The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-08-13
REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE.
Regulars Fix August 20
for Primary Election
and August rs Con-
ventiOn Day.

The Regular Republican State Commit.
tee at Dover Yesterday afternoon selected
August 20 as the day for holding tho prim.
aries, md August 25 AZ the day for holding
tho state conven ion. Sub committees of
both parties Joined but the Unions refused
to draft propositions for tho union of the
party. claiming they would have to report
to committee of the whole. and make a
flnal report next Wednesday. Much inter-
est was shown in tho meetings
Last night Chairman Browne, Horace
G. Knowles and William H. Heald issued
tho following call for the state convention
of the party in accordance with tho meet
ing held at Dover during the day.
Headquarters Of the Republican State
Committee, Wilmington, Del, August y,
1898
"A State convention of the Republican
party of tho Stale of Delaware will be
held at Dover on Thursday, August 25. A.
D., 1898, at II o'clock, for the purpose of
nominating candidate for the office of
representative in Congress. candidate for
tho Office of state treasurer, II candidate
for the office of auditor of accounts. and
to elect twelve members of tho State com
mittee, for the purpose of tran'acting
such other business as may properly come
before he convention.
"Tho convention shall consist of l60 del.
egates, apportioned among the several dis.
trio ~ tio Ctnt
Forty delegates to be chosen from the
first district Getty Of Wilminston)
'Thirty-eight delegates to be chosen
from tho second district (Ncw Castle
county oui side of the city of Whining.
ton.
"Forty delegates TO bo chosen from the
third district (Kont coun'y).
"Forty-two delegates to be chosen from
the fourth dis: riot (Sus' s'cx county,,
"The said delegates shall be apportion-
cd among the several subdivisions of each
dis rict as the several coun'y committees
shall apportion the same.
The election of delegates shall be as fol-
lows:
egates shall DO chosen on Tuesday, August
23, 1898. in accordance with the provisions
of the primary election law, passed Mt
Dover May 81. 1897.
'In the third and fourth districts on Sat
urtlay, August 20, 1898, tho Republican
voters of tho several sub divi-ions shall
assemble at the usual voting places there.
in, and shall organize by elec!ing three
Judges to conduct the election, WHO shall
forthwith open the polls, and receive the
ballots provided, however, that II 1t shall
be found impract!cable to hold such cleo
tons ut the usual voting places, the voters
there assembled may select somc other
convenient place in the neighborhood for
the rurroso of e'ectiny judges and holding
such election. The details for holding
said elections shall be arranged by the
county committees OF the said third and
fourth districts.
Upon closing the polls the judges shall
publicly count the votes and make certi-
flcate of election in duplicate, one of which
shall be delivered to the delegates elected,
md tho other forthwith male to the SEQ
retnry of the state committee at Dover.
"All Republicans are earnestly request
I'd to attend the primaries and at tho o.ec-
lion of delegates 10 the said conveniio all
who are willing to pledge
themselves to the suppors Of the ticket !
nominated nt the said convention shall
laye the right to vote.
"Hugh C. Browne, Chairman.
"Attest: William II. Heald, Secretary"