The sun., 1900-02-17
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
Lana request OF the Republican National Com
mittee:
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 uf Dover on Tuesday, February p. A.
D., 1900, at II 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 oil she Republican party OF
the United States to be held in the City Of Phila
delphia, State OF Pennsylvania OH the 10th day
of June, 1900, and for the purpose of transscting
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention
ALI the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday, the twenty Fourth day oi February,
A. d., 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality OF votes east therein five delegates
and five alternates to said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
toned Representative Districts, they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten Alternates to said
Convention.
the State of Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political affiliations, who
believe in the principles of the Republican party.
and indorse its poiicies are cordially invited TO
unite under this rall in choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist of fve dele
RAVtt l1Olu ehCu OIL Int tnlTby-uVe Representative
Districts of the State rs constituted and men,
toned in the Constitution of Delaware Article 2.
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 said Convention.
1.-THE time of choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen In the same manner an alternate
delegate to said convention, for each delegate so
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hours
of 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 poles 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
licly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate, stating in words, al
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 saif
primary election district is located
| said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or majority OF them, holding said elec
| ton, and one of said certificates shall be given
10 the delegate eieeted and the other of said Ger
| tifcates shall be forwarded to William 4
| Smithers ESQ, Secretary of the stare Centra
| Committee, at Dover, before twelve o'clucR
| noon, of the day next preceding the meeting o
the said Convention.
BY order of the Union Republican State Cen
tral Committee made at Dover this thirteenth
day OF February, A. D., 1900.
w. T. SMITHERs, Chairman.
Secretary.