The sun., 1900-03-03
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION,

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
l ana request of the Republican National COM
mittee:
State Convention of the Union Republicans
of Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
-tate Central Committee of said party to meet in
the town of Dover on Tuesday, April 3rd 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-at-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
the United states to be held in the City of Phia-
delphia, State of Pennsylvania. on the 10th day
of June, 1900 and for the purpose of traLsacting
such other business as shall be laid befole said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their. respective voting places on
Saturday, the thirty-first day oil 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 alternates to said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
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 call in choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist Of FIVE dele
Districts of the State IS constituted and mem
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 O'Clock p. M, and O'Clock 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 rs 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
nerson 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 he signed by the election
officers, or a majority of them, holding said cleo
ton, and one of said certificates shall be given
u the delegate e'e"ted and the other Of said GER
tificates shall be forwarded to William r..
~mthers, ESQ, Secretary OF the sta e Central
COMMITTEES, AZ Dover, before twelve o'cipcN
noon, q the day next preceding the meeting Of
the said Convection.
BY order the Union Republican State Cen
tral Committee made vt Dhyer this 22nd
day OF February, A. d., 1900
]. FRANK ALLEE,
W. t. sMITHERs, Chairman.
Secretary