Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-02-15
BOTH CONVENTIONS SAME DATE.

Union Republican State Committee Also
Calls state Convention to Meet In Dover
on Tuesday. February 27h.
The Union Republican Stnte Com.
mittee met in Dover, Tuesday, and
Issued the following call for State
Convention:
In pursuance of the official notice
and request of the Republican National
Committee:
A State Convention of the Union Re-
publioans Of Delaware is hereby called
by authority of the State Central Com
mittee of said party to meet in the
town CT Dover on Tuesday, February
9th. A. ID. 1900, at II O'Clock, n. 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 United States, to
be held il tie city of Philadelphia.
state of Pennsylvania, ON the 10th day
OF June, 1900, and for the purpose Of
transaoting such other business as
shall be laid before said convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby
requested to assemble at their re.
speotiye voting places on Saturday,
the oath day OF February, A. ID. 1900,
and then and there by ballot to choose
and elect IN such Representative dis
trict by plurality Of votes cast there
In, i've delegates and five alternates to
saia convention, except in the second
and third Representative districts in
new Castle county, in each of which
last mentioned Representative districts,
they shall choose or elect ~ delegates
and ~ alternates to said convention.
All electors OF the Union Republican
party OF the state OF Delaware and all
other electors without regard TO mast
political affiliations, who believe in t ths
principles of the Republican marty.
and indorse its polioies, are cordiaIiy
invited to unite under this call ~
choosing the delegates and alternates
aforesaid.
The said convention shall consist ~
five delegates from each of tbe *
Representative districts of the State as
constituted and mentioned in the Com
stitution Of Delaware, Article 3. Section
2, except the Second and Third Penre.
sentative districts of New Castle county.
from each Of which last mentioned
rention. s"'" eoH-
At the time OF choosing said dele.
gates, there shall be chosen in the
same manner an alternate delegate Ia
SAID convention, for each delegate
The election stall be held between
tine hours OF 2 O'Clock, D. m, and
CLOCK, p M, under the rules of the
Union Republican party of each county
Upon the closing Of the polls in tbe
said several voting places, the election
officers shall publicly count the ballot
IN the presence of such electors as
desire to he present, and publicly mn.
nonnoe the result, and shall make cer.
tiioate in duplicate, stating in words
al length the number OF votes receiye5
Ey each person voted for in the primarr
election district for delegate or alter.
nate 10 said convention from the Renra.
sentative district in which said pr;-
mary election district is located.
Said certificate shall be sipned hv
the election officers, or a ma ;or;tv y,
tnem, holding said election, and ono
OF said certificates shall be aivcn ~ tho
delegate elected, and the other of sa ai
certificates shall be Forwarded ~
william L. smithers, Esq, secretary