Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-16

executive committee of the hundreds,
Rule 3. Candidates for Levy Court
Commissioners of New Castle county
and Tor the Legislature, shall be chosen
in the city of Wilmington, and in the
several districts and iu the hundreds
entitled by law OF by the rules, to such
candidates, by the white male citizens
of the said city and respective districts
and hundreds, at an election by ballot,
to be held on the second Saturday in
September; the judges appointed under
Rule | shall hold such election, pro-
yided, however, that any candidate
shall have the right to appeal to the
County Executive Committee for the
removal OF any election officer in any
election district throughout the county;
and the County Executive Committee
powered, should they deem it wise. to
make such changes IN the districts to
which the appeal applies, as in their
judgment is necessary for the insuring
of free and fair election.
The votes shall be ascertained, an
nounced and the results forwarded to
the chairman Of the County Executive
Committee, under the regulations pre-
SCTlDeu III hule z.
Rule 4. The county shall be divided
into three Legislative districts as fol-
lows, to wit: The city of Wilmington
shall be the First district and entitled
to one senator and one representative
The hundreds of Brandywine, Chris
tiana, Mill Creek, Whito Clay Creek
and Pencader shall constitute the Sec
ond district, and shall be entitled to
one senator and three representatives.
The hundreds of New Castle. Red Lion.
st. Georges, Appoquinimink and Black
bird, shall constitute the Third dis
trict, and shall be entitled TO one sena-
tor and three representatives. The
senators and representatives shall be
allotted among the several hundreds OF
the Second and Third districts, respec-
lively. by the county committee.
Such allotments shall be made and
published in all the Democratic news
papers of the county before the first
day of August. The said allotments of
the Second and Third districts shall be
SO made tnat the hundred that was
last without representation shall be the
last to again be without 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 pro-
vision being that the hundreds in the
Second and Third districts shall take
their turn in regular order in being
without representation.
Rule AZ The chairman of the
County Executive Committee shall
call meeting of the new committee,
to meet in Wilmington on the Thurs
day following the last Saturday in May
in every year of a general election, for
purposes of organization. And the
members of said committee may select
(tWo- o-thirds of the members concurring)
chairman outside of the said commit
tee, if they deem it wise.
Rule 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
County Executive Committee, herein
before provided for in kule l, to super
wise the campaign and direct the calls
for massmeetings and perform any SER
vices required by these rules. In case
of contested nominations, arising under
Rules 2 and 8, the county committee
shall determine the same by vote of
the majority Of the whole number of
said committee; contestants, with their
counsel, may appear before said com
mittee. In case of the death, declina-
tion or inability to serve, of any person
nominated under Rules and 3, the
county committee shall make provision
for another nomination. The power of
said committee shall continue until sue
cessors are elected
Rule g. When call shall be issued
by the State Committee for conven-
tion to nominate candidates for COVER
t.lfi in fr,
nominate an electoral ticket, or to ap-
point delegates to a national conven-
tion, the judges aforesaid shall hold an
election on the day recommended by
the said committee, or if no day be
recommended, on day to be named by
the judges, between the hours men
toned in Rule 2, for the purpose of
choosing delegates to such State Con
vention, according tc superintendent
Where hundred is divided into cleo
tion districts the delegates shall be APP
portioned to such districts by the exec
utive committee of the hundred.
Ii a State convention is called at such
time that it would not be practicable
for the judges aforesaid to hold such
election, the county committee shall
provide for the election of delegate to
such conventions according to the said
apportionment.
Rule 7. These rules shall govern the
Democratic party in the several hun
dreds, and shall not be altered, sus-
pended or amended. except in the fol-
lowing manner: Upon the suggestion,
in writing, of any alterations or amend
ments, signed by at least one hundred
Democrats in good standing, and pre-
sented to the County Executive Com
mittee, the chairman of said committee
shall order a county convention to be
held before the first day of September,
next ensuing, to take such suggestions,
alterations or amendments into consid-
Grafton.
The action of such convention in the
promises shall be final. Such conven-
tion shall be composed of one delegate
from each ward of Wilmington and
five delegates from each Of the other
hundreds, TO be elected as hereinbefore
prescribed by Rule l.
Adopted at convention of the Demo
cratic party of New Castle county, held
at New Castle, on Saturday, Septem-
her I'd, 1876, and amended at conven-
tion held at New Castle, on Saturday,
May 1lth, 1899.
Amended and adopted, as whole
alta convention of the Democratic party
of New Castle county, held at New
Castle, on Saturday, May 2lst, 1892.
burned Cotton sold.
A large quantity of damaged cotton
from the Birtwell fire, was sold in Ohes-
Ter Monday. A portion was bought