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UNION REP.JBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

IN pUBs'uANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
ano request of the Republican National Com
A State Convention of the Union Republicans
of Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
State Central Committee of said party to meet IN
the town of Dover on Tuesday, April Srd A.
D., 1900, at III O'Clock q. m.
Said Convention is called to choose two dele
gates from the Congressional District Of the state
of Delaware and four delegates-at-large from
said State, together with alternate delegates for
each of said delegates from said State to the
National Convention Of the Republican party OF
the United States to be held in the City Of Phila-
delphia, State of Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
of June, 1900, and for the purpose OF trarsacting
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
| to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday the thirty-frst day o March,
A. D.. 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality OF votes cast therein five delegates
and five alternates to said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
New Castle county. in each of which last men-
toned Representative Districts, they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten alternates to said
/ Convention.
Ali electors OF the Union Republican party OF
| the State Of Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political affiliations, who
and indorse its policies, are cordially invited to
| unite under this call in choosing the delegates
| and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist OF five dele
Districts of the State as constituted and mem
toned In the Constitution of Delaware Article q.
| Section 2, except the second and third Repre-
sentative Districts Of New Castle county, from
| each of which last mentioned there shall be ten
| delegates to Ssid Convention.
| Atthe time OF choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen In the Rame manner an alternate
delegate to said convention, for each delegate SO
chosen.
Tho election shall be held between the hours
| OF 2 O'Clock p. M, and O'Clock p. M, under the
rules OF the Union Republican party OF each
| county.
Upon the closing Of the polls in the said sew
eral voting places, the election officers shall
publicly count the ballot In the presence OF
such electors as desire to be present, and pub
hcly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate, stating in words at
length the number OF votes received by each
person voted for in the primary election district
for delegate or alternate to said Convention.
from the Representative District in which said
primary election district Is located.
Said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or majority of them, holding said cleo
ton, and one of said certificates shall be given
to the delegate elected and the other of said
tificates shall be forwarded to William T.
smithers, Esq, Secretary of the Stae Central
Committee. at Dover, before twelve O'Clock
noon, of the day next preceding the meeting OF
the said Convention.
By order of the Union Republican State Cen
trail Committee, made at Dover this 22nd
day of February, A. D., 1900.
w. L. SMITHERS, Chairman.
| Secretary.