The sun., 1900-03-12
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE q, ,NVENTYO

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOT
ana request of the Republican National c,
mittee:
A state Convention of the Union Republici
of Delaware is hereby called by authority OF
~. late Central Committee Of said party to meet
D., 1900, at III O'Clock a. m.
Said Convention is called to choose two de
gates from the Congressional District OF the eta
OF Delaware and four deegates-at-large fro
said State, together with alternate delegates +,
each oi said delegates from said State to TIL
National Convention Of the Republican party o
the United States to be held in the City of Philay
delphia, state OF Pennsylvania, on the 18th day(
OF June, 1900 and for the purpose of trsnssctinx|
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby reouested
TO assemble AZ their respective voting places ON
Saturday, day. the thirty-frst day o, March,
A. d., 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality Of votes cast therein, five delegates
ana nve slternates to said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
New t'sstle county in each of which last mkn-,
toned Representative Districts they shall cssoose
OF elect ten delegates and ten alternates 70 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 indorse its policies, cordially invited to
unite under this "all 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 NEIL
toned in the Constitution of Delaware Article 2
Section 9, except the second and third Repre-
sentative Districts of New Castle county from
each of which last mentioned there shall be ten
delegates tn sale Convention.
| AT the time ot choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen IN the same manner an alternate
delegae to said convention, for each delegate so
chosen.
The lection shall he held between the hours
OF = oclock u, NJ, and O'Clock p. M. uilliar the
rules OF the Union Republican party of each
county.
! upoi the closing Of the polls in the said sew
eral voting places, the election officers shall
( publicly count the ballot in the presence of
such electors rs desire 10 be present, and pub-
/ iicly Rnnounce the result. ana shall make
| ceitlcate in duplicate. stating i'll words at
| length the number OF votes received by eachl
els>n voted for IN the primary election district
| for delcGaie or alternate TO said Convention
J rom the Rerr sentative District in which salr
( primary elerti- II district is located
said certificate shall be signed by the elecu9
ofhcers, or ii minority of them, holding SAID eIf
tion, and one OF said certificates shall be gTy
70 the delegate e"ted. and the other OF said
tifcates shall be forwarded to William
smiIhers, tsq secretary OF the sta Sel
! Committee. at Dover, before twelve o'c
noon. OF the day next preceding the n'eetin
! the said Convention.
| By order of the Union Republican State
| tral Committee made at Dover this
day OF February A. D., 1900.
W. t. SMITHERs, Chair
Secretary