The sun., 1900-02-14
UNION REPUBLICANS
PREPARE TO ELECT
NATIONAL DELEGATES
State Committee Issues Call For
a State Convention on
February ~.
ANOTHER CHANCE FOR UNION
Two Republican Factions Will Have
Conventions on the Scene With
Power to Act---Yesterday's
Call Makes Primaries Open
toalI Republican Voters.
From The SUNK Stan Correspondent.

From The Suns staff Correspondent.
Dover, Del, Feb. 13.-Union Republi
cans of Delaware will gather in Conyen
tion Hall in Dover, on February 27, anc
select six delegates to the Republican
National Convention, which meets il
Philadelphia on June 19. The primaries
at which selection of delegates to thi;
State Convention will be made, will be
held on Saturday, February "a, and are
declared open to all voters who advocate
the policies OF the great Republican
party.
This was the decision and proclama
tion of the Union Republican State Cen
trail Committee today, after an hours
session in the parlors of the Hotel Rich
ardson.
The meeting was thoroughly business
like in every detail. A more harmonious
gathering OF politicians never assembled
in the State capital. The Republican
National Committee issued official notice
OF National Convention, and today the
Union Republican party of Delaware
made the necessary preparation for the
selection OF delegates to that convention,
which will nominate President and
Vice-President Of the United States.
The Union Republican State Commit.
tee, at today's session, did exactly what
State Chairman j. Frank Alice called tie
meeting for-issue call for State Con.
vention. The recent address issued by
the organization OF the Regular Repub-
licans of the State was mentioned at to.
days session at the Hotel Richardson.
Convention Call Formulated.
The call for the convention was formu-
lated during the committee meeting.
February 27, the date selected, was not
the only date under consideration. The
motion for call naming February q
was proposed with an amendment Inak.
ing the date May s.. This amendment
was lost and the original motion making
the date of the convention February 27
was carried unanimously. The commit
tee meet in executive session at / O'Clock
this afternoon, Chairman Alice preeid-
ing. In the absence of Secretary Will
liam L. Smithers, DR.. George w. Mar
shall was made secretary pro tenn. In
the executive session were the following:
Walter H. Hayes, Stansbury j. Wiley,
Francis S. Bradley, James Foster, New
Castle; George B. Money, Delaware
City; Themas E. Hurn, Middletowp;
William II. Money, Townsend; J. Frank
Alice, D. Mifflin Wilson, Dover; David
S. Clark, Kenton; William 1harp, Har-
rington; Senator S. John Abbott, Mil
ford; Newell Ball, Bridgeville; Harvey
1. Spicer, Bethel; d. o. Moore, Laurel;
Frank w. Lawson, Holleyville; Charles
H. Atkins. Milton; DR.. George w. Mar
shall, Milford; State Senator S. S. PEN
newill, Bridgeville; DR.. G. II. Layton,
Georgetown; DIR. Thomas g. Moore,
Smyrna, and S. L. Shaw, Harrington.
After the May s, amendment to mo-
tion to call State Convention was lost
it was unanimously decided to call the
convention on February 81, and on mo-
tion Chairman Alice named the follow
ing committee to formulate the call:
Walter HI. Hayes, Stansbury j. Wiley,
Francis S. Bradley, David S. Clark, DIR.
George w. Marshall and DIR. G. r. Lay
ton. The draft was made in short
time and after the committee adjourned
the official call for the State Convention
was given out as follows:
"In pursuance of the official notice
and request of the Republican National
Committee:
"a State Convention OF the Union Re-
publicans of Delaware is hereby called
by authority of the State Central Com
mittee of said party to meet in the town
of Dover on Tuesday, February 81, A. d.
1900, at IL O'Clock a. m.
Said convention is called to choose
two delegates from the Congressional
district of the State of Delaware and four
delegates-at-larg from said State, to-
gether 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 Philadelphia, State of Penn
sylvania, on the 10Th day of June, 1900,
and for the purpose of transacting such
other busines as shall be laid before said
convention.
= "All the electors aforesaid are hereby
requested to assemble at their respective.
voting places on Saturday, the Twenty
fourth day of February A. D. 1900, and
then and there by ballot to choose and
elect in such Representative district by
plurality of votes cast therein, five dele
gates and five alternates to said conven-
tion, except in the second and third
Representative districts in New Castle
county, in each of which last mentioned
Representative districts, they shall
choose or elect ten delegates and ten al
ternates to said convention.
Gall electors of the Union Republican
party of the State of Delaware and all
other electors without regard to past
political ilistions, 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 and alternates aforesaid.
''The said convention shall consist of
five delegates from each Of the thirty
five Representative districts of the State