The sun., 1900-03-26
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION

IN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
land request of the Republican National Com
mittee:
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 Ii o'clock a. 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 Win alternate delegates for
each OF said delegates from said S.av5- to the
National Convention OF the Republican party Of
the United States to be held in the City OF Phila-
of June, 1900, and for the purpose of transscting
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
TO assemble At their respective voting places on
saturday, A. the thirty-irst day OF March,
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
New Castle county in each of which last mem
TONED Representative Districts they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten alternstes 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,
ana an1o5se its M MpoGies are cordially invited to
Unite uni under this call In choosing the delegates
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 q.
becton 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 60
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hours
OF O'Clock p. m, and O'Clock D. M, under the
rules OF the Union Republican party Of each
Upon the closing of the polls in the said sew
ernl voting places, the election officers shall
| publicly count the ballot in the presence of
such electors rs desire to be present, and pub
! hcly 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
Tor delegate or alternate to said Convention.
| from the Representative District in which said
| primary election district is located.
said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or majority OF them, holding said elec-
| ton, and one of said certificates shall be given
to the delegate elected and the other of said Ger
| tifeates shall be forwarded to William T.
Smithers, Esq, Secretary of the State Central
| Committee. at Dover, before twelve O'Clock
noon, OF the day next preceding the meeting OF
the said Convention.
BY order of the Union Republican State Cen
tral Committee, made at Dover this 22nd
| day OF February, A. D., 1900.
~ - j. FRANK ALLEE
| W. i. SMlTHERS, Chairman
Secretary.