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On Thursday, August %, 1900,


On Thursday, August %, 1900,
It half past ten o'clock n the forenoon
Of that day. Said Convention shall con-
sist of five delegates from each of the
thirty.fve Representative Districts OF the
State as constituted and described in the
Constitution of Delaware, Article 9, Sec
ton 2, except the Representative Dis
tricts numbers and 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
in the Fifty.seyenth Congress OF the
United States; one candidate Tor 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
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 al
shall be laid before said Convention.
The delegates of each Senatorial dis
trct Of the State, to said State Conven
ton, are required at said convention t.
elect member OF the Union Republican
State Central Committee oil Delaware Il
serve for term OF two years and unit
his successor shall be chosen and quail
fled; provided, however, that the dele
gates in said convention from Senator's
district number one in New Castle count
are required to elect two such member
OF said State Committee.
All electors of the Union Republica
party of the State of Delaware, and a
other electors without regard to pa
political affiliations who believe in I'll
principles of the Nationol Republics
party, who endorse its policies and WI
are willing to aid in accomplishing I'll
= overthrow of. the Democratic party
II Delaware, are hereby requested to a
OF semble in New Castle county at their +
e. spective voting places on Wednesda
re August the twenty A. D., 100
On and in Kent and Sussex counties {
re Saturday, the 18th day of August, A.
oy 1900, and then and there by ballot
Sc choose and elect in each Representa-
ns district aforesaid by plurality of vot
m cast therein, five delegates and Fl
lp' alternates to said convention, except
districts numbers two and three of M
an Castle county, in each of which Ii
rt' mentioned Representative districts th
ep' shall choose and elect ten delegates a
gu, ten alternates to said convention.
-ed The polls in New Castle County,
me day appointed for said county, sh
me open at one o'clock q. M, and close
ve, seven O'Clock p. 10 Kent and Suss
ec counties, the day appointed for 81
IN counties, shall open at two o'clock 2.
! " and close at four o'clock p. M, on
me day aforesaid.
ncd Upon the closing Of the polls in
ate said several voting places, the elect
'fh' officers shall publicly count the ball
in the presence OF such electors as deS
to be present, and publicly announce
re. result and shall make certificates
duplicate, stating in words at length
mai number Of votes received by each per
voted for, for delegate or alternate TO S
lue. Convention, and the said certificate 81
ncn be signed by the election officers,
majority OF them; one OF said certific
tsin shall be given to the delegates elec
line and the other OF said certificates shal
Inc. forwarded to William L. SmitheIs, L
and at Dover, Delaware.
ave BY order OF the Union Republican S
con. Central Committee, made at Dover
ycd. second day of April, A. D., 1900.
j. FRANK ALLEE,
tint w. I. SMIrHERs, Chairma
Drin Secretary.