The sun., 1900-03-20
rt,p suN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, TUESDAY. MARCH 20
OFFICIAL GALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
and request of the Republican National Com
mittee.
of Delaware is hereby called by authority OF the
state Central Committee OF said party to meet in
the town of Dover on Tuesday, April Srd A.
D., 1900, at III O'Clock q. m.
said Convention is called to choose two dele
gates 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 Republican party OF
the United States to be held in the City Of Phila-
delphia State of Pennsylvania, on the 18th day
OF June, 1900, and for the purpose Of transscting
such other business ss shall be laid before sad
Convention.
to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday, the thirty-irst day OF March,
A. o., 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality OF votes cast therein five delegates
and fve alternates to said Convention, except in
the second and third Representative Districts in
New Castle county, In each OF which last mem
or elect ten delegates and ten alternates to said
| Convention.
Ali 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 policies, are cordially invited to
unite under this call IN choosing the delegates
Il and alternates aforesaid.
The said Convention shall consist OF five dele
gates nom each OF the thlrty-five Representative
| Districts of the State as constituted and men
toned in the Constitution of Delaware, Article q
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 Convention.
Atthe time of choosing said delegates there
shall be chosen in the same manner an alternate
delegate to said convention for each delegate SC
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hour:
of 2 oclock p; NJ, and o'clock p. M, under the
rules of the Union Republican party OF each
county.
Upon the closing of the polls in the said sew
eral voting places, the election officers shal
publicly count the ballot in the presence o.
such electors as desire to be present. and pub
licly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate, stating in words, a.
length the number of votes received by eacf
person voted for in the primary election district
for delegate or alternate to said Convention
from the Representative District in which said
primary election district is located.
Said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers, or a majority of them, holding said elec
ton, and one of said certificates shall be giyer
10 the delegate elected, and the other OF said Ger
tificates shall be forwarded to William I
Smithers, ESQ. Secretary Of the state Centra
Committee. at Dover before twelve O'Clock
noon of the day next preceding the meeting o
the said Convention.
By order the Union Republican State Cen
tral Committee made at Doyer this 22nt
day OF February, A. D., 1900.
w. I. SNiITHERS, Chairman.
Secretary