The sun., 1900-05-15

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 Thursday, August %, 1900,
it half past ten o'clock r. tine 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 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
i'll the Fifty-seyenth Congress OF the
United States; one candidate for the office
OF Governor; one candidate for the Office
OF Lieutenant Governor; one candidate
for the office of Attorney General. one
candidate for the office of Insurance
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.
tlon 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
trlct OF the State, to said State Conyeu-
ton, are required at said convention to
elect member of the Union Republican
state Central Committee OF Delaware to
serve Tor term OF two years and until
ms successor shall be chosen and ouali-
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 its policies and VINO
are willing to aid in accomplishing the
overthrow of the Democratic partv in
Delaware, are hereby requested to as-
semble in New Castle county at their re-
spectiye voting places on Wednesday.
August the twenty-second, A. D., 1900,
and in Kent and Sussex counties ON
Saturday, the 18th day of August, A. D..
1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in each Representatiy We
district aforesaid, by plurality of votes
cast therein, five delegates and five
alternates to said convention. except in
districts numbers two and three of New
Castle county, in each of which last
mentioned Representative districts they
snail choose and elect ten delegates and
ten alternates to said convention.
The polls in New Castle County, the
day appointed for said county, shalI
open at one O'Clock p. M, and close a
seven O'Clock p. 10 In Kent and Sussex
counties, the day appointed for said
counties, shall open at two O'Clock q. M
and close at four o'clock p M, ON the
day aforesaid.
pom the closing of the polls in the
SAID several voting places, the election
officers shall publicly count the ballot.
IN the presence OF such electors as desire
! TO be present, and publicly announce the
result, and shall make certificates il
duplicate, stating in words at length tn,
humper OF votes received by each persor
voted Tor, Tor delegate or alternate to sale
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 5,
forwarded TO William I. Smithers, ESQ.
at Dover, Delaware.
!, BY order the Union Republican Stat
! Central Committee, made at Dover thi
J second day Of April, A. d., 1900.
=, j.. FRANK ALLEE,
I y. !. sMIrHERs, Chairman.