The sun., 1900-03-02
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
ana request of the Republican National Com
mittep.
A State Convention OF the Union Republicans
OF Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
state Central Committee of said paity to meet in
the town OF Dover on Tuesday, April 3rd A.
D., 1900, at III o'clocd a. NJ.
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
tile United states to be held in the City of Phlag
delphia, State of Pennsylvania on the 10Th day
OF June, 1900, and for the purpose OF transaciiug
such other business as shall be laid before said
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday. ,SGo the the tah tthrty-iiTst day o. March.
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
All electors of the Union Republican party OF
the State OF Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political affiliations, who
believe in the principles of the Republican party.
and indoTse its policies, are cordially invited to
unite under this nall in choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist of five dele
gates from each of the thirty-tive Representative
Districts of the State as instituted and men
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 said convention.
! Atthe time of choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen iii the same manner an alternate
deiegate to said convention, for each delegate so
chosen.
| The election shall be held between the hours
Of 2 O'Clock p. M. and o'cl1ck p. M. under the
rules Of the Union Republican party OF each
county.
up1a the closing of the poles in the said sew
| cra voting places, the election officers shall
| publicly count the ballot in the presence of
such electors as desire to be present. and nub-
| licly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate, stating in words, at
| length the number of votes received by each
| nerson voted for in the primary election district
| for delegate or alternate to said Conventions
/ from the Representative District in which said
primary election district is located
Said certificate shall he signed by the election
| officers or q majority of them, holding said elec-
tion, and one of said certificates shall be given
10 the delegate elected, and the other of said GER
! tifcates shall be forwarded to William I,
Smthers Esq Secretary of the Sta'e 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.
| tral Committee, made at Dover this 22nd
! day of February, A. D., 1900.
| w. L. BMITHERS, Chairman.
I Secretary.