The sun., 1900-02-15
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
Land request OF the Republican National Com
mittee:
state Convention of the Union Republicans
OF Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
state Central Committee of said party to meet in
the town OF Dover on Tuesday, February ~. A.
d.. 1900, at III o'clock a. IN.
Said Convention is called to choose two dele
gates from the Congressional District of the state
OF Delaware, and four delegates-atarge from
said State, together with alternate delegates for
each OF said delegates from said State to the
NATIONAL convention OF the Republican party of
the United States to be held in the City of Phila-
deiphia, state of Pennsylvania, on the 10Th day
OF June, 1900, and for the purpose OF trarsu citing
such other business as shall be laid before said
Convention.
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
TO assemble at their respective voting pla.es on
Saturday, the twenty-fourth day oi February,
a. D., 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein five delegates
ana hye nlternates TO 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
Convention.
All electors OF the Union Republican party of
the State of Delaware and all other electors
without regard to past political affiliations, who
oeheve IN the principles Of the Republican party.
unite under this rallin choosing the delegates
and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist of five dele
Ssseo hoih onSu VI tue tulfby-1pe Representative
Dlstrlcts OF the State as constituted and men,
TONED IN the Constitution OF Delaware Article 2.
secnon =, % except the second and third Repre-
each OF which last mentioned there shall be ten
delegates to SAID Convention.
Anthe 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
oil clock p. M, and o'cl Nck 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
| licly 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 Repre- sentative District in which SAID
primary election district is located.
said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or majority of them holding said cleo
ton, and one of said certificates shall be given
70 the delegate e"ted, and the other OF said GER
tiiieates shall be forwarded to William T.
SmitheTs, Esq, Secretary of the state Central
Committee. ~ Dover, before twelve o'clocA
noon. ~ the day next preceding the meeting OF
the said Convention
iiy o,der otthc Union Republican state Cen
tra Committee, made At Dover this thirteenth
day OF February, A. d., 1900,
W. t. SAlITHERs, Chairman.
Secretary.