Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-02-14

UNION PARTY WILL CHOOSE
ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
FIVE DELEGATES TO ITS CON
VENTIoN.
j. Frank Alice. chairman OF the
Union Republican State Committee, is
sued a call at Dover yesterday Tor q
convention OF union republicans TO be
held at Dover on February u, the
same day on which the regular republic
cans will hold their convention.
The call is as follows:
an pursuance of the Official notice
and, request Of the. Republican National
Committee:
"A state convention of the union re-
publicans Of Delaware is hereby called
by authority. Of the state central com
mittee OF said party to meet in the
town Of Dover on Tuesday, February
a. A. ID. 1900 at II O'Clock a. m
Said convention is called to choose
two delegates 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 re-
publican party OF the Uuited States, Ia
be held in the city OF Philadelphia
State Of Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
OF June. 1900 and for the purpose OF
transactlng such other business as shall
be laid before said convention.
IAN the electors aforesaid are hereby
REQUESTED to assemble at their respec-
tive voting places on Saturday, the Gath
day of February, A. d. 1900, and then
and there by ballot to choose and eleci
in such representative district by a
plurality OF votes cast therein, five dele
gates and FIVE alternates TO said con-
yention, except in the second and third
representative districts in New Castle
county, in each o. which last mention
ed representative districts, they shall
choose or elect len delegates and ten
alteI mates 90 said convention.
,rAll electors CT the union republican
party of the State OF. Delaware and al
other electors, without regard to pas
affiliations. who believe In the princi
pies CT the republican party, and in
dorss its policies. are cordially invited
tc. unite under this call in choosing
the delegates and alteuates aforesaid
The said convention shall consist O
five delegates from each CT the thirty
fve representative districts OF the STATE
as constituted and mentioned in the
Constitution Of Delaware, article 2
section 2. except the Second and ThirC
representative districts of New Castle
county, from each OF which last men
toned there shall be ten delegates t,
said convention.
AT the time of choosing said dele
gates, there shall be chosen in thu
same manner an alternate delegate {,
said convention, for each delegate
chosen.
"The election shall be held between
the hours of o'clock D. N. and
o'clock p. m, under the rules of tn
union republican party Of each county
Upon the closing Of the poles in tn
said several voting places, the election
officers shall publicly count the ballo
in the presence of such electors as de
sire to be present. and publicly an
nounce the result, and shall make Ger
tificate in duplicate, stating in word
at length the number OF votes receive
by each person voted for in the pri
mary election district for delegate o
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representative district in which sal
primary election district is located.
Said certificate shall be signed b
the election officers. or a majority c
them. holding said election. and on
Of said certificates shall be given to tn
delegate elected. and the other of sal
certificates shall be forwarded to VIII
liam T. Smithers. secretary of the stat
central committee, at Dover, before 1
o'clock, noon. of the day next preced
ing the meeting Of the said convention
'By order of the Union Republica
State Central Committee made at Dc
yer, this 18th day of February. A. D
1900.
-. FRANK AI.LEE, Chairman
wv. T. SMITHERS. Secretary"
The call was formulated at a meetin
OF union republicans from all parts {
the state