The sun., 1900-08-14
On Monday. August %. 1900.


/ half past ten o'clock r the forenoon
OF that day. Said Convention shall con-
sist Of five delegates from each Of the
thirty five Representative Districts OF the
state as constituted and described in the
Constitution Of Delaware, Article ., Sec
tion 2, 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 Eector
OF President and Vice President OF the
United States; one candidate for the
office Of Representative from Delaware
in the Fiity-sixth Congress OF the United
States in lieu uf the Hon. John H. Hof-
iecker, deceased; one candidate for the
office of Representative from Delaware
in the Fifty-seYenth Congress Of the
United States; one candidate for the
office OF Governor; ono candidate for the
Office OF Lieutenant Governor; one can
didate for the Office OF Attorney General:
one candidate for the office OF Insurance
Commissioner; one candidate ior the
Office OF Auditor OF Accounts. and one
candidate for the office OF State Treasurer,
all Of which offices are to be filed by
persons cho-en by the electors OF the
State OF Delaware at the General Eiec.
tion in a. D., 1900, and for the purpose
OF transacting such other business az
shsl! be laid before said Convention.
The delegates Of each Senatorial dis
trict OF the State, to said State Conyen-
tion, are required at said convention to
elect member OF the Union Republican
state Central Committee OF Delaware to
serve Tor a term of two years and until
4 his successor shall be chosen and quail.
fed; 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 VINO
are willing to aid in accomplishing the
overthrow OF the Democratic party in
Delaware, are hereby requested to as.
semble in New Castle, Kent and Sussex
counties at their respective voting places
on Saturday, August the fourth. A. D
1900, and then and there by ballot &c
choose and elect in each Representative
district aforesaid, by plurality OF votes
cast therein, five delegates and five
aternatee to said convention, except il
districts numbers two and three of New
Castle county, in each of which as
mentioned Representative districts they
shall choose and elect ten delegates anc
ten alternates to said convention.
The polls in New Ca-tle County, the
day appointed for said county, ehal
open at one O'Clock p. M, and close a
seven O'Clock p. IN In Kent and SUISSE,
counties, the day appointed for saiC
counties, shall open at two O'Clock 9. 10
and close at four O'Clock p. m., on th,
day aforesaid.
Upon the closing of the polls in tn,
said several voting places, the election
officers shall publicly count the ballot
in the presence OF S, ch electors as desir
to be present, and publicly announce TIN
result, and shall make certificates il
J duplicate, stating in words at length tn
number OF votes received by each persoi
, voted for, for delegate or alternate to sait
Convention, and the said certificate shal
be signed by the election officers, or
majority Of them; one OF said certificate
shall be given to the delegates elected
and the other of said certificates shall b.
forwarded to William d. DenBey
at Dover, Delaware.
By order of the Union Republican Stat
Central Committee, made at Dover thi
Sixth day of August, A. D., l900
j. FRANK ALLER,
, w. ID. DENNEY, Chairman.
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