The sun., 1900-02-28
THE SUN 1900
GALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
ana request OF the Republican National Com
mittee
A State Convention OF the Union Renublicans
of Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
state Central Committee of said party to meet in
the town of Dover on Tuesday, April 3rd A.
D., 1900, at II O'Clock q. m.
Said Convention is called to choose two dele.
gates from the Congressional District OF the state
of Delaware and four delegatesat-large from
said state, together with alternate delegates foi
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 Phila-
delpha, state of Pennsylvania ON the 10Th day
of June, 1900 and for the purpose of trarsacting
such other business as shall be laid befoic said
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their respective voting plates on
Saturday, Az the thirty-ilst day OF March,
choose and elect i'll 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
New Castle county. in each of which last men
toned Representative Districts they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten alternates to said
All electors OF the Union Republican party of
the State of Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political affiliations, who
beneYe 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
gates from each of the thirty-fve Representative
Districts of the State as constituted and mem
TONED In the Constitution of Delaware, Article 2.
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.
| At the 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 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 as desire to be present, and pub.
| icly 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 i'll which said
primary election district is located
said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, Or a majority of them holding said elec-
tlon aud one of said certificates shall be given
tothe delegate eerted, and the other of said GER
tiiicates shall be forwarded to William T..
Smlthers, Esq, Secretary of the Sta'e Central
committee. AZ Dover, before twelve n'cloek
noon, oi the day next preceding the meeting OF
the said Convention.
BY order Of the Union Republican state Cen
tral Committee, made Mt Dover this 22nd
day OF February, A. d., 1900
j. FRANK ALLEE.
w. 4. SliITHERS, Chairman.
Secretary.