Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-11

lutions, unless three. fourths Of the
delegates TO the contention shall vote
that the convention consider tnv same
without being no rsforred.
Rule II. Tho permanent officers of all
| State and county conventions OF the
| party shall lie chairman and secre.
tary, 10 BIO chosen by the convention
after the report of the COMMITTEES On
| permanent organization and such per.
manont chairman after his selection
shall nrAside over the convention, pre-.
eerve order, put all motions and together
with the permanent secretary, certify
| the names of the candidates chosen for
/ the state Offices, the name of the party
and tho party emblem as required by
| law. The permanent secretary after his
selection shall keep accurate minutes Of
| tho proceed ings of such convention,
which he shall as soon as possible after
tho adjournment of SAID convention,
tranHcrihe ana certify over his hand aud
| transmit the sans to the secretary of
| the state Central Committee.
Rule IL. The delegates to all national
conventions of the party shall be elected
by state convention, two from the
Congressional district, and four from
the state ut large and shall be chosen
by ballot ar by roll Gull by representa-
tive districts and a majority OF votes
shall elect.
Rule 10, All candidates of tho party
for State and national Offices shnll lie
selected by State convention of tho
party and shall be chosen by ballot or
on roll call by representative districts
unless 1T he done by acclamatiun. When
by ballot majority OF ballots shall nom
mate. Provided, however. that the State
Central Committee Of tho party shall
have power and authority and it is
hersby made it's duty to fill and supply
any and all vacancies that may happen
or occur in any state ticket of the
party by reason Of the death. resigna.
tion, disqualification or refusal to serve
of any candidate for any State Office or
otherwise Lowsosver. also to do any and
all things necessary unGer the laws If
the State OF Delaware to comply with
the requirements OF said laws relating
to any State ticket of the party.
Rule 20. The order of business of all
conventions shall be: First. the con
vention shall be called to order by the
chairman of the State Central Com.
mittec of the party or by aome person
designated by said committee: sacund,
the selection of the temporary chairman
and the temporary secretary third, the
calling OF the Temporary roll; four, the
appointment OF the standing commit
tees five, report of the committee on Gre.
dentialH the consideration and adoption
thereof; sixth, this report of n commit
tee ON permanent organization; seven,
| the election OF permanent chairman and
permanent secretary eight, the report
OF the COMMITTEES on resolutions; nine,
the nomination and selection of dele.
gates or candidates for State offices aa
tho case may be. and the appointment
OF committees to notify the candidates
chosen for the several State Offices ten.
the election OF State Central Com
mittse; eleven. the transaction Of such
other business as under the call the
convention may do; twelve, adjourn
ment.
Rule 81. Proxies from any delegate
or alternate delegate to any State con-
rention shall not he recognized or be nf
any avail. But whenever any delegate
elected from any district to any State
convention of tho party shall fail to
attend for any reason, then the roll of
the alternate delegates OF that district
shall he called and the first alternate
delegate from such district present
answering to his name shall represent
such absent delegate and be constituted
for him while such delegate is absent
and shall he entitled to all OF the rights
and privileges of such absent delegates.
Rule %. All candidates of the Union
Republican party for any office which
is to be filled by the General Assembly
shall be selected by caucus Of all Of
the members OF the General Assembly
who have been elected by the Union
Republican party and each of such
members shall attend such caucusss
and shall support tine caucus nom inee
by his vote in tho General Assembly.
Rule %. The Union Republican Stats
Central Committee of Delaware shall
be composed of one member from each
of the IL Senatorial districts in the
State. They shall be elected by the
delegates OF each Senatorial district to
the Stats convention called 10 choose
the candidates of the party for the sev-
oral State Offices Each member shall
serve for a term of two years and until
his successor ia chusen and qualified
and each member shall be resident OF
the district he represents.
Rule "a. Whenever a vacancy occurs
in the State committee by death, resig-
nation, removal or otherwise, the same
shall DO filled for the unexpired term
by the members of the State committee
of the county in which the vacancy
exists.
Rule %. The State Central Com mittee
10 hereby declared to be a permanent
political body, to be reorganized every
two years, as herein provided, and shall
have Immediate charge and full control
of the political affairs Of the Union
Republican party of the State, the
management of it's campaigns, the col
lection and disbursement Of funds, the
selection and assignment of speakers
the distribution of documents, and
generally, shall adopt such measures as
will promote the success of the Union
Republican party. The SAID Stats com :
mittee shall cause each election, Repre-
sentative district, ward, town, city,
hundred and county in the State to he
} well and thoroughly organized for
political purposes by proper committees
&C., the same to be kept up mud main
J tanned continually, from year to year,
rs auxiliaries to the State Central
Committee.
Rule 20. Nine members OF the State
: Central Committee shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction Of business
J No member or other person shall repre-.
! sent more than one district by proxy or
otherwise at any meeting of tina com.
mittee. The holder Of proxy shall be
entitled TO all privileges of member
ship. except when otherwise designated
in the proxy.
Rule ~. Immediately following the
election Of the State Central Committee
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