Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-02-10

CHsble NHuuty, NHb5bu hI DONbT MHy |
eth, 1897, or AS the same may here
after DO amended, and who will lie on
titled to vote at the ensuing general
eleutiou. may vote on this occasion I;
provided, that 1t ia distinctly under
stood, whether by question from judges
OF otherwise, that such citizen will
support tho successful candidate. No
vote shall be entertained for any candi-
date who has not publicly pledged him
self to support the successful candi.
dates.
In case there shall be- more than two
candidates a plurality shall nominate.
The hBllots shall BIZ counted; the
certificates made. certified TO and re-.
turned as provided by the said act of
the Gsneral Assembly.
Candidates for the Office OF prothono.
tary, clerk OF the peace, register Of
wills, recorder of deeds, register 10
chRncery and clerk OF the Orphans
Court shall be chosen at county con
vention to be held on the third Satur-
day Of September, in the year of the
general election, at which they are 10
he voted for. Said convention shall be
composed OF four delegates from each
legislative district in Wilmington and
Eve delegates from each of the otLer
hundreds The said delegates shall be
elected at the nomination election pro
vided for in this rule.
Rule 3. The candidates for State
Senator snail be taken from tho diff
ferent hundreds, or parts uf hunureus,
comprising the respective senatorial
districts outside OF Wilmington, in
rotation, and tho order OF rotation shall
hs thut the hundred that last had
Senator snail he tho last hundred in
that district to have Senator. The
canuidatea for Levy Court Commits
sioner shall be taken from the different
hundreds or parts OF hundreds compris.
ing the respective Levy Court districts
outside Of Wilmington in rotation, ami
| the order OF rotation snail be that the
hundred that last had Levy Court
Commissioner shall be the last hundred
in that district to again have Levy
Court Commissioner.
Rule !, The secretary Of the county
executive committee shall publish the
names of those persons seected as
| qualiiiere OF primary election officers,
within ten days prior to the primary
election in every year Of general
election. in the Democratic newspapers
OF the county. The said secretary
shall also publish each and every name
OF those persons qualified by said quail
iiers for each primary election district,
in the Democratic newspapers in the
city Of Wilmington, at least "a hours
prior to thB opening of said primary
election.
Rule 8. The county executive cum
mittee shall levy an assessment on each
candidate at every primary election,
which shall be fair and equitable, in
their Judgment, fur the expenses of
printing ballots, tally lists, blank GER
tifiaates. 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 sball not be printed on the
ballots. 1t shall be tho duty OF the
members OF the county executive COM
mittee to distribute at each voting
place where primary election is to be
held, the ballots required in each dis.
trict.
Rale g. The chairman Of the county
executive committee shull call meet
ing of the new committee, to meet in
Wilmington on the Thursday following
the last Saturday in May in every year
OF a general election, for purposes oil
Organization. And the members of said
: committee may select ttwo-thirds oil
: the members conourringl chairman
outside OF the said committee, il they
deem it wise.
: Rule Z. 1t shall be the duty of the
county executive committee, herein
before provided for in Rule |, to comply
7 with the requirements of the said act
entitled San Act to provide for the
! purity OF primary elections in New
| In - - IN ri tho
I pRigu and direct the calls for massmeet
: ings and perform any services required
by these rules. In case of contested
I nominations, the county committee
Q shall determine the same by a vote o
: the majority OF the wbole number o
said committee; contestants with thei
! counsel may appear before said com
! mittee.
9 In case OF the death, declination o
q inability to aerve or removal of an,
p person nominated as a Democratic can
Q didate, the county COMMITTEES shall fill
@ the vacancy by the selection OF tn
d person receiving the next highest mum
It Der OF votes, and In the event of hi
o death, declination or inability to ssrve
n by the selection of the person receiving
IT the next highest number of votes, an,
g so on until the place is filled. If Their
1t be no persons 80 voted for, the count
e committee shall ill the place by it
10 own selection.
u The powers of said committee ahaI
II continue until their suocsssnrs ar
10 elected.
70 Rule 8. When call shall be issue
d by the Stats committee for conven.io
10 to nominate candidates for Governo
y and Representative in Congress-, or
y nominate an electoral ticket, or to az
10 point delegates to national convention
IN the judges aforesaid shall hold a
10 election on tine day recommended h
10 the said committee. or il no day
es recommended, on day to be named h
le the Judges between the hours mer
10 toned In Rulo /, for the purpose
u. choosing delegates TO such StntN col
OF yention, according to apportionment.
I'd Where hundred is divided I'M
D. election districts the delegates sha
or be spportioned to such districts by Il
in executive committee of the hundred
or which shall determine whether til
" said delegates shall he elected by I'll
in districts to which they are apportione
in or by the hundred at large.
70 II a State convention is called ut sue
1g time that it would not be practical
lie for the judges aforesaid to hold sue
lat electiun, the county committee sbs
IT. provide for the election of delegates
he such conventions according TO the sal
ed apnortionment,
he Rule 0. The inspectors and judges
he hold the election on the last Saturdt
ds in May, a. ID. 1898, shall be selectt
't- by the county executive committee fro
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