Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19


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The committee, by large majority,
Is antagonistic to William II. Finn, the
sheriflalty candidate CT the Higgins ma
chine, and to Paul Gillis. Most of the
members favor Horace G. Rettew, To
this fact is attributable the ample powers
of supervision retained by the commit
tee, and the stringent regulations to pre-
vent repeating. The workers for both
Finn and ellis, it is claimed, were
arranging to flood the city polls with
illegal negro votes.
The assessment authorized by section
i, and the declaration that votes cast for
a candidate who may be delinquent will
not be counted, has caused much I'M
favorable comment. The candidates for
sheriff are assessed 800 each, and the
candidates for coroner $40 each. The
committee attends to the printing of the
ballots. The rules are as follows:
Section |. The First district committee
shall have entire charge of all nomination
elections OF the Republican party held in
the city of Wilmington, and shall see that
the same are conducted in strict accord
ance with the State primary election laws.
Gee. 2 Election places for all nomina-
tons shall be chosen with respect to the
limits OF the State and municipal election
districts, and not fewer than two nor more
than five such districts shall be included in
one nomination district.
Sec. 8. The First district committee shall
appoint at the last regular meeting pre-
ceding the election, al least three officers
an inspector and two judges, to conduct
the election in each nomination district,
and each officer shall be paid, upon de-
mand, Sl.50 for his services. The Judges
shall act as clerks unless such officers are
otherwise provided. All nomination cleo.
tons shall be held on Saturday afternoon
between the hours of 4 and of the clock
and the ballots shall be counted imme.
diately upon the close of the polls at p. IN.
Sec. A. The First district committee shall
furnish the election officers with two copies
of the names and addresses of all the Re.
publicans who reside in the several cleo
ton districts included in each nomination
district and who are qualified to vote
therein. These copies of the Republican
voters names and addresses shall be pre-
pared with blank column at the right of
the sheet which is headed Voted In this
column, opposite the name of the voter
shall be written the word "Yes'' by the
clerks respectively as the ballot is de-
posted in the box.
Sec. 8. Any Republican voter who for
want of opportunity, has not been listed
or registered, but who is otherwise qualified
to vote, may prove his right to cast ballot
by the sworn statement of one responsible
voter of the district, whereupon his ballot
shall be taken and the name and address
of each such voter shall be taken down
upon both lists and also the name and
address of the voucher.
Sec Q. The qualifications of voter shall
be that he voted the Union Republican,
ticket for national or State officers at the
preceding national or State elections, and
is a resident of the ward, district or dis
tricts in which he desires to vote.
Sec. Z. Immediately after counting the
votes after the closing of the polls, the
total number of votes polled for each cam
didate shall be publicly announced. and
the election officers shall make out certifi.
cates in triplicate, one to be delivered to
the chairman of the First district commit.
tee; one shall be put into the box, and one
shall be given to the person or persons
elected. In case there is more than one
polling place in ward the inspectors shall
meet at the place agreed upon and award
certificates to the person or persons having
received the highest number of votes IN
that ward; but at all polling places a cor
rect list of the number of votes, and for
whom cast, shall be placed in the box for
provided for.
Sec. s. One of the voters lists from each
election district subscribed to by the
several election officers with the ballots
and the tally-sheet properly signed, shall
be returned by one of the election officers
to Republican headquarters Immediately
upon the conclusion Of counting the vote,
and shall be placed in the hands of the
chairman and secretary of the First dis
trict committee who shall preserve the
same at least 30 days with the ballots
and tally-sheets for inspection in the event
of a content of the election or otherwise
by any qualified Republican voter who
shall have participated in the election. The
other list shall pc likewise preserved by
the inspector of the district.
Sec. .. In case of a contest for member
or members of the Republican First dis
trict committee or of any candidate for
any city office including members of
Council, the contestant shall within IS
hours after the election make declaration
signed by himself and two Republican
voters of the district where fraud or
lrregularity is charged and stating the sub
1ect matter of contest, and shall hand the
said statement to the chairman of the First
district committee or whoever may be
authorized to receive the same. The chair
man of this committee shall deliver all
papers relating to the proposed contest to
the members of the First district com.
mittee at their next meeting for their con.
sideration and disposal, and the decision
Of majority at their meeting shall be
final
Sec. 10. This committee shall have gem
eral control and supervision of all cam
paigns within the city and shall fill all
vacancies that may happen on any party
ticket and that may occur within twenty
days Of the election by reason of the
defamation, removal or death of any can
didate or by the failure of the PARTY to
nominate within the prescribed time al.
lowed by law.
Sec. IL. The First district committee
snail make an assessment for the neces-
sary expenses of the nomination election
upon all candidates seeking places upon
the party ticket, and the treasurer shall
coiiect the same at least one week prior to
the nomination. Any candidate refusing
70 comply with this rule shall be debarred
from the benefits of the nomination cleo
ton and no return of his name and of hal
lots cast for him shall be made BY the
'ofhcers of the election. This committee
shall inform all the election officers Of the
delinquency of any candidate.
Gee. II. Each candidate may name one
person as challenger for each place of cleo
ton in the city. The challengers, who
must take positions near the window or
door OF the election room, shall be ac-
corded respectful hearing by the election
oofncers upon each disputed ballot offered,
no person snail be permitted to act as chal-
lenger who is not authorized 10 do so by
the written statement of the candidate or
candidates for whom he is acting.
sec. IL. No person holding an Office or
employment of honor, trust or profit.
under the national, State, county or city
government. or any department thereof
excepting jurymen and inspectors and
pther Officers Of the general or municipal
hecuon, shall be an election officer.
sec. H. All vacancies in any board of
siecuon, which shall exist at the opening
~ the Dolls, shall be filled by the remain.
Ing officers of election in conjunction VIII
the district committeeman "-'''