Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-19
OF REGULARS
Hlll be Held in'the Wilmington Opera
House on Tuesday, August 2iSt.
RTIONMENT OF DELEGATES
be the Same as It Was In
Previous Years.
II TICKET WILL Be NOMINATED

I'LL llUktl WILL DC NUMlNA itu
HE Regular Republican State Com
tkee met Saturday at Young Mems
|poblican Club, elected Frank l..
H1kman secretary and decided to
he State convention in the Grand
House, this city, on Tuesday,
st 2lst. II has been the custom
8nrs to hold all State conventions
over, but the Regulars have their
ghold in New Castle county and
$hold their impoi tant meeting in
Hounty town and the largest city Of
State., Before finally agreeing to
r. Radical change, the committee de.
Ia good deal of time to discussing
}he committee was called to order by
new chairman, Philip Q. Church
~, and the following we're present:
~ Henry A. du Pont, holding the
NY OF George Massey Jones OF Dover /;
B1ry b. Thompson, II. II. Billany,
l{5nol NJ. Knox, holding the proxy of
4tge T.. Smith of Laurel; e. b.
inter, Charlton Robinson, Z. A. ID.
4ison, DIR. L. Heisler Ball, John @.
|cR of New Castle, holding the proxy
James T. Challenger G. P. Swayne
A Robert g. Houston of Sussex
unity.
This resolution was adopted: "Re-
@ed, That this committee desires to
&c on record its appreciation of the
6hful and efficient services Of Mr..
|lliam Fl. Head, the retiring secre-
y, who has most aoeeptably per-
fmed the duties OF his office. y
BIZ. Speakman. who WAS elected to
pceed Mr., Head, is a son OF Samuel
|eakman. He Is a graduate of the
lmington High School, and an at
fpey at the bar of New Castle county.
is counsel for Recorder of Deeds
Navarro CLARK.
IL considering the call for the State
bvention, the committee discussed
) proposition to bring the convention
Wilmington. Some of the. down.
BITE members opposed the proposition
y others favored it. 1t was finally
opted.
The call for the convention 10 be held
Eesday, August 21st, in the Garpd
Vera House, Wilmington, to be opened
f11 o'clock, says it is to te conyen-
ID Of 1.-THE Republican PARTY of the
BITE of Delaware. - Its purpose will
10 select three electors for President
"a Vice President, and to nominate
Indicates for Representative in Con.
ass, governor, lieutenant governor,
tornsy general, State treasurer, in.
rance commissioner and auditor OF
counts, and for the transaction oil
Ich other business as may properly
me before it,
The old apportionment Of 160 dele
ties will be followed, divided thus
orty for the First district, Whining.
n; 36 for the Second district, rural
ew Castle county; 40 for the Third
strict, Kent; ~ for the Fourth dis,
lot, Sussex. The apportionment Of
'legates in hundreds or wards shall be
! heretofore.
In the First and Second districts, the
slegates will be selected Monday,
ugust Goth, in accordance with the
'imary election law, and the polls will
! opened during hours fixed by the
publican committees.
In the Third and Fourth districts,
Ie voters shall assemble Saturday
ngust 18th, and organize by the cleo
pn of three judges for each polling
|hce, to hold the election. If it j.
practicable to hold the election al
b usual place, some other convenient
bee will be selected. The details fol
d primal les will be fixed by the dis
lei committees. The successful dele
&tes shall be provided with duplicat,
|Sden tials.
THE qualification, of electors at tn,
3maries will be in accordance will
u past usages of the Republican
>fty.
Ia ftef the meeting, Chairman Church
Pm WAS asked as to the possibility o
3 primary election officers receiving
n primary books 10 time for holding
u election. He said that under th,
~ the primaries may be held any da,
!ter the third registration day, ant
- sheriff is required to deliver tn
4bks at the time fixed. For wIlfu
lure to do his duty In the matter
n sheriff is liable to a heavy penalt,
ID TO fol fixture of his office.
Sheriff Taylcr, when spoken to abou
q registration books, said as he under
&nds the law, the registration officer
We until Monday night TO return TIL
<pks, but he will see that thay ar
ut to the election places as soon a
by are received by him, and vii
zeilitate matters as much as possible
&erk McCloskey Of the Department 0
l}ections, said he thought everything
|6uld be in shape in the city for hold
|g the primary. election on Monday
Algust Goth.
while the committee was In session
|brmer State Chairman Hugh @
fowne, Horace q. Knowles, Martii
\ Burris, Robert H. Richards an,
Iblaware CLARK, were among the Re
Nblioans ut the clubhouse.