Evening journal., 1898-02-03


Democratic newspapers of Wilmington
FOR at least three days prior to the said
meetings IN the respective hundreds
are advertised by posting at least FIVE
notices Of the said meetings in at least
five OF the most public places Of the
said hundreds for at least five days
prior to said meetings, and the men,
bers of the county executive commit
tee from the respective hundreds shall
prepare and post said notices; and pro-
vided further, that where there are two
or more candidates, any one Of the can
didates or any one representing such
candidate may demand that the nomi-
nation shall be by ballot, on the said
last Saturday in May, and it shall be so
held.
Rule 2. The nomination election
for candidates for the Legislature, and
all county and hundred officers, shall
be held on the second Saturday in Sep
tember, in each year Of a general elec-
ton.
The usual voting places shall be the
places Of holding such election; If it is
not practicable to hold the election at
the designated place, a suitable place
shall be fixed by the inspectors and
judges aforesaid, who shall in every
case give notice of the time and place
Of the election.
Every white male citizen who has
been registered in accordance with the
act entitled can act to provide for the
Purity Of Primary Elections in New
Castle County" passed at Dover, May
27, 1897, or as the same may hereafter
be amended. and who will be entitled
TO vote at the ensuing general election.
may vote on this occasion; provided.
that it is distinctly understood. whether
by question from judges or otherwise,
that such citizen will support the sue
cessful candidate. No vote shall be
entertained for any candidate who has
not publicly pledged himself to support
the successful candidate
In case there shall be more than two
candidates a plurality shall nominate.
The ballots shall be counted; the
certificates made, certified to and re-
turned as provided by the said act of
the General Assembly.
Rule 3. The candidates for state SEN
ator shall be taken from the differen.
hundreds, or parts of hundreds. com
prising the respective senatorial dis
tricts outside of Wilmington. in rota-
tion, and the order established by the
hundreds or parts of hundreds in the
first series of primary elections here
after held shall thereafter be adhered
to-
Rule 4. The secretary Of the county
executive committee shall publish the
names of those persons selected as
qualifiers Of primary election officers.
within ten days prior to the primary
election in every year of a general cleo
tion, in the Democratic newspapers of
the county. The said secretary shall
also publish each and every name of
those persons qualified by said quail
fiers for each primary election district
in the Democratic newspapers in the
city of Wilmington, at least twenty
four hours prior to the opening Of said
primary election
Rule 8. The county executive COM
mittee shall levy an assessment on each
candidate at every primary election,
which shall be fair and equitable, in
their Judgment, for the expenses of
printing ballots. tally lists, blank GER
tificates, poll books, stationery, rent OF
polling places, publishing notices, and
printing, and in the event of any such
candidate not paying such assessment,
his name shall not be printed on the
ballots. 1t shall be the duty of the
members of the county executive com
mittee to distribute at each voting
place where a primary election is to be
held, the ballots required in each dis
trict.
Rule 6. The chairman of the coun-
ty executive committee shall call
meeting of the new committee. to meet
in Wilmington on the Thursday fol-
lowing the last Saturday in May every
year Of general election, for purposes
of organization. And the members Of
said committee may select (twO-thirds
of the members concurring) a chair
man outside of the said committee, if
they deem it wise.
Rule 7. 1t shall be the duty of the
county executive committee, hereinbe-
fore provided for in Rule 1, to comply
with the requirements of the said act
entitled "An act to provide for the
purity of primary elections in New
Castle county" to supervise the cam
paign and direct the calls for mass
meetings and perform any services re-
quired by these rules. In case of con-
tested nominations, the county commit
tee shall determine the same by vote
of the majority of the whole number
of said committee; contestants with
their counsel may appear before said
committee.
In case Ofthe death, declination or
inability to serve or removal of any
person nominated as a Democratic can
didate, the county committee shall I'll
the vacancy by the selection Of the
person receiving the next highest num-
Der of votes, and in the event of his
death, declination or inability to serve,
by the election of the person receiving
the Rext highest number 4 votes, and
so on until the place is filed. If there
be no persons so voted for. the county
committee shall fill the place by its
own selection.
The powers of said committee shall
continue until their successors are
elected.
Rule s. When call shall
be issued by the state committee for a
convention to nominate candidates for
governor and representative in Con-
gress, or to nominate an electoral
ticket, or to appoint delegates to a ma
tional convention, the judges aforesaid
shall hold an election on the day rec
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