The sun., 1900-02-16
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONTENTION

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
ana request OF the Republican National Com
mittee:
State Convention of the Union Republicans
of Delaware is hereby called by authority ot the
state Central Committee of said party to meet in
the town OF Dover on Tuesday, February 27, A.
D., 1900, at III o'clocS a. m.
Said Convention is called tn 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 sad state TO the
National Convention OF she Republican party of
the United states to be held in the City of Phia-
delphia State of Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
of june 1900 and for the purpose OF trarssciing
such other business as shall be laid befoie said
AL the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their respective voting places OH
Saturday, the twenty-fourth day oi February,
A. D., 1909, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein, five delegates
ana ana iive aIter1ates 10 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
| 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,
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-five Representative
DlstrlclS OF tine STATE as G instituted and men-
etioned In the Constitution of Delaware Article q.
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 sai,' 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 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.
cly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate. stating in words at
length the number of votes received by each
nerson voted for in the primary election district
for delegate or alternate to said Convention.
from the Representative District in which sair
primary election district is located
said certificate shall be signed by the election
othccrs or minority of them, holding said cleo
tion, and one of said certificates shall be given
% the delegate cctcd and the other of said GER
tihcates shall be forwarded to William y.
Smtthefs ESQ Secretary OF the State Central
Committee ~ Dover, before twelve oclncg
noon. of the day next preceding the meeting Of
the said Convention.
l.y order ofthe Union Republican State Cen
trai Committee, made ut DnYer this thirteenth
day OF February. y. d., 1900
j. FRANK ALLEE
W. T. sMiTHERs, Chairman.
Secretary.