The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-09-18
The UNIONS PROPOSITION.
How They Are willing to Have the Party
Reorganlzed,

The eUnion Republicans at the harmony
meeting at Dover, Thursday night, sub
mitted number of propositions. which
they proposed to vote on in turn. This tho
regulars declined to do, stating that they
were prepared to take no final action, but
could merely, report back to tho county unit,
committee, which could approve or reject
the propositions. Tho latter were as fol.
lows:
"rhat the republican party of DELAWARE
shall be united for future purposes. and
to accomplish this en1 joint call by the
two chairmen of the two r publican par.
ties in Delaware shall beissued for State
convention, attested By the secretaries
Delegates shall be elected TO- said conven.
tion, which shall consist OF l75 persons
being five delegates from each representa-
tive district in the State, as provided by
the new constitution, and the delegates
shall be chosen by q plurality OF votes
throughout the whole Of each Legislative
district. And at tho primary election all
who voted for tho Mckinley and Hobart
electors and all other conservative ciilzens
of full age and legal residence, who pledge
themselves to support the principles or the
Republican party, shall be qualified to
vote.
The polls shall be opened In Wilmington
from tot o'clock and IN the rural dis.
tricts from 9 to 5 p. IN. The rcturHs OF tho
primary election shall be made i'll trlpll-
cate upon blanks furnished by the confer
ence committee aud one copy shall be sent
to each chairman of each State central
committee
''rhe primary election shall be held by
four persons in each voting place, two
Judges and two clerks. Each of tho four
officers shall have the right to vote and
determine upon the acceptance or reJec-
tion of vote in the respective districts.
1.-THE respective county committees OF
each county shall designate judge anu a
Soierk for each polling place. Each election
officer shall be duly qualified by oeth or
affirmation to perform his duty faithfully.
Al the primary election poll list shall DO
kept by each clerk In book, In which the
names of persons voting shall DO entereu,
with residences, in the order in which they
vote, and the names shall be numbered
from one up consecutively. The poll DOCKS
shall be compared and made to agree.
"Three certificates of the primary cleo
tion in each polling place shall be written
or printed, stating the number OF votes
given each candidate making complete
and correct return of the votes cast to-
gelher with the tickets voted, tho list of
votes and tally sheets, which shall be
placed in u strong envelope, scaled ana
signed By the four election officers con-
ducting the primary, and one OF the Ger
tiflcates shall be sent to each chairman.
"Ilnnediatcly upon the completion OF
the count of the ballots at tho close OF the
election, the total number of votes polleu
for each candidate shall DO publicly an
nuunced an the election officers shall make
out three certificates as aforesaid Inc
ballots, poll list and tally sheets, sealed us
al ov1 directed, arc to be produced II re.
qulruu by the committee OH contests.
From tho certificates so requlr-
ed for the State chairmen, they jointly
shall on tho day for the convention mako
up tho temporary roll OF delegates ana al
tornates. Any person qualified to wore a'
tho election 10 It November shall be admit
ted IL elected. to serve as delegate or alter
nate.
The State convention shall be called to
meet not later than October 10 and upon
80 days previous publication of the call,
signed Jointly by Messr5. J. Frank Alice
and Hugh Z. Browne, published III at
least two newspapers in each county. The
delegates from each of the senatorial us
trcts shall select one qualiilt u representa-
tive from the district, who shall bo the
member of the State Central committee.
and if the delegates fail to choose mem.
bor of the committee, the convention shall
then select ono
AFTER the selection of the central com.
mittee and before the adjournment OF the
State convention the COMMITTEES shall I'M
mediately organize by electing one OF their
own number chairman and also q secre-
tary and treasure and thereupon the two
committees representing now the two re'
spective parties of Delaware. shall resign,
and tho new State committed shall constl-
tutc tho State central committee of Tho
Republican party of Delaware. The colr.
mittee so organized shall be the recog-
nized body in tho State to transact the
business Of the Republican party.
A committee of two from each county
shall be selected by this conference to draft
rucs and regulations for the future gov
crnment of the party in the S ate to be pre-.
seuted to the State convention for its con-
sidcraiiop.
Tho Addicks men wore anxious that the
State convention should bo called soon.
They advanced the argument that now
was the time to line up in battle array;
that tho new constitution made 1t neces-
sury to have new convention anu the
Addlcks Republicans were willing to have
the mcmhers of this convention elected
from the legislative districts as appor'
toned by the State constitution.
The conference as previously stated, ad-
journcd until September 27. Meantime,
The regulars will have made their report
to their county committee and Will bo pre-
pared to act.