The sun., 1900-03-07
OFFICIAL CALL FOR
UNION REPUBLICAN
STATE CONVENTION.

TN PURSUANCE OF THE OFFICIAL NOTICE
1 and request of the Republican National Com
mittee
A State Convention of the Union Republicans
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 3rd A.
D., 1900 ut 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 delegatesat-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 10Th day
of June, 1900, and for the purpose of transacting
such other business as shall be laid before said
All the electors aforesaid are hereby requested
to assemble at their respective voting places on
Saturday the thirty-frst day OF March,
A. D.. 1900, and then and there by ballot to
choose and elect in such Representative district
by plurality of votes cast therein, five delegates
and five alternates to said Convention, except in
New Castle county. in each of which last men
toned Representative Districts, they shall choose
or elect ten delegates and ten alternates to said
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
and alternates aforesaid.
gates from each of the thirty-five Representative
Districts of the State as constituted and men
toned in the Constitution of Delaware, Article O.
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 so
chosen.
The election shall be held between the hours
of 2 O'Clock p. M. 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 shall
| publicly count the ballot in the presence of
such electors as desire to be present, and pub
! licly announce the result. and shall make
certificate in duplicate, stating in words, at
! length the Number of votes received by each
! person voted for in the primary election district
i for delegate or alternate to said Convention.
! from the Repr5 sentative District in which said
1 primary election district is located
said certificate shall be signed by the election
officers or a ma ioIity of them holding said eec-
4 tinn. and one of said certificates shall be given
i % the delegate elected ard the other Of said GER
4 tiheates SHAH be forwarded to william T..
sultthcrs ESQ secretary uf the state Central
! COMMITTEE IS Doycr, before twelve O'Clock
4 ho1n, oi tie DAY nc%t preceding the meeting OF
TIC said Ccpve .tiun.
4 Ry order ofthe Union Republican state Can.
a trail ormittac mrde at Dover this 22nd
+ dayu February, a. y. 1900
". q, sMIrHEps, Chairman
SECRETARY