The sun., 1900-05-02

proclnded the possibility OF a convention
to be held earlier thln Septem er l a.
Patrick Mary, chairman If the New
Ca TIE County democratic O. minitt'e,
tXptained the situation to the state
Commiteene from lower Delaware
Mr. Nearv showed the committee the
primary election law which extends To-
New CASTLE cUunty only, wherein it lr
provided that only those voters who
have heen duly registered on the first
three registration days in August can
vote at a primary election.
Then again the rules of the Democratic
party in New Castle county not any
nominations for utii ,es shall be made
before the second saturday in Septem-
ber. That day will b. Serteuber S
Under these clrcutustaDcrs Kent and
Sussex cunn,ies were compelled TO with
draw their objection t. September III,
and that day was selected.
Chairman John Bi9gs presided at to-
days meeting, and the call issued by
Chairman Bggs and Secretary hearne ls
as follows:
SPY order Of the Democratic State
Central Committee of Delaware, SGata
Convention, composed of sixty.tive dele
gates from New Castle county (three
from each representative district IN the
City OF Wilmington, and tive from each
hundred i'll rural New Caste county,;
sixty delegates from Kant county, anu
sixty delegates from Sussex county, will
be held at Dover, on Tuesday the niue.
teenth Gay Of June, 1900 at / 10 a'cl,ck
p. III, for the purpose of seiecting SIX
delegates, being two from each county,
to represent the Democratic party oi D.l-
aware at tue National Convention Of the
Democratic party, to be held in Kansas
CITY on the fourth day Of July, 1880
And the Democratic Central Committees
OF the several cDuuties are directed to is
sue calls, lequ sting the Dem cratic and
conservative voters Of each hundred and
election district in the respective cnun-
ties to assemble at tnu usual places of
holding such meetings for the pnrpose OF
selecting the delegates to the Democratic
State Convention, to which thev are re-
spectively entitled. The officers holding
the primary elections in the several hun
dreds and election districts are requested
TO prepare two certificates 'of election Of
delegates, one to be forwarded to the
chairman of the State Central Commit
tee, at Dover immediately after the eiec
tion, and the otner to be given to the
successful delegate or delegates"
JOHN BIGGS,
Chairman.
EDWARD D. HEARNE,
Secretary.
Six members of the State committee
were absent. E. N. Houston, who is an
ex .officio member by virtue Of the char.
manship OF the Sussex county commit,
tee, was represented by Attorney Gen,
eral Robert C. White. The committee.
men present were: Chairman John Biggs.
John Pyle, L Il. Frazier, Colen Fergu-
son and Patrick Neary. of New Castle
county; w. son 7. Cavender, E. L. Clark
and A. N. Brown. of Kent county, aid
William T. kvcoIus, Franklin g. Maui
a,d E. D. Hlarne, of Sussex county.
The September III convention will
name candidates for Governor, Lieuten
aut-eAovernor,, Congressman, Attorney
General, State Treasurer, State Auditor
and Insurance Commissioner.
Biggs Has Gaiaed Strength.
1t seems eviden5 that the con'eiva i've
element III the De nicrdtic party ls goirg
to give the Bryan foilnwers big hglt
for the - mo. ol tae Safe ConIenu.L