Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-16
DEMOCRATIC PARTY RULES
Applying to the Party in New
Castle County.
AS AMENDED ON MAY q, 1892
And Applying to the Campaign
of This Year.
Regulations Governing the Nomination of
Candidates and Other Party Primary
Afihirs-Of Interest Now, at.the Opening
of the Campaign of 1896.

In view of the opening of the cam
paign of this year, the rules governing
the Democratic party of New Castle
county, as amended by the convention
held in New Castle on May 21st, 1892
are published for public information.
They 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 sec.
retary of the paid 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 wartls of Will
mington and the respective hundreds
throughout the county, between the
hours of p. m. and p. M, at which
one person from each ward in Whining
ton, 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 Ruleio.
The persons so elected as aforesaid,
in Wilmington, shall meet in some suit
able place, on the Tuesday following
said election, at s O'Clock, p. m., and
elect three persons who shall be the
members Of the County Executive Com
mittee for Wilmington hundred, and
shall perform the duties hereinafter
prescribed by Rule 5.
The persons 80 elected as aforesaid,
from each ward in Wilmington, shall
also at the same time and place appoint
one person for inspector and two per
sons for judges, IN each election dis
trict of Wilmington, where primary
elections are to be held, whose duty it
shall be to hold the elections herein
after provided for.
Where there is contest of two per-
sons to be voted for at said primary
elections, each candidate shall have q
representative in said board of election
officers, and 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.
Tho persons so elected as aforesaid
from the several hundreds outside of
Wilmington shall be tho members of
the County Executive Committee for
their respective hundreds, and shall
perform the duties hereinafter pre-
scribed by Rule 5, and shall also ap-
point one person for inspector and two
persons for judges in each election dis
trict of their respective hundreds.
where primary elections are to be held,
whose duty it shall be to hold the elec-
tions hereinafter provided for. The
provision hereinhefore 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
filled by tho County Executive Com
mittee.
Upon the votes for the representatives
from each ward and the members OF the
County Executive Committee from the
respective hundreds being fairly
counted and ascertained, the inspec-
tors and judges shall publicly announce
the result and shall make certificate
thereof and forward at once to the
chairman of the last County Executive
Committee, or to the secretary of the
said committee, in case of the death
or disability of the chairman aforesaid,
who shall publish tho 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 or
the executive committee of the hun
dreds. The voters in each ward in
Wilmington and the respective hum
dreds may determine at any time prior
to the said last Saturday in May in
every year of general election, whether
it is necessary to hold an election by
ballot on the said last Saturday in
May; provided, the said meetings in
the different wards in Wilmington 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 respeG
tive hundreds are advertised by posting
at least five notices of the said meet
ings in at least five of the most public
places of the said hundreds for at least
three days prior to said meetings; and
provided further, that where there are
two or more candidates, any one of the
candidates or any one representing such
candidate may demand that the nomi-
nation shall be by ballot, and it shall
be SO held.
Rule 2. The nomination election for
sheriff and coroner, receiver of taxes
and county treasurer and county comp
troller shall be held on the second Sat
urday ia June, between the hours OF ~
ID. and 7 p. m. The usual voting
places shall be the places of holding
such election; if it is not practicable
to hold the election at any such place,
suitable place shall be fixed by the
judges aforesaid, who shall in every
case give notice OF the time aud place
of the election.
The judges in any ward, hundred or
election district are empowered to fill
vacancies that may occur IN the board,
provided such vacancies are not filled
by the County Executive Committee
prior to the day of such primary cleo
tiun.
Every white male citizen who will
be entitled to vote at the ensuing gen
era election may vote on this occasion,
provided that it is distinctly under
stood, whether by question from judges
or otherwise, that such citizen will
support tho successful candidates. No
vote shall be entertained for any candi-
date who has not publicly pledged him
self to support the successful candi-
date.
In case there shall be more than two
candidates plurality shall nominate.
Upon the votes being fairly counted
and ascertaineG. the inspectors and
judges shall publicly announce the re-
suit and shall make certificate thereof
and forward at once to the chairman OF
the County Executive Committee. who