The sun., 1900-05-21
On Thursday, August 23, 1900,

It half past ten o'clock II the forenoon
OF that day. Said Convention shall con-
sist OF five delegates from each of the
thirty-fve Representative Districts OF the |
State as constituted and described in the |
Constitution OF Delaware, Article 8, Sec |
tion ?, except the Representative Dis |
tricts numbers , and respectively OF
New Castle county, from each OF which
last mentioned Representative Districts
there shall be ten delegates in said Con
vention.
Said Convention is called to choose
three candidates for the office OF Elector
OF President and Vice President Of the
United States; one candidate for the
Office OF Representative from Delaware
IN the Fifty-seyenth Congress OF the
| United States; one candidate for the office
OF Governor; one candidate for the office
OF Lieutenant Coy ernor; oue candidate
| for the office Of Attorney General; one
candidate for the office OF Insurance
Commissioner; one candidate for the
office Of Auditor OF Accounts, and one
candidate for the Office OF State Treasurer,
all OF which offices are to be filled by
persons chosen by the electors OF the
State of Delaware at the General Elec-
tion in A. D., 1900, and for the purpose
OF transacting such other business as
shall be laid before said Convention.
The delegates of each Senatorial dis
trict OF the State, to said State Conyen-
ton, ure required at said convention to
elect member OF the Union Republican
State Central Committee oil Delaware to
serve for term of two years and until
his successor shall be chosen and auali-
, fed; provided, however, that the dele
gates in said convention from Senatorial
district number one in New Castle county
are required to elect two such members
. of said State Committee.
r 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
2 PRINCIPLES OF the Nationol Republican
j party, who endorse it's policies and VINO
3 are willing to aid in accomplishing the
Y overthrow of the Democratic party in
D Delaware, are hereby requested to as
) semble in New Castle county at their re.
e spective voting places on Wednesday,
i August the twenty-second, A. D., 1900
: and in Kent and Sussex counties or
s Saturday, the 18th day of August, A. D.,
e 1900, and then and there by ballot &c
o choose and elect in each Representative
i district aforesaid, by a plurality of votes
J. cast therein, five delegates and five
5 alternates to said convention, except il
If districts numbers two and three of New
it Castle county, in each OF which las
mentioned Representative districts the,
s. shall choose and elect ten delegates anC
ls ten alternates to said convention.
o The polls in New Castle County, thu
i day appointed for said county, shal
n open at one O'Clock p. m, and close q
Ie seven O'Clock p. IN In Kent and SUISSE,
l. counties, the day appointed for saiC
n counties, shall open at two clock .. m
se and close at four o'clock p. m., on tn
1- day aforesaid.
v Upon the closing of the polls in tn
ID said several voting places, the election
lg officers shall publicly count the ballot
lie in the presence OF such electors as desir
ID to be present, and publicly announce tn
as result, and shall make certificates il
re duplicate, stating in words at length th
So number of votes received by each perso
In voted for, for delegate or alternate to sal
n Convention, and the said certificate sha
or be signed by the election officers, or
,lf majority of them; one of said certificate
n. shall be given to the delegates elected
th and the other Of said certificates shall /
We forwarded to William T. Smithers, ESQ
,s, at Dover, Delaware.
BIT By order of the Union Republican Stai
at Central Committee, made at Dover tn
second day of April. A. D., 1000
i'd j. FRANK ALLEx,
ey w. L. SMrrHEas, Chairman.