The sun., 1900-02-14
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

IN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
mittee:
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 tow town OF Dover on Tuesday, February y. 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 sat-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
delphia, State of Pennsylvania, on the 10th day
OF June, 1900 and for the purpose of trarsacIing
such other business as shall be laid before sad
Convention.
=-All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
To assemble at their respective voting plat es on
saturday the twenty-fourth day o February
A. D., 1900 and then and there by ballot TO
choose and elect in such Representative dis rct
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.
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 indorse 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-five Representative
Districts Of the State as constituted 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 In the same manner an alternate
delegate to said convention, for each delegate SO
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hours
| OF 2 o clock p. M, and ocl1ck 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, 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 a majority of them. holding said elec-
| ton, and one of said certificates shall he given
to the delegate ented, and the other OF said GER
| tiilcates shall lie forwarded to William T..
Smthers, Esq Secretary OF the STATE Central
| Committee, nt Dover before twelve O'Clock
noon, OF the day next preceding the meeting Of
| the said Convection.
BY order ofthe Onion Republican state Cen
| tral Committee made at nOyer this thirteenth
day of February, A. D. 1000.
J. FRANK ALLEE,
w. T. SMITHERS Chairman.
Secretary,