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OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
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TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
mittee:
A State Convention of the Union Republicans
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 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-
| deipnla, state OF Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
OF June, 1900. and for the purpose of transactng
such other business as shall be laid beioie said
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
70 assemble a. their respective voting places OIL
Saturday, the thirty-first day OF March,
A. D., 1850, and then and there by ballot to
choose and eject IN such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein, FIVE delegates
and i've nlternates 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
OF 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
neleye pei IN the principles OF the Republican party.
ana lndorse It's 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 men.
toned in the Constitution Of Delaware, Article @
| Sechon 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 CLOCK p. M. and O'Clock y. M, under the
rules of the Union Republican party OF each
county.
Upon the closing of the polls in the said sew
erai voting places, the election officers shall
publicly count the ballot in the presence OF
such electors as desire TO be present, and pub
hcly announce the result and shall make
certlhcate in duplicate. stating in words, al
length the number of votes received by each
person voted for in the primary election district
ior delegate or alternate to said Convention
from the Representative District in which sai6
primary election district is located.
said certificate shall be signed by the election
onlcers, or majority of them holding said elec
uon, and cne OF said certificates shall be given
TO the delegate elected, and the other OF said cei
tfcates shall be forwarded to William T
Smithers, ESQ, Secretary OF the Sta'e Central
Committee. at Dover, before twelve oclock
noon, Of the day next preceding the meeting OF
the said Convention.
BY order Of the Onion Republican State cen
tral Committee, made ut Dover this 22ud
day OF February, A. D., l90e
w. 7. SGIITHERS, Chairman.
Secretary.