Evening journal., 1898-07-15
THE UNION CONVENTION
1t Has Been Called for Tues
day, August 80.
ITS PRINCIPLES SET FORTH
DELEGATES TO BE ELECTED
FROM THE REPRESENTATIVE
DISrRICTs-ANOTHER BIG TRY
FOR HARMONY.

fhOM iE NElIhtSllNIAIlNlE |
DISTRICTS ANOTHER BIG TRY
FOR HARMONY.
Chairman ]. Frank Ale and secre-
tary William T. Smithers, OF the Union |
Republican State Convention were I'm |
town to-day and conferred with Wal
ter II. Hayes and other Union Republi-
cans. AS an outcome OF this confer |
ence it was decided to give out the fol-
lowing call for a state convention which |
was adopted at the Dover meeting on
Wednesday:
The Union Republican party of Della
ware in making the following call for
state convention again openly ex-
presses the desire for a union OF all
Republicans of Delaware upon the fol- |
lowing broad and equitable principles.
First-A convention OF delegates |
chosen and elected, at common primar-
les, by and from the Republican voters
Of the several representative districts
Of the state, established by our Consti-
tuition.
second-The number OF delegates to
such convention to be as follows: Each
of said thirty-hve representative dis
tricts OF the state to have flve OF such
delegates, except the second and third
, representative districts OF New Castle
county (being that portion OF the city
Of Wilmington lying north of the cen
. tire line of Eighth street,, each Of which
p last mentioned representative districts
S to have ten Of such delegates.
Third-At such primaries each Re
= publican political organization to have
d representatives OF their own choosing
a to secure a free ballot and an honest
d and fair count.
e Fourth--All future State Central
Committees OF the united party to be
"a composed OF one member from each OF
lie the seventeen senatorial districts OF the
'e state The delegates from the respec-
10 tive said senatorial districts to a state
AZ convention to choose or elect one mem
'u Der Of the State Central Committee
r Fifth-A pledge to loyalty support all
" candidates for all state, county and dis
Is trict offices thus nominated, In order
n to overthrow by sincere and united ef-
ID fort, the disgraceful, dishonest and cor
ed rupt rule OF the Democratic party II
us Delaware.
A state convention Of the Union Re
T. publican party Of Delaware is hereby
no called by authority of the State Contra
'i- Committee OF said party to meet In
the town Of Dover on Tuesday, the
N 30th day Of August, A. d., 1898, at Il
o'clock a. m. Said conventions shall
consist Of five delegates from each O
ng the thirty-hve representative district
Of the state, as constituted and men
toned in the Constitution of Delaware
article 2, section 2, except the secon'
and third representative districts o
New Castle county, from each o
which last mentioned representativ
m districts there shall be ten delegates II
= said convention. Said convention d
called to choose a candidat
lie for the office of representativ
from Delaware in the Fifty-sixth Con
gress Of the United States; candidat
for the Office OF state treasurer, and
candidate for the Office ofauditor OF ac
ro- counts, all of which offices are to b
de- filed by persons chosen by the elector
OF the State Of Delaware at the genera
election held in 1898, and for the pui
iid pose of transactlng such other bushes
as shall be laid before said convention
The delegates of each senatorial distri'
cal to the said state convention are n
uuired, at said convention, to elect
member of the Republican State CeI
trail Committee Of Delaware to serve Il
a term Of two years, and until his SUI
law cessor shall be chosen and qualifie
Wit All electors Of the Union Republics
party OF the State Of Delaware; a
other electors Of said state who SUI
ported the principles and candidates
en- the national Republican party in Il
last campaign, and all other good al
conservative electors OF said state wi
see are willing to aid in accomplishing d
overthrow of the rule of the Dem
cratic party in Delaware, are herel
to requested to assemble at theirrespeci
voting places on Friday, the 26th d
of August, A. D., 1898, and then al
NJ there, by ballot, to choose or elect
dur each representative district, by pl
rality Of votes cast therein, five de
gates and five alternates to said CO
T. vention, except in the second and I'M
the representative districts of New cas-
county, in each of which last mentic
anne ed representative districts they sh
as choose or elect ten delegates and
ac- alternates to said convention.
All delegates and their alternates
no. said convention elected from the $
eral representative districts in
told Castle county shall be chosen IN
cordance with the requirements OF