The sun., 1900-02-24
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
l ana request of the Republican National Com
mittee:
of Delaware is hereby called by authority of the
state Central Committee of said patty to meet in
the town OF Dover on Tuesday, April 3rd A.
D., 1900, at III o'cloce n. m.
said Convention is called tn 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 f,r
each OF said delegates from said State to tine
National Convention OF the Republican party of
the United states to be held in the City of Phila-
delphia, State of Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
of June, 1900, and for the purpose of trarsacting
such other business as shall be laid befoie said
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
| to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday, the thirty-tirst day OF 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
and five aternates to said Convention, except in
| the second and third Representative Districts in
New t;astle county. in each OF which last men
toned Representative Districts they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten slternates to said
Ali electors Of the Union Republican party o.
the State of Delaware and all other electors
Without regard to past po.issl ailisions wh9
and ndorse its policies, are cordially invited tt
unite under this rail- in choosing the delegates
and aIternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist OF five dele
gates from each of the thirty-fve Representative
| Districts Of the State ea constituted and men
toned In the Constitution OF Delaware. Article
section 2, except the second and third Repre-
sentative Districts of New Castle county. from
each OF which last mentioned there shall be tel
delegates to sai6 Convention.
At the time of choosing said delegates ther
shall be chosen in the same manner an alternat
delegate to said convention, for each delegate s.
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hour
of 2 O'Clock p. M. and O'Clock p. M, under tn
rules of the Union Republican party of eac
county.
Upon the closing of the poles in the said sey
eral voting places the election officers shal
publicly count the ballot in the presence Q
such electors as desire to be present. and put
icy announce the result and shall max
certificate in duplicate, stating in words, o
length the number of votes received by eae
person voted for in the primary election distric
for delegate or alternate to said Convention
from the Representative District in which sal
: primary election district is located
Said certificate shall be signed by the electio
. officers, or a majority Of them, holding said eet
ton, and one of said certificates shall be give
: To the delegate e'ented, and the other of said ce
:, titieates shall be forwarded to William
\ SmitherE, Esq Secretary of the Sta'e Centrf
Y Committee. at Dover, before twelve o'cloc
Il noon, Of the day next preceding the meeting /
Il the said Convention.
gI By order OF the Union Republican State tcl
II tra Committee, made at Dover this ON
n day of February, A. d., 1900
n j. FRANK ALLEE
Il W. T. SMlTHERS, Chairman.
Secretary,