The sun., 1900-02-14

eoiuuppH VI DelaWare, Aftlcie =, 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 said conven-
tion.
cat the time of choosing said dele.
gates, there shall be chosen in the same
manner an alternate delegate to said
convention, for each delegate chosen.
"The election shall be held between
the hours OF 2 O'Clock p. m. and o'clock
p. M, under the rules of the Union Re-
publican party of each county.
'"Upon the closing Of the poles in the
said several voting places, Che 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 certificate in
duplicate, stating in words at length the
number of votes received by each person
voted for in the primary election district
for delegate or alternate to said conven-
tion from the Representative district in
which said primary election district is
located.
"Said certificate shall be signed by the
election officers, or majority of them,
holding said election, and one of said
certificates shall be given to the delegate
elected, and the other of said certificates
shall be forwarded to William T.
Smithers, Esquire, secretary of the State
Central Committee, at Dover, before l2
o'clock, noon, of the day next preceding
the meeting Of the said convention.
BY order of the Union Republican
State Central Committee, made at Dover
this thirteenth day of February, A. d.,
1900"
j. FRANK ALLEE, Chairman.
w. I. SMITHERs, Secretary.
Two Conventions One Day.
The decision of the Union Republican
State Committee to have the State Con-
vention assemble here on February 21
makes certain the gathering in Dover on
that day of two State Conventions, as
Chairman Hugh @. Browne has already
issued call for the Regular Republicans
10 meet here on that day. The purposes
of the two conventions are identical.
Each is supposed to choose six dele
gates to the Republican National Con-
vention.
There is significance in the fact that
the State Conventions of the Union Re,
publican majority wing and the Regular
Republican minority wing of the State
Republican party will be in session here
on the same day. The respective State
Conventions will have the power to act.
Each in themselves represent the abso.
lutte law of the two factions. 1t would
seem to indicate another and probably
the last chance for harmony in the Re.
publican party of this State. 1t is ex-
pected that overtures, propositions and
peace messages may travel from one con-
vention to the other. Opportunity will
be presented for the appointment Of con-
ference committees on the part of each
convention that may report the results
OF any conferences to their respective
conventions in open session. This new
chance for the establishment of harmony
in the ranks OF The Republican party has
been made possible by the action of the
Union Republican State Committee today
in selecting February 81.
The headquarters of the Union Repub-
lican State Committee on convention
day will be at the Hotel Richardson,
where suite of rooms has been en-
gagged. The headquarters of the Regular
Committee has not been an
nounced.
Primaries for Republican Voters.
In pronounced contrast to the decision
by the Regular Republicans as to the
manner in which primaries shall be held
ls the provision contained in the Union
Republican call for the election OF dele
gates to the State convention. The
Union Republican call plainly says:
Gall 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 politics, are cordially invited
to unite under this call in choosing the
delegates and alternates aforesaid"
The Union Republican primary elec-
tion will b. held ON Saturday, February
"a, between the hours OF 2 o'clock p. M,
and Z O'Clock p. M. The Regular Repub-
licans will not hold primary elections,
but will select delegates to their State
Convention at ward meetings.
Republican politics in this State are in
full swing for the campaign OF 1904
more portentous than any
other political conflict in the Diamond
State since the War of the Rebellion.
The first milestone will be reached on
February 81, and the eyes of all Repub-
licans who desire success through VIC
tory oyer the Democratic party will be