, shall constitute the Second district
and shall bu entitled to one senator aud thre
representatives. The hundreds of New Castle
Red Lion, -. Georges. Appoquinimlnk anl
Blarkblrd, shall constitute tho Third district
AMI shall he entitled TO one senator and thre
representatives The senators md Representa-
tives shall be allotted among the several hun
dreds Of the Second and Third districts, re
spectvely, by the county committee. Sue
nllotments shall DO made and published In NJ
the nemocfhllt newspapers OF the county pe
I fore tho first day of August. Tho said nlo
{ monts of the Second and Third districts sha
be 10 made that tho hundred that was lat
/ without representation shall be the last
, again be without representation In that di
! ttict and the hundred that last had n senate
shall oe tho last hundred in that district I
| again have II senator. Tho object of this Pre-
vision being that tho hundreds in the Sccon
, and Third districts shall take their turn !
! regular order in belng without representation
Z RULE D. 1t shall be the duty OF tho count
D executive committee hereinhriore provided ia
, in Rule to supervise the campaign and direl
= the calls for mass meetings and perform an
! services required by these rules. In casO &
contested nominations, arising nndor Rules
l. | and 3, the county committee shall dntprlnin
, the same by a vote oil the majority OF the whol
d number OF said committee; contestants, Wit
, their counsel, may appear before snid CON
= mittee. In case of tho death, uecinaiion o
J inability to serve, OF any person nominate
under Rules g and 3. tho county committe
The power of said committue shall continl
a until Successors are elected.
RULE G. Whom II rail- shall be issued by th
State committee for u convention TO nominal
: candidates ior governor and representhty
i in Congress or 70 nominate an electoral uckt
!, or To appoint delegates 10 a naliunai cOnvef
J. tion, the Judges aforesaid shall hnld an Gle
q tOn on the lay recommended by tEe snld con
I, mittee, or If no day bo recommended, on u ia
:, TO be named by tho Judges, between .ie houl
Z mentioned in Rulc ., for the purpose of CHICO
u ing delegates to such State convention, ac or
!. ing to uDportiOnmant. Whore IL hundred
II divided into election districts tho delegate
!, shall be appOrtioned TO such d STREETS py u
Il executive committee Of the hundred. If
y State convention is called ut such limo that
= would NOT be prarlicahio for tho judges ufor
said to hold such election, lno county connii
z toe shall provide for tnp election of DELEGATE
v 10 such conventions according to the said al
pOrtionmgnt.
RuLE2 These rules shall govern the Dem
i0 cratic party In the several hundrods, ana sha