The sun., 1900-08-03
On Monday, August 6, 1900,


1 half past ten O'Clock r. the forenoon
OF that day. Said Convention shall con-
sist of five delegates from each of the
thirty. five Representative Districts OF the
State as constituted and described in the
Constitution of Delaware, Article 9, Sec
tion 2, except the Representative Dis
tricts numbers 2 and 3 respectively OF
New Castle county, from each of which
last mentioned Representative Districts
there shall be ten delegates in said Con
vention.
| Said Convention is called to choose
three candidates for the office of Elector
OF President and Vice President of the
United States; one candidate for the
office OF Representative from Delaware
in the Fiity-sixth Congress OF the United
States in lieu of the Hon. John H. Hof-
fecker, deceased; one candidate for the
office Of Representative from Delaware
in the Fifty-seyenth Congress of the
United States; one candidate for the
office OF Governor; one candidate for the
office OF Lieutenant Governor; one can
didate for the office of Attorney General; !;
one candidate for the office of Insurance
Commissioner: one candidate for the
Office OF Auditor of Accounts. and one
candidate for the office of State Treasurer,
all OF which offices are to be filled by
persons chosen by the electors of the
State OF Delaware at the General Elec-
tion in A. d., 1900, and for the purpose
OF transacting such other business as
shall be laid before said Convention.
The delegates of each Senatorial dis
trict OF the State, to said State Conyen-
ton, are required at said convention to
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State Central Committee oil Delaware to
serve for term of two years and until
his successor shall be chosen and auali-
fed; provided, however, that the dele
gates in said convention from Senatorial
district number one in New Castle county
are required to elect two such members
OF said State Committee.
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 Nationol Republican
party, who endorse it's policies and wnc
are willing to aid in accomplishing the
overthrow of the Democratic party in
Delaware, are hereby requested to as
semble in New Castle, Kent and Sussex
counties at their respective voting places
on Saturday, August the fourth, A. d
1900, and then and there by ballot tC
choose and elect in each Rept esentativ,
} district aforesaid, by plurality of votel
: cast therein, five delegates and five
alternates to said convention, except il
districts numbers two and three of New
! Castle county, in each of which las
J mentioned Representative districts the,
shall choose and elect ten delegates ant
ten alternates to said convention.
The polls in New Castle County, th,
day appointed for said county, shal
open at one O'Clock p. M, and close q
seven O'Clock p. IN In Kent and SUSSEX
counties, the day appointed for sait
! counties, shall open at two o'clock p. m
and close at four o'clock p. m., on tn
= day aforesaid.
Upon the closing of the polls in tn
said several voting places, the election
; officers shall publicly count the ballot
in the presence of 81 ch electors as desir
to be present, and publicly announce tn
I result, and shall make certificates il
t duplicate, stating in words at length tn
!. number OF votes received by each persol
:. voted for, for delegate or alternate to sal
:. Convention, and the said certificate shal
: be signed by the election officers or
majority of them; one of said certificate
shall be given to the delegates elected
and the other of said certificates shall b
y forwarded to William 7. Smithers, ESQ.
at Dover, Delaware.
By order the Union Republican Stat
Central Committee, made at Dover thi
second day of April, A. D., 1900.
i ]. FRANK ALLEE,
:, w. L. SMITHERs, Chairman.
{ Secretary.