The sun., 1900-07-07
On Thursday, August %, 1900

uA lhufSudY. August Z3, 1910,
it half past ten o'clock ir the forenoon
OF that day. Said Convention shall con-
slst OF i've delegates from each of the
thlrty'hve Representative Districts OF the
state as constituted and described in the
constitution OF Delaware, Article 9, Sec
ton =, except the Representative Dis.
tricts numbers 2 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
ONCE OF Representative from Delaware
10 the Fltty-seyenth Congress of the
United States; one candidate for the office
OF Governor; one candidate for the office
Of Lieutenant Governor; one candidate
Tor the office OF Attorney General. one
candidate Tor the Office of Insurance
commissioner; one candidate for the
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-
ton 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 Conyen-
ton, are required at said convention to
elect member Of the Union Republican
State Central Committee Of Delaware Ia
serve tor term Of two years and until
his successor shall be chosen and uuali.
lied; 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 who
are willing to aid in accomplishing the
overthrow of the Democratic party in
Delaware, are hereby requested to as
semble in New Castle county at their re.
sspectlve 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.,
1910, and then and there by ballot tC
choose and elect in each Representative
district aforesaid, by plurality of votes
cast therein, five delegates and five
aiternates 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. shaII
open at one o'clock p. M, and close al
seven o'clock D. m In Kent and SnsseS
counties, the. day appointed for said
counties, shall open at two O'Clock Q. m.
ana close at four O'Clock p. M, on the
day aforesaid.
Upon the closing of the polls in the
saIa several voting places, the election
ofhcers shall publicly count the ballots
In the presence of ch electors as desire
TO De present, and publicly announce the
result, and shall make certificates in
duplicate, stating in words at length the
number OF votes received by each person
voted for, for delegate or alternate to said
Conl entlon, and the said certificate shall
De signed by the election officers. or a
majority OF them; one of said certificates
shall be given to the delegates elected,
and the other of said certificates shall be-
forwarded to William T. Smithers, ESQ.
at Dover, Delaware.
BY order ofthe Union Republican State
central Committee, made at Dover this
second day Of April, A. D., 1900.
-, j. FRANK ALLEE, \
" 1. oMITHERS, Chairman.